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GIGS | MUSIC | FILM | REVIEWS | NEWS | GADGETS | GAMES | GEAR SHIT WORTH DOING . 01 - 07 FEB 2012 NZ’S ORIGINAL FREE WEEKLY STREET PRESS ISSUE 398 GROOVEGUIDE.CO.NZ PRESENTS Sunday February 12th ft. International Jazz artist Jake Fryer Bernard Sumner & the Ron Samsom Trio Stephen Morris with special guests: Gillian Gilbert The Tony Hopkins Quartet Phil Cunningham Tom Chapman Mike Murane the Viva Jazz Quartet 27th February Gibson, McNab & Atwill Vector Arena Auckland The Windsor Castle www.ticketmaster.co.nz 144 Parnell Road 0800 111 999 12:00 noon Get your tickets now from Eventfinder and at the venue Presented by Solid Entertainment, 95bFM and Vector Arena with special guests vector arena saturday mar 31 on sale thursday feb 9 In store now 970 9700 or ticketmaster.co.nz WITH SPECIAL GUEST POWERSTATION SATURDAY With Special Guests MARCH 31 WELLINGTON >> MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE SATURDAY MARCH 24 The Powerstation FULLY RESERVED SEATING Wednesday Mar 28 AUCKLAND >> LOGAN CAMPBELL CENTRE SUNDAY MARCH 25 On Sale Friday Feb 10 970 9700 ON SALE NOW! ON SALE NOW! or ticketmaster.co.nz 970 9700 0800 TICKETEK or ticketmaster.co.nz or ticketek.co.nz Platinum and Gold Meet and Greet packages now available at www.coppel.com.au Presented by Michael Coppel & 95bFM Out now! New album The Old Magic out now Presented by Michael Coppel I evanescence.com I g3tour.com I satriani.com I vai.com I stevelukather.net I elbow.co.uk I nicklowe.com I coppel.com.au SHIT WORTH ANNOUNCING Breaking news ANNOUNCEMENTS A huge line-up of international talent has been announced for one big night at Auckland’s Vector Arena. Die Antwoord, Fatboy Slim, Skrillex and BLASTING OFF English quintet Elbow have announced one New Porter Robinson have all been signed Zealand show in March as they celebrate 20 years on to play this one-off show on Fri 02 and five studio albums upon the release of Build A Mar. Pre-sales are on sale now, with all Rocket Boys!. Following the band’s four huge shows tickets on sale from Thu 02 Feb. Our in Australia last year, the rare and much-welcome pick Justin Townes Earle has announced first ever New Zealand gig will be held at Auckland’s his return to New Zealand this year. Powerstation on Wednesday 28 March. Tickets for 18/02 The new country star will play shows in the show go on sale on Friday 10 February through Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and 28/03 Ticket Master. Leigh this April. PARK UP Auckland’s Silo Park really seems to Glaswegian producer Hudson be one of the hottest new venues Mohawke will play three shows this OMG OWEEK around the inner city. As well as month in Christchurch on Thu 16 Feb, The Otago University Orientation Week is shaping recently hosting Laneway and the Dunedin on Wed 22 Feb and Auckland up to be a big one with Shapeshifter, Shihad, weekly screenings of free outdoor on Thu 22 Feb. David Dallas, Bulletproof, Jessie G, Home Brew, movies (Stand By Me being this week’s Cairo Knife Fight, PNC, P-Money, Sunshine Sound feature – see you there) organisers The Auckland Urge Overkill concert System, Knives at Noon, Nightshade, Dudstown from Silo Park have announced that has been moved from the Powerstation Sound System, Dai Henwood, Rhys Mathewson and Phoenix Foundation will be playing to The Kings Arms. Rose Matafeo all lined up to play at the weeklong on Saturday 18 February. festivity which will be held at the new Forsyth Barr Auckland band Proton Beast will Stadium. The Otago University Students Association be touring the country this month 20/02 has dubbed the week of entertainment Orientadium in celebrating of their debut EP 2000 MMXII and will run from Monday 20 February And Blood. through to Saturday 25 February. Groove Guide is New Zealand’s leading weekly music and entertainment publication. 10,000 JUST CHOKES free copies are available every week at music The Laughing Samoans are taking their new show stores, cafes, fast food outlets, nightclubs, Funny Chokers on the road. Kicking off in Wellington bars, restaurants, cinemas and retail stores on Saturday 11 February, the comedians will continue throughout New Zealand. If you would like to take their show to Auckland, Whanganui, Rotorua, 05/02 to stock Groove Guide please contact tyler@ Gisborne, Whakatane, Tokoroa, Kerikeri, Whangarei, grooveguide.co.nz or call (09) 3664616. Hastings, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Tauranga, BRAZILIANS Timaru, New Plymouth, Dunedin, Invercargill and EDITOR Nelson, as well as popping over for shows in Australia ARE BEST Grant Hislop [email protected] 11/02 and Samoa. The Carnaval is coming to town – GENERAL MANAGER Auckland’s Q Theatre has hooked Gemma Russell [email protected] up with Balada Entertainment for