NZ Music Month 2008 Gig Guide (ChCh)

A Celebration Of NZ Music All Over Christchurch
Thurs 1st May to Sat 31st May 2008

NZ Music Month is a collaboration between NZ On Air, APRA, MMF, RIANZ, IMNZ, the RBA and the NZ Music Industry Commission. It's all about having NZ Music everywhere in the month of May every year. CHART in association with NZMC are proud to support NZ Music Month in Christchurch. Here is what's' on in Christchurch in May 2008.

NZ Music Month 2008 Christchurch Gig Guide
Christchurch Music Events, Seminars & Gigs

 

Thurs 1 May 2008
NZ Music Month Launch (secret ChCh show)
Cairo Knife Fight @ The Dux
Kharamello @ The Yellow Cross
Al's Party Night with Green Beat + Ruby Fusion @ Al's Bar
Tribalincs @ Cathedral Square 12.15pm
NZMM launch w/ The Nash Collaboration & Van Beek @ Fat Eddies
Anibus, Syrus, Dlux, Indaka @ The Drop
Seb Wild and Crisis @ Zinc

 

Fri 2 May 2008
The Mint Chicks w/ The Transistors @ Al's Bar
Hikoikoi @ The Dux
El Schlong, Christpuncher, Athenic & Habit @ The Jetset Lounge
Acoustic Solutions @ The Yellow Cross
CPIT Jazz @ Cathedral Square 10.30am
School Of Rock @ Cathedral Square, 12.15pm
Nat Elms + The Batmen @ Fat Eddies
uchullinguists, G.A. (gifted artists), Topaz, Hashm’jiza, Yahboy, TNT, Kommy Knocker, Arama, Trikkstah, King Cole, DJ Affiliate and DJ Juddobarz @ The Drop
Metamorphosis: Drum and Bass & Dubstep, Featuring Seal (Chch) buzzy dan (WC) Devilution (Dun) Nasty Genius (Chch) MC Huttz (WC) @ Zinc
Olmecha Supreme / The Otautahi Allstars, Poncho san Pedro & I-SIS @ The Civic

 

Sat 3 May 2008
The Enright House South Island Tour w/ Shaun K Anderson @ The Dux
UCSA Battle Of The Bands Heats @ UCSA Ballroom
Naomi Ferguson + The Clams @ Fat Eddies
Al Park & the Latter Day Sinners @ Al's Bar
Ferrious Electro @ The Drop
Seb Wild and Crisis @ Zinc
Q-topia presents a Fierce and Fabulous Fundraiser: Starring: The Divine Miss Joanne Clarke, Team Homo, Sebastian, Little Miss Cinnamon, Miss Minx + friends @ Miss Moles Flamingo Bar
The Crystal Set @ The Yellow Cross
Red Eye Society w/ Grymeworks (Poisonous Youth, Nettsmoney, Jay Roacher & DJ Dave Lad) @ Foam Bar
Andy Pulzar @ Taxi Club
Kathy Quan & Ming Hamilton @ Upper Riccarton Library 1pm
Greg Malcolm @ South Library 1pm
James Wilkinson @ Linwood Library 12pm
Jon Hooker and Hugh Campbell @ Shirley Library 2pm
Helen Webby @ @ Hornby Library 11am
Peacock St (jazz bebop) @ Parklands Library 11am

 

Sun 3 May 2008
Tim Driver Trio @ Fat Eddies
Mark Bradford w/ Jackie Williams @ Al's Bar

 

Mon 4 May 2008
Helen Webby @ Central Library 2pm

 

Tues May 6 2008
CHART/MAINZ High School Band Comp Heats @ Unlimited (lunchtime)

 

Weds 7 May 2008
CHART/MAINZ High School Band Comp Heats @ Lincoln High School (lunchtime)
The Eastern w/ Jesse James 2 piece (Wltn) @ Wunderbar
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ Cartel
NZMM Special: Roger Greenaway + Lauren Mitchell & The Nativa Band @ Fat Eddies
Catalyst Poetry open mic night @ Al's Bar
Westlife @ Westpac Arena
The Broken Heartbreakers @ Art Gallery Foyer Lounge Bar 7pm
Much Too Much @ The Yellow Cross

