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The COMPLETE Guitar Repair and Set-Up Clinic

5 Mar 13

Are your strings too high or too low?

Is your guitar in tune in one position and out of tune in another?

Are you getting fret buzz?

Do you have an important recording date or live show?

Would you like to save money on regular guitar maintenance?

LEARN THE ART OF GUITAR SET-UP, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE!

Beginners harmonica workshop in April

4 Mar 13

Have you ever wanted to play harmonica?

Backyard Music presents Harmonica Workshop for beginners, no prior musical knowledge required.

Everything you ever needed to know to inspire and kick start your playing.
Topics include where to start, harmonica techniques, harmonica history, Bob Dylan, the blues and much more.

Christchurch acoustic duo Jed & Hera release new single Issues

4 Mar 13

Jed & Hera, a musical duo described as ‘Street Folk’, have been creating some of Christchurch’s best music together for a little over a year. The two collaborated for the first time in September 2011 whilst Hera was on tour with Jed´s other musical project, Christchurch band ‘House of Mountain’.

Tom Lark finalist in International Songwriting Competition 2012

4 Mar 13

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), renowned as one of the most prestigious songwriting competitions in the world, has announced the 2012 finalists. To view the list of finalists, go to songwritingcompetition.com/winners

Von Voin Strum, Cairo Knife Fight and Ladi6 amongst February MakingTracks funding recipients

1 Mar 13

NZ On Air will fund 23 new music projects from its first Making Tracks funding round for 2013.

The 23 projects were selected from a record field of 215 applications.

Fourteen are $10,000 grants for recording a song and making a music video to back up the release of the song and 9 are $6,000 grants for making a music video only.

Linwood Youth Festival Experience - LYFE 2013

27 Feb 13

LYFE (Linwood Youth Festival Experience) is a Linwood-focused event where youth pride, diversity and achievements are celebrated.

LYFE sets out to demonstrate what is positive in the Linwood community.

Big year ahead for Bandsoc at UC

26 Feb 13

BandSoc is a club that operates under the umbrella of the University of Canterbury Student Association (UCSA). BandSoc's main purpose is to provide opportunities for student and non-student musicians of all genres and abilities to meet and jam, while offering a stepping stone into the local music scene.

Amiria Grenell returns to homelands of Canterbury for a week of free shows!

26 Feb 13

Winner of Tui, Best Folk Album New Zealand Music Awards 2012, Amiria Grenell, is back in Christchurch for a week of shows all over the city.

"A gem of New Zealand music. Three Feathers is a truly superb album". - RIANZ Managing Director, Chris Caddick January 2012

The Taite Music Prize: announcing the finalists

26 Feb 13

The finalists for the Taite Music Prize 2013 have now been confirmed.

Aerosmith announced to play Dunedin in April

25 Feb 13

Aerosmith confirmed for New Zealand stellar Dunedin show Forsyth Barr Stadium, Wednesday, 24th April

Featuring Wolfmother, Head Like A Hole, Diva Demolition and the Dead Daisies

Tickets on sale 9am monday, 4th march

April’s about to get a whole lot louder with the news that Aerosmith play in New Zealand for the very first time!

Mt Eden Dubstep announces Christchurch show

21 Feb 13

Dubstep production duo Mt Eden have built their live shows around moments. Extended build-ups, drum solos, double and triple drops – the focus always being to generate momentum and keep the crowd in the right frame of mind.

Buzzcocks return to Chch in April

20 Feb 13

UK legends Buzzcocks return to New Zealand shores in late April for concerts in Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth and Christchurch – their biggest run of NZ shows in their glorious punk rock career.

Plus1 and Radio Hauraki proudly present the 2013 Buzzcocks New Zealand tour, with tickets available from this Thursday February 21.

Xavier Rudd Announces The Spirit Bird New Zealand Tour

18 Feb 13

The release of his striking seventh album, Spirit Bird, has taken multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd to sell-out shows and festivals across Europe, UK, Australia, US and Canada throughout 2012. Now, Rudd is proud to announce the Spirit Bird worldwide tour is making it’s way to New Zealand.

Santana and the Steve Miller Band

18 Feb 13

Chugg Entertainment and Bolton Promotions would like to advise that Santana and The Steve Miller Band will now be playing at Christchurch’s CBS Canterbury Arena. The date of the show still stands as Sunday 17th March.

Tenacious D return to NZ in May

18 Feb 13

The Frontier Touring Company are delighted to confirm that the comic rock brilliance of Tenacious D will be returning to our shores again this May for an extensive run of headline theatre shows.

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