Final act of The Odyssey as Caitlin Smith with The Imaginary Band has finally reached her destination triumphant. Looking serpentine and sensual, delivering a powerful and emotional night of music. Seduction and solace. Emotional with bolts of lightning.
Song Poet, Story Singer and Caster of Spells, Caitlin Smith presents a collection of her songs recorded ten years ago. There has been drama, trauma and difficulty. There has also been a journey of healing, redemption and spiritual awakening.
A tense visceral experience with a strange beauty and charm is Clot the album. From the Auckland noise merchants and music mercenaries that is the threesome Wax Chattels.
They say the joint was rockin’, going ‘round and ‘round/ Yeah reeling and a rocking, what a crazy sound. From the opening song Innocence, to closing with the already classic Honest Woman. Cooked and burned for the whole set with great singer-songwriter Milly Tabak and her fabulous band The Miltones. Wang dang doodle all night […]
Hey! King are a young American couple who sing Indie Folk songs with an exhilarating intensity on their debut EP Be Still. They have been mentored by Ben Harper who produces here, as well as having them as support artists on his tours.
Rumer pays tribute to Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame alumnus Hugh Prestwood. The match is like vintage whisky, or bourbon to be accurate. Glides down so smoothly and the warmth then resonates through you.
“These songs are the bones”, says Hollie Smith early in her show, the second this week at the Ponsonby Social Club.
Thabani Gapara is a young Zimbabwe-born Jazz musician, currently domiciled in Auckland, who plays like he’s been around for years.
Frederick “Toots” Hibberts is one of the world’s all-time greatest singers. Passionate people still like to duke it out as to who was greater Soul singer, Otis Redding or James Carr. Toots is a blend of both.
Molly Tuttle is a musical prodigy who has a growing cult following among aficionados of American Roots music.