Obituary: Mark Volman, musician
An exuberant performer with a distinctive voice, Mark Volman was a founding member of the 1960s pop group The Turtles
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Six60 to headline opening show at new Christchurch stadium
Six60 to headline opening show at new Christchurch stadium
Dunedin's Six60 will join with Synthony to provide the first live music set at Christchurch's brand new One New Zealand Stadium in May next year.
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Reaction to debut single ‘quite cool’
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Reaction to debut single ‘quite cool’
An award-winning teenage Oamaru songwriter’s debut single is about being alone as "everyone" around her was getting into relationships.
Performance equally exhilarating, elegant
Performance equally exhilarating, elegant
HypnotiqueNZTrioDunedin Public Art GalleryFriday, November 28REVIEWED BY MARIAN POOLE
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Second nature
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Second nature
Dunedin audiences will get to hear the newest member of NZTrio, Matthias Balzat, in a concert tomorrow night with current members Amalia Hall and Somi Kim.
British disco queen to play South Island show
British disco queen to play South Island show
British pop star Sophie Ellis-Bextor will serve her glossy disco pop up to fans in Christchurch in February.
Obituary: Dave Ball, musician
Obituary: Dave Ball, musician
As pop stars go Dave Ball was nothing much; quietly hunched over his keyboards pushing buttons, he was far from histrionic.
Obituary: Jack DeJohnette, musician
Obituary: Jack DeJohnette, musician
Jack DeJohnette made his name backing Miles Davis on the jazz-fusion classic Bitches Brew album, a high point in a six-decade-long musical career.
Aussie rock icon wanted to move to Dunedin
Aussie rock icon wanted to move to Dunedin
If Jimmy Barnes had his way, Dunedin may have been able to claim him as one of its own.
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies
Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who along with Bob Marley popularized reggae, ska and rocksteady music over a six decade career, has died
‘Musical excellence’ shown by ensemble
‘Musical excellence’ shown by ensemble
Leith Ensemble, a quartet of local professional musicians performed at Olveston on Monday.
Bell’s enthusiasm matched by audience
Bell’s enthusiasm matched by audience
Kaylee Bell. Regent Theatre, Dunedin, Friday, November 14.
Symphonic celebration of women
Symphonic celebration of women
Simply the Best, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, Dunedin Town Hall, Saturday, November 15.
Music festival to get support from Air NZ
Music festival to get support from Air NZ
The announcement of sponsorship from Air New Zealand for the Tussock Country Music Festival is being greeted as a "major boon" for the event.
Operatic feast goes down well
Operatic feast goes down well
Opera Otago is definitely alive and well, at present in the ideal venue of Nations Church in South Dunedin, cooking up a potpourri of arias and choruses
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Lessons in the key of music
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Lessons in the key of music
A new take on a Kiwi classic is helping a group of tamariki to find their voice.
Pride enhances performance
Pride enhances performance
A near capacity crowd filled Knox Church to relish the singing of Jonathan Lemalu, with the Dunedin RSA Choir.
Obituary: Sonny Curtis, musician
Obituary: Sonny Curtis, musician
Sonny Curtis wrote or co-wrote hundreds of songs, from Keith Whitley’s country smash I’m No Stranger to the Rain to the Everly Brothers’ Walk Right Back.
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Finding beats in the east
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Finding beats in the east
Drummer Thomas Friggens thrives on variety, from rock and jazz to experimental and Indian-inspired music, he tells Rebecca Fox.
Circumnavigating the catalogue
Circumnavigating the catalogue
Andrew Fagan spent several months in a leaky boat and lived to tell the tale. He talks to Matthew Littlewood about life and his show tonight.