Uni and Her Ukelele
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When:
| Thu 20 Nov ’08, 8:00pm |
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Where: Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Gate 2B, Knighton Rd, University of Waikato, Hamilton Show map
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New Zealand, You’re Gonna Get Rocked!
San Francisco’s neo-vintage, pop raconteur/chanteuse Uni and her Ukelele hits Titahi Bay this November on her first tour to the South Pacific.
Uni (real name Heather Marie Ellison) competes for the limelight with her prima donna ukelele ‘Sally Luka’. Originally a singer/songwriter for over a decade, when she met the bawdy uke she swallowed her pride and joined up for the raucous phenom that became known as Uni and her Ukelele.
Uni’s lo-fi folk-pop, first album ‘My Favorite Letter is U’ dropped in 2006 and the response was overwhelming. Her EP ‘I’m On My Way’ introduced her rock-ability with hits like the title track and ‘Twinkle Twinkle’.
“The overall effect is the musical and sartorial equivalent of sucking on a jawbreaker while drinking whiskey straight from the bottle.” San Francisco Weekly
“To be fair, it's not all about the ukelele. Ellison has a gorgeous, throaty voice that vibrates softly around the edges, but purrs into pitches dead on.” Performer Magazine
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