Outsiders in town
Outsiders in town
After Dunedin band Ritalin moved to Wellington a couple of years ago it played a few tours, and kept going for a while, but hasn't been heard of lately.
Darryl Baser
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: 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: 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.
Time to get oriented
Time to get oriented
The line-up for OUSA Orientation 2010 was released this week, with American band Health topping a reasonably solid bill.
Knox rocks post-stroke
Knox rocks post-stroke
The brief for the On The Floor column has for the past decade been about local artists, or events coming to Dunedin.
Trio with French touch
Trio with French touch
Maiden Records, the label of Christchurch musician Flip Grater, is bringing a little bit of Paris to New Zealand in the form of French singer-songwriter Marianne Dissard, who is touring with Grater and another New Zealand singer-songwriter, Delaney Davidson.
Family affair
Family affair
American alternative folk duo The Handsome Family is coming to New Zealand, and is this time visiting Dunedin.
Folk festival defies middle age
Folk festival defies middle age
Well, hasn't the year gone fast? It seems hardly any time since I was last writing about the approach of the Whare Flat festival and New Year's Eve concert in the Octagon, but here we are again.
Arabian nights
Arabian nights
Lawrence Arabia is on tour promoting a new album, and returns to Chicks Hotel next Saturday.
Singer tackles child abuse
Singer tackles child abuse
In 2009, Monique Rhodes decided the issue of child abuse in her homeland of New Zealand was too big for her to ignore.
On the floor: Band on the money
On the floor: Band on the money
Dunedin's Tono and the Finance Company haven't ever been mistaken for an actual lending agency, much to the relief of the band's frontman, Anthonie Tonnon.
Lord Bishop, king of sex rock
Lord Bishop, king of sex rock
On Saturday February 20, Student Radio station Radio One is celebrating another birthday, and to help with the frivolity they've enlisted the help of The 3Ds.
3Ds excited about Sammy's homecoming
3Ds excited about Sammy's homecoming
Back when the 3Ds were in their heyday, in the early 1990s, social networking sites such as Facebook were unimagined.
On the Floor: On the road again
On the Floor: On the road again
Veteran New Zealand songwriter Don McGlashan returns to Dunedin for a boutique gig at St Martin's Hall on May 1.
On the floor: Feastock 'true southern' festival
On the floor: Feastock 'true southern' festival
Throughout Dunedin's history there have been street parties. Castle St has seen a fair few, and it's best not to mention Hyde St in university circles.
Heart on sleeve with offering
Heart on sleeve with offering
Auckland musician Fleur Jack was last in Dunedin with another band.
On the floor: Turning it off
On the floor: Turning it off
Tonight across the world many lights will go out for Earth Hour, an event organisers hope will remind people to conserve energy and care for the planet.
Raglan reggae coming south
Raglan reggae coming south
From humble beginnings in Raglan to the well respected band of today, Cornerstone Roots has a lengthy list of achievements, and has played with some of the biggest names in the reggae world.
On the floor: Club continues to count the beats
On the floor: Club continues to count the beats
When The Verlaines began playing, New Zealand music was pretty much a dirty word, especially as far as commercial radio was concerned.