Concert Review: Ladi6 – Phoenix Cabaret August 12, 2021
Ladi6 and the revived Alpha Sessions rolled into Auckland last night. With the Friday night show sold out, Thursday’s was the place to be… plenty of room for shake, shake, shakin’.
Ladi6 and the revived Alpha Sessions rolled into Auckland last night. With the Friday night show sold out, Thursday’s was the place to be… plenty of room for shake, shake, shakin’.
The 13th Floor goes to Leigh! Marty Duda traveled north to catch Troy Kingi and Delaney Davidson at Leigh Sawmill. Was the trip worth it?
Love is a burning thing! Bad For Education are a tight Hard-Pop Punk four-piece band and in an inspired bit of misdirection they start with Ring of Fire! They are showcasing brand-new album Eyes on the Sky and they are about to blast off.
Kiwi siblings Ben and Brody light up Cassette 9 with a younger audience than usual, their clean pop sound and youthful stage persona is refreshing and impressive, and I can see why they have been successful in competitions such as the Smokefree Rockquest.
Stack of Blankets Delivered a night of soul-jazz to The Thirsty Dog, as part of their Funk and Fusion Thursdays.
Lips and Phoebe Rings celebrated the end of their national tour in style at Auckland’s Neck Of The Woods.
For those who couldn’t get enough of The Subliminals at the Flying Nun 40th show a few days earlier, the band reunited one more time for a room full of hearty fans at Auckland’s Wine Cellar.
Chris Priestley and the Unsung Heroes take us on a musical trip through history and the stories of New Zealand heroes and outlaws. This band are the Kiwi incarnation of that celebrated Last Waltz one. They present these tales wrapped in Folk and Americana.
Lichtbeuger are Industrial Art Noise duo of singer Adam Colegrove and metal machine music Maestro Drew Lyon. They blast, pound and ravage the Thirsty Dog tonight and set the lovely Goth maidens dancing. Maybe graced by the presence of Fairy Goth-Mother and some enchanting Eastern cobra-dancing.
Bob Dylan Million Dollar Birthday Bash – where Auckland’s Dylanologists gathered together at the Guide Hall in Mt Eden to literally sing the praises of the great man who recently turned 80.