Articles tagged with "Venues"
For one night only
14/07/2022
On an average Sunday in April of 2022, an iconic Dunedin venue is resurrected. The venue? Sammy's, built in the 1800s, previously served as a theatre, cinema, and storage facility. It's contemporary musical history began in 1983 when it was purchased by Sam Chin, and became one of many locations fostering a thriving scene later known as the "Dunedin Sound". Back in the present, a relaxed crowd mingle,... More
Spaceland vs The World
14/08/2021
It’s been a winter of discontent for the local music community here in Otepoti. Old grievances which have tormented the scene for decades are bubbling to the surface and erupting. A petition aiming to “Save Dunedin’s live music” through noise control reform accumulated over 1,700 signatures, spurred by clashes between residential inner-city dwellers and musicians/audiences who just want to play/hear music at 10pm on a Friday. Meanwhile, the... More
Jazz: Coming soon to a loft near you
8/06/2021
If there’s one thing I think we can all agree on here in the Ōtepoti music community, it’s that we’d quite like more spaces to perform and experience music in, which is why it pleases me greatly to see a new initiative intent on giving us exactly that. Dubbed the “Albany Street Jazz Loft”, the project aims to take the unused loft of the Playhouse Theatre and fill... More
Jutland Street: The venue which wasn't a venue
5/12/2020
Around a year ago I wrote about None Gallery. None Gallery was a collaborative art space which hosted art exhibitions and music gigs since 2003. It ended when the building was sold to a property investor. It is now a gym. A few months ago I wrote about The Attic. The Attic was a venue and practice space which was a cornerstone of the indie/alternative scene since 2011.... More
“Music has to go somewhere”: The Attic and the value of practice spaces
10/10/2020
Located at the very top of a three story commercial building on George Street, the venue known as The Attic was the most important place you haven’t heard of. As well as providing a space for artists to practice and record, it hosted gigs from national and international acts such as The Beths, Miss June, Kane Strang, L.A Suffocated. More importantly, it formed the core part of the... More
Goodbye None
26/05/2019
A few weeks ago the art and music community received some sad news: None Gallery had been sold and, since it’s new owners had purchased a cashflow opportunity not an art gallery, the residents had 30 days to collect 16 years of history and get out. None Gallery was founded in 2003 as a collaborative art space. The building on Stafford Street included six huge bedrooms, studio spaces,... More
