Formed in the depths of Karangahape Rd’s Whammy Bar in Auckland, political punk band Dick Move are making their way south to perform in Timaru.
Coming off the release of their second album WET and ahead of supporting legendary rock band the Foo Fighters in January next year, Dick Move will be embarking on a nationwide tour, including a gig at the Aidan Theatre on Sunday, October 22.
The band said they were formed as means to fight for important social change and a need to turn late-night political chat into action.
Notorious for their pumping live shows, Dick Move’s catalogue is described as cutting, confronting, empowering and dripping with brash cheekiness and political angst.
Dick Move vocalist Lucy Suttor said the band liked to make music about social issues, but present it in a fun way.
‘‘All of the music we write comes directly from things we feel need to change in New Zealand and around the world.
‘‘It’s really important to have these discussions — especially in an election year. We need to engage with the things we want to change.’’
Suttor said when it came to the new album it was interesting to see what issues they would write about, especially after having the pandemic between the two.
‘‘It turned out the same things we were fighting for then, we still have to fight for now.
‘‘Holding the people in power to account for still making it harder for the little guy is generally the main issue we sing and make music about.’’
Despite some mainstream success, the band was not aiming for fame or fortune.
‘‘We do this because it’s fun and [we] get to make music about issues we genuinely care about.
‘‘Mainstream success is always fun and exciting, like getting to tour with the Foo Fighters, but it’s not something we are too bothered with. We just want to get people fired up.’’
Suttor said though that that opportunity was ‘‘super cool’’.
‘‘It’s not everyday a DIY punk band gets to do something like that.
‘‘They chose us from a selection of bands put forward by Frontier, they asked us to play, we said yes and then Dave Grohl wanted a few of our vinyls as well. By all accounts they are pretty cool guys.
‘‘We are very lucky.’’
Suttor said the people of Timaru can expect 30 minutes of very loud, very fast, confronting fun.
They will be supported by Dud Uglies & The Nookies, with Dud Uglies featuring a few members originally from Timaru, and the Temuka band The Bigfoots. Suttor said they were looking forward to playing in Timaru for the first time after failing to do so a few years ago. ‘‘We were meant to play in the garage of one of the members of the Bigfoots when they were still in high school, but it fell through — Iguess their mum said no.’’
More information about the gig will be released closer to the time.
