On a hot and steamy Capital night Wellington’s waterfront was buzzing ahead of Ed Sheeran’s gig, ‘The Mathematics Tour’ saw an estimated 48,000 ticket holders making their way to Sky Stadium (locally known as The Cake Tin) for the first large scale gig since restrictions have fully been lifted.
Last month I wrote an interview with Country artist Jenny Mitchell. Her new album, her third, ‘Tug Of War’, was recorded via Zoom and online just over two years ago. It features the stellar singles ‘Trouble Finds a Girl’ (2022 APRA Country Music Song of the Year), ‘Somehow’, ‘Lucy’, ‘Snakes in the Grass’, and new track, ‘If You Were a Bird’.
On a hot and sunny November evening I was lucky enough to catch of a very personal concert by upcoming Country Star, Jenny Mitchell at a secret location in upper Cuba Street. Here are a few shows from the gig.
Auckland has The Others Way and other cool indie smallfests and have done for some time. We, down here in Pōneke, have been just a little bit envious of that. But, finally, thanks to independent Eyegum Music Collective, we have a party just for us.
After recently reviewing Mel Parsons’ new album, ‘Slow Burn’ I was super keen to see her on stage again. How would these songs work live?
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