Avant Garage (Musical group)

Date: 1983

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-Popular-1983

Description: Includes: Avant Garage. [Tour itinerary 23 -31 July 1983]. Flyer (2 copies) David Bowie. "Serious moonlight" tour 1983. Wellington Athletic Park 24 November; Auckland Western Springs 26 November [1983]. Flyer / booking form Entertainer of the Year Awards 1983. New Zealand Entertainment Operators' Association (With photographs of Tina Cross, Suzanne Prentice, Patsy Riggir, Rob Guest, Street Level (Shane Dawson & Margaret Umbers), Suzanne Lee (1982 winner), Split Enz, Legionnaires / Pink Flamingoes). Programme Farewell party. The Swerve, Unrestful Movements, Frenzi Fire and Illusion, H S Art. At Cosgroves, 4 Dec. Friday 3 Dec: Swerve Unrestfuls only [1983] Forward Motion are appearing at Cricketers Arms, 9-11 [1983] (3 copies, two hand coloured) Kiwi Animal. Original mix, music with theatre being staged. Cosgroves Pub, 17-18 [1983] The Kiwi Animal. Cambridge Hotel, 17-18 May [1983]. Hand-drawn flyer The Mockers welcome-back party. With The Dabs and Jon McLeary. Olivers Cabaret, 20 January [1983]. Flyer The Narcs. New single - "Look the other way". L to R: Liam Ryan, Andrew Dickson, Tony Waine, Steve Clarkson. CBS [1983] No Licence; country, cajun blues, rock & roll - the best of Kiwi country rock. Playing at Cosgroves, 21-24 Dec [1983] Old Time Country Music festival (With Garner Wayne, Smokey Marshall). Anzac weekend, 22-25 April [1983]. Yellow flyer Precious. Cricketers Arms, 6-8 Jan [1983] Precious. Quinns Post, 28-29 Jan [1983] Precious, with Vietnam. Cosgroves, 9-11 June [1983]. Flyer The Puppetts (Rick Currie, Howard Begalman, Ray Battersby, Nigel Masters). Flyer showing group portrait photograph Red Hot & Blue, appearing Provincial Tavern, 14, 21-22 Oct [1983]. Flyer with photograph of the two performers The Resurrection Punk Show presents "Punk will play". No Tag, Flesh d-Vice, Zyklon B, Local Chaos, Vicious Circle. Mount Roskill Municipal Hall, 20 May [1983] Patsy Riggir Country Show, with supporting artists. Operation "Bums in Seats". State Opera House Wellington, 9 October 1983. Flyer The Skeptics. "Chowder over Wisconsin". (With Early Carvings and Go-Cats). Cosgroves, 13-15 October [1983]. Flyer Skinny Jim; rhythm 'n' blues. Cosgroves 29 Sept [1983]. Flyer Synthesiser player required for all-electronic band. Some experience preferred and must posses state-of-the-art equipment. For details phone Dave on 849-321 [1983] Wellington Folk Centre presents Chris Thompson. 10 Holland Street, 22 April [1983]. Photocopied flyer Coming soon even now at Cosgroves. The Stones. 22-23 June [1983]. Flyer Wanted alive. Drummer, solid! percussion sound for 3 piece. No ties to city or state. [Ph] 848-768 Women's concert & dance, featuring Topp Twins, Gloria Gibson, Di McMillan. Brooklyn Community Hall, 11 Nov [1983]. Flyer Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, photocopies, booklets, sizes varying up to 330 mm.

Date: 1979-[2000s?]

From: Mahon, Tim, active 1979-2020: Collection

Reference: PAColl-10766

Description: Comprised of photographs relating to Tim Mahon's music career, as a musician, band manager and city council employee. Photographs taken by various photographers including Chris Traill, John Reynolds, Phillip Peacock, and possibly Tim Mahon. Photographs of bands in which Tim Mahon was a member include The Plague, Export Lamb, South, and Stop Go Men. Also includes Ma-V-Elle publicity and tour photographs. Other photographs relate to Tim Mahon's time employed at the Ōtara Music Arts Centre and Manukau City Council. Captions written on interleaved paper originally accompanied prints PAColl-10766-34 to PAColl-10766-48: O.M.A.C. [Ōtara Music Arts Centre] mental health workshops 1988 (PAColl-10766-34 and PAColl-10766-35); Manukau Busking Competition (PAColl-10766-36 to PAColl-10766-41); Commonwealth Drum Festival 1990 (PAColl-10766-42 to PAColl-10766-48). Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 43 colour original photographic print(s). 5 b&w original photographic print(s). Transfers: Material been separated from this item due to storage requirements; transparency (PA12-5037), papers (MS-Papers-12586). Processing information: PAColl-10766-34 to PAColl-10766-48 were originally housed in a plastic clear file folder. Rehoused due to storage requirements.

