Thunderground, Boneshakers, Snitch Jimmy and Jiahu Symbols. It’s time again for a Blitzkrieg Bop as The Wine Cellar hosts four young Punk bands out to give you a good old thrashing and spit you out better for it.
A cold night on Auckland’s Dominion Road. At the Clare Inn Irish pub, the place is hot and rockin’. The Bobby Holidays are having a blast and trying to tear the walls down. The proprietor, with thick Irish brogue, concludes the Holidays are … deadly! Good for the winter blues and whatever else ails you.
The crowd flocked into The Thirsty Dog. Daniel Armstrong and The Monsoons were in town and serving up a menu of freshly cut Rock ‘n’ Roll, featuring their second album, Everything Is As It Shouldn’t Be played in its entirety.
This latest installation of Tuning Fork‘s “Thursdays I’m In Love” monthly series bring us short, sharp sets from Carb On Carb, Wiri Donna and ShannenGeorgiaPetersen.
Here we are at the Tuning Fork early on Sunday morning for Anika Moa and her Songs for Bubbas Show. And the expectant audience are laughing, running around, crying and taking over the joint. Mood swings faster than a pre-menopausal blonde with a hang-over.
A tribute band to the era of Hard Bop arising from East Coast America, the New Bop Quintet have a fling and dance with some of the classic songs and artists of the time and lay out a brace of originals which shine in and amongst the stellar company.
Despite the wintery June weather, Jed Parsons dragged us all off the couch and into the Whammy Bar for a good dose of dancing on Saturday night. Jed and his band rocked our socks off with the kind of feet tapping, hip-swaying tunes you don’t mind hopping out of bed for.
White Chapel Jak are a band for music obsessives. They also take care of business and make sure the partygoers get their money’s worth. Call them a Covers Band, or a Tribute Band. At the core, they are a polished, hard-working unit and they love to stretch out and jam a little.
They certainly do rock in the USSR and the succinctly-named Hit Pump did just that in an epic two and a half hour set tonight. Covers of 26 songs from 20 bands. I don’t remember the last time I was at such a packed Powerstation show and the audience was seething all night.
It’s not often that you can stroll to a local bar in Grey Lynn and hear a performance by a Grammy nominated singer who combines deep musical skills with an ability to create friendships and community with others. But on Saturday night Freida Margolis hosted Mireya Ramos and band for a breathtaking vocal performance and […]