Dear friends, lovers, casual acquaintances, regulars & family. Thanks to all the amazing musicians, gig organisers, music lovers, beer aficionados, jazz fans, hand kissers and all around good-guys. It's been AN EXPERIENCE! A wonderful experience! So, since we have to end things, lets end on a high note. This weekend is our LAST HURRAH. Tonight we're chilling out at the bar, come have a valedictory drink with us. We'll be playing some vinyl, getting drunk and enjoying each others company. Saturday night is PARTY TIME! HOLY ANUS DANIEL BURMESTER THROW IT TO THE FIRE VORN and SPECIAL SURPRISE GUESTS will be playing throughout the evening. Sunday we'll be winding down with our last ever JAZZ NIGHT with THE TROUBLES Of course Happy Endings cost extra: We want you to drink us dry! |
ABOUT HAPPY
- Happy, Wellington, New Zealand
- Live Music every night Tuesday through Sunday. Local, National, and International. Comfy sofas, atmospheric lighting and delicious drinks. In the basement, 118 Tory St
HAPPY ENDING
Erez Sussman - Guitar From Around The World
Erez Sussman- Guitar from Around The World
Wednesday December 21st 8.30pm $15
Touring his new album, The Mighty Cedar, Erez brings the Toronto sound all the way from Canada, with influences from around the world - from Bossa to Breakbeats and Funk to Flamenco. Come hear the classical guitar sing to a fresh beat and take in some good vibes.
Check out the website at http://mightycedar.blogspot.com
and the promo video at http://vimeo.com/29459412
and the promo video at http://vimeo.com/29459412
Lindon Puffin with Victoria Girling-Butcher
Lindon Puffin and Victoria Girling-Butcher
Friday December 16th 8pm $15
Lindon Puffin and Victoria Girling-Butcher’s new albums have respectively earned high praise in New Zealand press since both were released in November.
Joined by their bands, both artists will celebrate in Wellington with show at Happy on December 16.
See Lindon Puffins album 4.5 out of 5 review in the New Zealand Hearld - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10764851
Victoria Girling-Butcher’s ‘Summit Drive’ ranked on Simon Sweetman’s ‘Best Kiwi Albums of 2011’ plus 4 out 5 review of the album in the NZ Herald.
The same double billed show in Auckland was rated Nick Atikinson’s weekend highlight recently on National Programme.
This performance will not disappoint!
Vital Sounds Hi-Fi Downbeat Special: The Studio One Story
Vital Sounds Hi-Fi Downbeat Special: The Studio One Story
Saturday December 17th 9pm $5
Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd is a legendary figure in terms of Jamaica’s music industry. From the late 50s his Downbeat Sound System was one of a select few that ran things in Jamaica and he turned its success into one of the most respected record companies ever, Studio One - having been described as "the Motown of Jamaica music".
Studio One was at the cutting edge of most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s, including ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and early dancehall. The label was founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1954, and the first recordings were cut in 1963 on Brentford Road in Kingston.
Virtually every major Jamaican artist who could reach the microphone got their break at Studio One, including the Abyssinians, Heptones, Burning Spear, the Ethiopians, Alton Ellis, Dennis Brown, and the young Wailers of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingstone to name just a few.
I am very pleased to bring you a night of strictly Studio One music. I'll be opening up my collection of rare Studio One 45's, showcasing the biggest tunes from the greatest label in Jamaican music history from ska, rocksteady, reggae, and rub-a-dub.
Manray, Vital Sounds HiFi.
With support from
Ras Stone on the microphone.
plus
Ras Twig (aka Miles, Radio Active 89fm)
Undercover
Art (Newtown Sound. niceup.org).
Vital Sounds Hi-Fi
Downbeat Special
The Studio One story.
Vital Sounds Hi-Fi Downbeat Special: The Studio One Story
Vital Sounds Hi-Fi Downbeat Special: The Studio One Story
Saturday December 17th 9pm $5
Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd is a legendary figure in terms of Jamaica’s music industry. From the late 50s his Downbeat Sound System was one of a select few that ran things in Jamaica and he turned its success into one of the most respected record companies ever, Studio One - having been described as "the Motown of Jamaica music".
