On a night of terror and tawdriness (Halloween), intrepid concert reviewer Simon Coffey braved the dangers lurking on every street corner of Tamaki Makaurau infamous K Rd, to help LIPS aka Steph Brown, Fen Ikner with friends, celebrate the release of their new single The Wolf.
While Travis Scott was shaking things up at Eden Park, Office Dog and Awning were making their own racket over at Whammy.
Travis Scott brought his Circus Maximus Tour to Auckland’s Eden Park, one day earlier than originally planned. The 13th Floor’s Azrie managed to rearrange his schedule and catch the show. Here is his report:
Öof Tatatá come to the Powerstation with Jason Momoa holding it all down on bass.
“Play something eclectic and weird!” That shout from a fan at the back of Auckland’s Spark Arena resonated as Thom Yorke played the first of two shows at the venue and just the second overall for his Everything Tour.
Less Than Jake brought their Rockview Downunder Tour to Auckland’s Powerstation last night and The 13th Floor’s Chris Warne was on the scene with his pen and his camera.
Toe are wha/four Japanese musicians, who formed, or at least started producing mathy post-rock around 2000, releasing since 2002. The line up of Yamazaki Hirokazu (acoustic guitar), Mino Takaaki (electric guitar), Kashikura Takashi (Drums) and Yamane Satoshi (Bass) has stayed unchanged since inception.
The heart of Auckland CBD was buzzing with Diwali festival-goers stretching along Queen Street, but that didn’t stop the young crowd from lining up to catch Lime Cordiale on their final stop of the Australasian tour.
Dead Contract and Running Stitch performed last night at Auckland’s Cupid Bar. Sadly, a third act, The Bridesmaids had to pull out of this show due to bad teeth issues, but DJ Sicoff came to the rescue with extra 7” vinyl and the po was saved, well, not really…
Decisions, decisions…Friday night in Auckland and I’ve got to choose between seeing Tami Neilson and Strawpeople. If I had my druthers, I’d attend both, but as Strawpeople gigs are as rare as hen’s teeth, the ultimate decision was a no-brainer.