Tour diary – The Spinoff

Hex on tour, episode 1: The NZ music community of Northern California

14 March 2018 by Kiki Van Newtown

In the first of a three-part tour diary on their way to SXSW, Wellington band Hex arrive in California to find a New Zealand community halfway around the globe. Kiki van Newton (bass, vocals) reports. On the first day of March we touched down in LA after four months of hard-out organisation. It wasn’t until … Read more

Dominic ‘Tourettes’ Hoey’s Tour Diary Vol. 1: Idiots on tour

14 March 201815 November 2017 by Dominic Hoey

Dominic Hoey (aka Tourettes) reports from his 17-town tour of New Zealand with singer-songwriter Skyscraper Stan and side-kick Josh Jugum. Day six of the tour and we’ve made it to Christchurch. It feels like months have passed since we left Auckland filled with hope and vegan pies. Back then I didn’t know every one of … Read more