Touring is ephemeral. Gigs, soundchecks, trains, cars, meals, sights, sounds, people, dogs, jokes, laughing, crying, exhaustion, sickness, 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”
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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”
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”
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”
Chengdu Sistahz
Over the summer, Wu Zhuoling and Kaishandao, two Sagittarian music friends living in Chengdu, embarked on a joint tour to Kristen’s homeland of New Zealand.A Kiwese and Small Projects adventure, we spent a month exploring, hiking, camping, and performing at venues and festivals including Whammy Bar (Auckland), Tactile Society (Nelson), and both weekends of theContinueContinue reading “Chengdu Sistahz”
Fight Club: Shaolin Monk or Maori Warrior?
This episode of ‘Deadliest Warrior’ pits a Shaolin Monk against a Maori Warrior. Who will win…? Only tangentially related to Kiwese, but thought this battle scenario was too ridiculous not to post here!! Check out the link to watch trained martial artists destroy large pieces of meat with Shaolin and Maori weapons. FIGHT!! https://youtu.be/SYgKmb_YIoAContinueContinue reading “Fight Club: Shaolin Monk or Maori Warrior?”
And the Prize Pack goes to…
The prize pack was drawn this morning in Chengdu! Congrats to the lucky winner!
Kiwese Prize Pack Giveaway!!
One year ago, amidst the panoramic plume of grey sky and uncontrollable heating units of Beijing, over a tenuous VPN connection in a dank, cramped dorm room at BLCU, Kiwese was born. To celebrate this milestone, Kiwese has a prize pack to giveaway to one lucky winner! This is a bunch of original notes I hacked out while thinking about what I wantedContinueContinue reading “Kiwese Prize Pack Giveaway!!”
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