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EASY have a gig tonight Friday 29th July at Vesbar, should be huge as it’s free and House of Shem are gonna play! The cool part is that it is free entry.
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EASY @ AUT Orientation “Reggae Night” Featuring House Of Shem
7pm – 11:30pm
Reggae Night!
Part of AuSM Re Orientation & brought to you FREE
Feat. House of Shem and EASY.
with support by Easy and the KJ’s
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| Thursday 25 August |
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Big Boi @ Logan Campbell Centre
40 Days Touring Presents legendary hip hop artist BIG BOI of Outkast. The closest NZ will ever come to seeing Outkast. Performing material from his critically acclaimed album Sir Lucious Leftfoot and classic Out Kast tracks with a full band.
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| Saturday 27 August |
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95bFM is bringing bStreet uptown to K’Road
According to bFM: “EVERY BAND YOU WANT TO SEE. EVER.”
Over 20 bands playing…
St Kevin’s Arcade
The Alleluya Night Market, 5-9pm, curated by Kraft Bomb.
Alleluya will be open late so you can have a drink and check out the quirky wares at the night market before heading to one of the other 5 venues!
Galatos
Beastwars, The Checks, Mothers of Darkness,
1995, Mean Girls
Rising Sun The We Can Create Afterparty
Zowie, Scratch 22, F in Math, She’s So Rad, $noregazZzm
4:20
Street Chant, The Transistors, Popstrangers, Ghost Wave, The Cavemen
Whammy
Cat Venom, god bows to math, Tied On Teeth, + more to be announced
Wine Cellar
Wilberforces, Bernie Griffen & the Grifters, Thee Rum Coves, + more to be announced |
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EASY have a gig this Friday 15th July at Khuja, kindly organised by the Hipstamatic guys, who I have never seen before but looking forward to it.
We are continuing in the studio to work on the EASY album, and some Dam Native gigs are in the works.
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| Friday 15 July |
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EASY @ Khuja w/ The Hipstamatics and DJ Irish Neal
The overdrive-soul-locomotive meets the funky-dub-porn-rockers with the added zest of Grace Ikenasio and DJ Irish Neal.
Tickets $10 available now from here |
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| Friday 29 July |
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EASY @ AUT Orientation “Reggae Night” Featuring House Of Shem
Reggae Night!
Part of AuSM Re Orientation & brought to you FREE
Feat. House of Shem
with support by Easy and the KJ’s
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| Thursday 25 August |
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Big Boi @ Logan Campbell Centre
40 Days Touring Presents legendary hip hop artist BIG BOI of Outkast. The closest NZ will ever come to seeing Outkast. Performing material from his critically acclaimed album Sir Lucious Leftfoot and classic Out Kast tracks with a full band.
Buy Tickets |
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| Saturday 27 August |
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95bFM is bringing bStreet uptown to K’Road
According to bFM: “EVERY BAND YOU WANT TO SEE. EVER.”
Over 20 bands playing…
St Kevin’s Arcade
The Alleluya Night Market, 5-9pm, curated by Kraft Bomb.
Alleluya will be open late so you can have a drink and check out the quirky wares at the night market before heading to one of the other 5 venues!
Galatos
Beastwars, The Checks, Mothers of Darkness,
1995, Mean Girls
Rising Sun The We Can Create Afterparty
Zowie, Scratch 22, F in Math, She’s So Rad, $noregazZzm
4:20
Street Chant, The Transistors, Popstrangers, Ghost Wave, The Cavemen
Whammy
Cat Venom, god bows to math, Tied On Teeth, + more to be announced
Wine Cellar
Wilberforces, Bernie Griffen & the Grifters, Thee Rum Coves, + more to be announced |
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Awesome Music Videos:
The Bird | Live Dubstep Sessions: Drain
Hum Salon is a new Cafe / Deli / Bar / Event space opening up at 123 Grafton Road. EASY is due to play their fund raising opening (we are donating our musical performance as a gift) party this Sunday.
Tonight we head into the studio to continue work on the EASY album, and after some setup I might go and checkout Shanti doing her Shine Forum EP Release Party at Khuja.
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| Sunday 12 June |
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EASY @ Hum Salon Fundraiser Backyard Party with bonfire, bands and beer
Live music from: The Midnights, The Slacks, Easy, Caitlin Smith, Ben Wah, Seeker, Andy Beck, Ricey, The Mooch, Stinky Jim, Scratch 22, Cinema 90 and Uncle Phil….DJ’s in our front lounge throughout the day and bands out on the backyard stage by the bonfire!
