On a quest to devour the best pies in the land, Wellington band The Nudge embark on the Big Nudg e Pi e tour this August and September. Whispers have been swirling like a mad nor’wester that the trio, first baked in early 2010, are themselves the next big pie.
The tour is a chance for punters to judge The Nudge live, kicking off in Wellington and playing Christchurch, Dunedin, Oamaru, Invercargill, Queenstown, Wanaka and Auckland. For the band it’s a time to sample and compare pies. Describing their sound as many fingers in many pies, The Nudge pie is a concoction of a blues and rock base, with a deep swamp filling, and a raucous party crust. Singer, and principal songwriter Ryan Prebble is the swampy bluesman. His gritty tone and brutal blues vocals are laced with messages of social values, personal freedom and the ways of love. James Coyle produces savage tones on a vintage organ, that effortlessly swirl around like a Leslie Cabinet, with warm low frequency modulations of keyboard bass that will crisp any crust. Add to the mix the solid base of thunderous, tribal, uniquely funky jackhammer beats of Iraia Whakamoe, and you have The Nudge.
WELLINGTON, San Francisco Bath House, August 5TH
Special Guests Warren Maxwell + DJ Eclectica
$15 at the door
Fresh From the Oven - Big Nudge Pie
CHRISTCHURCH, The Brewery, August 19th, Special Guest Fraser Ross
FREE Entry
DUNEDIN, 12 Below, August 20th, Special Guest Fraser Ross
$10 at the door
OAMARU, Penguin Club, August 21st, Special Guest Fraser Ross
$15 non-members & $10 members at the door
DUNEDIN, The Good Oil, August 23rd, Special Guest Fraser Ross + Ryan Prebble Solo
$10 at the door
INVERCARGILL, Bar Luca, August 26th, Special Guest Fraser Ross
FREE Entry
QUEENSTOWN, Revolver, August 27th, Special Guest Fraser Ross
FREE Entry
WANAKA, Wanaka Events Centre, August 28th w/ The Black Seeds
Price tbc
AUCKLAND, Golden Dawn, September 9th
$5.00 at the door
For
The Nudge