It's gonna be a party

The Prime Numbers are playing Contact FM's end-of-term party at the Student Union building on Friday 17th. It's $10 for five bands or so, and BYO (no drunken nudity this time, please!). Please come along, it'll be heaps of fun. Party gigs are always the best …

Swapping sides

The Prime Numbers played our first show at Namu's birthday on Friday. Huge thanks to Kat, Namu and Stan (who agreed to fill in on drums at a day's notice, and learned the songs in about an hour), and everyone who watched/danced/took photos/said lovely things. My …

What a weekend

It's going to be a busy couple of nights. Enright House's Mark Roberts is doing a lovely solo thing at La Commune this Friday evening, and Fur Patrol are playing a few doors down at Flow. Choose between loud or quiet, or hop between both. On Saturday evening, Matthew …

This Friday: Polka Dot Dot Dot and Little Pictures!

On their first visit to New Zealand in the summer of 2007, Polka Dot Dot Dot enchanted audience all over the country, from K'rd to Barrytown. Now they're back and set to charm music-lovers in Hamilton for the first time, this Friday evening at La Commune.

Kitted …

Affordable Pop Music

Your intrepid Party Paparazzi is back in Wellington this weekend. I'll see you at Happy on Friday night for the spectacular return of Connan Mockasin and at Spacething on Saturday afternoon, for the launch of the poster exhibition, Filthy Fingers.

And next weekend, …

It's the Freakin' Weekend.

If you haven't yet made it along to the Ignition fringe festival, then hurry up oww! The week-long showcase of local music, art, poetry and performance ends this Saturday night. So far PJ.com has seen public art wig out the squares in Garden Place, a Dadaesque …

Open Season

There are exhibition openings all over town this week! The opening of the Wintec exhibition class installation Let Me Down Gently saw Damsels and The Colour and the Kids play in a storefront window last night. On Thursday evening, Ariki Gallery launches Post-Digital …

Anna Coddington on tour

Anna Coddington, the songwriting force behind Handsome Geoffrey and Duchess, is finally coming back to Hamilton. Anna and her all-star band will be playing songs from her new album The Lakes (and, hopefully, Duchess's rockin' 'Raglan City') at Flow, Victoria Street, …

Live Music Forum - tonight

Attention musicians, promotors and punters. HCAC is hosting a forum to discuss the future of live music in Hamilton. Come along if you can.

Live Music Forum

There is a lack of viable performance venues for the contemporary music community in Hamilton city. In …

If you see only one gig this year, make it these three...

Heaps of stuff happening in the next month or so. The Ignition Fringe Festival kicks off Friday 13 June. There are a few exciting out-of-towners coming through in June (more on those later) and a whole swag of local talent on show.

The Shrugs release their new album …

On The Road

PJ dot com is heading down to Wellington for a few nights. Let's party.

On Thursday night, the swell kids at Kitchen Sink host Makeout City at Cuba Street's Good Luck. It's a showcase night for sexy new bands, and I'm very excited to see the super lovely Little …

It's the greatest li'l town in New Zealand

95bFM's Inside Track interviewed a bunch of Hamilton kids for the Inside Track Tron Special. Listen to me babbling incoherently, Dan and Scott giving a brief history of Htown rock n roll, Richard waxing enthusiastic, and Geoff making salient points.

The Circle Jerk …

Running With Paint

The busy kids at New Friends contemporary art space have another exhibition opening this Friday evening. Head down to 186 Victoria Street from 5:30pm for the opening of Nell Nutsford's Running With Paint.

Thank you for the music

A new online music store with the old-fashioned human touch, Nick's Music Basement opens its virtual doors very soon. To celebrate, Nick is throwing a free party and you're invited.

Come to Ward Lane on Saturday 12 April for an amazing lineup including Collapsing …

Usually the only things cultured in Hamilton are in petri dishes at the Sexual Health Clinic. But there's some arty goodness coming your way this month.

The new arts and events guide, Mammoth is having a launch party this Friday night. The pocket-friendly publication …

The Datsuns, Supergroove, FREE for students!

Good news for University of Waikato students: the two live concerts at the Village Green, Supergroove and King Kapisi on Friday and The Datsuns with Dick Dynamite & The Doppelgangers on Saturday night are now FREE with Uni ID, and only $20 for non-students. Refunds …

Camp A Low Hum 2008

Photos: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Stuck inside of suburban Hamilton with the post-Camp-A-Low-Hum blues again. One part disillusionment in the real world of deadlines and day-jobs, one part disappointment at not being able to stumble out of bed into adventure after crazy …

Beautiful Musics

Ladies and gentlemen, you are cordially invited to participate in an evening of musical delights. The Royal Trumpets, late of London, featuring the esteemed talents of Mister David Tiplady, esq., will be performing at Hamilton's La Commune café accompanied by the …

New friends, old friends.

Yesterday afternoon, we had the priveledge to meet Denim Owl. Janita, Joe and Aleks joined Crook for a lovely, lush performance at the Empress Hotel, and invited us to come see their other band later that evening. We spent some time with some Hamilton friends for …