Studio One was at the cutting edge of most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s, including ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and early dancehall. The label was founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1954, and the first recordings were cut in 1963 on Brentford Road in Kingston.
Virtually every major Jamaican artist who could reach the microphone got their break at Studio One, including the Abyssinians, Heptones, Burning Spear, the Ethiopians, Alton Ellis, Dennis Brown, and the young Wailers of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingstone to name just a few.
I am very pleased to bring you a night of strictly Studio One music. I'll be opening up my collection of rare Studio One 45's, showcasing the biggest tunes from the greatest label in Jamaican music history from ska, rocksteady, reggae, and rub-a-dub.
Manray, Vital Sounds HiFi.
With support from
Ras Stone on the microphone.
plus
Ras Twig (aka Miles, Radio Active 89fm)
Undercover
Art (Newtown Sound. niceup.org).
Vital Sounds Hi-Fi
Downbeat Special
The Studio One story.
Farmer Maori and the Maori Farmers
Farmer Maori and the Maori Farmers
Tuesday December 13th, 8pm
Kill those Tuesday blues and come down to Happy for a night of electric opera blues rock reggae music, where the farmers will be smashing out some hits for your taringas. Lend us yours ears and your presence for our live EP recording! 8pm Koha entry. Kia ora whanau!
The Maori Farmers...
Jaime 'Farmer Maori' Reihana - Croon/maori trumpet
Eddie 'sax teaser' O'Conner - Saxamaphone
Al 'A-lister' Newton - Gat
Lawrence 'Low-Talker' Taula - Hammond/vox
Nat 'Howlin Waha' Newton - Bongos/MC
Charlotte 'The mother farmer' Nicklin - Opera
Aarona 'Maakau' Birch- Drums
Eddie 'sax teaser' O'Conner - Saxamaphone
Al 'A-lister' Newton - Gat
Lawrence 'Low-Talker' Taula - Hammond/vox
Nat 'Howlin Waha' Newton - Bongos/MC
Charlotte 'The mother farmer' Nicklin - Opera
Aarona 'Maakau' Birch- Drums
Natalia Mann: 'Pasif.Ist' album launch
Natalia Mann 'Pasif.Ist' album launch
Saturday December 10th, 7-8pm
guests Lucien Johnson & Shona Jaunas
Harpist/composer Natalia Mann launches her new album Pasif.ist on the Rattle Records label this month. With guests Lucien Johnson (saxophone) and Shona Jaunas (violin).
The Stacks with Siamese Charades, Kabanaz and Fate 2 Decide
The Stacks with Siamese Charades, Kabanaz and Fate 2 Decide
Friday December 9th 8.30pm $5
The Stacks are also sharing the night with some amazing Wellington talent, Siamese Charades, Kabanaz and Fate 2 Decide.
It is $5.00 on the door with the first band starting at 9pm, plus every person through the door goes into a draw to win a $30.00 Music Warehouse voucher (kindly sponsored by the Wellington Musicians Network).
Gold Medal Famous Christmas Party with Cliché Guevara & Heat Like Me!
Gold Medal Famous Christmas Party with Cliché Guevara & Heat Like Me!
Thursday December 15th 9pm $10 with EP
"Christmas is all kinds of things to all kinds of people: happy, sad, fun, annoying, sacrilegious, bankrupting. Whatever camp you fall into you'll enjoy a Christmas Party with avant-garde pop stars Gold Medal Famous.
Joined by electropop duo Cliche Guevara and live acid house group Heat Like Me, Gold Medal Famous will ease you into the season fervour. $10 on the door gives you entry and a free limited edition Christmas Music EP featuring new songs by all 3 bands.
Happy Bar 9pm Thursday 15 December. Ho ho ho and seasons greetings!"
