NZ Music News
Great North Takes Folk Tui
Auckland alt-country act Great North have taken out the Tui for Best Folk Album 2013, in recognition of their second record Halves... More
Entries Open for Best Country Music Album and Best Pacific Music Album
Entries are now open for Best Country Music Album 2013. Eligible are all kiwi country musicians who released records between 1 January and 31 December 2012... More
Girls Pissing On Girls Pissing Announce New Album and Tour
Auckland band Girls Pissing On Girls Pissing were recently signed to MUZAI Records and it has just been announced that the band will be releasing their second album, Eeling, next month... More
New MakingTracks Web Site
NZ On Air have launched a brand new web site for the organisation's funding scheme, MakingTracks, designed to make the application process much more simple for aspiring artists... More
Delaney Davidson, Marlon Williams and Tami Neilson on the road
Alt-country musicians Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams (creators of Amplifier's Album of the Year 2012, called Sad But True) will be heading out on tour his March, along with fellow APRA and New Zealand Music Awards finalist Tami Neilson... More
Sounds of Summer in Devonport
Tuborg Sounds of Summer is returning from 2013, scheduled to be held at the Masonic Tavern in Devonport, Auckland, on Saturday 16 February... More
Mihirangi in Eco-Music Celebration
The Voices of Sacred Earth Eco-Festival will take place in Auckland's Kawai Purapura Retreat Centre in Albany from 8 to 10 February... More
Bailterspace to Play Wellington and Auckland Shows
Bailterspace will be playing in Wellington's San Francisco Bathhouse on Friday 1 February, following their show at St Jerome's Laneway Festival in Auckland this Monday just gone, and having released their first album in 13 years, Strobosphere, in 2012... More
Laneway Festival Map & Timetable
With less than a week to go to 2013's St Jerome Laneway Festival, held in Auckland's Silo Park, it's time to start scheming out your movements on the day - Monday 28 January, Auckland Anniversary Day... More
Sunken Seas Australian Tour
Sunken Seas released their acclaimed debut album Null Hour in 2012. After their outstanding performance at New Zealand's Chronophonium, the Wellington post-rockers are now ready to treat Australia to a tour this February. TOUR DATES... More
Flip Grater Summer Tour
Singer, songwriter and author, Flip Grater, will be playing around New Zealand this summer, with the idea of fundraising enough money to finish her next album... More
Delaney Davidson National Tour
If you cottoned on to Amplifier's Album of the Year 2012, Sad But True by Delaney Davidson and Marlon Williams, you'll be especially interested to know that Davidson is heading out on tour around the country later this month... More
The Phoenix Foundation to Preview New Album at Wellington Shows
The Phoenix Foundation are working on a new album, following up on Buffalo, which was released in 2010... More
Andrew Keoghan NZ Shows
Andrew Keoghan is back in New Zealand following tours of North America and Europe - and he'll soon be treating us to live premieres of some new songs, in addition to tunes from his acclaimed debut album, 2011's Arctic Tales... More
Pacific Music Awards Entries Open
Entries are now open for the 2013 Pacific Music Awards. The event will be held on Thursday the 30th of May at the TelstraClear Pacific in Manukau, Auckland. You can find more information about entering at http://www.pacificmusicawards.org.nz/entries.php... More
The Eastern 'Town Like Here' Tour
How to describe this hardworking band with its "poetic, political and 'bare knuckle' country influenced songs that sit alongside Springsteen's working class balladry, the rambunctious Pogues, whisky-voiced Steve Earle, pub rocking Dr Feelgood and Cold Chisel's open-road truths" ?... More
The Taite Music Prize 2013: Nominations about to close!
The nominations for the Taite Music Prize 2013 close on MONDAY 21 JANUARY. Any New Zealand album released during 2012 is eligible for nomination for the Taite Music Prize 2013... More
New York City Punk Rock Institution comes to Auckland
New York City's eagerly anticipated 'Ding Dong Lounge' opens this week to eager Auckland punk fans and rock fans alike. Mat Jorgensen (of forte bar) and Damon Kenzo (Former New York Ding Dong Lounge dj) have been given permission to... More
Anika Moa is Just One of the Big Names at Festival
Starting Monday of next week, the HSFC Art & Film Festival will showcase New Zealand artists of all kinds in order to reach their goal of raising $30000 to start a fund for underprivileged schools and students to attend camp. Occurring... More
Applications Open for 2013 APRA Professional Development Awards
Applications are open for the 2013 APRA Professional Development Awards! All Applications must be received by Friday 8 February 2013... More
Catlins River Festival announces Ash Grunwald added to line-up
Catlins River Festival is happy to announce Ash Grunwald will be joining the likes of The Nudge, Organikismness and Mountaineater at the Catlins River Festival in the beautiful Owaka Valley... More
Flying Nun and Captured Tracks partner up for reissue programme
Captured Tracks and Flying Nun have partnered up to manufacture and distribute the prestigious New Zealand label's back-catalog. Flying Nun began in 1981 in Christchurch, NZ and quickly established a roster of artists and DiY ethic that would go on... More
The Chills to play at Dunedin Botanic Garden's 150th Anniversary
Iconic Dunedin band The Chills will take the stage later this month to celebrate the launch of the 150th anniversary celebrations of another of the city's great icons, the Dunedin Botanic Garden... More
Christchurch Premiere Rapumentary Screening
Fledge Presents : Christchurch Premiere Rapumentary Screening Created by Dean Hapeta aka Te Kupu (Upper Hutt Posse) Ngātahi - Know The Links When: SATURDAY 5th JANUARY Where: The Creative Quarter, New Brighton. 101 Brighton Mall Performances By: 1 Drop Nation... More
Nikita the Spooky and a Circus of Men to play the South Island
Nikita the Spooky and a Circus of Men have been described as a jazz-influenced folk orchestra. And with the members that make up this little orchestra, it's not very surprising... More
