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.
Darryl Baser
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.
On the floor: The girls are back in town
On the floor: The girls are back in town
After a period of regular gigging around Dunedin, Delgirl has been a bit quiet lately.
On the Floor: New kind of revue
On the Floor: New kind of revue
Auckland's Broken Heartbreakers had a full-on 2008, and are describing this year so far as a reflective period.
On the Floor: All night long
On the Floor: All night long
Every year for more than 20 years people have been running dance party-styled events around Dunedin on the winter solstice, otherwise known as the shortest day of the year.
On the Floor: Homegrown is the way it should be
On the Floor: Homegrown is the way it should be
Dunedin singer songwriter Hana Fahy has been playing around Dunedin for a good few years now, and is playing at Chicks tonight to celebrate the release of her new EP.
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.
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.