Auckland rock fans celebrated the return of The Darkness with, what looked like, a sold-out show at The Powerstation. The reconstituted band returned the favour celebrating the power and the glory and the ridiculousness that is rock and roll.
Mavis Staples, aged 77, proved why she is one of the most important voices of the past century, keeping the work of her father Pops Staples, alive and making it relevant to today’s audience during her show at Auckland’s ASB Theatre.
The classic rock continues at Auckland’s Vector Arena. The previous night it was a trip to the late 70s and 80s with Blondie and Cyndi Lauper. Now we travel back another decade to revisit the music of Santana and The Doobie Brothers.
Perhaps there really is a fountain of youth. Recent veteran performers now in their 60s and 70s (Springsteen, Raitt) seem to be improving with age, rather than deteriorating. That certainly can be said for Blondie’s performance at Auckland’s Vector Arena last night.
Here’s Kendall Elise and her band performing three songs at The 13th Floor studios in celebration of her debut EP, I Didn’t Stand A Chance.
Australian sensation Amy Shark blew into town this week to play her first-ever overseas show at Auckland’s Neck Of The Woods. Of course, the show sold out and received rave reviews.
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda tracked down Josh Burgess of Yumi Zouma. The band was putting the finishing touches on their, as yet, unnamed second album. Before that record sees the light of day however, the band is playing a few final shows in support of their acclaimed debut album, Yoncalla. You can catch them […]
Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke is heading across the Tasman for his first NZ shows in a decade. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Josh Pyke recently and found that although Josh hasn’t performed in NZ for a while, he has been a regular holiday-maker here.
The ol’ Swamp Fox returned to Auckland last night weaving tales of gators, garters and rattlesnakes. Tony Joe White held a sold out crowd spellbound as he and his drummer locked in to a Louisiana groove.
For those fans waiting to hear Nadia Reid perform tunes from her new album with a full band, well, they’ll have to wait a little longer. After playing only three songs, Nadia was forced to halt her show due to ill health.
