NZ Live

Tommy Emmanuel has been voted best acoustic guitarist in the wolrd, more than once, in Guitar Player magazine. Audio

A Wellington band making their second appearance, but a lot of water has passed under the bridge since their last visit to the New Zealand Live studio five years ago. Audio

Kurt Shanks was bass guitarist in one of our most popular bands of the last decade. Two of their three albums went to number one on the the New Zealand Chart and all three achieved platinum sales… Read more Audio

They've just returned, triumphantly from Australia, and have a self titled debut album out that has some critics looking for new superlatives. X Ray Cats features Gordon Barrell on upright bass… Read more Audio

A taste of the Woody Guthrie Centennial Concert on NZ LIVE, with Adam McGrath from The Eastern, Bernie Griffen from The Grifters and Steve Abel. Their concert's in Auckland Saturday night. Audio

Academy Award winner Bret McKenzie and Emmy-nominated Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords, with actor and playwright Nigel Collins. Audio

An encore performance from a Kapiti coast band. We made them promise to come back when they'd made a second album. Carylann Martin, Anje Glinderman, Kirsten London and Dean Murray, collectively known… Read more Audio

One of our favourite musicians, Andrew London, performs with a new ensemble, one of a number of musical projects he's involved with from his home on the Kapiti Coast. In recent years he's been on NZ… Read more Audio

Wellington blues combination, The Thomas Oliver Band, came together almost six years ago, and played the underground circuit around Wellington, and developed a staunch following. Audio

A band that has certainly been busy since we last checked in with them, Great North has had a line-up change, and three of its band members have got married. But more importantly, they've released a… Read more Audio

2012 marks a musical milestone for one of our best loved country bands. In 25 years they've released 8 albums and visited every corner of the country. NZ Live is delighted to host The Warratahs in the… Read more Audio