Carnaval 2012 which goes down CONTRIBUTING EDITOR PrE-CaMP JITTERS this Sunday 05 February. Kicking off Matt Monk [email protected] There have been several Camp A Low Hum semi-side at 9pm, Sambra Maracana, Bobby shows announced in Auckland. Nocturnal Collections Brazuka and DJ Datt will be bringing EDITORIAL ASSISTANT are putting on a show this Friday 03 February at Tyler Hislop [email protected] the Brazilian back as feathers and Lucha Lounge with Bare Grillz and No Art over from those sexy outfits get shaken around. SUB EDITOR Australia with support from Girls Pissing On Girls Elise Brinkman Pissing, Proton Beast, Sex Pest and Igor for a measly $5 on the door. Also announced is three-piece Prince DESIGNER Rama from Florida, who will be playing a DJ set at K Greta Gotlieb [email protected] 03/02 Road’s D.O.C bar on Thursday 09 February. ADVERTISING [email protected] ACCOUNTS THE BITCHES BACK Gail Hislop [email protected] Five weeks of bitchin’ in the box starts this week. Coming to a woolshed, hall or helicopter hanger CONTRIBUTORS near you is The Bitches Box, AKA the collective of 10/03 Conor Whitten, Tim Gruar, David Fincher, singer-songwriter Mel Parsons and actresses Amelia Rebecca Barry Hill, Dominic Corry, Guild and Emma Newborn. The three ladies aim to Moda Fotografica “Give local farming people a chance to say hello to DANCING IN PRINT neighbours far and wide, and share a night of quality THE STREETS Image Print ltd. entertainment normally only seen in the city centres” Hamilton’s sell-out street party is in a night of music, theatre and comedy. PUBLISHER 22/02 back for another year of roadside Hark Entertainment LTD debauchery. Soundscape 2012 will PO Box 37584 Parnell, Auckland feature over 50 acts including Kora, Zowie, State Of Mind, Shapeshifter’s due to space and content requirements, not all gigs IN GOOD COMPANY PMoney, DJ Sir-vere, PNC, Eamonn may be listed. listings are user generated. GROOVE GUIDE The magnificent and mesmerising Shenandoah Fevah, Dan Aux, Justin Sane, DJ assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies, errors Davis has announced a lengthy New Zealand tour Impact, Knights Of The Dub Table, or omissions. GROOVE GUIDE is provided ‘as is’, for your information only, without warranty of any kind, either as she makes her way over from the US, celebrating Reservoir Dogs, Piece, Bones and expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, her latest album The Company We Keep. The more, as well as international acts fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringment. Seattle-based songstress is more than reminiscent Bar9 and Carl Nicholson from the the guide’s publisher assumes no responsibility for and of Joanna Newsom and Final Fantasy/Owen Pallett, UK and Redial and Distrakt from disclaims all liability for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions in this guide and do not share the opinions and her dark lullabies will be taken on 16 shows Australia. Soundscape goes down expressed within. reproduction in whole or in part around the country, kicking off this Saturday at at Hamilton’s Alexandra Street without permission is prohibited. copyright 2011 04/02 Auckland’s Wine Cellar. on Saturday 10 March. Tickets are available now from 1-Night. ISSN 1172-675X GRoovEGuiDE.co.NZ | 5 SHIT WORTH KNOWING PLAYING IN BRIEF... Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords fame has received an Oscar nomination for his original song ‘Man or Muppet’ that featured FAVOURITES in The Muppets, for which he was the music supervisor. He goes up against Sergio Mendes for ‘Real in Rio’ from Rio. This does beg one to JOSEPH HARPER question why there are only two nominees COMEDIAN up for the Best Original Song Oscar, but that’s all to do with boring statistics and voting and rating systems. Disney created a Joy Division inspired t-shirt combining the iconic mouse logo with the cover art from Unknown Pleasures. The shirt sold out in a couple of days, but hot damn if it doesn’t or whatever isn’t going to listen to my music look cool. because I’m gay, fuck it.” Record label Matador made a short 16-second The Hamilton show on Monday 06 February video advertisement to promote the new of the More FM Summer Vineyard Tour at the album from Perfume Genius Put Your Back N Claudelands Arena has been cancelled. 2 It, but the video was not able to be uploaded If you were around in the mid ‘90s you may to YouTube due to the fact it was “promoting remember a little band called Garbage with mature sexual themes” and “not family safe”. such hits as ‘Stupid Girl’ and ‘I’m Only Happy The video shows Perfume Genius’ Mike Hadreas When It Rains’. Last week it was announced Favourite restaurant? giving gay pornstar Arpad Miklos a loving that the band would be self-releasing their La Porchetta cuddle.