Sparkes Magic Baton (Musical group)
[Programmes and other ephemera for popular music events, bands and singers. 1986]
Date: 1986
Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-Popular-1986
Description: Includes: The Bowing Jets. Fred's Cafe, Thurs 7 Nov [1986] Brothers Gorgonzola. Even you can't escape the toxic shock. Wgtn's famous rock band. Music makes it happen. Clyde Quay, Saturday 10th, 2 pm [1986] Brothers! Gorgonzola with Axmin. Don't miss Wellington's most famous band, live at last. New Year's Eve, New Expression Gallery. Tickets at Silvio's, Solid Air Records, Chelsea Records. "Be there or be lobotomised" [1986] The Calendar Girls NZ tease tour steaming your way! Raunchy rock [11 May 1986] How to dance to the Crawbilly Creeps. Electric Ballroom, Radio Active's 10th birthday party, Fri-Sat [1986] The Dolphins. Electric Ballroom, Fri/Sat 10 pm [1986] (2 copies) The Front Lawn presents "The reason for breakfast", a musical show with Harry Sinclair & Don McGlashan. National tour dates: Dunedin Allen Hall 7-12 Oct; Christchurch Court Theatre 14-18 October; Nelson Theatre Royal 21 Oct; Wellington The Depot 24 Oct - 5 Nov; New Plymouth State Insurance Theatre 8 Nov; Auckland Mercury Theatre 14 Nov - 6 Dec [1986]. Flyer Others "Get into it and Fall Over" tour. Free concert. Union Hall, 18 July [1986] They're back, those two wild guitarists from the south. Rockett 88 - Michael Bagley & Electric Lennie. With special guests Bevin Cross (bass guitar) and Peter Vinton (drums). Cricketers, 12-14 [no month, 1986] Screamin' K Hawkins + his Walk-In Bros. Amrita, 127 Cuba Street, 3 Oct [1986] Elliot Ness has charm, style, good looks, spohistication,a tommy gun ... Skank Attack have none of the above. See them with Dance With a Stranger this weekend at the Terminus. 27-28 Sept [1986] Skank Attack + Brothers Gorgonzola + Going To Waste. Cafe Pacifique, 33 Willis St. Sat 26th [1986] Skank Attack! With Dance With a Stranger. This weekend, Terminus. To Skank or not to Skank. [1986] Pssstt!! Skankattack plus Pigs Might Fly! At the University Quad, Friday 7 March [1986] Sparkys Magic Baton, new acoustic music. Amrita, 31 Oct [1986] IMA Hitt Records presents Toxic Avengers, Wazzo Ghoti, Casualty and Sticky Filth at "And-More", Westown Hall, Omata Rd. New Years Eve [1986] Looney Tours and Zimblis present Violent Femmes. Christchurch Theatre Royal 3 Feb, Wellington University 4 Feb, Auckland His Majesty's 5 Feb; Looney Tours and Secret Agency present Hoodoo Gurus Like Wow summer tour '86. Dunedin Sammys 11 Feb, Christchurch Aranui 12 Feb, Wgtn Victoria University 13 Feb, Auckland Gluepot 14-15 Feb [1986] Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, photocopies, booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm. Provenance: Donated from various sources
Braille Records presents four nights of new and improvised music, at the Cricketers [23...
Date: 1985
From: Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, musicians, and rock bands performing in New Zealand in 1985].
By: Braille Records
Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Popular-1985-13
Description: Poster shows an illustration of a long bending snake or tube. At lower right a dog reacts to the sound coming from the trumpet of a record player. The Braille Records fingerprint logo is at top left, and a dancing frog at centre right. The bands performing were: Monday 23rd: Rabbit Lock, Motto Tuesday 24th: The F Holes, Black Sheep Wednesday 25th: Jungle Suite, Family Mallet Thursday 26th: Sparkys Magic baton, 4 Volts Physical Description: Screen print, 455 x 320 mm.
