Smokin’ Daggers and More – Thirsty Dog: December 17, 2022
Thirsty Dog Night is made up of four homegrown bands, who cover an eclectic mix of styles but ultimately make great, ferocious rock ’n’ roll.
Pixies – Auckland Town Hall December 15, 2022
The Pixies steamed through a rousing set of 27 songs in 85 minutes taking fans on a high-powered journey through the past and back again.
Jacob Collier – Powerstation: December 13, 2022
A stage full of top tier jazz musicians, each outstanding in their own right, hold, lift and illuminate multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier while he literally jumps from one instrument to the other across the Powerstation stage on Tuesday night.
Sharon Van Etten – Civic Theatre: December 12, 2022
Sharon Van Etten’s Darkness Fades Tour stopped down at Auckland’s Civic Theatre to present a show that was both musically satisfying and emotionally fulfilling.
Jack Johnson & The Black Seeds – Outer Fields: Dec. 10, 2022
Jack Johnson, The Black Seeds and Muroki brought the summer vibes and warmth to Auckland, making the rain irrelevant at Western Springs.
China Crisis – Tuning Fork, December 10, 2022
China Crisis hit this country for the first time, on their 40th Anniversary Tour no less, and finally get to fire up the passions of their fans in person.
Princess Chelsea – Powerstation: December 10, 2022
We all know Princess Chelsea’s wonderful Cigarette Duet which went viral with 82 million YouTube views since its release in 2011 on her first album ‘Lil Golden Book
Guns N’ Roses – Eden Park: December 10, 2022
Guns N’ Roses closed out this leg of their current “We’re F’N Back! Tour” with a show at Auckland’s Eden Park that can best be described as ‘Epic’.
The Pipi Pickers – Devonport Bunker: December 5, 2022
The Pipi Pickers are one of the premier bluegrass bands in New Zealand, and they played a hot set of tunes at the iconic Devonport folk music venue.
Khruangbin – Spark Arena: December 6, 2022 (Concert Review)
Khruangbin make music on the Astral Plane. In the course of ninety minutes, they travel on a seamless magic carpet ride of musical styles, touching down on many genres East and West.
Dry Cleaning -Tuning Fork: December 6, 2022
Dry Cleaning aired out their dirty laundry for fans at Auckland’s Tuning Fork in the form of 17 songs over 75 minutes.
Billy Joel – Eden Park: December 3, 2022 (Concert Review)
On a slightly damp night at Eden Park, Billy Joel was clearly in an “Auckland State of Mind”
Big Thief – Powerstation: December 2, 2022
Big Thief are essentially indie folk rock and they have an enthralling take on this, which they lay out on the first of two sold-out shows at the Powerstation tonight.
Daddy Long Legs – Whammy Bar: December 1, 2022
Daddy Long Legs are a cult-favourite, rhythm’n’blues bar band from Brooklyn, doing their first tour of New Zealand and slaying the die-hard aficionados.
Jon Shain – The Bunker: November 28, 2022
Jon Shain flew in from Durham, North Carolina and took the Bunker folk club museum through a terraplane musical ride of Americana.
Spring City: Groove Armada and More! November 26, 2022
The festival season kicked off on Saturday with the inaugural Spring City from the Endeavour Live team, and finally, clear blue skies.
David Gray – Spark Arena: November 26, 2022
David Gray’s ground breaking album, White Ladder, of 2000 is still adored, still provides relaxed listening and last night still attracted an audience of appreciative concertgoers.
Womb – Wine Cellar: November 25, 2022
Womb is an ambient melodic dream pop sibling trio from Wellington, who make comfort music which often envelopes a fierce burning heart at the core.
Jenny Don’t & The Spurs – Whammy Back Room: Nov. 24, 2022
Jenny Don’t & The Spurs rode into town and got Whammy’s Back Room rocking with their own brand of rhinestone-encrusted cow-punk.
Kaylee Bell – Tuning Fork: November 23, 2022
Kaylee Bell demonstrated how entwined Country and Rock’n’Roll is with a show that was lovin’ up a storm! as the late Jerry Lee would have said.