SPACIFIC NEWS #136

SPACIFIC NEWS #136: Contents

1. The Black Heart :: I Am Giant :: 16/08/18
2. The Black Heart :: I Am Giant :: 17/08/18
3. Sebright Arms :: Blair Jollands + Delaney Davidson :: 13/09/18
4. Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen :: Sola Rosa Soundsystem :: 27/09/18
5. Sebright Arms :: Pitch Black :: 18/10/18
6. Boston Music Room :: Anika Moa :: 22/11/18
7. Sweet Sounds Live
8. Keep in touch with New Zealand music via Spotify
9. Upcoming Highlights

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THE BLACK HEART :: I AM GIANT :: 16/08/18

I Am Giant have dominated mainstream rock radio in New Zealand and wowed some of the biggest festival audiences around the world with their melodic alternative rock anthems. And although they’ve had a phenomenal impact on their home country, I Am Giant’s journey is one that has played out on a global scale, with all the sweat, guitar fuzz, and onstage mayhem you could hope for in a rock and roll story.

Since releasing their first EP ‘City Limits / Neon Sunrise’ in 2010, I Am Giant have taken their music through Australia, Asia, the UK, and Europe. They have headlined festivals in Poland alongside the likes of Bring Me The Horizon and Limp Bizkit, rocked the Viper Room in Los Angeles, and shared stages in Singapore with the Stone Temple Pilots and Slash. That’s all without mentioning Australia, where they’ve toured extensively and rocked the Big Day Out in Sydney twice. There’s also their epic nights in Vietnam and Bali, and the love shown to them by the likes of Zane Lowe and Kerrang! magazine in the UK.

However, all good things must come to an end, and this is probably the final tour by the band for the foreseeable future.

Support will be Temples on Mars, the band formerly known as Agent.

Tickets are £10 + b/f from Music Glue, Ticketweb or See Tickets

From: 7pm
At: 2-3 Greenland Place, London, NW1 0AP
Nearest Tube: Camden Town
Venue website: ourblackheart.com/
Facebook event: facebook.com/events/202498373718256/

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THE BLACK HEART :: I AM GIANT :: 17/08/18

2nd and final show by I Am Giant, now SOLD OUT.

From: 7pm
At: 2-3 Greenland Place, London, NW1 0AP
Nearest Tube: Camden Town
Venue website: ourblackheart.com/
Facebook event: facebook.com/events/202498373718256/

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SEBRIGHT ARMS :: BLAIR JOLLANDS + DELANEY DAVIDSON :: 13/09/18

Following his sold out show in May at Servant Jazz Quarters, Delaney Davidson has decided to come back in September and team up with Blair Jollands for a double bill of alternative Americana.

Having won the admiration of both David Bowie & Boy George (who released Blair’s band El Hula on his More Protein label), Blair Jollands’s music communicates a paradoxical mix of melancholia and optimism that draws the listener in. Often compared vocally to Nick Cave or Rufus Wainwright, Blair has received praise from the likes of NME, Guardian, Uncut, ArtRocker and more. Also known for his film and TV compositions (recent successes include Shackleton, Fortitude & Pride), Blair releases “7 Blood“, his new album, this August.

Part man, part wheel, Delaney Davidson is part wandering minstrel, part traveling salesman. One hand holds a small brown suitcase; the other his guitar. He’s just finished touring Europe with Marlon Williams, and released a brand new album, “Shining Day” on Glass Records Redux.

Tickets are £10 + b/f from Music Glue, Ticketweb or See Tickets

From: 7.30pm
At: 31-35 Coate St, London, E2 9AG
Nearest Tube: Cambridge Heath or Bethnal Green
Venue website: sebrightarms.com/
Facebook event: facebook.com/events/2000959766614994/

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HOXTON SQUARE BAR & KITCHEN :: SOLA ROSA SOUNDSYSTEM :: 27/09/18

Sola Rosa is one of New Zealand’s most evolutionary and enduring musical acts.

With seven full-length albums, four EPs, a handful of hits, countless collaborations and numerous world tours, it’s been a near 20-year labour of love for the man behind the music, Andrew Spraggon. And although it’s punctuated with twists and turns in the form of constant change and innovation, one thing has remained the same – Spraggon’s steadfast commitment to making great albums that seamlessly blend a myriad of genres, from hip-hop and jazz, to neo-soul, latin and funk. Add to that, Spraggon’s simple desire to keep making music that he loves, and you’ve got a winning combo.

