There was a certain inevitable familiarity about last night’s show at Auckland’s Town Hall. It was less than three weeks ago that Dave Dobbyn was on stage just down the road at Spark Arena for a solo show; last night…
It’s been a while, but Crave! is back, and better than ever. In a heavily Kiwi-centric comeback episode, Steve and Simon talk about Black Hands, the new dramatisation of the Bain family killings, and about local acts Dave Dobbyn at…
“We’re The Beths, from Auckland, New Zealand,” announced Liz Stokes at least twice at last night’s Town Hall concert. It wasn’t entirely clear why she had to specify where her band are from; we’re not letting any foreigners into Aotearoa…
When the audience at a concert are having fun, it’s a good sign. When the musicians on stage are having fun, that’s an even better one. Last night’s show at Spark Arena, then, was a very good night out. Opening…
The Woolshed Tour gets underway in October, with Mel Parsons, and Emma Newborn and Amelia Dunbar of The Bitches’ Box, playing actual woolsheds across New Zealand’s South Island. Steve caught up with Emma and Mel to talk about woolsheds, sheep,…
Music continues to open up in New Zealand, and last night Grace Kelly launched her new EP before. at The Portland Public House in Auckland. And Crave!, of course, was there to cover the show. And while we were, most…
‘Lockdown Live’ – a new weekly live streaming initiative to support emerging New Zealand musicians – will be launched next Wednesday, April 8. The ‘Lockdown Live’ line-up will be curated by NicNaK Media and each Wednesday night, three local acts will perform live via Instagram from 8pm to 8:30pm. The…
In what could be the last episode of Crave! to fully feature live entertainment for quite some time, Simon and Steve share a few thoughts about what lies ahead. But in more positive thoughts, Steve has a lot of good…
REVIEW BY SIMON MERCEP PHOTOS BY LEAH VICTORIA Alien Weaponry assail your ears and rattle your bones. The heavy metal three piece from Waipu in Northland returned to Auckland at the weekend, and in front of a joyous stomping crowd…
Simon and Steve were very fortunate to be at the first scheduled Elton John concert in Auckland this weekend, because it turned out to be his last at Mount Smart Stadium, Elton having abandoned the show almost two hours in.…