NEWS
19th September 2011
New album out today!!! RED GREY BLUE is in stores and online from today
1 September 2011
Read Mel’s TOUR DIARY from last years’ solo tour with Anika Moa
15 August 2011
‘I Won’t Let You Down’ is here… First single from new album out today! Check it out on itunes/amplifier/bandcampand all the usual places. Full album out in September.
July 2011
Winter Solo Tour coming to a small town near you soon! Shows in Hanmer, Kaikoura, Fairlie, Wanaka, Windwhistle, Castle Hill, Amberley and Lyttleton soon. Check out ON TOUR for dates and details.
28th June 2011
Check out Mel and band playing live on TVNZ 7’s Talk Talk show Click on ‘Chapter 2′
22nd June 2011
Mel is heading to San Francisco to shoot a music video for the first single from new album ‘I Won’t Let You Down’ stay tuned…
May 2011
Playing the Whiskey in Ponsonby for NZMM, and with Greg Johnson over Queen’s Birthday weekend in Queenstown – watch on tour for ticket details..
April 2011
The wheels of the new album machine are turning! First single out in July and full album later in the year. Solo winter tour dates announced soon… stay tuned…
25 February 2011
Songs for Christchurch: click here to make a donation and get a load of free music
1 Feb 2011
Playing live at Art in the Park Festival and evening show at Franks – tickets up on eventfinder soon.
December 2010
Pre-xmas solo shows coming up in the North Island – check out ‘On Tour’ for details.
14th Nov 2010
Chatting with Karl from Supergroove – and I get to playing a whole hour of my favorite artists at the moment. Tune in to ‘Homegrown’ on Kiwi FM
28 Oct 2010
Playing live this am on TV one’s Breakfast show… check it out!
21 Oct 2010
NZ Tour with Anika Moa starting in Auckland – 21 shows around the country
28 May 2010
Nightline interview and song during BATS Theatre Series rehearsal watch here
26 May 2010
Singing Live on TV1’s Good Morning, watch here
11 April 2010
Guest & live to air on 95bfm’s Border Radio with Bernie Griffin.
10 April 2010
Live on BIG FM 106.2 Auckland with Nick Robinson. Watch here
9 April 2010
Music Video for ‘Still Life’ released. Watch here
30 March 2010
Live performance on the internet phenomenon ‘BalconyTV’. Filmed in Ponsonby, NZ.
17 March 2010
Mel will be joining in the Auckland Earth Hour celebrations with a set on the outdoor stage at 7:30pm, Sat 27th March @ Britomart.
5 March 2010
Autumn tour dates for main centres announced. Auckland: April 17th @ Juice Bar, Christchurch: May 15th @ Harbour Light, Wellington May 27-29 @ Bats. See ON TOUR for details.
15 February 2010
NZ Musician magazine feature Feb/March edition
10 January 2010
Mel is heading home to the West Coast this Feb to make a music video for the single ‘Still Life’. The video will be directed by Nic Hamilton (NBC Universal, CNBC) and is due to be released later in March.
5 January 2010
‘It’s Been Good’ is to feature on the soundtrack of the upcoming series of TV3’s Outrageous Fortune
21 December 2009
Over My Shoulder is a finalist in the NZ Music Awards 2009 for Best Folk Album.
1 November 2009
Pre-Xmas shows announced in Auckland & Nelson. Dec 12th Nelson @ the Boathouse, Dec 20th in Auckland @ the Montecristo Room. See ON TOUR for more dates/tickets.
15 October 2009
Nelson Arts Festival shows coming up with full band – Oct 22nd @ the Granary Festival Club in Nelson, Oct 23rd @ The Mussel Inn in Golden Bay.
9 August 2009
‘Over My Shoulder’ #51 on NZ Top 100 Album chart
5 August 2009
Winter Warmer Tour starts @ Paradiso in Wanaka
15 July 2009
Dates announced for Southern Winter Warmer Tour coming up in August. Check out ON TOUR for details…
1 July 2009
Music Video for Darlin’ Darlin’ released… Check it out in the GALLERY or watch on Juice TV/C4.
14 June 2009
Music Video for single Darlin’ Darlin’ is in production. Set in the 1950’s, the clip was directed by Murray Keane (Shortland St) and filmed on location in Kingsland. Produced by Crucialfilms and starring Arthur Meek. Release date coming soon….
1 June 2009
CD of the Week @ LOVEMUSIC.CO.NZ Click here to win a copy
29 May 2009
‘Over My Shoulder’ is Album of the Weekend on George Fm…. Mel will be having a chat with Dave live in the studio on Saturday at 10am. Listen in to 96.8FM or go to www.georgefm.co.nz to win copies of the album.
28 May 2009
Mel Parsons & the Rhythm Kings play the Red Bull Studio Live Sessions in Auckland. More details
15 May 2009
Mel sings live on Kiwi FM for NZ Music Month…. Listen out at 3:30pm on 101.2 FM AUCK, 102.1 WGT, 102.5 CHCH Watch Live
12 May 2009
Mel Parsons singing live on TV3’s Sunrise show. With special guest vocalists Kath Bee & Priya Sami Watch
30 April 2009
‘Over My Shoulder’ is being reviewed on TV1’s Good Morning Show, tune in from 9am
19 March 2009
Mel and the band are live at Avalon Studios in Wellington playing 2 songs from ‘Over My Shoulder’ and have a chat with Sarah Bradley on the Good Morning show. Watch
9 March 2009
‘Over My Shoulder’ released online and to NZ retail. Distributed in NZ by Border Music and online through DRM Ltd.
