The Larry Normans at The Anthology Lounge 25 May 2023
The Larry Normans, to clear up a possible misnomer, are not a tribute act for Californian Larry Norman, widely recognised as the first musician to successfully bring an explicit Christian message into mainstream rock music, in the Land of the Free, ie. the founding father of Jesus Rock, though I’m sure such an act exists […]
Sleaford Mods – Powerstation: May 26, 2023 (Concert Review)
Sleaford Mods returned to The Powerstation last night, three years and one pandemic after their first show at the iconic NZ venue.
Emperor – The Powerstation: May 22, 2023 (Concert Review)
Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band. Black metal can be traced culturally back to the 1980s, to a wave of UK bands led by Venom and Swedish group Bathory.
Kaylee Bell – The Powerstation: May 21, 2023 (Concert Review)
Kaylee Bell closed out her Boots N All Tour at Auckland’s Powerstation on a Sunday with doors opening at 4pm.
Devilskin – Powerstation: May 20, 2023 (Concert Review)
Devilskin closed out (kind of) their Let Me Breathe tour at Auckland’s Powerstation with a little help from their friends, East York.
Mel Parsons – Galatos: May 19, 2023 (Concert Review)
Mel Parsons opened up her Tiny Days Tour in Auckland in front of a seated audience at Galatos with a show dedicated to parents and their children.
Salt Tree – The Wine Cellar: May 18, 2023 (Concert Review)
Salt Tree played their first NZ show at Auckland’s Wine Cellar last night. This was the first of their current 16-date tour of NZ and Eastern Australia.
Soft Plastics Whammy Bar May 13, 2023 (Concert Review)
Soft Plastics celebrated the release for their new album, Saturn Return, last night at Whammy, bringing along some old friends and making some new ones.
Bleeders and More – Galatos: May 12, 2023
Bleeders, a product of West Tamaki Makaurau, have kept (are keeping) the tradition of punk and metal-influenced bands (think The Henchmen, The Warners, Blindspott and dare I say Bird Nest Roys.) alive and trumpeting the West, as they once again reform for a third time since 2009.
Come Together: Neil Young’s Harvest -May 12, 2023
Come Together: Neil Young’s Harvest was more than just a run though of a classic album, it was a celebration of one of our greatest living songwriters by this country’s finest musicians.
Pony Baby – Wine Cellar: May 11, 2023 (Concert Review)
Pony Baby features the combined talents of Jazmine Mary and Arahi. This was their public performance debut and it almost went pear shaped until Kendall came to the rescue.
Miriam Clancy – Wine Cellar: May 10, 2023
Miriam Clancy returned to New Zealand for personal reasons, but then went public last night with a show at the Wine Cellar featuring Rodney Fisher and her drumming cousin Hannah.
Don McLean Charms the Auckland Town Hall, May 9, 2023
Don McLean closed out his “The Day The Music Died Final Farewell Tour” in Auckland giving us a chance to say “Bye Bye” to the guy who wrote American Pie.
Reservoir Dogs & Pulp Fiction Soundtrack – 6 May 2023, Auckland Civic Theatre (Concert Review)
The Soundtracks From Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs And Pulp Fiction kicked off with energy, fun, a stage full of dark suits, shades and guns, and the distinctive bass line of Little Green Bag.
Ruel – Auckland Town Hall: May 6, 2023 (Concert Review)
Ruel ruled over a sea of a adoring fans at Auckland’s Town Hall last night. It seems there was more than one coronation going on as it felt like Ruel had been crowned the new King Of Pop.
Rita Mae – Whammy Bar, May 5, 2023 (Concert Review)
Rita Mae is a new pop artist from Auckland’s wild west coast who echoes her famous Sergeant Pepper character. Lovely Rita meter maid, lovely Rita meet ‘er Mae.
We Will Ride Fast – Cupid Bar: April 28, 2023
We Will Ride Fast, is the psychedelic post-synth-punk project of Tauranga-based visual artist and Toi Ohomai lecturer Kyle Satter, who has released 30 pieces of waiata during a 25 years career. Tonight he breached the regional borders to share his newly released album Army Of Invisible Zombies with the heathens of Tamaki Makaurau.
Broods – Powerstation: April 28, 2023: (Concert Review)
Broods lay down a great indie pop show where times and musical eras are not fixed. They may well be Aliens travelling in their spaceship bubble.
Denzel Curry – Shed 10: April 25, 2023 (Concert Review)
Denzel Curry is five albums into a 12-year recording career which, like many rappers, started with a mixtape.
Zephyr Love & Jennifer K. Austin – Anthology Lounge: April 22, 2023 (Concert Review)
Zephyr Love and Jennifer K. Austin played tasty retro rock’n’roll and Americana to a rowdy bunch of fans and friends. And curious aficionados like me who seek out interesting artists working under the radar.