Al’s Bar in Christchurch was host to Tahuna Breaks last night. Soulsystem did an excellent job opening for them, getting the crowd dancing and in a great mood. Vocalist Tu warmed up after introducing us to their latest song Sunshine which they wrote only a week ago. Following it up with a wonderfully catchy tune Olden Days. Overall Soulsystem really impressed me with their performance and left me wanting more. I can’t wait to get my hands on their album which is due to drop next year.

As good as Soulsystem were, Tahuna Breaks were even better. Their songs never sounded so good with all seven members giving it their all on stage. I love watching a band that just oozes energy like this, playing with a passion that really comes through in their music. The crowd was absolutely loving it feeding off their love of the music. The gig hit a new level when Marty Greentree starting singing What’s the Time Mr Wolf during their track Real Life. Then out came the strobe lights and their hit single Reflections.

Tahuna Breaks finished their set with a new track Make Out Party from their up coming album. The song tells the story of the private parties that take place within the other parties, you know the ones. The best part of the song is when Marty Greentree starts yelling that he needs to let out the lizard! I leave the meaning of that to your imaginations. Of course they returned to the stage for an encore and sang their track If I Could to a couple in the audience that recently got married to it.

All in all this was one of the best gigs I have been to in a while. Tahuna Breaks were amazing and definitely need to be heard live. Here is a list of future gig dates for you to check out:
25  Oct 2008 8:00 p   Coroglen Tavern w/ Tiki Live  Whitianga
14  Nov 2008 9:00 p  Queenstown Events Centre     Queenstown, Otago
31  Dec 2008 8:00 p  Highlife NYE Experience         Matakana, Northland
6   Feb 2009 2:00 p   Native Noise – Waitangi Day   Auckland
7   Feb 2009 8:00 p   A.R.E.A.9                                Lake Ohau, Twizel, Canterbury
14 Mar 2009 3:00 p   Vodafone Homegrown            Wellington

Check out Tahuna Breaks on NZ Beats Show 31 and Show 50
Reviewed by Ki
You can buy their album at Amplifer and check out their myspace.