Last week was all about upcoming gigs, and this week is more of the same.Once again I'm looking at a few smaller things happening. There are more than a few big... Read More

Everything's coming thick and fast on the music scene right now - from festivals to open mic nights, it's happening in Tauranga. And it's going to continue for... Read More

Welcome to 2018! Hope y'all made it through the celebrations in one piece. And, I guess I should say: 'Welcome to the future, sorry it's not a bit more futuristic”.... Read More

A mere couple of days and we'll be saying goodbye to 2017. I assume you have resolutions prepared.To ease us into the New Year I've asked a few prominent local... Read More

They say good things come in threes. I don't know why.It's just as likely that bad, or even indifferent things would come in threes, unless it's a throwback to... Read More

Ten more day to go. Ten shopping days. I know I'm screwed. It just seems to sneak up doesn't it? One minute there's snow on the Desert Road, the next they're playing... Read More

Pat's back. A bit greyer and balder, but happy, chatty and with a new album. The Pat I'm talking about is Pat Hura. He's definitely back because I ran into him... Read More

Every so often, a wunderkind guitarist comes along in Tauranga. You know the type - early teens, prodigiously talented, better than anyone else at school by leaps... Read More

I forget - frequently - and once again I've forgotten to mention a gig.I should really have done it last week while I was writing about the jazz show at The Hotel... Read More

Tauranga is home to the longest-running jazz festival in the southern hemisphere. We all know that - it might even be true. But whatever murky facts lie behind... Read More

It's terrible to gloat, and it's probably ill-advised to pick sides in a court battle. But when that battle is a musician versus a bunch of politicians? There's... Read More

There's only one thing I'll be doing next weekend, and it'll be in Katikati. I'm already quite excited. Just as everyone has their own favourite restaurants, art... Read More