13th Floor concert reviewer Ruben Mita was in an enviable position last night. Instead of going out to review Guitar Wolf on their current NZ tour, the Japanese rock & roll trio came to him, playing in his lounge. Here’s Ruben’s report…
Auckland experienced a musical Canadian invasion last night. While Toronto’s Shawn Mendes was putting smiles on pop fans’ faces at Spark Arena, Alberta-based Leslie Feist dazzled a spellbound crowd with her musicianship and songwriting skills.
Last night in Auckland, Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes brought down the house at a packed Spark Arena, packed to the gunnels with many adoring and appreciative fans with his boyish charm and musical ability that didn’t fail to bring a smile to everyone’s face.
Anyone who has recorded with George Duke, my favourite R & B/jazz pianist who recently passed away, has to be someone special, and Eric Benet did not disappoint.
All the old punks, and a few new ones, gathered at Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night to spend some time with a Sex Pistol. Original bass player Glen Matlock put on a solo acoustic show that may have put off folks looking for a night of anarchic anthems.
English pop group Take That performed at Auckland’s Trusts Stadium last night.
Canadian songstress Frazey Ford made her New Zealand live performance debut at Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night.
Stevie Nicks brought her 24 Karat Gold Tour to Auckland for two shows this week. Fortunately, that also included bringing along The Pretenders.
Twenty-one years after their breakthrough album, Moseley Shoals, Ocean Colour Scene were set to play on Auckland’s Powerstation stage to a veritable ocean of expatriates. I felt I needed a passport to get into this gig, and having never been to England, after tonight I don’t think I need to: England came to me.
New Zealand singer-songwriter Anthonie Tonnon is developing a reputation as one of the most impressive performance artists in the country. With his eccentric interactive live show and melancholy folk-pop songs, Tonnon has quickly become a must-see act, with his sold-out series of gigs at Grey Lynn’s Freida Margolis testament to that.