…these guys are bringing their wares to the party to make sure we have all senses catered for…Moa Beer, Allan Scott, Kokako, Hallertau, Sound Solutions, Raj Tent Club NZ, Stolen Rum, Schupepe, Base FM, Super Print, Click For Hire, Camelspace, Rubbish Direct, First Scene, Function Staff and La Lumiere and Loop
$10 Koha at the door and all food and beverages will be cheap as chips. It’s a fundraiser event so all moneys taken will be going towards doing up the Villa. (No eftpos, cash machine in the shops nearby if you need to stock up on Hum tokens!)
Everything will start at 2pm so make sure you keep the WHOLE day free if you can beautiful people! |
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| Thursday 25 August |
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Big Boi @ Logan Campbell Centre
40 Days Touring Presents legendary hip hop artist BIG BOI of Outkast. The closest NZ will ever come to seeing Outkast. Performing material from his critically acclaimed album Sir Lucious Leftfoot and classic Out Kast tracks with a full band.
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This one is free entry. Now I gotta say it, normally I don’t really go to Sponge that often due to the weird dance music they play there most of the time, but in this instance you have these guys Arts Central putting on an entire night of acts, and working to organise and promote the event, hauling their PA into the venue each Thursday night as a tester to see how the venue goes and think about doing something a permanent Thursday there. Also its worth noting that it seems like they now have a stage at Sponge which wasn’t there before from memory.
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EASY @ MIXTAPE SESSSIONS 10pm
Every Thursday Arts Central puts on free shows, auditions and selects the best up and coming New Zealand acts and established bands.
Shows like this are never free, except this one! Happy hour 6pm-8pm $5 tap beers / house wines.
Schedule:
8.30pm – 9pm Brittany & Bonnie – Two piece acoustic indie/pop/folk with backing tracks
9pm – 9.30pm Emma Penty – Solo keyboard based electropop with dance crew
9.30pm – 10pm Ria Leilua – RnB/soul/funk solo acoustic with DJ backing tracks
10pm – 11pm EASY! |
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| Sunday 12 June |
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EASY @ Hum Fundraiser Backyard Party with bonfire, bands and beer
Aparently the details are still in flux for this but the idea goes: backyard party fundraising event. Local products ‘Kokako’ coffee, ‘Stolen Rum’ available, plus bonfire, candles, cushions, rugs, and live music…The Slacks, EASY, and Jaz from Base Fm is lending her decks to the good cause. I’m thinking… does that make this a BYO party? 12 pack on! Stay tuned. |
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| Thursday 25 August |
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Big Boi @ Logan Campbell Centre
40 Days Touring Presents legendary hip hop artist BIG BOI of Outkast. The closest NZ will ever come to seeing Outkast. Performing material from his critically acclaimed album Sir Lucious Leftfoot and classic Out Kast tracks with a full band.
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$5 bucks on the door with a flyer from J Day or $10 if you don’t have one. It’s the official after party at Kings Arms which is from 7pm – which is after the main J Day event at Albert park that day (12pm-4:30pm) which only has DJs and speakers and stuff during the day. Looking forward to trying some of that Jamaican Me Hungry!
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| Saturday 7 May |
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Dam Native w/ The Iron Hammers (feat. Solomonics, Jah Red Lion and special guest Ras Stone) and Super Villains (RMC) @ The Kings Arms 7pm
Plus J Day DJ’s: Kirk James, Jafa Mafia, Lady Acro & Exile Hot, delicious food available from Jamaican Me Hungry all night long
Official Kings Arms Page
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April 20, 2011 – 11:22 pm
When George Clinton first came to New Zealand I was totally blown away and it was the best concert I’d ever been to – 3 hours long too. That was at the St James, and now he is coming back and playing at the Powerstation this saturday, so don’t be silly and miss that. Well OK, maybe I will forgive you since you probably have other plans for Easter and all, but man… this guy is up there with Stevie Wonder and James Brown and all them mega massive forces from another funky planet.
I felt the gig this Friday was worth one extra email, sorry. This is because, well now that I look at it again, its shaping up to be quite huge: You got the sound systems of King Kapisi, Feelstyle MC set, Olmecha Supreme, Iron Hammers – some great stuff in there… I will give you the inside scoop tho but don’t let this put you off coming: only Dam Native and The Iron Hammers are actually gonna be full bands sets, the rest is MC and DJ sets, just so ya know. I reckon the place to be on Friday. $6 Stella and Redbull vodkas all night too. Boomshankar!
