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EntertainmentFebruary 17

All the way from Austin, Texas

Gigs with Art Garfunkel, Madeleine Peyroux, Daniel Lanois, Tommy Emmanuel (the list goes on) ... Jackie Bristow has come a long way since she began singing in a Gore choir as a young girl.
All the way from Austin, Texas
All the way from Austin, Texas
EntertainmentFebruary 10

Adios and party on

Hi all, this is my last column for the Otago Daily Times after 14 years as a music columnist.
Adios and party on
Adios and party on
EntertainmentFebruary 3

Pushing Play: Band buzzes off

Dunedin rock three-piece Honeybone play a final farewell show on Thursday before setting sail for Melbourne.
Pushing Play: Band buzzes off
Pushing Play: Band buzzes off
EntertainmentJanuary 13

Talented Ms Smith

Well, all but one of the major end-of-one-year, start-of-another music festivals have come and gone, leaving the music industry to continue chugging along, like Thomas the Tank Engine, in a business-as-usual fashion.
Talented Ms Smith
Talented Ms Smith
EntertainmentDecember 23

New year tour brings Taos to the South

Taos began as a duo on Waiheke Island in 2001, now calls Christchurch home, and is playing a host of New Year shows this year around the South Island.
New year tour brings Taos to the South
New year tour brings Taos to the South
EntertainmentDecember 16

Pushing Play: Kaikoura Roots backwith exciting line-up

One of the many end-of-year music festivals is the Kaikoura Roots Festival, which is returning after a five-year hiatus on Saturday and Sunday, January 14-15.
Pushing Play: Kaikoura Roots backwith exciting line-up
Pushing Play: Kaikoura Roots backwith exciting line-up
EntertainmentDecember 9

Pushing Play: Awesome show

Wellington band The Golden Awesome have played internationally, and have been around for a couple of years.
Pushing Play: Awesome show
Pushing Play: Awesome show
EntertainmentDecember 2

Pushing Play: Folk in the South

South Island musicians are represented strongly in the Best Folk Album category of this year's Tui awards, with acts from Westland, Canterbury and Otago all in the line-up.
Pushing Play: Folk in the South
Pushing Play: Folk in the South
EntertainmentNovember 25

Pushing Play: Nunvember continues

True and dedicated fans of "the Dunedin Sound" will have tickets in their clammy palms in anticipation of seeing The Clean at Sammy's tomorrow night, to help celebrate Flying Nun's 30th birthday.
Pushing Play: Nunvember continues
Pushing Play: Nunvember continues
EntertainmentNovember 18

Pushing Play: Carter steams home

Former Dunedin musician Shayne P. Carter has been one of record label Flying Nun's brightest stars.
Pushing Play: Carter steams home
Pushing Play: Carter steams home
EntertainmentNovember 11

Pushing Play: 'World Comes Calling' but not in Dunedin

The good news is Midnight Youth are touring their new album across New Zealand. Bad news, Dunedinites will have to travel to Christchurch to see them as there is no Dunedin show on the calendar.
Pushing Play: 'World Comes Calling' but not in Dunedin
Pushing Play: 'World Comes Calling' but not in Dunedin
EntertainmentOctober 28

Pushing Play: Former Gladeye blue and back

One-time Dunedin musician Anthony Lander is to return to town with brand-new band The Blue Onesies.
Pushing Play: Former Gladeye blue and back
Pushing Play: Former Gladeye blue and back
EntertainmentOctober 21

Pushing Play: Pretties getting ready to fly again

Wellington supergroup Fly My Pretties returns to Dunedin in the fourth incarnation of the pop-band-cum-travelling-circus.
Pushing Play: Pretties getting ready to fly again
Pushing Play: Pretties getting ready to fly again
EntertainmentOctober 14

Pushing Play: Flying Nun proved fit for the long haul

Next month, legendary New Zealand record label Flying Nun celebrates its 30th anniversary with a host of shows up and down the country.
Pushing Play: Flying Nun proved fit for the long haul
Pushing Play: Flying Nun proved fit for the long haul
EntertainmentOctober 7

Whirlwind tour of three countries

Dunedinite Julian Temple is a busy man, and he's about to get busier. He's just released his solo album, Nowhere Fast, at a release party at Taste Merchants in Stuart St.
Whirlwind tour of three countries
Whirlwind tour of three countries
EntertainmentSeptember 30

Pushing Play: Fewer tickets for Rippon Festival

The biannual Rippon Music Festival is on again next year, with a large line-up planned.
Pushing Play: Fewer tickets for Rippon Festival
Pushing Play: Fewer tickets for Rippon Festival
EntertainmentSeptember 23

Pushing Play: On the road around the globe

Cut Off Your Hands lead singer Nick Johnston says the band has spent an inordinate amount of time on the road recently, enjoying playing in quality company at big festivals.
Pushing Play: On the road around the globe
Pushing Play: On the road around the globe
EntertainmentSeptember 16

Pushing Play: Celtic and proud

The Dunedin Celtic Arts Festival concerts at Knox Church include the "Portobello Years" performance tonight, featuring three-time Tui award winner Bob McNeill.
Pushing Play: Celtic and proud
Pushing Play: Celtic and proud
EntertainmentSeptember 9

Pushing Play: Liquid metal flows

Mirikachinist, pronounced mirror-car-sheen-ist, began honing its sound in winter 2009, when guitarist/vocalist John Sears, drummer Jeremy Mackay, and bassist Slade MacDonald got together.
Pushing Play: Liquid metal flows
Pushing Play: Liquid metal flows
EntertainmentSeptember 2

Pushing Play: Phoenix rising

For non-rugby fans, the Rugby World Cup is good for at least one thing. The Real NZ Roadshow is bringing the Phoenix Foundation to Dunedin for a free show this Friday, September 8.
Pushing Play: Phoenix rising
Pushing Play: Phoenix rising
EntertainmentAugust 26

Pushing Play: Fillip for the fans

In a move that is sure to excite fans young and old, the Chills and Dunedinmusic.com have announced the band's first home show in 2011.
Pushing Play: Fillip for the fans
Pushing Play: Fillip for the fans
EntertainmentAugust 19

Pushing Play: On the road again

Dunedin bands Mountaineater and Left Or Right are double-teaming for a tour of the country, The Frozon and Freezor New Zealand Tour 2011.
Pushing Play: On the road again
Pushing Play: On the road again
EntertainmentAugust 5

Pushing Play: Drab support

Young pop superstar Liam Finn plays in Dunedin next week, on Thursday, which is nice.
EntertainmentJuly 31

Pushing Play: Finn album soon

New Zealand music icon Tim Finn has signed a new deal with ABC Music Australia, which will release his ninth solo studio album The View Is Worth The Climb here on August 29. The album will be distributed by Universal Music Australia and New Zealand.
Pushing Play: Finn album soon
Pushing Play: Finn album soon
EntertainmentJuly 22

Pushing Play: Coming at you

For those who like it hard fast and heavy, the seventh annual Onslaught gig is coming to the Starters Bar, Frederick St.
Pushing Play: Coming at you
Pushing Play: Coming at you