New Zealand Music Month – May 2015

New Zealand Music Month is underway! Celebrate New Zealand music throughout May with Christchurch City Libraries, CHART, RDU and live gigs.

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Martin Phillipps - NZMM - Central Library Peterborough

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NZ Music Month launch - Friday 1 May

NZMM launched in Christchurch on Friday 1 May 7pm at Central Library Peterborough. The gig featured the legendary Martin Phillipps from The Chills performing a short solo set, along with smooth sounds from The Bats offshoot - Minisnap - featuring Kaye Woodward’s songs plus Amiria Grenell and Amy Grace as The Swan Sisters.

Sound Garden (across the road from Central Library Peterborough) hosted Beat in the Street before the launch gig (6 to 7pm on 1 May).