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Nashville-style original music showcase. Introducing Aucklanders to local artists.

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07/04/2026

Still feeling the warmth from this one 💛
Thank you to everyone who came along to the Auckland Songwriters Circle Showcase, and to these incredible artists for sharing their songs and stories with us.
We’re so proud of this lineup. Each artist so unique and beautiful, bringing their own voice and feeling into the room.
Give it up one more time for ✨ Catherine Walker ✨ Cedric Rerehau ✨ COCO CHARLES ✨ Laika ✨ Otis Mace
There’s something special about hearing music like this. Just the artist, the song, and people really listening.
📸 Swipe through to meet the artists and relive the night.
📷 Riley
So much love for this community in Tāmaki Makaurau.

09/03/2026

5 songwriters. 1 stage. All original music. 🎶

The Auckland Songwriters Circle Showcase is back for a special night of songs and the stories behind them.
This is the kind of show where artists take turns sharing their songs in an intimate circle. No big production. Just great songwriting, raw performances, and the moments that inspired the music.

Featuring:
Catherine Walker
Cedric Rerehau
COCO CHARLES
Laika Loveheart
Otis Mace

If you love discovering local artists and hearing songs the way they were written, this one’s for you.

📍 Ponsonby Social Club, Auckland
📅 Sunday 22 March
⏰ Show starts at 8pm on the dot!

Bring a friend, grab a drink, and come support local songwriters.

🎟 Tickets via UnderTheRadar
Link in bio

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08/03/2026

✨ LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ And to round out the lineup… we’ve got a true Aotearoa songwriting icon joining the show!!

🎶 Otis Mace A distinctive voice in Aotearoa songwriting, Otis Mace has spent decades crafting sharp, offbeat songs and collaborating with fellow musicians across the globe. A seasoned performer, he’s toured extensively through Europe and shared stages with artists as varied as Billy Bragg, The Violent Femmes, and Screaming Blue Messiahs.
His music blends vivid storytelling, dark humour, and melodic pop instincts into something uniquely his own — what he once described as “whimsical ballads, blistering pop gems and melodramatic reptilian lounge folk.”
Expect colourful characters, sly lyricism, and masterful songcraft from one of the country’s enduring musical voices.
Tickets are moving — grab yours via the link in bio. 
📅 Sunday 22 March ⏰ 8:00pm – 10:00pm 📍 Ponsonby Social Club

06/03/2026

✨ LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ The circle keeps growing…!!!

🎶 Laika Loveheart Laika Loveheart (They/She/Fae/Any) is a Tāmaki Makaurau–based, Ōtautahi-bred musician, writer, journalist, and performer whose work spills across stages, airwaves, and genres.
Performing under the name Laika Loveheart, their show The Ballad of The Duct-Tape Cowboy and Six Shot Cinderella took home the TAPAC Awhi Prize at the 2024 Auckland Fringe Awards. Expect sharp storytelling, theatrical flair, and songs that blur the lines between folk, punk spirit, and poetic monologue.
Laika currently plays guitar and sings in the third-wave garage rock and dirt revival band the worms!, and is the new host of the 95bFM radio show Stage Direction.

One more artist to be announced soon… 👀
Ticket link in bio, grab yours early! 
📅 Sunday 22 March ⏰ 8:00pm – 10:00pm 📍 Ponsonby Social Club

05/03/2026

✨ LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT ✨
We can’t wait to see Cedric live!!!! 🤩🤩🤩 
🎶 Cedric Rerehau Performer, composer, and singer-songwriter Cedric Rerehau brings a rare blend of classical form and radical creative expression to the stage. With nearly a decade of performance across New Zealand and Australia, his background spans opera and choral music through to the storytelling traditions of contemporary and folk.
Trained under tenor Kenneth Cornish, Cedric’s stage credits include Magaldi in Evita, alongside a range of experimental and original works. His songwriting is deeply narrative-driven, from the Auckland Fringe Festival production Dead Boy Is Blue to appearances at the Matariki Festival and performances around Auckland as one half of folk duo Cedd and Edie Grace.
He is currently developing Shadow Werk, an ambitious project fusing chamber music, poetic monologue, and visual theatre to explore the unseen self as a visceral extension of the human psyche.
More artists to be announced soon… 👀
Ticket link in bio, grab yours early!
 
📅 Sunday 22 March ⏰ 8:00pm – 10:00pm 📍 Ponsonby Social Club

03/03/2026

✨ LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ There’s something shimmering on the horizon for our next Auckland Songwriters’ Circle Showcase…

🎶 COCO CHARLES Alternative pop artist COCO CHARLES crafts shimmering, emotionally charged songs that balance vulnerability with quiet defiance. Her debut single “L.A. Dust” glows with dreamy textures and understated intensity, offering a first glimpse into a forthcoming full-length album.
Written in the margins of everyday life, her music traces the tension between ambition and responsibility — chasing creative fire while also holding little hands. Expect atmospheric pop, intimate storytelling, and songs that feel both tender and quietly powerful.
More artists to be announced soon… 👀
Ticket link in bio, grab yours early! 
📅 Sunday 22 March ⏰ 8:00pm – 10:00pm 📍 Ponsonby Social Club

02/03/2026

✨ LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ We’re excited to reveal the first artist in the next Auckland Songwriters’ Circle Showcase, and it’s coming up soon!

🎶 Catherine Walker (The Low Low)
Harking to the incisive alt-pop of St. Vincent, the plaintive 60s-influenced melodies of Harry Nilsson, and the inventive vocal work of Kate Bush, Catherine Walker (The Low Low) brings a buoyant, off-kilter approach to classic pop.
Produced by Auckland wunderkind Tom Broome, her upcoming LP Nurture nods to the smooth 70s ballads of Bonnie Raitt and the introspective contemporary stylings of Sharon Van Etten.
Expect sharp songwriting, unexpected turns, and melodies that linger long after the last note.
More artists to be announced soon… 👀

Ticket link in bio, grab yours early!

📅 Sunday 22 March ⏰ 8:00pm – 10:00pm 📍 Ponsonby Social Club

26/02/2026

Thank you for sharing your beautiful songs with us ! We loved them!! 🌊🧜❤️🎶 📹

13/02/2026

Did the ladies take your breath away last Sunday? Loved this show so much!!! 😍😍😍
📸 thanks for the beautiful snaps!

27/01/2026

🌟 We’re so proud to present the Auckland Songwriters Circle Showcase #2 — an intimate, story-driven evening of original music at Ponsonby Social Club on Sunday 8th February!

This special showcase brings together five incredibly talented local songwriters, each with their own unique voice across pop, country, soul, dark pop and indie. Expect heartfelt storytelling, beautiful melodies and a real connection between artists and audience in a warm, attentive setting.
✨ Featuring Jenni Smith, VÏKAE, Maddy South, Moavve, and Raging Flowers. This all female lineup is bold, diverse and deeply inspiring, and we could not be prouder to share their songs with you.
Grab your tickets, bring your friends and come celebrate the magic of songwriting in Tāmaki Makaurau 🎤💫

24/01/2026

Hailing from Liverpool, Maddy South steps onto ASC’s stage.

Soul-led singer-songwriter blending sea-shanty undertones with a raw Liverpudlian rasp.
Returning to her melodic roots after years behind the scenes.
Songs shaped by a season of remembering.

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