Date: 24 March 1983, [ca 1980s]

From: Zagni, Ivan, 1942- : Collection

Reference: PAColl-10657

Description: Contains two photomosaic prints of band Avant Garage performing live at the TVNZ Studios in Hobson Street, Auckland, 24 March 1983. Taken by John Miller. Also a partial 35mm proof sheet showing gardening, recording studio, and the creation of an art work made with paper and magnetic tape. The final print is a single frame cut from a proof sheet showing a home sound system [record player? amplifier?]. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 4 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin photoprint. Processing information: Record updated 11 October 2022 to correct location of performance from "Little Maidment Theatre, Auckland University", to TVNZ Studio as identified by photographer John Miller.

Date: 1983

Reference: Eph-D-MUSIC-Popular-1983

Description: The continuing adventures of Alpha 2. New album: Phenomena! out on Ocean Cassettes [1983]. Avante Garage [1983]. (2 posters) Backdoor Blues Band. See them live at the Cook, 20-26 [1983]. Blue Rock. Paekakariki Hotel 30 September; 25-26 November; 16-17 December; Broderick 29 September [1983]. (4 posters) The Body Electric. Terminus 6-8 October (x2); Cricketers 8-10 September [1983]. (3 posters) The Big Sideways Band, Botanic Gardens Dell 12 [August 1983]. (2 posters) Big Mamouth Sideways Tour. Cricketers 13-15 June 1983. (2 posters) Big Sideways. Cricketers 13-15 June [1983]. Big Sideways Band. Album available here!! Big Sideways Band. Album out now on unsung records. Cricketers 18-20 August x2; 31 October [1983]. (3 posters) Big Sideways Detour & Milton Stowaways. Cricketers 7-8 March [1983]. (3 posters, 1 x small) The Bronx. Steinie bar, Cricketers. 22-24 September [1983]. The Bronx. Streetfighters tour 83. Cricketers 16-18 June [1983]. Children's Hour. New 12" e.p. "Flesh out now on Flying Nun records! Terminus 13 December x1. (2 posters) Cosmic Cabaret. Olivers Cabaret 22 June [1983]. (3 posters) Daggy and the Dickheads. Cricketers 18-19 [1983]. Driving Sideways. Clyde Quay 15 June [1983]. The Festival. Tangowahine Valley, Dargaville. Waitangi Weekend 5-6 February 1983. Freedom for Sheep. Never learn to tour. 230 Wakefield St. 12-13 August [1983]. (2 posters) Rock and rage to Fool Proof. Sheaf night club 15-16 July [1983]. Gordons. 181 Cuba Street 7-8 October [1983]. (2 posters) The Hammond Gamble Band. Cricketers 15-17 September; 1-3 December (x2) [1983]. (3 posters) Hip Singles. New single: Typewriter. Cricketers 2-4 June [1983]. Ibis. They're Hot! Bold! Black! & Beautiful. Funk, soul, rhythm n blues. Cricketers 6 June [1983]. Jam Disco. Railway Tavern 19-20 March & 2 April; 16 & 30 April; 14, 21 & 27-28 May; 3-4, 11 & 25 June; 16-17 & 24 September (x2); 4-5, 11-12, 18 & 25-26. (7 posters) John Cale. Hillsborough Chch, Thurs Sept 8th, with special guests Tall Dwarfs. Tickets from Records Records, 213 Stuart St [1983]. Ticket $10.00 plus booking fee. John Cale plus Tall Dwarfs. Gluepot 7 September; Hillsborough 8 September [1983]. Kix. Cricketers 29 September - 1 October. (2 posters) The New Zealand Music Awards. Michael Fowler Centre, Monday 7 November 1983. (2 posters) The Mangawekas. Album release party. Cricketers, 10-11 [June 1983]. (2 posters) Midge Marsden. Live souvenir out now. Cricketers Arms, 22-24 December. (2 posters) Miltown Stowaways. New single ... Strong and true. [1983]. Mirrors. Cricketers Arms, 26-27 July [1983]. Mockers. A new single - Alvision Park. Steinie