The Auckland-based songwriter, producer and musician is constantly working on song craft and has an uncanny knack of finding the perfect vocal accompaniment – think Iva Lamkum on Turn Around, L.A Mitchell on Spinning Top and Kevin Mark Trail on So Fly.

Tickets for his only Northern Hemisphere show this year are £10 + b/f from Music Glue, See Tickets or Ticketweb

From: 8pm
At: 2-4 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NU
Nearest Tube: Old Street or Shoreditch High Street
Venue website: hoxtonsquarebar.com
Facebook event: facebook.com/events/191622268107800/

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SEBRIGHT ARMS :: PITCH BLACK :: 18/10/18

Having pumped their way through New Zealand’s electronic music scene since their inaugural performance at the annual Gathering New Year’s eve festival in 1996, Pitch Black have spent the subsequent years rousing dance floor punters, generating rave reviews, winning awards and gaining thousands of fans across the world.

Hard to box into a single audio genre, Pitch Black is a combination of musical journeys. Their sound is distinctive; ranging from organic ambient beginnings and layered soundscapes to skanking keyboards, cutting acid riffs and thumping rhythmic grooves, with dub being the glue that holds their sound together. One critic has described them as like “Orbital meets King Tubby, or Rhythm and Sound in Technicolor”

It is their live show that really makes Pitch Black stand out from the rest of the crowd, both sonically and visually. Their tracks take on an added dynamism and their performances reveal the dialectic behind the band – Paddy wants to do it for the crowd, Michael wants to do it to the crowd. Visually they are in another dimension thanks to Michael’s cutting edge visuals.

They have toured the world relentlessly, playing everywhere from Amsterdam to Zagreb and the streets of Las Vegas to the Australian outback, supporting acts such as Coldcut, Skream, Easy Dub All Stars and System 7 along the way.

Early bird tickets for their only Northern Hemisphere show this year are £10 + b/f from Music Glue, Ticketweb or See Tickets

From: 7.30pm
At: 31-35 Coate St, London, E2 9AG
Nearest Tube: Cambridge Heath or Bethnal Green
Venue website: sebrightarms.com/
Facebook event: facebook.com/events/169481710387156/

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BOSTON MUSIC ROOM :: ANIKA MOA :: 22/11/18

Just announced and tickets are already flying out the door for this intimate show.

Early bird tickets are £12.50 + b/f from Music Glue, Ticketweb or See Tickets

From: 7pm
At: 178 Junction Road, London N19 5QQ
Nearest Tube: Tufnel Park
Venue website: bostonmusicroom.co.uk
Facebook event: facebook.com/events/194061588112851/

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SWEET SOUNDS LIVE

If you’re keen to stay on top of new music coming out of NZ, join the Sweet Sounds Live community. When you sign up to the newsletter, you’ll be first to hear about everything NZ music-related, including new releases and reviews, gigs in the UK by NZ bands and other interesting info including their podcast launching next month. Get on their list at sweetsounds.live

They’re also curating a Spotify playlist which features new Kiwi releases that are getting supported and hyped both in NZ and internationally: bit.ly/NZ-2018-Playlist

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KEEP IN TOUCH WITH NEW ZEALAND MUSIC

Three New Zealand focused playlists on Spotify are:

Amplifier Buzz is the place to find the brightest emerging local artists creating a stir in the industry and can be found at http
Audience Hot is the home of bubbling Kiwi talent, whether new to the scene or already established, and can be found at https://sp
NZ on Air posts up their latest submissions to local radio at https://spoti.fi/2JdASBI

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UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS

29/08 Tiny Ruins // Lexington, N1 9JB // 7.30-11 // £12
04/09 Tami Nielson // Bush Hall, W12 7LJ // 7.30-11 // £12
09/09 Princess Chelsea // Shacklewell Arms, E8 2EB // 7-11 // £12
30/10 Marlon Williams // Hackney Arts Centre, N16 8BH // 7-11 // £15
31/10 Devilskin // Boston Music Room, N19 5QQ // 7-11 // £13
21/11 Unknown Mortal Orchestra // Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP // 6.45-10.30 // £22.50

We track upcoming concerts by New Zealand artists in London using Songkick – if we have missed any, please email us at kiaora@spacific.net so that we can include the details in future mailouts.

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