Concert Review: In The Shallows at San Fran, Wellington, 8 April 2021
Wellington duo In The Shallows (Danni Parsons and Lance Shepherd) wound up their nationwide album release tour with an intimate and varied evening at Wellington’s San Fran.
Wellington duo In The Shallows (Danni Parsons and Lance Shepherd) wound up their nationwide album release tour with an intimate and varied evening at Wellington’s San Fran.
Combine the voice and presence of Reb Fountain with the songs of Nick Cave and add The Black Quartet and you’ve got yourself one memorable night of live music.
Free Jazz. Bring a free mind and your ass will follow. A near-spiritual experience if you let it in. Trioglodyte are a triumvirate and once a month they get together for the cognoscenti, those who have been experienced, and those intrigued, as I am, for the first time.
The weekend just gone provided a getaway like no other for a community like no other. Veterans and newbies alike flocked to the shores of Tapapakanga Regional Park to revel in the tunes, laughter, colours and freedom that is: Splore Festival.
Two years ago, we played to 400 people in Whakatane. Tonight, we are playing to 17,000. Joel Shadbolt, lead singer and guitarist for L.A.B. is grateful and justifiably proud tonight as New Zealand’s premier Fusion Reggae band deliver a stunning and triumphant performance for a truly appreciative and buzzing Auckland crowd.
It was a night of moments and mood as Marlon Williams held a mesmerized audience in the palm of his hand for nearly 90 minutes all on his own.
Into the Dream Cabaret of The Civic Club arises Estère. And her brand-new album, Archetypes, blossoms out into a full-blown immersive sound and vision feast.
Is everybody in? Let the ceremony begin. Spell On You. Lights go down and six people make their way onto the Civic Club stage. Candles and the smell of burning incense. There’s Delaney Davidson wearing a crown, Shayne Carter the old Rock Star, Theia the new Pop siren.
The RVMES showcased their killer new album, Lifetime, to spectacular effect to an appreciative crowd at the historic The PumpHouse Theatre on Saturday night.
Christchurch foursome There’s A Tuesday were a breath of fresh air as their tour reached a buzzing Tuning Fork earlier this week. Delayed twice due to Covid restrictions, it was well worth the wait.