Yuko Miyoshi chats with Karyn about local karaoke spot she manages named Geihinkan, plus the venue's move towards hosting live music shows and her curation of the gig series Ramen Club. Whakarongo mai nei!
Karyn speaks with Lara about Junk Mail, a years-long project that is part artist management agency and part live-music promoter, but entirely awesome. Lara is the brains behind the recent Junk 2025 multi-room festival, plus a whole slew of gigs that showcase the heavier side of indie and underground music. Whakarongo mai nei!
Karyn speaks with Sean of local post-punk band CCTV about the upcoming Behold, Music! gig next Sunday at Whammy. The lineup features CTO and Family Band too. Check it out and whakarongo mai nei!
Joel from Eyegum phones in from Pōneke to yarn about the collective's upcoming Scenic Tour #5 with Pearly* from Ōtepoti and Pōneke-outfit Cruelly, and their annual multi-venue festival Great Sounds Great.
Jess Smith joins Karyn in the studio for a kōrero about the upcoming gig at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. LIVE at the Museum is happening next weekend with a stacked line-up of Tāmaki talent inspired by the current exhibition Mana: Protest in Print. Che-Fu and the Kratez, LEAO, and Geneva AM will be performing, so head along to celebrate Matariki and Puanga rising.
Gus and Lary from The Button Factory chat to Karyn about the community hubs first birthday party, plus how the space got started and the events they host.
Danial Clarke of Auckland Live chats to Karyn all about the killer lineup for the Auckland Live Cabaret Festival and the massive amount of behind-the-scenes work that goes into curating a multiday festival. Whakarongo mai nei!
Kaitlyn and Molly of bFM chat to Karyn about the upcoming Fancy New Band 2025 with a stacked line-up, and delve into the history behind the gig (in it's eighteenth year) and the segment that started on Mikey Havoc's Breakfast show nearly two decades ago.