Local Music

Here are some great local bands that play original music. Some are from the past, some are still playing.

Let us know if there's a band or artist that you'd like to see featured!

Persimmon true crime

Persimmon - True crime

Fresh indie pop 4-piece from Te Papaioea

https://persimmon1.bandcamp.com/track/true-crime-2
Govt pest

Government Pest

Heavy Grooves from the swamps of Palmerston North. Govt Pest are local legends of metal.
Kristov Raven - Vocals/Guitar
Murray Shaw - Bass/Vocals
Max Guy- Drums

https://governmentpest.bandcamp.com/
Pining radiata

Pining Radiata - Not Awake

Maeve Egan - vocals, guitar
Cass Dollery-Signal - vocals, bass, keys
Michael McKeagg - guitar
Josh Finegan - drums

https://piningradiata.bandcamp.com/track/not-awake-2
Skeptics Amalgam Front Cover

Skeptics

Skeptics were a polarising post-punk primal scream of a group.

Raw and grinding, their music was industrial in both sound and visual aesthetic. The video for their song AFFCO contained scenes of industrial animal slaughter, and probably turned a few people vegetarian…

The band ran their own venue in Palmy called Snail Clamps, in the building out the back of Square Edge.

Known for their provocative attitude as well as their lofty musical ambition, the death of singer David D’Ath stopped the band in its tracks, so we’ll never know how far they might have gone.

Songs such as Agitator showed that they could juxtapose abrasive electronic elements with achingly poignant passages.

https://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/skeptics
Imperial slave

Imperial Slave - Who Rules the World?

Ruthless death metal from New Zealand. From the album Still at Large.

https://imperialslave.bandcamp.com/track/who-rules-the-world

By Bing Turkby Ensemble

ANT

Sunken city 2025

By Bing Turkby Ensemble - Sunken City

From the BTE album Atlantean Night Tourists.

http://turkby.bandcamp.com

Music map of Palmerston North

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Local music gig posters in Manawatū Heritage
The Stomach - Sola Monday, Pumice, Slate / Wild Horse
The Stomach - Sola Monday, Pumice, Slate / Wild Horse
The Stomach - Sentimental Plastic, Werepigs / Wild Horse Saloon
The Stomach - Sentimental Plastic, Werepigs / Wild Horse Saloon
The Stomach - Birthday Bash, GMC, Sense / Harvesters
The Stomach - Birthday Bash, GMC, Sense / Harvesters
The Stomach - Black Friday / The Stomach
The Stomach - Black Friday / The Stomach
The Stomach - Rap Olympics hosted by Nat Lover/The Stomach
The Stomach - Rap Olympics hosted by Nat Lover/The Stomach
The Stomach - Foamy Ed/The Stomach
The Stomach - Foamy Ed/The Stomach
The Stomach - Nanas Knitting Circle CD release/The Globe
The Stomach - Nanas Knitting Circle CD release/The Globe
The Stomach - Bands/Wildhorse Saloon
The Stomach - Bands/Wildhorse Saloon
The Stomach - Bands/The Stomach
The Stomach - Bands/The Stomach
The Stomach - Swampfest 05
The Stomach - Swampfest 05
The Stomach - Carb on Carb/The Stomach
The Stomach - Carb on Carb/The Stomach
The Stomach - Robogig
The Stomach - Robogig
The Stomach - Mobile Stud Unit/The Bad Cave
The Stomach - Mobile Stud Unit/The Bad Cave
Aotearoa music at the Library
Yon loader

Yon Loader

Yon Loader
Marlon williams whare

Marlon Williams Te Whare Tiwekaweka

Sheen of gold

Skeptics Sheen of Gold

Red River

Red river

Turbostill
Robertson Chris Knox 40933

Chris Knox by Craig Robertson

Topp Twins

The Topp Twins and the APO

Till

Till

Ceol Manawatu
Ria Hall

Rules of engagement

Ria Hall
While The Swamp

While the swamp rocks

Various
How bizarre

How Bizarre

OMC
You cant just sell records DVD

You Can't Just Sell Records (DVD)

Herbs songs

Herbs Songs of Freedom DVD

Yesterday

Yesterday When I Was Young by Suzanne Lynch

Violet and the Velvets

Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing...

Rachael King
Chills

Chills Triumph and Tragedy DVD

Alien weaponry tu

Alien Weaponry Tū

Lab VI

LAB VI

Troy kingi holy

Troy Kingi Holy Colony Burning Acres

Straight line was a lie

Straight Line was a Lie by The Beths

Bb bullets

High Tide by BB & The Bullets

Clean dreamlife

The Clean: In the dreamlife you need a rubber soul

Richard Langston
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