Live Music
NZSO Todd Young Composer Awards 2013, Part 2
Music by Sam Logan, Celeste Oram, Reuben Jelleyman, Salina Fisher Presented by Hannah Darroch (RNZ). Audio
Bob Dylan tribute with Delaney Davidson, Tiny Ruins and friends
For Bob Dylan's 73rd birthday Auckland's Wine Cellar hosted a live tribute show featuring New Zealand musicians Reb Fountain, The Bads, Tiny Ruins, Adam McGrath, Delaney Davidson. RNZ was there to… Audio
The Bats In Session
Now in their 32nd year of peddling sweet and sour country-inflected jangle pop, The Bats' Robert Scott, Malcolm Grant, Kaye Woodward and Paul Kean have recently been digging through their back… Audio
NZSO Todd Young Composer Awards 2013, Part 1
Music by Sarah Ballard, Alex Campbell-Hunt, Callum Blackmore, Corwin Newall, David Grahame Presented by Hannah Darroch (RNZ). Audio
Ben Salter in session
An unlikely friendship between Australian musician Ben Salter and Grey Lynn punk-poet Tourettes was struck up when the likely lads crossed paths on their respective OE's in Iceland. They've reunited… Audio
Arthur Ahbez in session
Nu-weird-folkie Arthur Ahbez and his band Superbird joins Emma Smith in the studio to run through a selection of new songs. Audio
Dave McArtney Tribute Show 2013
All Around This Town - the Dave McArtney Tribute show - brought friends and family of the late, great Dave McArtney to The Powerstation to pay tribute to the Hello Sailor and Pink Flamingos' player… Audio
ANZAC Day Maori TV Special
Nick Atkinson hung out at Maori Television as they filmed their ambitious ANZAC Concert featuring Hinewehi Mohi, The Four Sures and Will Crummer, who's joined on-stage by his daughter Annie. Tama… Audio
The Exponents live at the Powerstation
Equal parts concert and audience sing-along, perennial live favourites Jordan Luck and (the original line-up of) the Dance Exponents play a 'greatest hits' set at the Powerstation, November 2013. Audio
David Dallas live at South Auckland's Barry Curtis Park
On Waitangi Day 2014, Papatoetoe rhymesmith David Dallas played a hometown show with his band The Daylight Robbery at South Auckland's Barry Curtis Park. Radio New Zealand was on hand to record his… Audio
Buzz Moller live in session
Buzz Moller is playing as part of an Auckland show called In House: Songs and Conversation, alongside Shayne Carter, Anika Moa, and Don McGlashan. Nick Atkinson got Buzz Moller and his guitar into our… Audio
Beastwars live 2013
Wellington sludge-metallers belt out a set of songs live at Auckland's Kings Arms. Audio
Playing Favourites with Tami Neilson
Canadian-born singer brought up in the Neilson Family Band, now resident in New Zealand and on tour with a new album, Dynamite!. Audio
Neko Case in Session
Singer-songwriter Neko Case was here for the NZ Festival and stopped by Radio NZ with a scaled-down version of her band for a live session hosted by Emma Smith and engineered by Ian Gordon. Audio
Show Me Where It Hurts
This new Auckland duo started out supporting Bobby Womack at The Civic, now they're releasing vinyl at The Lucha Lounge. Audio
Folk Fortnight 2014
Nick Atkinson is at the opening of the first Folk Fortnight learning to Strip The Willow while finding out about two weeks-worth of folk events, both regular and special. Audio
The Verlaines Live at The Kings Arms
On 14 December 2013, Dunedin troubadours The Verlaines played their 1985 album Hallelujah All the Way Home in it's entirety at Auckland's Kings Arms, a performance that reunited the original '85 line… Audio
Louis Baker : Session
Wellington singer/songwriter Louis Baker joins Emma Smith in the studio for a taste of his debut E.P. Louis Baker, and tells of meeting producer Just Blaze, and the hook that got away. Audio
Daffodils
Rochelle Bright crafts a unique piece of musical theatre, telling the story of her parents romance through a series of classic kiwi pop songs arranged and performed by Steph Brown, also known as Lips.
…Opensouls in session 2014
On the eve of their first gig in 3 years, Auckland's Opensouls join Emma Smith in the Music 101 studio for a sneak preview. Audio
