Concerts·Music·NZ music·Thought Piece Live shows from long agoโฆ Mangaweka Viaduct Blues Band/The Gen May 11, 2022 Gary Steel GARY STEEL wrote this gig up for In Touch magazine way back in May 1980. It wasn't his (or their) finest hour. Read More
Concerts·Music·Thought Piece Live shows from long agoโฆ Gary Numan May 9, 2022 Gary Steel When Gary Numan played in Wellington local punks spat on him, but his show was great according to GARY STEEL. Read More
Concerts·Music·NZ music·Thought Piece Live shows from long agoโฆ Split Enz 1980 (Second Coming) May 6, 2022 Gary Steel GARY STEEL wrote this review of the homecoming heroes' second 1980 Welly gig in the first edition of In Touch magazine. Read More
Concerts·Music Live shows from long agoโฆ Racey May 5, 2022 Gary Steel In one of his first live review assignments, GARY STEEL was surprised to find that novelty act Racey wasnโt as cack as heโd thought Read More
Concerts·Music·Thought Piece Sharon O’Neill & Jon Stevens, Wellington Town Hall, 1980 May 3, 2022 Gary Steel GARY STEEL wrote this review for the Evening Post back in March 1980. It's not something he's proud of. Read More
Concerts·Music The reluctant storyteller – Scheherazade like you’ve never heard her before April 29, 2022 Richard Betts As the APO prepares to play a New Zealand premiere by the worldโs leading composer, RICHARD BETTS looks at the many lives of Scheherazade, Read More
Concerts·Music Live shows from long agoโฆ Shriekback February 18, 2022 Gary Steel In 1987 Shriekback toured NZ in support of their fourth and biggest album. GARY STEEL reviewed their show in Christchurch. Read More
Concerts·Music Live shows from long agoโฆ The Whizz Kids/The Steroids February 11, 2022 Gary Steel The Whizz Kids/The Steroids, Last Resort, Wellington, New Zealand In Touch, March 1980 Read More
Concerts·Music Live shows from long agoโฆ Dave Brubeck Quartet February 3, 2022 Gary Steel GARY STEEL was a complete novice when he reviewed Brubeck way back in 1980. He apologises profusely. Read More
Concerts·Music Live shows from long agoโฆ Split Enz January 20, 2022 Gary Steel In one of his first live reviewing assignments, in 1980 GARY STEEL was sent to check out the triumphant return of "the Enz". Read More
Concerts·Music Our stash of vintage live shows revealed January 20, 2022 Gary Steel Before he got tinnitus from attending too many concerts without earplugs, GARY STEEL wrote a lot of live reviews. Here are links to some Read More
Concerts·Music Live shows from long ago… The Residents December 1, 2021 Gary Steel The Residents, Electric Ballroom, Wellington, New Zealand. Evening Post, 26/8/86 In 1986, GARY STEEL sat on a cold floor with a few hundred lucky Read More
Concerts·Music·News NZTrio concert goes online only November 11, 2021 Richard Betts The popular chamber group has been forced into the cloud for their planned Cumulus show, writes Richard Betts. Read More
Concerts·Interviews·Music The Witchdoctor Q&A: Andrew Beer August 24, 2021 Richard Betts He's our best classical artist and concertmaster of the Auckland Philharmonia. RICHARD BETTS has a wide-ranging conversation with Andrew Beer. Read More
Concerts·Music Thrilling The Arabs – The Cure in NZ 1981 August 23, 2021 Gary Steel Still a cult act when they toured NZ in 1981, The Cure were down-to-earth enough to โhangโ with their Wellington fans and even jam Read More
Concerts·Music·News Real good, for free July 10, 2021 Richard Betts Auckland Chamber Orchestra presents its usual array of interesting music. And itโll cost you nothing to attend, writes RICHARD BETTS. Read More
Albums·Concerts·Music·Recordings·Thought Piece Mind the gaps โ Dimmer classic toured 20 years later! July 5, 2021 Gary Steel Prompted by its 20th anniversary and an upcoming tour to mark the occasion, GARY STEEL reassesses Shayne Carterโs greatest album. IMPORTANT NOTE: This Read More
Concerts·Music·News Dimmer reforms for 20th anniversary tour July 5, 2021 Gary Steel A reconstituted version of Shayne Carter's band Dimmer will perform the entire I Believe You Are A Star album for its 20th anniversary in Read More
Concerts·Music·News NZSO springs into winter June 18, 2021 Richard Betts RICHARD BETTS previews a clutch of performances by the NZSO this month. Read More
Concerts·Music NewBop Quintet, The Tuning Fork, 15 June 2010 – Live Review June 16, 2021 Frances Chan FRANCES CHAN reviews an Auckland gig that put classic jazz in a setting that brought out the best of players both young and uh... Read More