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Weekly Roundup: Friday 17th July

Chris Cudby / Image: Giantess / Friday 17th July, 2020 4:04PM

It was all hustle and bustle in the UTR offices, while our editor absconded to Wellington to lark about and Annabel Kean took over the controls as acting editor. This week brought the musical revelation of the Top 20 shortlist of songwriters in the running for 2020's coveted APRA Silver Scroll Award, whittled down by an all-star judging panel from a longlist of over 200 artists - we'll keep you posted when finalists are announced.

Announcement highlights included the champs at Flying Out revealed the multi-venue The Others Way festival is returning to take over Tāmaki Makaurau's Karangahape Road district in September, featuring over forty acts and fourteen venues, including a new all-ages district. Wax Chattels announced their very first post-lockdown live event, a single release party with Na Noise and Memory Foam at Whammy Bar on 24th July, Ōtepoti guitar troupe Mild Orange are playing two massive North Island shows in celebration of their new self-titled album, Julia Deans has an intimate run of South Island headline events lined up for late August and early September, Dunedin guitar-pop crew Marlin's Dreaming will tour the hazy sounds of their second studio album Quotidian in September and November, Pōneke heavy hitters Spook The Horses are gearing up for a four date nationwide tour in celebration of their new long player Empty Body, and the Home Alone Music team invite you to attend a special End Of Winter Fest this August, featuring Mystery Waitress, Fraser Ross, Mali Mali, Wiri Donna and Lake South.