On the Floor: Reggae on the road
On the Floor: Reggae on the road
Having released its self-titled debut album, Wellington rootsy reggae six-piece Hikoikoi is headed our way.
Darryl Baser
On the floor: Star tips on the road
On the floor: Star tips on the road
Christchurch musician David Gideon, who performs solo but has had a lengthy career in bands, is returning to Dunedin for a show at the Normanby Tavern on June 7.
On the Floor: Out of obscurity
On the Floor: Out of obscurity
Dunedin band The Verlaines are to give an intimate performance at the Dunedin Pubic Library this week, in a gig organised by Toroa Radio's Ian Loughran.
On the Floor: Return of the Cobra
On the Floor: Return of the Cobra
Auckland band Cobra Khan returns to Dunedin this month after a two-year absence.
On the Floor: Rock live at the library
On the Floor: Rock live at the library
May has been New Zealand Music Month for so many years now there is a groundswell of opinion that says it should be scrapped, as the industry is strong enough to look after itself.
Three for the road
Three for the road
Dunedin musician John Egenes gets into the New Zealand Music Month spirit with a CD release this week.
On the Floor: Yule back to traps with CD release
On the Floor: Yule back to traps with CD release
One-time Dunedin musician Yule Guttenbeil played around the usual traps during the early "naughties" before leaving town in 2006.
On the Floor: Exotic riches
On the Floor: Exotic riches
An Emerald City is playing some of the shows on The Datsuns tour of New Zealand, including the Dunedin one. In last week's "On The Floor" we had a chat with The Datsuns, so this week we got hold of An Emerald City's keyboard player and guitarist Sam Handley.
Rubber hits the road
Rubber hits the road
The North Island rock 'n' roll juggernaut that is The Datsuns steamrolls into town later this month, playing Sammy's on April 24 with An Emerald City.
State of Mind return
State of Mind return
Drum and bass duo Patrick Hawkins and Stu Maxwell have been wowing crowds around New Zealand for a few years now, and have also been getting their product to market, or at least their CDs in shops.
Little Bushman back down south
Little Bushman back down south
Little Bushman's frontman Warren Maxwell remembers the band's last gig in Dunedin well.
Die! Die! Die! return to Dunedin
Die! Die! Die! return to Dunedin
Andrew Wilson of Die! Die! Die! is relaxing in the band's second or third home, Auckland, before the band hits the roads of New Zealand for a brief tour.
On the Floor: The dogs are out
On the Floor: The dogs are out
Dunedin-based band King Leo and the Growling Dogs are releasing their debut CD this week.
On the Floor: Orient yourselves
On the Floor: Orient yourselves
The students are returning, which means it is Orientation time.
One the Floor: Stages of the play
One the Floor: Stages of the play
Event organiser Hazel Murtagh is used to juggling bands, timetables and even stages, and it's a skill she has brought to the fore co-ordinating today's Thieves Alley Market.
Both kinds of music
Both kinds of music
We have both kinds of music here in Dunedin this week, folk and death metal.
Musician follows his own road to release
Musician follows his own road to release
Dunedin's Matt Middleton has been the core of The Aesthetics since co-forming the band in the late 1990s.
On the Floor: Merchants of noise
On the Floor: Merchants of noise
Two heroes of the improvised music scene play at Chicks Hotel in Port Chalmers tomorrow.
Folk feast continues
Folk feast continues
Many Otago people celebrated the arrival of 2009 with music of some description: some rocked in the new year, others went to The Octagon, and some took in a little folk at the Whare Flat Folk Festival.
Youth gig to hail 2008
Youth gig to hail 2008
Organisers of tonight's Celebrate 08 gig hope to provide a place for Dunedin's youth to shake their booties.