 

Thurs 8 May 2008
NZMM Big Show: The Speakeasy Sessions - Ruth & Paul (Minuit) w/ Lisa Tomlins (Recloose) 20's swing style w/ DynamoHum @ Fat Eddies
CHART/MAINZ High School Band Comp Heats @ Aranui High School (lunchtime)
Primal Battle Of The Bands Heats @ Primal Youth ChCh, 196 Madras St, 7.30pm
Left Or Right w/ The Deceivers @ The Dux
MAINZ presents Missy G, The Undercurrents, Undermingus & The Helltones @ Al's Bar
Elise & Jim @ Media Club
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ The Mexican Cafe
Kharamello @ The Yellow Cross
Toby Nice @ Double Happy
Peacock St @ Shirley Library 3.30pm
Formation: featuring Red-I, Manglore, Rakenum, Narcotic @ The Drop
Seb Wild and Crisis @ Zinc
Johnny Possums Goodtime Hootin' Band @ Cathedral Square 12.15pm

 

Fri 9 May 2008
Tiger Tones in-store @ Galaxy Records, 6pm
Wildcard @ The Dux
P Money & Nth Shore Pony Club w/ Cool Kids Club + Shortcutz @ Double Happy
Fancy A Snog: Tom Cosm, Dr Hitchcock, Dr Muz @ The Dux Lounge, $5
UCSA Battle Of The Bands Semi Final @ UCSA Ballroom
The Broken Heartbreakers (Wltn) @ Wunderbar $10
Steve Parr Slide @ Cathedral Square 12.15pm
The Hennessey Love Machine + The Batmen @ Fat Eddies
Knives At Noon EP Release Tour @ The Media Club
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ What Bar, Hotel So
Ladies Night with DJ Danice @ The Drop
MTV Kickstart Competition ChCh Heats

 

Sat 10 May 2008
dDub w/ Lauren Mitchell & band @ Al's Bar
Tahuna Breaks @ The Dux
The Insurgents (final show) @ Level One
Klute: commercial suicide, soul:r, samurai, metalheadz, shogun @ The Civic
Cole Porter & Me w/ KTO @ Fat Eddies
The Eastern @ Musicworks 2pm
XLR8 @ The Yellow Cross
Elise & Jim @ Wunderbar
Ferrious: Electro, Breaks, House @ The Drop
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ Lyttelton Coffee Company, 1pm
Kathy Quan & Ming Hamilton @ Upper Riccarton Library 1pm
Helen Webby @ South Library 1pm
Carmel Courtney @ Linwood Library 12pm
Sophia Bidwell & Jeremy Brownbrooke @ Papanui Library 1pm
Jon Hooker and Hugh Campbell @ Fendalton Library 2pm
Restoration @ Hornby Library 11am
Carmel Courtney (sax) @ New Brighton Library 2.30pm
James Wilkinson (acoustic) @ Parklands Library 11am

 

Sun 11 May 2008
Al's couch jam @ Al's Bar
Nanako Sato Trio @ @ Fat Eddies
Alan Anderson @ Commerce Club
Jennine Bailey @ Central Library 2pm
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ Palms Shopping Centre 2pm
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ London St Restaurant 7pm

 

Mon 12 May 2008
Papanui High String Ensemble @ Papanui Library 1pm
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ Palms Shopping Centre 6pm
Kate Taylor @ CPIT Jazz School 1pm

 

Tues 13 May 2008
M.G. @ The Dux

 

Weds 14 May 2008
CHART/MAINZ High School Band Comp Heats @ Burnside High School (lunchtime)
Lotion @ Fat Eddies
Orkid @ The Yellow Cross
Distant Drums @ The Dux
The Eastern @ Wunderbar
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar w/ Aaron Feliz @ Cartel 10pm
Papanui High School Kapahaka @ Papanui Library 1pm

