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Canterbury Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Monday, 8 August 2011, 10:54 am | Smokefreerockquest

A soul-reggae band from Aranui High School and a singer-songwriter from Cashmere High School won the 2011 Canterbury Smokefreerockquest regional finals at Hornby High School over the weekend. More >>

Canterbury Smokefreerockquest 2011

Tuesday, 19 July 2011, 1:36 pm | Smokefreerockquest

Canterbury’s top teen music talent will take the stage in Hornby High School on Saturday 6 August and Sunday 7 August for Smokefreerockquest. This year in the nationwide, live, original youth music competition all entrants get the real life experience ... More >>

Smokefreerockquest influence shows in APRA Silver Scroll

Sunday, 17 July 2011, 12:23 pm | Smokefreerockquest

A look at the Top 20 New Zealand Songs Of The Year shows the influence of the country’s only nationwide, original, youth music event, Smokefreerockquest. APRA (the Australasian Performing Right Association) has just announced the Top 20 songs in line for Silver ... More >>

Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Saturday, 16 July 2011, 3:45 pm | Smokefreerockquest

It was third time lucky for electro-punk band Colour Classic from Mt Aspiring College who won the 2011 Smokefreerockquest regional final at the Lake Wanaka Centre on Friday night. More >>

East Coast Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Sunday, 10 July 2011, 12:53 pm | Smokefreerockquest

Getting the sack from a job provided the inspiration for a song that took a four-piece hard rock band to success in the 2011 Smokefreerockquest East Coast final at the Gisborne Showgrounds Park Event Centre on Saturday night. More >>

Otago Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Sunday, 10 July 2011, 12:53 pm | Smokefreerockquest

Logan Park three-piece band Scrumpy Grinder won the 2011 Smokefreerockquest regional final the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday night. More >>

Wellington & Hutt Valley Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Sunday, 3 July 2011, 5:17 pm | Smokefreerockquest

A four piece indie-alt band from Naenae College and Hutt Valley High School won the 2011 Smokefreerockquest regional final at the Wellington Town Hall on Saturday night. More >>

Marlborough Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Sunday, 3 July 2011, 5:16 pm | Smokefreerockquest

The next Hayley Westenra or Big Runga may have been uncovered at the 2011 Smokefreerockquest regional final at the Convention Centre on Saturday night. Year 10 Marlborough Girls College soloist Clara van Well cites these two singers as her inspiration and says ... More >>

Bay of Plenty Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Sunday, 3 July 2011, 5:15 pm | Smokefreerockquest

A three-piece band from Whakatane High School won the 2011 Smokefreerockquest at the Baycourt Theatre on Saturday night. More >>

Taranaki Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Sunday, 26 June 2011, 11:28 am | Smokefreerockquest

A five piece band with a distinctive rock-indie-blues sound won the Taranaki Smokefreerockquest regional final at the TSB Showplace on Saturday night. More >>

Southland Smokefreerockquest 2011 results

Sunday, 26 June 2011, 11:27 am | Smokefreerockquest

Perseverance paid off for last year’s second-placegetters, Fuzz and the Sly Tones from James Hargest College, who came though to win the 2011 Southland Smokefreerockquest final at the Civic Theatre in Invercargill on Saturday night. More >>

Auckland Smokefreerockquest results

Monday, 20 June 2011, 3:26 pm | Smokefreerockquest

It was a big weekend for teen music in Auckland with close to150 bands competing in Smokefreerockquest over three days at the Logan Campbell Centre. More >>

NZ Music Month Sees Smokefreerockquest Launch New Format

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 2:52 pm | Smokefreerockquest

New Zealand’s only nationwide all original, live youth music competition launches tomorrow (May 11), with the expectation of topping last year’s record 800 entrants. More >>

Nelson Smokefreerockquest To Be Held May 21, 2011

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 2:34 pm | Smokefreerockquest

Nelson’s top teen music talent will take the stage in the Trafalgar Centre on Saturday for Smokefreerockquest, New Zealand’s only nationwide, all original, live, youth music competition. More >>

Smokefree Rockquest 2010 Finalists announced

Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:36 pm | Smokefreerockquest

The search for New Zealand’s next big musical find narrowed today as Smokefree Rockquest announced the top eight bands to play off the national final at Hamilton’s Founders Theatre on September 11. The nationwide contest this year had 3000 entrants, ... More >>

Smokefreerockquest Nelson-Marlborough Results

Sunday, 27 June 2010, 1:57 pm | Smokefreerockquest

Four cousins and a friend are in with a chance at kiwi music success after winning this year’s regional Smokefreerockquest title on Saturday night at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson. More >>

Smokefreerockquest 2010 Nelson Marlborough

Monday, 21 June 2010, 2:32 pm | Smokefreerockquest

Smokefreerockquest director Glenn Common says this event gives school bands a realistic taste of live performance in a formula that’s been replicated in 24 other regional centres around New Zealand over winter. And he says it’s not just the judges that ... More >>

Smokefreerockquest Nelson Marlborough final

Monday, 21 June 2010, 1:46 pm | Smokefreerockquest

The Trafalgar Centre in Nelson will be pumping on Saturday night when 14 school bands from Nelson Marlborough play off in the Smokefreerockquest 2010 regional final.   Smokefreerockquest director Glenn Common says this event gives school bands a realistic ... More >>

Regional Smokefreerockquest finals hit Hamilton

Thursday, 10 June 2010, 5:21 pm | Smokefreerockquest

The Founders Theatre will be pumped this Saturday (12 June) as 14 shortlisted school bands compete to become the region’s Smokefreerockquest winner, securing them the opportunity to represent Hamilton at September’s National Final. More >>

Smokefreerockquest 2010 Nelson Marlborough

Monday, 24 May 2010, 9:34 am | Smokefreerockquest

Fourteen school bands were selected at heats held at the New Hub on Saturday, to go on to the combined Nelson and Marlborough Smokefreerockquest 2010 regional final. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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