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| Friday 8 April |
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Dam Native @ Galatos for One Foundation – CHCH Quake Relief
Riddim Central & Fundamental Events proudly present…
ONE FOUNDATION – CHCH QUAKE RELIEF
A charity event boasting a truly EPIC local lineup sending 100% of its proceeds south to the Christchurch Red Cross to support the victims of the recent earthquakes.
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DAM NATIVE (BAND)
KING KAPISI
THA FEELSTYLE
OLMECHA SUPREME (WELLY)
THE VILLAINS FEAT. KOMA (4CORNERS), JUSE1 (WANDERERS)
DUB TERMINATOR + MANATRON
THE IRON HAMMERS FEAT. SILVA EMCEE, JAH RED LION &
SOLOMONIX
SCRATCH 22
RMC
DUBHEAD
RAS STONE (WELLY)
SGT BENJI
LOCKSTEADY
IRON WILL
HOSTED BY SLAVE
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UPSTAIRS ON THE JAFA MAFIA SOUNDSYSTEM
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GHOST
CHAOS IN THE CBD
KANUKA (WELLY)
TOMMY FLOWERS
OOGUN
STEEZIE WONDER
PEAS
JRED
TOBI JAFA
MIKE E
GRIND
T BONES
DANIEL FARLEY
MAT RANDOMPLAY
RIOT BOY
ASBO
MC’s
RUGGED TEKNIQUES, BILLY FLUID & CAMO MC (CHCH)
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AEROSOUL ON GALATOS ST FROM 8PM
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Live Graffiti Art Demonstration – ARTISTS TBA
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RAFFLE
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An ‘ABC’ Skateboards / Clothing hamper up for grabs!
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MANY THANKS TO
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Jafa Mafia
Red Bull
Stella Artois
Profile Plus
ABC
Flava Fm
Neville Newcomb
Pronto Print
Copies Plus
Central Promotions
& Galatos
did we mention $6 Stella and Redbull vodkas all night?!
$10 Tickets from Cosmic Corner (plus booking fee) or online at
http://www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/show/1004 |
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| Friday 15 April |
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The Funky Meters @ Powerstation |
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| Saturday 23 April |
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George Clinton and The Parliament Funkadelic @ Powerstation |
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March 27, 2011 – 11:17 pm
EASY are were playing at Auckland’s largest Christchurch Earthquake benefit concert this Friday, but that got CANCELLED.
Dam Native play Kings arms the next night with John Chongnee’s reggae band Foundation. This will be a good gig to catch. If you do miss it though, I guess you have one more chance to see Dam Native again the next week at another CHCH benefit gig, this time one organised by Iron Will from Riddim Central and Fundamental Events
Don’t miss The Funky Meters and George Clinton and The Parliament Funkadelic later in April too! Mean!
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| Saturday 1 April |
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 Easy @ Christchurch Earthquake Benefit Concert ASB Showgrounds
$40 on the door – all proceeds to Red Cross
FIRST RELEASE (of three) – Artist release teaser
Starring in no order:
King Kapisi
Rhombus
Barons of Tang (Aus)
EASY
An Emerald City
Antix
Mika
Greg Churchill
JGeek and the Geeks
Tim Phin
Tahuna Breaks
Beautiful Collision
Philippa
Tom Cosm
Kim Willoughby
Soane
Starboy
Suzanne Prentice
Annie Crummer
Hammond gamble
Mamaku Project
Lizard
Sam Hill
A.D.A.M
Angela Fisken
Rob Warner
Rikki Morris
Billy TK
Evade
Antiform
Dakota Scream
Sacha Vee
The Southern Blue Collar Band
Invader Cain
Aly Cook
Envioso
Swing Junkies
Tim Richards
Grant Bridger
The spiritz
Chocolate fish
The Dirty Sweets
Mark emmerson
Filth Dog
Otis Mace
Ream Fist
Scene
2.am Orchestra
Thin White Lines
5 MAIN stages -
Main
Soul/ Blues & Funk
Rock
Electronic/ dance
Circus of more than 30 performers
Global Village stalls
PLUS The Velvet room
First release tickets will be $40 – LIMITED NUMBERS -
http://www.christchurchconcert.com/
Tickets will be through http://www.iticket.co.nz/
ON SALE NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Multiple genre live acoustic and electronic. Art and performance concert for our brothers and sisters down in Christchurch after the tragic 6.3 quake.