 

Thurs 15 May 2008
Ashei @ The Dux
CHART/MAINZ High School Band Comp Heats @ Riccarton High School (lunchtime)
Musicworks Weekend Warriors @ Al's Bar
NZMM Special: Lauren Mitchell + Oval Office @ Fat Eddies
Seb Wild and Crisis @ Zinc
Formation: featuring: Fiend, Majika and Retrak @ The Drop
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ Mexican Cafe 8pm

Stiff Little Fingers (UK) @ The Civic
Kharamello @ The Yellow Cross
Music Video screenings + Live Performances from L.A Mitchell, Flip Grater, Kib Simpson, Hera & Marla Jean McKenzie @ Art Gallery Courtyard 6pm
Emeralds & Greenstone @ Cathedral Square 12.15pm

 

Fri 16 May 2008
Odessa @ The Dux
UCSA Battle Of The Bands Final @ UCSA Ballroom
Hera w/ James Wilkinson & Michael Kime (live recording) @ Al's Bar
Ladies Night: DJ Ingrid, DJ Danice, DJ Missy G, DJ Miriama @ Zinc
Twisted Logic Jazz Quintet @ Wunderbar 9pm
Cole Porter & Me + DynamoHum @ Fat Eddies
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ What Bar Hotel So
Nu Collective DnB @ Double Happy
Dad's Army @ The Yellow Cross
Art & Socialism: Silencio Ensemble @ Art Gallery Foyer 7.30pm $20
Papanui High Guitar Ensemble @ Papanui Library 11.30am
Sacha Van Beek @ Cathedral Square, 12.15pm

 

Sat 17 May 2008
Holly Smith and Band w/ Departure Lounge @ The Civic
The Tweeks @ Level One
Roofdog & Badtown @ Dux de Lux
Louise & Johnny + The Batmen @ Fat Eddies
The Chills w/ Oi's II Men + Lunger @ Cathedral Square FREE
Crop Duster @ The Yellow Cross
Francesco Latin Dance Night @ Al's Bar
Pene Kingsford @ Wunderbar
Sunburn @ Musicworks ChCh 2pm
Disasteradio @ Science Alive!
Christ City Scratch Champs 2008 feat. Scribe, Star City @ Double Happy, 10pm
Primal Battle Of The Bands Sth Island Semi-Finals @ Primal Youth ChCh, 196 Madras St, 7.30pm
Nrgize: Illogik, Greg Churchill, Timmy Schumaker @ Ministry
Art & Socialism: Silencio Ensemble @ Art Gallery Foyer 7.30pm $20
Kathy Quan & Ming Hamilton @ Upper Riccarton Library 1pm
Jon Hooker and Hugh Campbell @ South Library 1pm
Roger Gillett @ Linwood Library 12pm
Helen Webby @ Fendalton Library 11am
Sophia Bidwell & Jeremy Brownbrooke @ Shirley Library 11am
James Wilkinson @ @ Hornby Library 10.30am
Jack Hooker (acoustic) @ Parklands Library 11am
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ Lyttelton Farmers Market 10am
Dr Sanchez Latin Guitar @ Lyytelton Coffee Company 1pm

 

Sun 18 May 2008
NZ Music Tribute @ Al's Bar
Sumo Jazz @ Fat Eddies
Stu Buchanan @ Central Library 2pm
Scarlett Senoritas that Smoulder in the Night (Spanish) @ New Brighton Library 2pm

 

Mon 19 May 2008
The Enright House @ Real Groovy 5pm
Dubwize 'The Sojourner" Album release - in stores today!
Darren Pickering Trio @ CPIT Jazz School 1pm

 

Tues 20 May 2008
Happy Palace @ Real Groovy 5pm
Dougal Canard Trio @ The Dux

 

Weds 21 May 2008
Minisnap @ Art Gallery Foyer Lounge Bar 7pm FREE
Van Beek @ Fat Eddies
Ed & Krystof @ The Yellow Cross
The Eastern @ Wunderbar
Distant Drums @ The Dux
Cowboy Machine @ Real Groovy 5pm
Helen Webby @ Shirley Library 11am

