[Af_List] Hungry?

[happy]

I see a ship in the harbour....a grey one with guns and bombs, whats that doing here? Are we at war? Better resurrect those gun emplacements at the entrance to the harbour, you never know who you might have to blow up...start with taking out some of those yachties mereckons. Bring back whale meat to the NZ diet! Oh if only we hadn't already killed them all...never mind we can import some from Japan...how about reinstating cannibalism? Mmmm oh to chew on some soft rubbery lips, ears, fingers... oh the Yum Cha! The pate! the tripe! Oh the tripe!

Happy things await us all....

THURS 22 MAY 8pm
RICHARD GILEWITZ (USA)
Acoustic Adventures on Guitar Richard Gilewitz's tales are trips into the world of a touring musician. His tunes are adventures, as his instrumental wanderings reveal surprises with each note. His shows feature the best of a man whose distinctive style and delivery create a warm glow of amazement, excitement and admiration. Featured in Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine's  issue on "Men of Steel", Richard Gilewitz is again included in the ranks of noted guitarists who are masters at their craft. Once touted as one of the strangest men in acoustic music, this fingerstyle guitarist lives up to this depiction with his rousing performances filled with amazing chops, humor, and a history of the acoustic guitar from blues to folk, traditional to classical and somewhere in between. States Spectrum Magazine,  "Much of the charm of a Gilewitz performance is in the stories he tells. He wondered aloud to the audience how many ducks he could take out in a fight if he were to be attacked by a flock of the sneaky waterfowl."  

 But it is his live shows  that always brings out the best in this author, composer, guitarist, storyteller, and humorist who follows a distinct cadence that creates a glow that continually grows a little brighter with each tune. Whether playing solo, conducting guitar seminars and school programs, or sharing the stage with folks such as The California Guitar Trio, John McCutcheon, John Renbourn, Mose Allison, the late John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Norman Blake, Indigo Girls, John Hammond, Rory Block, or Jane Siberry, Richard Gilewitz always creates a sparkle of mood mastery and wonderment.

"You'll laugh as you learn." Columbus Dispatch // "His quick wit and twisted sense of humor has made him an entertainer as well as a fine guitarist." Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine "A powerhouse of eclectic guitar styles and genres, Gilewitz wears his influences well." 20th Century Guitar Magazine// "His complex, energetic originals have made Gilewitz popular on the festival and club circuits as a solo performer." Guitar Player Magazine

 

FRI 23 MAY 9pm
CHARLOTTE YATES 
releases her latest album Beggars Choice
 Beggar's Choice is the new studio album from singer-songwriter Charlotte Yates. Recorded in Wellington late 2007-early 2008 at Trident Sound Studios and Charlotte's own Semaphore Sound, Beggar's Choice showcases a fistful of new songs, bristling with her trademark lyricism and soulful melodies. 
Charlotte worked with top rhythm section, Darren Mathiassen, drummer-in-demand, and the exquisitely tasteful Rob Winch on bass, to produce an organic, largely acoustic feel to the twelve new tracks, from the eerily sparse Given Up ( watch out for the video directed by Emma Robinson coming soon) to the wryly black Black Water. Elliotte Fuimaono guests on bass in the jauntily reggae-esque All Roads Lead to Rome, while Heaven Scent and Gifthorse swing the pendulum a little more rock side.

Beggar's Choice is Charlotte Yates' fifth solo album. The new material concludes with the delicate title track, Beggar's Choice, but the album ends with Mad, Yates's contribution to the Tuwhare tribute album, released in 2005.

SAT 24 MAY 9pm

FOOD!  they want to eat you
BRIGHT COLOURS - new hot band in town

may 27 - 31   7.30PM  TALES OF HOLLOW HILL - A FAERIE CABARET

TUES 27  9pm
ZAPATISTA SUPPORT FILM NIGHT

WED 28 MAY  9pm
BIG EARZ - tonight feauturing new electronic music, Public Toilet Ltd, M Marks and more!

THURS 29 MAY  9pm
GOOD BASTARDS featuring members of the Holidaymakers, Rapai Te Hau and introducing Thelma Baleikasavu!

FRI 30 MAY 9pm
Panda battle battle panda 
Kittentank

sat 31 may 10pm
RAILWAY TRACK SLEEPERS
CONTROL 6580 BLUES BAND
HEAVY TURKEY
closing night party of Tales of Hollow Hill

Sun 1st June 8pm
DELGIRL (Dunedin)


Delgirl is a group of three Dunedin based women, who produce a unique blend of folk, roots, blues, jazz and alt country music resulting in beautiful big harmonies,
built around the double bass, guitar, banjo, ukuleles & snare/percussion.


Having recently released their debut album "two, maybe three, days ride", and being already on to their second pressing, they decided a jaunt to Wellington
for shameless self promotion and a trip to the Minnie Cooper shoe store was in order...


The Delgirls comment: "We've had a lot of play on National Radio, (churs RNZ) so people from all over NZ have been contacting us to see when we were coming up to play."


Delgirl have a strong following in the South Island, yet as William Dart noted in his review on Concert FM "...They've been around for seven years but so far
remain a South Island secret. I was hooked irretrievably from their opening song..."


If you like your NZ music tinged with the flavours of Americana and indie folk then Delgirl have got a place at the table set for you.


Their tunes have been compared to The Be Good Tanyas, Tres Chicas and the Triplets of Belleville. The Delgirl sound, according to
Graham Reid, (www.elsewhere.co.nz) "has uniquely close harmony, suggestions of alt.country and Polynesia, (with) understated balladry and smart lyrics".

More reviews are available on the bands website www.delgirl.co.nz and several tracks can be heard on their myspace page.www.myspace.com/delgirl


TUES 3 JUNE 8pm
ACOUSTIC PIONEERS...all acoustic night, open to performers - contact acousticpioneers at gmail.com
www.myspace.com/acousticpioneers

WED 4 JUNE 8.30pm
BIG EARZ - Yo get those stones out of yer ears!

THURS 5 JUNE 
CRUCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS - Hip Hop, Roots, Films, Music hosted by Te Kupu from Upper Hutt Posse

FRI 6 JUNE 9pm
THE GHASTLIES
ANTONY MILTON
RORY STORM

SAT 7 JUNE 
LITTLE BUSHMAN BIRTHDAY SPECIAL

Tues 10 June 8pm
HANAN TOWNSEND
DAN ADAMS

Wed 11 June 8.30pm
BIG EARZZ

THurs 12 8pm
Music and Artists Social Club

Fri 13 9pm
Malenky Robot (Ak)
Rifles
Sharpie Crows
Postures
Dyke? Dyke? Dyke?

Sat 14 June 9pm

MATT  LANGLEY

Tues 17 June 8pm
ACOUSTIC PIONEERS

Wed 18 June 8.30pm
BUG UZ

Thurs 19 8.30pm

PAUL McLANEY
KIRSTEN MORELLE (Goldenhorse)

Fri 20 June 9pm
COUGAR COUGARCOUGAR

Sat 21 June 9pm
ISUNRAY

Tues June 24
ZAPATISTA SUPPORT Film Night

Wed 25 June 8.30pm
BEEG EYUZ

Thurs 26 June 8pm
Sara West

Fri 27 June 9pm
CONNAN AND THE MOCCASINS

Sat 28 June 9pm
AN EMERALD CITY

Mon 30 June
RAFAEL TORAL (Portugal)
BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL
sIgN Of ThE hAg

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