Music on the Green - The Andrew London Trio with Neil Billington
Andrew London Trio with Neil Billington plus an opening set from Karen Clarke. Join us for a relaxed afternoon at Cobblestones on Sunday 12 March 3pm until 7pm. Delicous food on sale and cash bar for beer and wine. Why not book a gazebo for reserved seating with refreshments brought to your table.
Andrew London's quirky and whimsical songs reflect mainstream culture with gentle irreverence, and playfully lampoon many of society's obsessions and taboos. Themes run the gamut from rugby fans, driving habits, youth culture and weddings to male insecurities, technophobia, household appliances, pretentious socialites, and various other issues of concern to the average middle-aged, middle-class Antipodean baby-boomer. ‘Let’s Talk About Me’, ‘I Hugged My Mate’, ‘Middle Aged Man in Lycra’ - The titles say it all.
Delivery is wrapped in an easy-going and accessible 1940s-era ‘Hot Club Swing’ package, with occasional sallies into folk, blues and jazz; and the spontaneous banter transforms the show into more of an interactive cabaret experience for both performers and audience.
A book of 75 song titles has just been published under the title ‘let’s Talk About Me’, one of london’s most-requested songs.
London handles guitar and most vocal duties, accompanied by Kirsten London on bass.
For the Greytown concert, harmonica ace Neil Billington will be in the trio’s ‘third’ seat. London and Billington’s collaboration spans nearly 30 years, from their early Hot Club Sandwich days in Wellingtont o the present. More info at www.andrewlondon.co.nz...
Plus a superb opening set from Karen Clarke - all the way from Taranaki. Karen is one of New Zealand’s finest homegrown indie singer-songwriters. Firmly rooted where R'nB and Alt- Country collide she's well and truly earned her piece of the heartland acoustic music stage with decades of live performance and two albums under her belt.
Her strong, sometimes silky, sometimes sultry, smoky vocals over driving rhythm guitar commands respect. Fans enjoy hints of Billie Holiday, and Tracey Chapman in Karen's mahogany vocal palette as she channels Sister Loretta Tharp's 'mother of blues' on stage determination.
When performing she weaves warm, intimate audience connection via a blend of original work and upcycled favourites in shades of blue. You'll remember you've met.
This will be a stunning afternoon. Amazing cafe menu including Butter CHicken and Rice, Asaian Chicken Salad and Lasagne with Garlic Bread, as well as Berries and Icecream, Lamb Sliders and of course BBQ Sausages. Beer and wine on sale too. Book a gazebo for premium seating. Tickets at Eventfinda and from Cobblestones. Note we have a postponment date of 25 March if the weather is unkind.
Poll: Are you as excited as we are for Te Matapihi’s grand reopening?
Wellington’s Te Awe Library on Brandon St will be closing its doors for good at 5 pm on March 1. It’s been the city’s largest temporary library, and now it’s making way for the exciting return of Te Matapihi Central Library!
We want to know: Are you as excited as we are for Te Matapihi’s grand reopening?
Want all the details? The Post has everything you need to know.
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46.1% Yes
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53.9% No
Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.3% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.6% I want to be able to choose.
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47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
Tap Fusion opens Wellington Fringe Festival
New Zealand’s home-grown Tap Dance show, Tap Fusion, will be opening the Wellington Fringe Festival at the Hannah Theatre this weekend. The show is a unique collaboration of New Zealand’s top Tap dancers performing alongside artists of Street Dance, Swing Dance and live musicians. This will be the first time a Tap show has been seen at the Fringe Festival.
Tap Fusion is the work of former New Zealand Dance Champion brothers Brandon and Cameron Carter-Chan. They say the show is designed to expose the diversity of New Zealand artists through Tap Dance by inspiring, uplifting, and promoting the idea of creative collaboration, encouraging people to work with artists outside their social circle, and to increase opportunity and strengthen the arts community as a whole.
Tap Fusion is on at The Hannah Theatre, 12 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington on 13th & 14th February.
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