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<i>Review:</i> John Mayall at the Civic Theatre

John Mayall is a rare one. Few artists could pull an audience on the strength of a name and reputation alone.

<i>Review:</i> 175 East at Herald Theatre

Gretchen La Roche and Andrew Uren fashioned a graceful weave, in scurrying toccata at times and elsewhere exploring the beat of blurred dissonance.

Nelson may join Taranaki in hosting Womad

<i>Review:</i> NZ Music for Woodwind at University Music Theatre

Bassoonist Ben Hoadley is a man with a mission - to explore and add to the catalogue of woodwind music written by New Zealand composers.

<i>Review:</i> Carole King and James Taylor at Vector Arena

For a woman knocking on 70, King lights up damn bright and her voice was denser and richer than its younger counterpart.

<i>Review:</i> Ashley Brown and Michael Houstoun at Raye Freedman Arts Centre

Ashley Brown and pianist Michael Houstoun have few equals as a team.

<i>Review:</i> Kelly Clarkson at Vector Arena

There was no flounce, no swearing and no fizzing encore, but Clarkson came, and that was all the audience ever wanted.

Preview: Hilary Hahn with NZSO at Auckland Town Hall

<i>Review:</i> Simple Minds at the Civic Theatre

You can tell, even after more than 30 years, that Simple Minds still love what they do, writes Scott Kara.

Hip-hop face-off

When two local hip-hop stars hit the road in April and May Scribe will not be giving it up for Savage like he once said in his song Not Many.

<i>Review:</i> APO at Auckland Town Hall

The revivification of the Auckland Town Hall organ has certainly captured the imagination of the city.

Pianist relishes romance of Rota

Visiting Austrian has busy week ahead of him in Auckland

New sounds in the house

<i>Review</i>: Massive Attack at Vector Arena

Conchords sell out British shows

<i>Flight of the Conchords</i> seem to be doing okay when it comes to "business time" (that's not a euphemism).

How not to take a rejection letter