About The AGM:
The AGM features Richard Adams (Nairobi Trio), Paul Gurney & Stuart McIntyre (The DeSotos), & Paul Crowther (formerly Split Enz & the Con Rays, plus creator of the Hot Cake guitar pedal).
Tag: Country
The Desotos
About The Desotos:
‘A powerful blend of rock-infused country blues.’
Eb & Sparrow
About Eb & Sparrow:
Eb & Sparrow is a genre-defying, five-piece folk band that has been gaining attention across the country from city bars to folk clubs, festivals to house concerts. They have played with Rodriguez, Pokey LaFarge, Beth Orton, Wagons, Delaney Davidson & Marlon Williams, The Warratahs, Anika Moa, Tami Neilson, and Aldous Harding.
Marlon Williams
About Marlon Williams:
Described as ‘the impossible love child of Elvis, Roy Orbison and Townes Van Zandt’, Marlon Williams is a 2-time New Zealand Music Award winning singer-songwriter touted by Rhythms Magazine as the ‘Artist To Watch’ in 2014.
Otis Mace
About Otis Mace:
Otis Mace is a singer/songwriter/musician. Often a solo artist but sometimes the leader of a band – OMM (Otis Mace Music) – including John Segovia, Daniel Mannetto, Robbie Rolls, plus various other musos from the Auckland indie scene.
The Slacks
About The Slacks:
The Slacks are the purveyors of proactivecrastination* at it’s sharpest and bring the infectiously festive Rolling Vibe, shifting seamlessly between rockabilly blues and country folk boogie woogie swing.
The Eastern
About The Eastern:
The Eastern are a string band that roars like a punk band, that swings like a gospel band, that drinks like a country band, that works like a bar band, that hopes like folk singers, and sings love songs like union songs, and writes union songs like love songs, and wants to slow dance and stand on tables, all at the same time.
The Bads
About The Bads:
If you’ve never heard of Kiwi group the Bads, you’ve still heard of the Bads – it wouldn’t make any sense for a record this accomplished to come from nowhere. The core of the group is duo Dianne Swann and Brett Adams (formerly known as the Julie Dolphin).
Tami Neilson
About Tami Neilson:
Tami Neilson was raised in Canada, by parents with a closet full of sequined stage costumes and platform shoes.
Bernie Griffen and The Thin Men
About Bernie Griffen and The Thin Men:
Founding member of The Grifters, Bernie Griffen has been front and centre of New Zealand’s music scene for nearly two decades, as long-time and well-loved host of 95bFM’s Border Radio show as well as performer and champion of independent Kiwi music.