by Kev Rowland | Jun 29, 2022 | Reviews
I don’t know how old these guys are, but given they formed in High School towards the beginning of last year I am guessing not that old, especially as they have been playing mostly all-ages gigs, although they did also open for {The Beths} in Auckland earlier this...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 29, 2022 | Reviews
I have seen {Hoop} play twice this year so far (the third will be in a few weeks) and each time I have come away impressed with the depth and breadth of their Americana-inspired folk. This is due in many ways to having two songwriters in the band, both of whom are...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 29, 2022 | Reviews
Last year I saw Sam at The Tuning Fork with a full band, and then a few weeks ago he was playing acoustically at a tiny venue in Ponsonby with just a keyboard player for support (what an incredible night that was). In some ways his latest single is a combination of...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 29, 2022 | Reviews
Matt Joe Gow grew up in the deep south of New Zealand in a town with bad weather and good music: Dunedin. Surrounded by music, he was encouraged to pick up a guitar at an early age, and after traveling the world, Matt moved to Melbourne, Australia, drawn by its...
by Kev Rowland | Jun 29, 2022 | Reviews
Whilst regularly making demos and working on other projects in the studio, it would be 2016 before the next Matt Joe Gow record, ‘Seven Years’, which was released to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Music Victoria Award for Best Country/Americana Album Of...
