Family affair
Family affair
American alternative folk duo The Handsome Family is coming to New Zealand, and is this time visiting Dunedin.
Darryl Baser
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.
On the floor: Renderers returning
On the floor: Renderers returning
It's been ages since the Renderers played in Dunedin - they estimate it was about 2006 or maybe even 2005.
On the floor: Sounds like Dunedin
On the floor: Sounds like Dunedin
The Bats last played in Dunedin about two years ago at The Backstage, long before the venue met its demise this year.
On the floor: Home visit for singer
On the floor: Home visit for singer
Wellington band Kittentank has a strong Dunedin connection through its lead singer and band spokesman, Frank Eggleton.
On the floor: Break from motherhood
On the floor: Break from motherhood
Tonight, Circadian Rhythm is going to be alive from 8pm with the sound of poetry and music, in that order.
On the floor: Success in their sights
On the floor: Success in their sights
Auckland band Artisan Guns could be considered lucky, according to frontman Matthew Hope.
On the floor: Retro rockers release
On the floor: Retro rockers release
The CD was going to be the death of the vinyl record, but it seems such reports were exaggerated.
On the floor: South showing off
On the floor: South showing off
Detroit has Motown, Compton has the notorious gangster rappers NWA.
On the floor: Single man coming
On the floor: Single man coming
Christchurch hip-hop artist Maitreya plays in Dunedin at Refuel on Thursday this week, with King Kapisi, before swinging through the Lakes District.
Curwood returning
Curwood returning
Former Dunedin singer-songwriter Hannah Curwood returns home for a gig at Chicks Hotel tonight with another former Otago resident, Simon Comber.
On the floor: The mouse returns
On the floor: The mouse returns
When many people, well those over 30 years of age, hear the name Dianne Swann they possibly have the song Melting Pot go through their heads. It was the song that made When The Cat's Away famous, and she was one of the mice.
Out of the bush
Out of the bush
Little Bushman's frontman Warren Maxwell says he is looking forward bringing the Bushman posse to Otago and says people can expect a blend of new and old tunes.
Word of Tongue
Word of Tongue
• In the 1990s, Dunedin duo the Tongue Brothers entertained many with their own brand of clever music, and had quite a following before Joel left the country to take his culinary skills around the world.
Together and alone
Together and alone
Dunedin musician Evan Sunley-James has been around Dunedin's music industry for the better part of a decade and has recorded his own tunes under a handful of monikers.
On the floor: Kora comes south
On the floor: Kora comes south
North Island reggae band Kora has recently been playing in Europe.
On the floor: Die!Die!Die! alive and kicking
On the floor: Die!Die!Die! alive and kicking
Dunedin band Die!Die!Die! spends much of its time offshore, in either the United States or the United Kingdom.