Music & Events

“Ireland really set the tournament on fire and it will be great to have them back in New Zealand next year. It is particularly special that they will play in Christchurch at the redeveloped Rugby League Park – the first Test match in Christchurch since the Canterbury earthquakes.

Come down and watch the game on the big screen, followed with music from Irish stompers the Black Velvet Band.

Often cited as being New Zealand's greatest influence on the folk rock revival, The Black Velvet Band embraces traditional and contemporary Celtic songs, original compositions and fresh interpretations of old favourites.

Formed in the early 1990s at The Loft bar, Christchurch by Ian Costello, The Black Velvet Band have performed at many high profile events around New Zealand including headline shows in Cathedral Square, Christchurch on New Years Eve, the Hokitika Wild Food Festival and have mixed their music with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

Dr Sanchez - Latin Guitar. 12 years national and international experience, over 200 shows per year. Spanish and Mediterranean beats and nylon string guitar..suits all occasions. Available as a solo, duo or trio. (conga and saxaphone optional).

For the last 10 years Dr Sanchez has played professionally as a Latin Guitarist all over Europe and Australasia.

Dr Sanchez has held contracts for most of the large hotel chains such as Hilton, Versace, Sheraton and Raddisson, as well as Restaurants, Wine festivals and Corporate functions such as the Gold Coast Indy and the Americas Cup - both solo and with a range of top New Zealand performers and DJ's such as Auckland Latino band Vox Nova, Aaron Tokona, Carmel Courtney and DJ Nacoa.

Averaging around 250 performances a year, Dr Sanchez plays a mixture of traditional Mediterranean and South American songs, from artists such as Paco de Lucia, Armik, Ottmar Liebert and Santana..right thru to original tracks that lean more toward progressive beats fused with nylon string guitar..all improvised and dynamic.

Dr Sanchez embraces the sounds of Latin Guitar in both the traditional and new flamenco manner.

Dr Sanchez is currently based in Christchurch.

Seven Piece Reggae/Roots band based in Christchurch, inspired by real life events and future visions. Check out their band page on facebook.

Laid back tunes in the courtyard.

Dr Sanchez - Latin Guitar. 12 years national and international experience, over 200 shows per year. Spanish and Mediterranean beats and nylon string guitar..suits all occasions. Available as a solo, duo or trio. (conga and saxaphone optional).

For the last 10 years Dr Sanchez has played professionally as a Latin Guitarist all over Europe and Australasia.

Dr Sanchez has held contracts for most of the large hotel chains such as Hilton, Versace, Sheraton and Raddisson, as well as Restaurants, Wine festivals and Corporate functions such as the Gold Coast Indy and the Americas Cup - both solo and with a range of top New Zealand performers and DJ's such as Auckland Latino band Vox Nova, Aaron Tokona, Carmel Courtney and DJ Nacoa.

Averaging around 250 performances a year, Dr Sanchez plays a mixture of traditional Mediterranean and South American songs, from artists such as Paco de Lucia, Armik, Ottmar Liebert and Santana..right thru to original tracks that lean more toward progressive beats fused with nylon string guitar..all improvised and dynamic.

Dr Sanchez embraces the sounds of Latin Guitar in both the traditional and new flamenco manner.

Dr Sanchez is currently based in Christchurch.

Playing guitar and singing to the courtyard.

Park is well known on the Christchurch music scene having been in the hugely popular 80s band Louie and the Hotsticks, and as owner of Al's bar.

Join him for an evening of introspection as he explores your soul with music.

Gypsy jazz guitar duo in the courtyard.

The Ghetto Electric Sessions

As electronic dance music (EDM) has spread around the world, it has started drawing it's influences from the countries it has touched. A new breed of producers are looking to their own indigenous and folk roots and blending it with EDM to form what has become known as Global Bass. From the guitar and vocal based sound of Colombian nu-cumbia, to the carnival beats of Brazilian baile-funk, to the dirty dusty sound of Angolan kuduro, to the tribal prehispanic sound of Mexican 3ball....this is The Ghetto Electric Sessions.

After growing tired of the repetitive emotionless sounds of dubstep and drum and bass, Wubzilla and DangerGirl both looked to Global Bass for inspiration and quickly gained a reputation for their track selection and mixing amongst this growing worldwide scene. DangerGirl is best known for being one of the first DJs worldwide to embrace a burgeoning genre called Moombahton (where tribal drums, dembow rhythms and heavy bass meet the dancefloor), whilst Wubzilla prefers the more latino and afrobeat influenced sounds.

