Saturday Night Sessions – Moon Harvest Party.
Saturday 27th April 2013.
Crab Farm Winery, 511 Main Rd, Bay View.
5pm-12pm.
$10 Limited door sales, Online tickets available at www.crabfarmwinery.co.nz
Crab Farm Winery presents another Saturday Night Session showcasing the local musical talent of Tropical Downbeat Orchestra, Jharmony, and The Miracle Lavish, with DJ sets by Akina Vinyl Appreciation Society.
Te Awanga Estate Sunday Sessions.
Sunday 14th April 2013
Te Awanga Estate, Clifton Rd, Te Awanga.
12pm – 5pm.
$5 Entry at the gate.
Te Awanga Estate presents the final Sunday Session for this summer. These shows have been pumping with huge crowds, primo weather and awesome entertainment. For this session the funky Tropical Downbeat Orchestra will be laying down their sublime soul infused funk and boogie dub bangers. The Akina Vinyl Appreciation Society DJs Doctor and Professor Dynamite will also be selecting the freshest tracks from their crates. $5 entry fee on the gate is pretty cheap for an afternoon of quality local entertainment. Free entry for kids. Te Awanga Estate also provide delicious pizzas and have a nice selection of beverages on sale. The event is really child friendly with plenty of space for them to run around. Check it out!
The Nudge with guests Professor Dynamite & The Banditos + The Miracle Lavish + Mr Oro.
Saturday 6th April 2013.
The Cabana, 11 Shakespeare Rd, Napier.
9pm-late.
$15 Pre-sales available at Aroha & Friends (9b Ossian St, Ahuriri, Napier) $20 doorsales.
The Nudge are a trio that play a partied up psychedelic swampy blues. They will be supported by Professor Dynamite & The Banditos, Mr Oro, and The Miracle Lavish, a solo endeavour by Kurt Yates.
‘Questions Why’ from the forth coming album by The Hamac Selective.
New Years Eve 2012 at Crab Farm Winery.
Crab Farm Winery.
511 Main Rd, Bayview.
5pm-2am.
Tickets available online + limited doorsales.
The final Crab Farm Winery gig for 2012 is going to be another banger with an extended line up of the most dedicated party band in the Bay – THE BOIL UP. Special guests include the return of Charlie ‘Hamac’ Harmer as well as Ben ‘Big Boy’ Fulton and Kurt ‘Choc’ Yates on guitars. Professor Dynamite & The Banditos will also be performing a collection of instrumental tracks showcasing their sonic subtlety, electric soundscapes, funky beats and soulful spontaneity.
The gig kicks off at 5pm with a troupe of singer/songwriters including Sarah Wiig, Jackson, and Hamish. Dj Doctor of the Akina Vinyl Appreciation Society will be keeping the in-between sets pumping all night long with the odd Bandito lining up for a bit of two for two action on the turntables.
Come celebrate whats been an epic year and welcome in the new year with a boogie and a bang!
The Revolutionary Arts Ensemble is a music/art project that sets itself unusual tasks and presents the weird results to whomever has the ears and eyes to digest the ensuing brew.
The Ensemble has grown out of a band which was called Thing, until we found out a few years ago that there is of course another band already with this name, and strangely enough doing not a dissimilar ‘thing’ to us. Under the Thing name the band recorded ‘Thing vs Albert Ayler’ in about 2005, which was four songs, we might release this after the Gordons project is finished.
Our first task as the ensemble was to interpret the Gordons legendary first self titled EP.The project was to limited to a couple of gigs, video and a studio recording of the result.
Tropical Downbeat Orchestra performing ‘Wadja Rodger’ at Cabaret in Wellington 2006. Solo by Wil Sargisson on keys followed by The Tropics unleashing the deepest climax on the Wellys crowd. Filmed by Gareth White.
Tropical Downbeat Orchestra performed at the 2006 Church Road Jazz In The Park concert which had Tower Of Power headlining. This is a video of ‘Know That’ with live footage from the Church Road concert and the Windsock Bar where the Tropics had a two year residency. Filmed and edited by Stu Campbell.