 

Thur 22 May 2008
MMF Intl Advice session @ Dux Louge, 5.30pm FREE
CHART NZMM Workshop - 'Making Money from Your Music' @ CDC, 6pm
Al's Party Night with Green Beat & guests @ Al's Bar
Radio Ron @ The Dux
Pine + Dynamo Hum @ Fat Eddies
Formation, Drum and Bass @ The Drop
Seb Wild and Crisis @ Zinc
Cairo Knife Fight @ Real Groovy 5pm
St Andrews College Orchestra @ Fendalton Library 11am

 

Fri 23 May 2008
CHARTFEST Live Christchurch Music Showcase & Expo: Ladi6, Atlas, The Valves, Dukes, The Bats, Tiger Tones, Flying Solo, Cairo Knife Fight, Flip Grater Band, OG + Mark Vanilau, Hera, The Eastern + Special Guests @ Town Hall Complex, 4pm-10.30pm, Tickets from Ticketek $17.50 (excl bf)
CHARTFEST High School Day Out @ Town Hall Complex, 1pm - 5pm, $10 from MAINZ
Mixtape Connection Live To Air @ ChCh Art Gallery
Steve Parr Slide @ Al's Bar, 10.30pm
Bulletproof w/ Tiki @ Double Happy
The Cohibas + The Batmen @ Fat Eddies
David Helfgott (Aus) @ Octagon
Psy Trance with Brandon @ The Drop
The Daredevils @ Wunderbar
Smashbox @ The Yellow Cross
The Eastern @ Real Groovy 5pm
Cashmere High Music @ Cathedral Square, 12.15pm

 

Sat 24 May 2008
Studio Open Day @ Tandem Voicebooth, 12pm-4.30pm
Open Souls @ The Civic
Little Bushman @ Al's Bar
Denmark St @ The Dux
Liz Braggins + LunaFunk @ Fat Eddies
The Undercurrents @ Real Groovy 5pm
Mark Vanilau w/ Anneka Thwaites @ CPIT Jazz School $10 6pm
XLR8 @ The Yellow Cross
Seb Wild and Crisis @ The Drop
David Helfgott (Aus) @ Octagon
Kathy Quan & Ming Hamilton @ Upper Riccarton Library 1pm
Carmel Courtney @ South Library 1pm
Linwood College Kapahaka @ Linwood Library 12pm
Jon Hooker and Hugh Campbell @ Papanui Library 11.30am
Sophia Bidwell & Jeremy Brownbrooke @ Fendalton Library 11am
James Wilkinson (acoustic) @ Parklands Library 11am
Helen Webby (harp) @ Sumner Library 11am

 

Sun 25 May 2008
Al's couch jam @ Al's Bar
Blutopia @ Fat Eddies
Tiger Tones @ Real Groovy 4pm
David Helfgott (Aus) @ Octagon
James Wilkinson @ Central Library 2pm
Willie McArthur (celtic rock) @ New Brighton Library 2pm

 

Mon 26 May 2008
Riccarton High School Performers @ Upper Riccarton Library 12.15pm

 

Tues 27 May 2008
Riccarton High School Performers @ Upper Riccarton Library 12.15pm
M.G. @ The Dux

 

Weds 28 May 2008
CHART NZMM Workshop - 'Marketing Your Music' @ CDC, 6pm
SongForge open mic night @ Al's Bar
The Eastern @ Wunderbar
Distant Drums @ The Dux
The Ana Pearson Quartet @ Fat Eddies
Beaver Blend @ The Yellow Cross

 

Thurs 29 May 2008
AL's Party Night with Flatlanders & guests @ Al's Bar
Dubwize w/ Luciano & Mikey General @ The Civic
LA Mitchell + KTO @ Fat Eddies
Kharamello @ The Yellow Cross
Luciano, Dubwize and Taos @ The Civic
Formation: drum and bass @ The Drop
Seb Wild and Crisis @ Zinc
Orkid @ The Dux
Riccarton High School Performers @ Upper Riccarton Library 12.15pm
Papanui High Chorale @ Papanui Library 1pm

