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Tomorrow night Shayne P. Carter and his band play their only Auckland show for the year up at Leigh's fabulous Sawmill.
The set will lean heavily on Carter's last record Offsider, which saw the brooding songwriter put down the guitar in favour of bashing away on the piano, an instrument he had little history with.
The results were exceptional, with Carter being heaped with critical praise and nominated for the Taite Prize.
Of course with a catalogue as deep and impressive as his it would be remiss if the band didn't tackle old favourites, so expect chart toppers and deep cuts to pepper the set.
Yes, going up to the Sawmill is a bit of a drive, but the gig does provide a pretty great excuse to book a room and enjoy a night away and out of the city.
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With his beaming grin, spot-on impressions and fantastic use of news footage, Myers explains exactly what's going while simultaneously being side-splittingly funny and brutally eviscerating. New episodes appear regularly on YouTube.
