Darryl Baser

On the Floor: Swaying to Island beat

The Pirates Rugby Clubrooms will be swaying tonight to the music of the islands with the talents of Koile, the Kia Orana Performing Arts troupe and the Island String Band combining for a show called Hiva Koile.

On the Floor: Bilders keep on keeping on

Bill Direen has been around the New Zealand music scene since one of the first incarnations of The Bilders entered a "battle of the bands" contest in Christchurch about the same time as Roger Shepherd and pals were forming Flying Nun.

On the Floor: Journey brings Project south

On the Floor: Journey brings Project south

The five-piece Mamaku Project visits the South next week as it promotes its second album.

On the Floor: Hot Stuff

Dan Hendra (front, centre) performs with Highly Flammable. Photo by Jane Dawber.

On the Floor: Hot Stuff

Sammy's plays host to a circus tonight featuring an internationally acclaimed performer and a host of local talent.

On the Floor: A wedding and a reunion

On the Floor: A wedding and a reunion

About a decade ago, Stinky 69 was a band with a nose for local fame, and as close to fortune as many Dunedin bands get while playing around Dunedin.

On the Floor: Band dying to return to town

On the Floor: Band dying to return to town

"I can't wait to get back to DUD!" So says Andrew Wilson, frontman of Die! Die! Die!, which returns to Dunedin this week.

On the Floor: Good handful

On the Floor: Good handful

Most weekends in Dunedin, there is a good handful of gigs. This weekend is no exception, with everything from drum 'n' bass to punk rock and everything in between.

On the Floor: In the spirit

Dunedin duo Haunted Love - Rainy McMaster (guitar, vocals) and Geva Downey (organ, vocals and percussion) - have been entertaining crowds around town for a few years now, but have been taking it quiet for a while.

Two be or not?

Andrew Tolley of the Hasselhoff Experiment.

Two be or not?

Back in the dark ages, well, the 1990s, The Hasselhoff Experiment blew around New Zealand several times, then, just gradually, the two-piece fell apart.

On the Floor: Bell rings in Snail for trail

Indie rocker Sandra Bell is teaming up with a friend she met in Germany to take the stage in Dunedin in the coming week before heading off around the country.

On the Floor: Serious glitter

On the Floor: Serious glitter

In these days of '80s retro - anyone wearing fluoro, I'm looking at you - there is at least one individual in Dunedin who is still firmly in the 1970s.

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.

Getting in step

Getting in step

The beat boffins at Radio One have put together a line-up of dubstep artists those in the industry say are the cream of the current crop.

On the Floor: Delgirl to launch tour

Delgirl is (from left) Lynn Vare, Deirdre Newall and Erin Morton.

On the Floor: Delgirl to launch tour

Dunedin's Delgirl is off on a 29-date tour through New Zealand.

On the Floor: Hard stuff

Members of Incarnate 2008, OUSA, Battle of the Bands winner, from left, Mike Mitchell, 20,...

On the Floor: Hard stuff

Dunedin rock bands Incarnate and Made In China are taking their big rock sounds to some of the region's smaller places, as well as heading for one of Christchurch's favourite venues.

On the Floor: Well red

Streetwise Scarlet has returned to headline its own show in Dunedin tonight, after recently opening for the Elemeno P and Dejavoodoo tour.

On the Floor: Phat heads up

It is not often that gigs are promoted six months in advance, but tonight those who are even remotely thinking about going to Phat 09 can get a sample of what the event will hold, as the Phat 09 Taster Tour rolls into the University of Otago Union Hall.

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