An exuberant yet contemplative psych-rock nugget, overflowing with soaring strings, playful keys and boisterous chants, 'Jaywalking' is a richly detailed meditation on our own day-to-day trajectories.

A group who've paid their rock 'n' roll dues sharing stages with such notables as Orange Goblin, Sasquatch, The Datsuns and living legend Jordan Luck, Pieces of Molly are soon jetting to the northern ...

Banished Music and Strange Universe are harnessing this positive energy, revealing this morning a super snazzy lineup for Strange Universe: Summer Edition. A logical third step for the multi-venue, ...

Two of the most distinctive guitarists in independent music come together for an intimate double bill this October. Over the past four decades, David Pajo and Mick Turner have quietly shaped the sound ...

Get your 15 minutes of fame at Newtown's famous Moon Jam Nite, every Tuesday from 7.30pm The evening starts off as a regular open mic, and transforms into a full on jam towards the end. Put your ...

El Truento, Julien Dyne, Leon Aoki, Dylan Biscuit + more will toast the new era of 'MUSICAL POWER' at Whammy Bar.

Giants of US post-hardcore and noise-rock, New York City's Quicksand have invited Atlanta, Georgia's Whores. to join them for an imminent return trip to Aotearoa New Zealand, forg ...

Swallow The Rat & Back To The Hillside / Monday 5th October, 2026 11:06AM Learn about the kaupapa of Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST from the organisers, scope out the official timetable below and celebrate ...

For the first time ever, US thrash metal legends Flotsam and Jetsam are heading to New Zealand for one exclusive Auckland show this October. For more than four decades, Flotsam and Jetsam have stood ...

Very much a lynchpin of Ōtepoti Dunedin's noisy new generation, Reef Brazendale is a core member of art-rockers Bunchy’s Big Score, plays with Sivle Talk, Fastplant, Vagina Dry (up until recently) and ...

C.C. / Photo credit: Nicola Galli / Friday 2nd October, 2026 12:05PM Austin Cunningham: Caio Bruno and Stefania, thanks so much for your time today and for OvO coming to New Zealand this October! It's ...