Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Live Review: Paquin At Nivara Lounge




It’s not often I venture into town these days. Closing in on 23 years of age I am too old to get excited about Pitbull and Selena Gomez. I’m not really a fan of Drum and Bass and to be honest even though Oasis is pretty good band I have seen enough renditions of Wonderwall in the Hamilton CBD to last me a lifetime.

When I saw that Paquin were coming to Hamilton I jumped at the chance. It’s not very often a New Zealand tour includes the chlamydia capital. I was a fan of the band after discovering their song ‘Quiet Heart’ on Spotify last year, so I dragged along as many people as I could to go and check them out.

Paquin are a four-piece band blurring the line between trance-y electronic music and indie pop rock. Their line up consists of guitarist/vocalist, drummer, bass player and a real modular synthesizer, which was impressive to see in action.

Paquin played a solid set to a very small crowd of around 20 or so people. It was a very intimate show that in my opinion deserved a much bigger audience. The show was still amazing, with local opening acts The Goth and the Pixie and Glass Shards putting on great sets as well.


Nivara Lounge is a very cosy venue with many leather couches, accommodating staff, and a wide range of craft beers. No matter what your musical taste is, I would recommend heading along at any chance you get.

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