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Li'l Chuck the One Man Skiffle Machine 'Utility Blues' Album Release


Earlier Event: March 12
Jackie Bristow Live at Leigh Sawmill
Later Event: March 17
Jackie Bristow Live at Blue Smoke, Christchurch
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New single for Andy Richards

Richards has taken a darker turn with his new single 'Black Lace' from his forthcoming album Shades.

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Songbroker welcomes Matthew Bannister

Matthew Bannister is a NZ musician, journalist, academic, and founder of former bands Sneaky Feelings and Dribbling Darts.

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Songbroker artists to perform at Going Global

The thirteen hand-picked artists to perform at Going Global Presents have been announced and what a talented and diverse line up including several Songbroker artists.

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Li'l Chuck, the talented multi-tasker, who plays his all instruments simultaneously, will shortly be embarking on his most challenging recording project to date. He will soon fly to the UK and head into Sugar Rays vintage recording studio just outside London. He is aiming to nail his new album in one session, using one mic, no edits, no overdubs, the way most of his heroes recorded things back in the glory days. This week Li'l Chuck launched his album project with a pre-sale 'crowd funding' campaign using the funding platform INDIEGOGO Not only can you buy the album in advance (digital or CD) but he is offering 'rewards' or 'perks' in return for pledges - everything from house concerts to harmonica lessons, new merchandise to having a personalised song written for you or a loved one. Please go to his INDIEGOGO page where you can view his new 'pitch' video and get the full story! #lilchucktheonemanskifflemachine #indiegogo #utilityblues #crowfunding #sugarray #blues #swing #bluegrass
Kiwi duo Frills are back with another groove-laden jam, ‘Drunk Girls, Drunk Boys’. Effortlessly cool, ‘Drunk Girls, Drunk Boys’ is a woozy feel-good tune, with falsetto-laced vocals over an infectious beat, and jangly guitars and synths. Frills is made up of Kiwi music stalwarts Simon Oscroft (Midnight Youth, MOTHXR) and Dan Gibson (Streets of Laredo, Kingston). Their singles ‘My Love’, ‘Magic Tide’ and ‘She’s Got Love’, have received major love from Spotify and Kiwi indie radio station, Hauraki. They also received praise from critics both in New Zealand and the US. Frills was conceived in a studio in a Brooklyn bedroom where longtime songwriting collaborators Oscroft and Gibson began messing around with some GarageBand beats. To hear more from Frills head over to the Songbroker Search Engine. #frillsmusic #frills #pop #electropop #drunkgirlsdrunkboys #nzmusic #duo
Greg Johnson... Every Song Has A Story is an 8 show tour across NZ, incorporating songs, stories and some long-lost images. Greg loves to tell tall tales - and someone has given him free license to do so on this tour! Greg will strip back each song in intimate duo mode, with his special guest guitarist Ben King (Goldenhorse). The tour includes Auckland and North Shore, Hamilton, the Hawkes Bay Arts Festival, Wellington, Christchurch, Blenheim and Golden Bay. With a back catalogue of over 300 songs and three decades of touring, California-based Kiwi Greg Johnson has yarns to spin - from his touring adventures around New Zealand, onto the charts as a young singer-songwriter, and his relocation to Los Angeles to chase the big time. Fans can look forward to Greg delving into his songbook from across his entire career, 1990-2018 – picking from gems like ‘Isabelle’, ‘Liberty’, ‘Save Yourself’, ‘Now The Sun is Out’ and ‘Don’t Wait Another Day’ and so many more. In essence, an unstoppable stream of songwriting classics, which have netted him New Zealand music, awards, eight Top-20 albums and the coveted Silver Scroll. Tickets now available from Eventfinda. #gregjohnson #gregjohnsonmusic #nztour #benking #livemusic #nzmusic
To celebrate the ten year anniversary of the release of Ariana Tikao's second solo album Tuia, she has released a new video for the song 'Kōrakorako', made by Jody Lloyd (Dark Tower/Trillion) who also plays a cameo role. The video is inspired by early paintings of the South Island landscape, with its soft hues, and romanticised imagery. Although Tikao now lives in Wellington, she still considers Te Wai Pounamu as her tūrakawaewae. 'Kōrakorako' is a Māori term for pale-skinned person, albino, or otherworldly being. "I wrote it as a chant when my son was a baby – he is now 17 years old. The song touches upon issues around identity, and acceptance of all people for who they are, regardless of skin colour. In some ways, it is a call for diversity, and celebration of difference." In Māori culture, birds can represent people and/or characteristics and they can also be the bearers of messages. The video features the kererū, also known as kukupā, which is Ariana's son’s middle name. "He was named after our cherished kaumātua Kukupā Tirikatene, who passed away earlier this year, so it is fitting that we honour and remember our Pāpā Kū and others who have passed away this year." The video's creator, Jody Lloyd says " I really wanted to challenge myself to develop a really slow, meditative and thoughtful music video style to match to music. In this world, everything is so fast-paced and everyone tries to grab attention by being flashy and slick. I want to create the opposite, like the viewer is turning through an art book, or staring out the window of a moving train. In those slow moments I come up with new ideas... or my thoughts wander in a creative way. I want to encourage everyone into that space. The world is a better place when we all inspire each other to think and create”. #arianatikao #nzmusic #tereo #tuia #korakorako #musicvideo #animation