Armed with a collection of exclusive tunes from around the world, this is their first performance since returning to Christchurch and it is set to be muy caliente.

Laid back tunes in the courtyard.

Dr Sanchez - Latin Guitar. 12 years national and international experience, over 200 shows per year. Spanish and Mediterranean beats and nylon string guitar..suits all occasions. Available as a solo, duo or trio. (conga and saxaphone optional).

For the last 10 years Dr Sanchez has played professionally as a Latin Guitarist all over Europe and Australasia.

Dr Sanchez has held contracts for most of the large hotel chains such as Hilton, Versace, Sheraton and Raddisson, as well as Restaurants, Wine festivals and Corporate functions such as the Gold Coast Indy and the Americas Cup - both solo and with a range of top New Zealand performers and DJ's such as Auckland Latino band Vox Nova, Aaron Tokona, Carmel Courtney and DJ Nacoa.

Averaging around 250 performances a year, Dr Sanchez plays a mixture of traditional Mediterranean and South American songs, from artists such as Paco de Lucia, Armik, Ottmar Liebert and Santana..right thru to original tracks that lean more toward progressive beats fused with nylon string guitar..all improvised and dynamic.

Dr Sanchez embraces the sounds of Latin Guitar in both the traditional and new flamenco manner.

Dr Sanchez is currently based in Christchurch.

Christchurch's premier soul and funk band featuring some of the country's finest jazz musicians from other well known acts.

Laid back tunes in the courtyard.

Dr Sanchez - Latin Guitar. 12 years national and international experience, over 200 shows per year. Spanish and Mediterranean beats and nylon string guitar..suits all occasions. Available as a solo, duo or trio. (conga and saxaphone optional).

For the last 10 years Dr Sanchez has played professionally as a Latin Guitarist all over Europe and Australasia.

Dr Sanchez has held contracts for most of the large hotel chains such as Hilton, Versace, Sheraton and Raddisson, as well as Restaurants, Wine festivals and Corporate functions such as the Gold Coast Indy and the Americas Cup - both solo and with a range of top New Zealand performers and DJ's such as Auckland Latino band Vox Nova, Aaron Tokona, Carmel Courtney and DJ Nacoa.

Averaging around 250 performances a year, Dr Sanchez plays a mixture of traditional Mediterranean and South American songs, from artists such as Paco de Lucia, Armik, Ottmar Liebert and Santana..right thru to original tracks that lean more toward progressive beats fused with nylon string guitar..all improvised and dynamic.

Dr Sanchez embraces the sounds of Latin Guitar in both the traditional and new flamenco manner.

Dr Sanchez is currently based in Christchurch.

Popular, fun covers band, Al Park and the Latter Day Sinners, make their debut at The Brewery, Saturday, April 28. Park is well known on the Christchurch music scene having been in the hugely popular 80s band Louie and the Hotsticks, and as owner of Al's bar. Bass player Wayne Jamieson was also in the Hotsticks. Drummer Bruce Hambling was in the most famous of NZ bands, Th' Dudes, and guitarist Phil Jones burned the frets for local legends The Newz. Murray Jackson has played sax with this lot for as long as! Together they provide a night of old school, fun music. Definitely the sort of night to get a few friends together and come and PARTY!!

Mara TK is a Maori. He inhabits a far corner of the globe: leftfield and down a bit to 41 degrees of latitude – Aotearoa (New Zealand). His tools are the electric and bass guitars, beat machines and the human voice. He is blessed to have broken bread with the likes of Ommas Keith, Muhsinah, Jake One, Julien Dyne and Wild Bill Ricketts.  But it his seminal group Electric Wire Hustle that bears his greatest body of works so far.  Signed to BBE in 2010, EWH will release their self-titled album worldwide. A solo E.P is cookin as we speak.

Dr Sanchez - Latin Guitar. 12 years national and international experience, over 200 shows per year. Spanish and Mediterranean beats and nylon string guitar..suits all occasions. Available as a solo, duo or trio. (conga and saxaphone optional).

For the last 10 years Dr Sanchez has played professionally as a Latin Guitarist all over Europe and Australasia. 

Dr Sanchez has held contracts for most of the large hotel chains such as Hilton, Versace, Sheraton and Raddisson, as well as Restaurants, Wine festivals and Corporate functions such as the Gold Coast Indy and the Americas Cup - both solo and with a range of top New Zealand performers and DJ's such as Auckland Latino band Vox Nova, Aaron Tokona, Carmel Courtney and DJ Nacoa.

