Music in Parks: Groove at the Beach

Nothing beats cool vibes, good tunes and great bands near a beautiful beach location… add a killer selection of food trucks and it’s just a perfect day.

Riding a crest of creativity and inspired by their evolution of sound, Alae is a band that’s taking their sophisticated brand of soulful pop to the world.

Beat-maker and producer Jason Peters, aka Kong Fooey, started out drumming for grunge rockers Pumpkinhead in Christchurch. He’ll be serving up high-energy house funk and soul with lashings of disco, and a sprinkling of hip hop.

Sibling duo from the Hibiscus Coast, Brody & Ben have been playing music together since they were kids – and they’re only high school students now! The pair placed third in the solo/duo category in the national finals of SmokeFree RockQuest 2019.