Touring is ephemeral. Gigs, soundchecks, trains, cars, meals, sights, sounds, people, dogs, jokes, laughing, crying, exhaustion, euphoria, emotional highs & lows, piss, shit, sickness, banter, unity and purpose, with the sole goal of bringing noise to new spaces, to yell into the void to see if it speaks back. Like any travel experience, the magnitudeContinueContinue reading “Premiere: Night Lunch China Tour Doco”
Author Archives: Kristen Ng
HOW TO RUN A DIY TOUR IN CHINA
What’s up fam, I’m back in Chengdu and finally coming back to earth following my Kaishandao tour of Japan and the big Kiwese China tour with Night Lunch. Not to mention the shenanigans of Chun You Festival and so on… Grateful for the experiences and connections on this mega trip. Still processing the lore andContinueContinue reading “HOW TO RUN A DIY TOUR IN CHINA”
KIWESE WORLD: Patreon Launch!
Kia ora whanau, Thanks for clicking on over here. Hope you’re all doing good! I’m just gonna reintroduce myself and my projects for those who might be new here. Kristen Ng is a musician, writer, and community organiser from Wellington, working across live performance, documentation, and cross-cultural exchange between Aotearoa and China. She is theContinueContinue reading “KIWESE WORLD: Patreon Launch!”
Ode to Twisted Frequency: Aotearoa’s Home of Underground Music & Culture
https://soundcloud.com/vlvtberriess/vlvt-twisted-frequency-opening-te-weta O, Twisted,You shine so brightTāwhirimātea had guestlist this yearAnd boy, did they let it rip — Knees deep in mud,tents lashed with rainWind whipped our hair back and forth but we did not retreat Down by the Beat Bachthe awa gushed like a supercharged highwayechoing our mind-body-wairua elevated with possibility soakedtothebone — yet warmContinueContinue reading “Ode to Twisted Frequency: Aotearoa’s Home of Underground Music & Culture”
Night Lunch China Tour 2026
Kiwese is proud to present dastardly Dunedin noise duo Night Lunch in China for this mega 13-date tour! Night Lunch is a band made up of two people named Liam who met in Dunedin, New Zealand. They make loud music about working shitty jobs using a home made two-string bass and a drum kit. Their music containsContinueContinue reading “Night Lunch China Tour 2026”
Iconic Chengdu Club .TAG Closes This Weekend
I’ve been wanting to write about .TAG for a long time, but could never find the words. Now, as the club heads into its final weekend in the Poly Center, it’s time to face the music. The club is the centre of our local universe. Countless nights and days have been spent stomping the concreteContinueContinue reading “Iconic Chengdu Club .TAG Closes This Weekend”
Dale Kerrigan China Tour 2025
Kiwese is proud to present Dunedin noise rock outfit Dale Kerrigan on tour in China for the first time! Dale Kerrigan is a four-piece noise rock band from Ōtepoti, Aotearoa (Dunedin, New Zealand). Taking their name from the cult Australian comedy film The Castle, Dale Kerrigan are as self-deprecating as they are impossible to pinContinueContinue reading “Dale Kerrigan China Tour 2025”
We Need to Talk About Dale Kerrigan
I was first introduced to the cult of Dale Kerrigan at Camp A Low Hum. Now I’m obsessed. After a ten-year hiatus, the atmosphere at Camp last February resembled a kind of phantasmagorical hysteria — the time of our lives was suddenly back from the dead. No lineup announcement, no signal, and no worries —ContinueContinue reading “We Need to Talk About Dale Kerrigan”
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