Like Nick Cave before her, PJ Harvey eschewed an opening act, with her and her very impressive 9-piece band carrying the full load. And the end of the night it was clear…PJ Harvey is one a very few artists will to challenge herself and her audience, in the process making the best music of […]
After splitting up five years ago, Canadian rockers Alexisonfire are back together and touring down under. Their show at Auckland’s Powerstation found them picking up right where they left off.
Thirty years ago, Dinosaur Jr wrote the manual on fuzzy impressionistic downer rock. While it’s been subtlety rewritten over the course of 11 studio albums, the most important aspect of a Dinosaur Jr record has been the mood that seems to permeate all of them. The longevity of Dinosaur Jr can be just as much […]
Dunedin quartet The Prophet Hens rolled into Auckland on this Saturday night bringing both the sound and the weather of their hometown as wind and rain lashed at the front awning of Freida Margolis in Grey Lynn.
Whoever is organising the gigs at REC is doing a top-notch job. After three sold out shows of Conan Moccasin, New Zealand’s own sleaze-funk prince, this Saturday they hosted indie-pop stalwarts The Ruby Suns.
After a brief, 30 year break, The Mockers returned to Auckland’s Powerstation, the second stop on their 8-date reunion tour. There was what appeared to be a full house on hand to greet them, cheering and singing along like it was 1985.
Well, for a lot of folks the 2017 concert season began tonight with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ show at Auckland’s Vector Arena. And so stunning, so powerfully moving a show it was, that it might very well be the last show of 2017 for all intents and purposes.
Love was in the air at Auckland’s Civic Theatre as Passenger returned to share his/their latest album with a couple thousand adoring fans.
With summer finally seeming to arrive in Auckland, at least temporarily, Dutch trio My Baby kept the heat turned up at The Kings Arms on this Friday The 13th eve.
It’s a new year and its been several weeks since an overseas act has visited Auckland, so it’s no surprise that the Tuning Fork was sold out on this Wednesday night. It might also have to do with the fact that Lake Street Dive have cultivated quite a following in this country, performing here […]