BB Marshall with Jessica's Cats Pyjamas & High Class Hobo Society
BB Marshall with Jessica's Cats Pyjamas & High Class Hobo Society
Wednesday December 14th, 8.30pm $5
Folks and folkettes, it's that time of year when y'all start making tracks to various destinations around the globe to celebrate the birth of our lord and savior, Jesus Markus Donald Christ. However, before the great migration takes place, Happy is putting on one final push for salvation before the sky falls upon our heads and the ground beneath our feet bursts into flames. A group of highly trained musicians has been sent to Wellington by God Phillip Russel Almighty in an attempt to stave off the impending Judgement Day, and if you value the absolution of your soul, it would be wise to check out what these chalices of righteousness have to say.
B.B. Marshal: "Never have I heard such a sounds as this, the future of acoustic music rolled into one" - Rolling Stone Magazine
"Excellent, 5 Stars" - National Geographic Magazine
Jessica's Cat's Pyjamas:
"A true expression of abstract art, ne'er could I have achieved anything like this" - Picasso
Jessica's Cat's Pyjamas:
"A true expression of abstract art, ne'er could I have achieved anything like this" - Picasso
"The most honest and hard hitting experiment with funk and blues since Mozart" - Empire Magazine
High Class Hobo Society:
"A spectacle one must experience before one's death, a flash of brilliance in a sea of mediocre" - Mojo Magazine
High Class Hobo Society:
"A spectacle one must experience before one's death, a flash of brilliance in a sea of mediocre" - Mojo Magazine
"I fell to my knees and wept with joy" - Jesus Markus Donald Christ
"A necessary accompaniment to all al fresco situations" - New Zealand Home & Garden Magazine
$5 on the door, a small price to pay when compared to that of purchasing a new Mercedes.
"A necessary accompaniment to all al fresco situations" - New Zealand Home & Garden Magazine
$5 on the door, a small price to pay when compared to that of purchasing a new Mercedes.
Jeremy Mason EP Release with Hula Hope
Music and Artists Social Club Presents: December Songs
Halcyon Drift EP Release with The Dijretts
Saturday December 3rd, 8pm $10
Vinyl Friday - The Flying Nun Special
The Flying Nun Special
Friday November 25th
5.30pm Free Entry
Given that it's the 30th anniversary of New Zealand's best loved record label this month, it would be downright rude of the Vinyl Friday Illuminati to ignore it. Consequently, we've drafted label founder Roger Shepherd and former Garage editor Richard Langston in to construct an analogue tribute worthy of the occasion. There are also strong rumours that Simon Coley will make an appearance with his copy of "Fall In A Hole", hotly pursued we assume by a lynch mob of copyright lawyers. We're just hoping that one of them will play The Verlaines' "Pyromaniac". For the perfect way to memorialise one of our finest domestic cultural achievements, be there at Happy Bar, Friday 25 November. It kicks off at 5.30 so don't be late; some of us aren't as young as we used to be.
Coney Island Swamp Monster, Great Expectorations, The Dickens, Meghan Glue w Andrew Savage
Coney Island Swamp Monster, Great Expectorations, The Dickens, Meghan Glue w Andrew Savage
Friday December 2nd, 9pm, $5
Can you believe it? Is it really that time again?
The women in both Dan and Andrew's lives are in the family way - and due in December. "How did that happen?" I hear you ask...
Well, this is not the time for details! Rather celebration...and we will celebrate in style.
So, the friends that are Coney Island Swamp Monster, Great Expectorations, The Dickens, Meghan Glue, Andrew Savage invite you to the first ever baby shower gig staged in Wellington.
Over the last two years, this community of musicians and friends have forged a relationship based on mutual respect and genuine appreciation of each other’s musical offerings.
We can't think of any other people we would prefer to celebrate with as we pave the way for our unborn children.
This may be the last outing for a few months as both Dan & Andrew will endeavour to be good fathers for a bit before cracking out the guitars again...not too long mind you…
So - it's a date.
$5 on the door, and bring a baby shower gift if you want to!
You will be treated:
The night kicks off with Andrew Savage of the Dickens playing a short solo set followed by the siren that is Meghan Glue. The Dickens will give you 100% after that, followed by Great Expectorations (do not miss this) and Wellington's finest: Coney Island Swamp Monster.
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