Gig Guide

If you were going to be someone famous, it would pay to have an interesting name, but for Jago Byatt he doesn’t need to change a thing. The well-known rocker, singer, guitarist and songwriter has just recorded two new songs with his band Hoodaki. And the icing on the cake is that his clever 13-year-

The Mockers were at the peak of their mid-80s pop prowess when they released this single. It originated with Andrew Fagan’s Wellington based co-writer Gary Curtis hearing reports of the 1984 Queen Street riot in Auckland (after an outdoor concert which had featured The Mockers). The music video plac

Invercargill mixologist Santana Kawe has spent over a decade smashing stereotypes when it comes to cocktails. In fact, he’s not a big fan of that word. “People hear cocktail and automatically think of an umbrella and juice in a glass when it’s far from that,” Kawe said. “In reality handcrafted drink

Invercargill’s very own Christmas in the Park is returning to Queens Park with those behind the event determined to grow from the debut show last year. Organiser Blair Savory, of MASSAV Productions, said it has been a challenging year for everyone and he was eager to make sure Invercargill’s Christm

Producers of the hugely popular tribute Dancing Queen: The ABBA Show have risen to the challenges presented by COVID-19 and have confirmed that their Invercargill show will indeed go ahead as planned this 9 December 2020 at the Invercargill Civic Theatre. At the time the tour was booked in December

Former Southland Entertainer of the Year nominee Sam Cullen is coming home for a Halloween gig at Tuatara this evening (Saturday 31st October) The 20-year-old singer/songwriter spent lockdown home with family in Invercargill but was now back at Victoria University studying Jazz, after completing his

Singer-songwriter Jackie Bristow has described her time in New Zealand over lockdown as a bit of a rollercoaster, but at the moment she’s enjoying the ride. While not stuck in New Zealand, she’s happy with the safety of her home country until she feels ready to return to the US – and is keeping busy

Dunedin alt-rockers Iron Mammoth’s gig at the Southland Musicians Club on Friday night is a fitting way to herald a mammoth lineup of gigs coming up to the club. If you’ve noticed the weird rantings in this column and thought about coming down to our Preston Street venue for a geezer at one of the [