DOORS at 8:30PM
Stellarize a Wellington Based Band.
The bubble supergroup Stellarize formed serendipitously after Canadian bandleader, songwriter and world-traveller Dee Corcoran sought shelter in a new house, just before lockdown set in. The place she chose just so happened to contain the perfect combination of musicians, including bassist Phil Copley, drummer Hikurangi Schaverien-Kaa (French For Rabbits, Dawn Diver), guitarist Jeremy Grant and renowned videographer Lee Gingold. Dee has fleshed Stellarize out into an alt-dreamy, country, psych-rock caramel quartet, with each member of the band bringing their own juicy flavour to the band's inviting, transcendent sound.
Opening the evening, the lovely and local, Violet French.
It all began in Dunedin, and it all made sense in Christchurch. Writing songs with authority and a sure handle on the nuances of her craft. Her guitar playing swings and her lyrics argue for a personality which is sharp, sympathetic and observes the poetry in small moments. Her songs serve as sardonic litanies to the soul sucking, crushing minutiae of the everyday. She is Violet French, and she waits for no man.
