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Vermont: The von Trapps' American encore
In a corner of Vermont USA, a family of famous musical Austrians has come to call home.

Five people you meet at music festivals
From boho queens to the cheese-and-wine brigade, there's a festival for every type.

'Very tough' campers cling on as weather empties campgrounds
Severe weather separates the strong campers from the weak as hundreds flee

Surge in high-dose ecstasy pills this holiday season
Party-goers warned to be careful with unfamiliar pills after reports of deaths in UK.

Ecstasy taking at Rhythm & Vines: Police got it wrong
Police have backtracked after claiming ill party-goers had taken Ecstasy.

Covert drug testing at festivals this summer
Drug-testing group calls for law change to allow it to operate legally.

'I didn't care about money until I became a Dad' Tiki Taane on mid-life
Tiki Taane speaks to The New Zealand Herald about hitting mid-life, a new album and living sustainably

Six60 have written the song of the summer - but what's next?
Don't Give It Up is a total summer stunner. How does the rest of their new EP measure up?

What Theia really thinks of Lorde comparisons
Being compared to Lorde seems inevitable when you're a female Kiwi singer, but Theia's cutting her own path.

Tiki, Hollie join Soundsplash fest
Soundsplash has your summer sorted, rounding off its festival lineup with Tiki Taane, Hollie Smith and a bunch more acts.

Look who's coming to WOMAD, 2017
Here's the lineup and everything else you need to know if you're planning on heading to WOMAD in 2017.

Last summer's music festival season sucked - what about this year?
Despite last summer's somewhat disastrous festival season, our options are still looking pretty good.

Leon Bridges: Living Soul
One of the year's breakout voices belongs to retro soul-gospel man Leon Bridges. He talks to Russell Baillie ahead of his Auckland show.

Splore adds Brand New Heavies
British acid jazz veterans The Brand New Heavies are coming to Splore.

Tour news: Noel Gallagher, Proclaimers coming to NZ
Former Oasis songwriter Noel Gallagher is back for a solo show in Auckland in March,

Laneway to stay in Auckland
The at-risk St Jerome Laneway Festival has secured an Auckland venue for another year - the same one it's played for the past four years.

Splore: DJ Shadow takes things back to basics
Last time he was here, DJ Shadow played in a giant orb. This time, the hip-hop pioneer is taking things back to basics. He talks to Chris Schulz.

Concert review: Winery Tour lets music breathe
Organisers offer up a highly eclectic mix at Ascension Vineyard this year - and get the taste buds going.

Tiki Taane: Finding some harmony
Raggamuffin festival star Tiki Taane tells Lydia Jenkin his new album was a challenge, but one he would be happy to repeat.