Pussy Riot! What are they? Who are they? I think its safe to say that the majority of the people who came out to see them last night at Auckland’s Town Hall had very little idea of what to expect. Which made the show all the more intriguing.
It could have gone very badly…down a key member and a singer with laryngitis…yet Teenage Fanclub proved to be troupers, making their New Zealand debut a success despite the odds.
Miss Lauryn Hill w special guest, Nas, 16 Feb 2019, Spark Arena (Concert Photos) No reviewers were welcome at the Lauryn Hill show, presumably on the strength of some pretty dreadful reviews of her Australian shows last week. I was advised that photographers were welcome and I would be able to shoot her from the […]
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Love was in the air last night at Auckland’s Anthology Lounge as Kendall Elise and her band celebrated Valentine’s Day with songs both of romance and heartbreak.
BEING. took the stage at Kingsland’s Portland Public House and barely 15 seconds had passed before the crowd was in the palm of their collective hand. They’ve been described as ‘melancholy indie surf pop’, and I was pleasantly taken aback by how effortless and natural their performance is. The intimacy of the venue adds to […]
American garage-rockers The Supersuckers wielded the evil powers of rock and roll at Auckland’s Whammy Bar last night.
“All we have is the Powerstation on a Wednesday night, and that’s fuckin’ good enough for me”. Wise words from The Living End front man Chris Cheney, as he sweated through a lively set at the venerable Auckland venue.
Like one giant intermediate school social, complete with glow-sticks and party poppers, So Pop was an immersive flashback to a bygone time of carefree partying, denim dungarees and butterfly hair clips.
Lily Allen opened the final leg of her No Shame Tour at Auckland’s Spark Arena. Both the venue and the show itself were smaller, more intimate affairs than recent concerts by pop divas such as Pink, Cher and Shania Twain, giving fans a chance to connect with the sometimes controversial artist.