Music performed by Sparkes Magic Baton
Date: [1980s?]
From: Writhe Recording Studio : Records
By: Sparkes Magic Baton (Musical group)
Reference: MST10-0377
Description: Enclosures - Track sheet at MS-Papers-7989 Other Titles - I ask only this Other Titles - God bless the child Other Titles - Collage Other Titles - Give all or nothing Other Titles - Verbindin Other Titles - Dirt Quantity: 1 10" reel(s). Physical Description: 16 track
Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, mu...
Date: 1985
By: Rowberry, Tim, active 1990s
Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Popular-1985
Description: Includes: Alpaca Brothers. Legless tour. From Dunedin. The Pulse, one nite only, 6th May. The Bats + Scorched Earth Policy. And Axe Men! Star + Garter, 4-5 November [1985]. To bring the wolves out - Riding Hood Red. The Blues Band [and] Mangaweka Viaduct. Reunion. Appearing live! Clyde Quay, 2 pm + 8 pm, 30/11 [1985] Braille Records presents four nights of improvised music at the Cricketers. Mon 23: Rabbit Lock, Motto; Tue 24: the F Holes, Black Sheep; Wed 25: Jungle Suite, Family Mallet; Thurs 26: Sparkys Magic Baton, 4 Volts. Be early (2 copies) Brothers Gorgonzola with Axemen. New Years Eve. New Expression Gallery. Builders. Pulse, Mar 28-30 [1985] Cafe Pacific, 33 Willis St. Do it Yourself. Arthur Baysting, Bill Lake, Jonothan Crayford, Nick Bollinger. 14-15 November [1985] Looney Tours presents The Chills. 'Heading home for a square meal'. Cricketers, 29-30 March. Watch out for "The Lost EP" due soon on F.Nun (2 copies) Danse with a Stranger. Terminus, Fri 27th + Sat 28th. [1985] (2 copies) Disney Roy and The Glass at the Clyde Quay Top Bar. 12-13 June [1985] Doleday afternoon (Aotearoa, Wayward Witches, Trish O'Shaughnessy, The Remarkables, Putty In Her Hand, Not Spots Dance, Fire Eaters). The Pulse, 20 June [1985] Double Doleday Afternoon (Aotearoa, Te Arahou Trust, Ourselves Alone, Primates, Fire Eater, Tombolas, Go-Go Yetis, We Ate The Apple, Spines). Top of Majoribanks St, Mount Vic, 19 December 1985 (2 copies) Double Happys. Pulse 14th & 15th. New EP 'Cut it Out' coming soon on Flying Nun Records [1985] (2 copies) Ralph Bennett's Fat N Sassy. cricketers Arms, 3-4 May [1985] In conjunction with K.B.C., F.E.T. Tours presents The Roctober Music Festival. Friday 4th Oct Paekakariki Memorial Hall, featuring Go-Go Yetis, Brothers Gorgonzola, Commie Lonely, Jungle Mice; Sat 5th October, Paraparaumu Memorial Hall, featuring Pegasus, Tom Bowlers [sic], Commie Lonely, Jungle Mice. 4XO and the Dunedin Junior Council present a rock dance: The Verlaines, The RIP, The Weeds. Dunedin Town Hall, Friday Sept 13th [1985] Frankie Goes to Paekak. Brothers Gorg, Go-Go Yetis, Friday Oct 4th at the Memorial Hall. 8 pm, 6 bucks, B.Y.O. [1985] Friday 13th Rage. Majestic Music City, Boulcott St (2 copies) The Glass. Majestic Cabaret. Fri 20th Sept [1985] The Glass. Cafe Pacifique. Sat 30th Nov 9 pm, with the Magic Roundabout. (2 copies) Grasshopper Sojourn. Music performance. Freds Cafe, 112A Willis St, Sun 25th. Marcel. Horizin Reggae. Rock Against Racism. Pulse Friday 26 + Saturday 27th. R.O.A.R. Lions and Tigers. Zanzibar, Friday. "The shape and sound of young N.Z." [ca 1985?] Love In A Gas Oven & The