Bar, Cricketers 7 September; 20 September; 29 October [1983]. (4 posters) Mockers. Breaking out tour with special guests : The Dabs. Cricketers [1983]. Mockers. Special guests : Terror of Tinytown. Cricketers 4 July [1983]. (2 posters) Moving Targets. Cricketers, 22-23 August [1983]. The Neighbours. Cricketers [1983]. The Neighbours. [Pink couple on grey. 1983-1984] Netherworld Dancing Toys. Cricketers 5 December [1983]. Netherworld Dancing Toys. [1983] Off the Deep End. A festival of New and Experimental Music. Edwards St. 7-13 March 1983. (4 posters) Pelicans. Clyde Quay 7-9 February [1983]. The Pelicans. Paekakariki Hotel 5 August & 2-3 December; Clyde Quay 30 April; Cricketers 15-17 December [1983]. (7 posters) Pleasure Boys. [With blank space for venue at lower edge. ca 1983] Pleasure Boys. Gladstone 23-25 June [1983]. (2 posters) The Ritz 2. Milton Stowaways & Naked Spots Dance. Majestic Cabaret 10 September [1983]. (5 posters) Rip it Up. No. 67, February 1983. Royales. The summer tour. Cricketers [1983]. Screaming Meemees. 12" Single - Dancing With Stars in My Eyes. Final NZ gigs : Hillsborough 13-14 May [1983]. Skeptics - Divine muscles flex. Cosgroves 25-26 August [1983]. The Sonny Day band. Featuring Billy Kristian & Mike Abbott. Cricketers Arms 19 April [1983]. Strate Streat. Quinns Post 26-28 May & 2-4 June [1983]. Strikemaster. "Rock n rage". Cricketers Arms 6-9 October [1983]. Taste of Bounty. Cricketers 19-21 December; Paekakariki Hotel 7-8 [January], 18-19 [November]. [1983]. (3 posters) Terror of Tiny-Town. Cricketers Arms 18 July [1983]. Texas Rangers. Union Hall, VUW 4 March [1983]. They were expenable. Big strain - new e.p. out now [1983]. They were expendable. Not really anything [1983]. The Tin Syndrome. Cosgroves 3-4 June [1983]. The Topp Twins. Circa Theatre, 22 April - 7 May x2; Cricketers, 26 - 28 August; Downstage, 13 November 1983. (4 posters) Two Armed Men. Paekakariki Hotel, [1983]. Tyrant. Cosgroves, 20 - 21 May [1983]. (2 copies) Unrestful Movements. Freedom for sheep mole manne. Cosgroves, 17 - 18 June [1983]. (2 posters) Vanguards. The Sheaf, 13 - 14 May [1983]. (2 copies) 23 posters returned to Mr Colbert, 14 December 2006 Quantity: 69 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on posters, plus 51 duplicates.. Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying.

Date: [1975?-1983]

From: Zagni, Ivan, 1942- : Collection

Reference: fMS-Papers-8014-02

Description: Photocopies of publicity photographs include those relating to musical groups the Continentals (ca 1970s) and Avant Garage (1983) in which Zagni performed Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - (A2003-134) Mr I Zagni, Auckland Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Originals transferred to PA.

Date: 27 Jul 1983

From: Cooke, Peter, fl 1979-1998 : Sound recordings

By: Avant Garage (Musical group); The Skeptics (Musical group)

Reference: MSC-007056

Description: Popular music recorded at Massey University Place of recording - Place of recording Avant Garage (Massey), Skeptics (Rumba Bar) Performer: Avant Garage Performer: Skeptics Other Titles - Murder (Pathos) Other Titles - Jelly Other Titles - The Brooch Other Titles - Enid Blyton Other Titles - Death be Other Titles - Sword Balmoral Other Titles - The Old grey whistle test Other Titles - Chowder Other Titles - For Silos Other Titles - Auld Balmoral Other Titles - The Window Other Titles - Anything Other Titles - NSSS Other Titles - Blow poo Quantity: 1 audiocassette(s).