LIVE & LOCAL at the Old School

An exciting new series of concerts at the Raglan Old School Arts Centre.

Sunday Sept 19 features: Teresa Michels, Brandon De La Cruz and Nicky Keys.

Teresa Michels is a Raglan singer who performs her original songs under the name Sadie Black. Beautiful melodies covered with barbed wire, drenched in reverb and feedback It’s music from the edge of the world!

A long-time resident of Raglan  and local music teacher, Nicky Keys has over 25 years of experience in the Music industry playing keyboards for bands such as Cornerstone Roots, Lost Tribe Aotearoa and Native Sons. He will play a collection of his favourite songs from classical to jazz, pop and reggae. Expect a set of guitar and keyboard wizardry, beatboxing and looping with a few stories and jokes.

Brandon De La Cruz is a folk artist whose lyricism is uniquely shaped by his interest in mythology, ceremony and RH Blyth’s translations of Japanese haiku. He grew up in the suburbs of Southern California’s Inland Empire and has lived and performed regularly in New Zealand, Berkeley, California and Portland, Oregon. In 2021, he released a new album called, Visions of Ovid, in which the spirits of Greek myth find new bodies.

Covid Level 2 protocols apply.

Live & Local is a regular event on the third Sunday of every month. If you are interested in performing in future concerts, contact Penni: music@raglanartscentre.co.nz