Alpaca Brothers. Empire, Fri 20th & Sat 21st [1985] Meg and the Fones. Let the music do the talking. Cricketers Arms, 16-18 December [1985] (2 copies, one yellow and one blue) Neil Jones, Bill Direen, Sparkys Magic Baton. Clyde Quay, Fri 20 Sat 21 [1985] No Idea. Totally Clueless Tour. The Pulse, Thurs 30 May! (2 copies) Pelicans + Dave Murphy. At the terminus, Fri 13 / Sat 14 Sept [1985] Primitve Art Group. New music. Cricketers, Wed 14th, Thurs 15th, 8 pm [1985] The RIP at the Pulse. 17-18 May [1985] The Rodger Fox Band and Midge Marsden. Let the good times roll. Appearing at Cricketers, Wed 10 - Thurs 11, Fri 12 July. Supported by Music Manor Lower Hutt. Sneaky Feelings at the Pulse, march 8/9 [1985] Sneaky Feelings, Belle Motions, The Prodigies, plus Radio U disco. Ballroom, Aug 14 [ca 1985?] Sparky's Magic Baton. New acoustic musick live at Fred's Cafe, 11/24 October, 8 pm [1985] Sparky's Magic Baton. New acoustic musick live at Fred's Cafe, Saturday 14 December [1985] The Spines. Cricketers, Fri 16, Sat 17, and Tom Bowlers [sic] The Spines. Clyde Quay, Fri 19, Sat 20 [1985] TKP; This Kind of Punishment with The Expendables. Pulse, Monday 29 April [1985] The Topp Twins. The Pulse, Thurs 16 May [1985] Quantity: 36 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters.. Physical Description: Photolithographs and screenprints, sizes varying.
Music performed by Sparkes Magic Baton
Date: [1980s?]
From: Writhe Recording Studio : Records
By: Sparkes Magic Baton (Musical group)
Reference: MST10-0376
Description: Enclosures - Track sheet at MS-Papers-7989 Other Titles - Dirt Other Titles - Anonymous Arnald - vocal o/dub Other Titles - Ask only this - vocal o/dub Quantity: 1 10" reel(s). Physical Description: 12 track
Artist unknown: $3 here. Neil Jones, Bill Direen, Sparkys Magic Baton. Clyde Quay, 8 pm...
Date: 1985
From: Various artists :[Posters advertising performances by popular music groups, singers, musicians, and rock bands performing in New Zealand in 1985].
Reference: Eph-C-MUSIC-Popular-1985-11
Description: Poster for a music gig at Clyde Quay shows at top right a vampirsih man with sharpened teeth and hair on end. It also shows at centre left, text advertising "South Indies" including the Builders, Three Farces, Braille good guys, and Christchurch bands. Extreme top right shows a fragment of text about the films "Mr Wrong" by Gaylene Preston, and "Came a hot Friday". Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, 420 x 297 mm.
Music performed by Sparkies Magic Baton
Date: [1980s?]
From: Writhe Recording Studio : Records
By: Sparkes Magic Baton (Musical group)
Reference: MST10-0374
Description: Other Titles - Verbindin Other Titles - Dirt Other Titles - Dirt 2 Other Titles - Donnez moi l'Esprit Quantity: 1 10" reel(s).
Music performed by Sparkies Magic Baton
Date: [1980s?]
From: Writhe Recording Studio : Records
By: Sparkes Magic Baton (Musical group)
Reference: MST10-0375
Description: Other Titles - I ask only this - 2 vocals Other Titles - I ask only this - 1 vocal Other Titles - I ask only this - 2 vocal and bass Other Titles - God bless the child Other Titles - Collage (1715) Other Titles - Give all or nothing Other Titles - Give all or nothing (dub mix) Quantity: 1 10" reel(s).