 

Fri 30 May 2008
HDU Mathematics Tour w/ The Enright House @ Al's Bar
Chris D Trio + DynamoHum @ Fat Eddies
Dad's Army @ The Yellow Cross
Blutopia @ The Dux
Vision College @ Cathedral Square, 12.15pm

 

Sat 31 May 2008
Connan Mockasin @ The Dux
NZMM Fat's Finale: The Valves 'Unplugged' + KTO @ Fat Eddies
Weekend Warrioirs Open Day @ Musicworks ChCh 2pm
The Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band, Haunted Love and DJ Balkanetic @ Al's Bar
Seb Wild and Crisis @ The Drop, 12pm
SunSwitch and guests @ Zinc
Oscar Season Launch 2008 w/ DJ Danice @ Miss Moles Flamingo Bar
Sarah Brown (AKL) @ Wunderbar 9pm, $15.00
Crop Duster @ The Yellow Cross
This Is Not the CHCH Sound 2 feat. Urban Notion, Dose, Vex & Menace @ Double Happy
Jason Blume Songwriting Seminar @ MAINZ, 10am-5pm
Kathy Quan & Ming Hamilton @ Upper Riccarton Library 1pm
James Wilkinson @ South Library 1pm
Jon Hooker and Hugh Campbell @ Linwood Library 12pm
Carmel Courtney @ Fendalton Library 11am
Cathy Irons and Clair Shatford @ Bishopdale Library 11am
Lizzy Cook @ Central Library 2pm
James Wilkinson @ @ Hornby Library 10.30am
Peacock St (jazz bebop) @ New Brighton Library 2pm

 

 

Also On:

Christchurch Art Gallery, The Bunker All of May
(stairway from underground car park to Gallery forecourt) Free
This piece was recorded live at the opening of Bill Hammond's show 'Jingle Jangle Morning', using guitar, electronics, and multiple tape recorders. Bruce Russell and Greg Malcolm both have long careers in improvised music and multi-media art. Bruce plays guitar in the Dead C. and A Handful of Dust, while Greg performs solo as well as with his groups Surfin' USSR and the Crust. The start of an ongoing programme of Sound Art at the Gallery
www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz

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NZ Music Month 2008 is here so send us your news - gigs, events, release parties... if you have a date booked let us know at info@christchurchmusic.org.nz. Also the NZMC is running an National NZMM Gig Guide.

What is New Zealand Music Month?
NZ Music Month began back in 2001 when, despite the good music that was out there, Kiwi tunes were woefully under-represented on our airwaves, TV screens, and charts – barely reaching a double-digit percentage of content on air. Aiming to correct this reliance on imported music, NZ Music Month gave our media a chance to showcase homegrown talent that may not normally have reached the public. In the process a bunch of stars were uncovered, and New Zealanders' taste for their own musical heroes confirmed. Over the past couple of years the focus has moved to include the public as much as possible in what has become a truly national celebration of our favourite artists.

NZ Music Month is a partnership between the NZ Music Commission and a number of other organisations including songwriters' association APRA, Independent Music NZ, NZ On Air, the Radio Broadcasters Association and the Recording Industry Association of NZ. Whether they are hearing Kiwi music on the radio, seeing it on TV, or – better still – live in person, New Zealanders across the country experience more of our very own homegrown talent on our airwaves and stages throughout the month, showing their support for local music by coming to one of the official events, buying a Kiwi CD, attending one of the hundreds of other gigs that take place, or pulling on a NZ Music Month t-shirt from Hallensteins.

Since 2007,
CHART has been involved with NZMM through partnering with these organisations and hosting and supporting live music showcases, events, workshops, gigs and a Christchurch NZMM calendar.

www.nzmusicmonth.co.nz
www.christchurchmusic.org.nz/events