Averaging around 250 performances a year, Dr Sanchez plays a mixture of traditional Mediterranean and South American songs, from artists such as Paco de Lucia, Armik, Ottmar Liebert and Santana..right thru to original tracks that lean more toward progressive beats fused with nylon string guitar..all improvised and dynamic.

Dr Sanchez embraces the sounds of Latin Guitar in both the traditional and new flamenco manner.

Dr Sanchez is currently based in Christchurch.

We are having another river clean up on - Saturday the 21st April at 10am - volunteers are  very welcome. Come along and please bring your gloves.

Work starts around ten am and there will be beer, sausages (meat and vege),  and non alcoholic beverages provided at midday.

A big thank you to our co sponsors - Three Boys Brewery, Breads of Europe and the Christchurch City Council.

Devilish Mary will play for you an evening of 1930s swing hits and sultry blues.
Featuring Miss Anita Clark with her violin and vocals, and Mister Simon Gregory with his electric guitar, they will provide a dash of nostalgia and that good old bar-room feel.
Live and unfettered at The Brewery.

Gypsy jazz guitar duo in the courtyard.

Oakley Grenell is a musician / producer from Christchurch, New Zealand now based in Melbourne, Australia.

Oakley is an eclectic, diverse and prolific musician and producer who has catalogued most of his work under his own independent record label, Central Records, which he started in 2002.

Oakley grew up on his family's ranch in Whitecliffs, in the South Canterbury plains and is the second son of New Zealand country legend John Hore Grenell. Older brother Denver, younger brother Redford and sister Amiria have all also taken up the family trade, and the Grenell clan are considered to be some of the finest musicians New Zealand has produced.

Oakley was drawn to the guitar as a child and followed this interest through to tertiary level. Studying at the Christchurch Jazz School, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music and scholarship in Guitar Performance and then went on to experiment with electronic music production, coining the name O.G. for himself under which he released his first solo recording in 2002 – The Jaded EP.

As O.G., Oakley writes, records, arranges and produces music which first culminated in the Jaded EP and saw Oakley nominated as 'Most Promising New Act' at New Zealand's alternative music awards, the bNet Awards, in 2002. Subsequent O.G releases, 2003's 'Unchartered' and 2008's 'Moving On' also received critical acclaim in NZ & Australia, and 'Unchartered' was also nominated for the bNet Best Downbeat album in 2004.

O.G is just one of Oakley’s many musical pursuits, also a Jazz guitarist , DJ, songwriter and Hip Hop / Dancehall / Folk music producer, at any given moment he has several groups and projects on the go which led to the development of record label – Central Records.

Oakley's other groups and releases include reggae/ dub act, The Otautahi Allstars (Self Titled - 2002), downbeat jazz group, Departure Lounge (Live album - 2006 and In Session - 2009). As O.G. Oakley also produced & released London's ragga/ dancehall act, The Eskimo Squad's debut album 'City That Frosts' in 2005 and most recently produced younger sister, Amiria Grenell's album, 'Three Feathers', which won the NZ Music Award for Best Folk Album in 2012.

Outside of Central Records releases Oakley has collaborated and contributed to many musical projects and performed and toured all over New Zealand, Australia & the UK under his many guises. Throughout he has also contributed to the future generations and split his time between stage, studio and classroom as a qualified music and guitar teacher.

For more info and video check out:
www.youtube.com/user/CentralRecordsNZ
www.myspace.com/centralrecords
www.myspace.com/departureloungenz

Dr Sanchez - Latin Guitar. 12 years national and international experience, over 200 shows per year. Spanish and Mediterranean beats and nylon string guitar..suits all occasions. Available as a solo, duo or trio. (conga and saxaphone optional).

For the last 10 years Dr Sanchez has played professionally as a Latin Guitarist all over Europe and Australasia. 

Dr Sanchez has held contracts for most of the large hotel chains such as Hilton, Versace, Sheraton and Raddisson, as well as Restaurants, Wine festivals and Corporate functions such as the Gold Coast Indy and the Americas Cup - both solo and with a range of top New Zealand performers and DJ's such as Auckland Latino band Vox Nova, Aaron Tokona, Carmel Courtney and DJ Nacoa.

Averaging around 250 performances a year, Dr Sanchez plays a mixture of traditional Mediterranean and South American songs, from artists such as Paco de Lucia, Armik, Ottmar Liebert and Santana..right thru to original tracks that lean more toward progressive beats fused with nylon string guitar..all improvised and dynamic.

Dr Sanchez embraces the sounds of Latin Guitar in both the traditional and new flamenco manner.

Dr Sanchez is currently based in Christchurch.