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| July 29, 2010 |
| 8:30 pm | to | 11:30 pm |
Tim Guy w/ Benny Profane & Lubin Rains
Thursday 29th July
The Wine Cellar
Auckland
$10 doorsales only
Singer/songwriter Tim Guy plays his last show in New Zealand for a while before he heads to Europe for a tour with Bond Street Bridge.
Special guests Benny Profane (Benka from The Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band) and Lubin Rains (The Vietnam War).
Reviews for Tim’s recently released third album ‘Big World’:
“These are songs which, heard once, become instantly familiar. They have echoes of half-remember classic songs but stand on their own.
Embellished by Rhodes, piano, strings where relevant, harmonium, glockenspiel
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A true drifter, Tim Guy has always enjoyed writing on the run. His previous two albums were written during moves to Melbourne (2004’s Blazey) and then Auckland (2007’s Hummabyes), and established him as a talented songwriter with a slanted and romantic perspective. As if he could only develop further by moving farther, a shift to Barcelona for five months remarkably inspired an improvement in his writing. Deep and dreamy, the songs from this period make up the bulk of Big World, which was recorded when Tim
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kustino-cupcek.mp4
Niko Ne Zna are New Zealand’s very own Balkan Gypsy brass extravaganza. Formed in Wellington five years ago, the band has been stunning audiences ever since with their exuberant, dynamic performances.Comprising trumpet, saxophone, accordion, trombone, sousaphone, drums and percussion, Niko Ne Zna are a truly authentic ensemble. They can roam while playing, and enchant the audience into dancing, singing, clapping and stomping all night long. The band consists of some of Wellington’s finest instrumentalists who come from a wide array of musical backgrounds that unite together to produce a cocktail that will make your ears rise to
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