This event will be produced to the highest level, with top entertainment and total integrity. ALL PROCEEDS to go to Christchurch through Metro Law (to ensure transparency) through to selected relief agencies. |
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Dam Native @ Kings Arms, w/ Foundation France St, Newton
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Dam Native @ Galatos for One Foundation – CHCH Quake Relief
Riddim Central & Fundamental Events proudly present…
ONE FOUNDATION – CHCH QUAKE RELIEF
A charity event boasting a truly EPIC local lineup sending 100% of its proceeds south to the Christchurch Red Cross to support the victims of the recent earthquakes.
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ON THE MAIN STAGE
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DAM NATIVE (BAND)
KING KAPISI
THA FEELSTYLE
OLMECHA SUPREME (WELLY)
THE VILLAINS FEAT. KOMA (4CORNERS), JUSE1 (WANDERERS)
DUB TERMINATOR + MANATRON
THE IRON HAMMERS FEAT. SILVA EMCEE, JAH RED LION &
SOLOMONIX
SCRATCH 22
RMC
DUBHEAD
RAS STONE (WELLY)
SGT BENJI
LOCKSTEADY
IRON WILL
HOSTED BY SLAVE
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UPSTAIRS ON THE JAFA MAFIA SOUNDSYSTEM
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GHOST
CHAOS IN THE CBD
KANUKA (WELLY)
TOMMY FLOWERS
OOGUN
STEEZIE WONDER
PEAS
JRED
TOBI JAFA
MIKE E
GRIND
T BONES
DANIEL FARLEY
MAT RANDOMPLAY
RIOT BOY
ASBO
MC’s
RUGGED TEKNIQUES, BILLY FLUID & CAMO MC (CHCH)
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AEROSOUL ON GALATOS ST FROM 8PM
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Live Graffiti Art Demonstration – ARTISTS TBA
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RAFFLE
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An ‘ABC’ Skateboards / Clothing hamper up for grabs!
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MANY THANKS TO
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Jafa Mafia
Red Bull
Stella Artois
Profile Plus
ABC
Flava Fm
Neville Newcomb
Pronto Print
Copies Plus
Central Promotions
& Galatos
did we mention $6 Stella and Redbull vodkas all night?!
$10 Tickets from Cosmic Corner (plus booking fee) or online at
http://www.cosmicticketing.co.nz/event/show/1004 |
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| Friday 15 April |
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The Funky Meters @ Powerstation |
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| Saturday 23 April |
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George Clinton and The Parliament Funkadelic @ Powerstation |
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OK it’s on! Dam Native have secured what I reckon is one of the better time slots at the festival, doing a 45 minute set at 2pm. The timings I got for this are taken from the PDF you can download at the Official Website for the event. Check out the island stuff they got Kanak, Tahitian, and Hawaiian groups playing.
The next day EASY play a gig down at the Thirsty Dog. Maybe I just let the table do the talking…
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| Saturday 12 March |
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Dam Native @ Pasifika Festival, Western Springs Park |
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Easy @ Stand ROCKSTEADY for CHRISTCHURCH Thirsty Dog, K Rd
$10 on the door – all proceeds to Red Cross
Roofdog
Aurasta
Royala
Dead Fools Fiesta
EASY
Miho Wada
Latin Street
Atsushi and The Mini Moisties
DJ Ska Rob
DJ Selecto
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| Saturday 2 April |
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Dam Native @ Kings Arms, w/ Foundation France St, Newton |
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The Funky Meters @ Powerstation |
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January 28, 2011 – 8:33 pm
 Cyclone Wilma Friday night 7pm Tomorrow, I’m off to Paeroa (weather permitting) to play a gig at this festival below at the Paeroa Racecourse! That is if cyclone wilma doesn’t deal to it.
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Performance
On stage |
| DJ PHAZE |
10.00 |
| Te Tohu- Charles Royal
Toni Huata and Paddy Free_Mihi Whakatau
Mc Mabel |
11.30-11.40 |
| Ni n Jah |
12.00-12.30 |
| Local Vocal crew |
12.45 -1.15 |
| Dam Native |
1.30 -2.15 |
| Kotahitanga (rangatahi view) |
2.15 |
| Moana |
2.30-3.15 |
| Chantdown |
3.30-4.10 |
| Whirimako Black |
4.30-5.15 |
| Kotahitanga KaiKorero |
5.20- |
| Native Sons |
5.35-6.20 |
| Mihirangi |
6.30-7.15 |
| Foundation |
7.30-8.15 |
| Kotahitanga in Hauraki |
8 .15 |
| Ardijah |
8.25 -9.25 |
| Pitch Black |
9.35- 10.20 |
| 1814 |
10. 40-11.55 |
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