Recitals – Wine Cellar: August 26, 2022 (Concert Review)
Recitals celebrated the release of their debut album with a very crowded show at Auckland’s Wine Cellar.
Matt Joe Gow – Wine Cellar: August 21, 202
Matt Joe Gow is the Man in Black, from hat to boots tonight at the Wine Cellar. With voice and guitar, he lays down an evening of soulful Americana resonant with influence from the likes of Springsteen, Petty and Van Morrison.
AJR – Spark Arena August 27, 2022 (Concert Review)
AJR are pop music obsessives who deliver a dramatic and tightly choreographed explosive show, aided by some stunning visual effects. A VMax theatrical experience.
Nadia Reid & The APO – Auckland Town Hall Sept. 9, 2022
Nadia Reid walked onto a grander stage than many of us have been accustomed to seeing her on. And in rather different company.
Beabadoobee – Powerstation : September 7, 2022
Beabadoobee, Be-Bop-A-Lula and Awopbopaloobop. Speaking in tongues and the wild and holy spirit of rock’n’roll firing off into pop music as it blew out in 1956 and continues to do so.
Billie Eilish – Spark Arena September 8, 2022
Billie Eilish blew the crowd away with her first of three performances at Spark Arena this September celebrating the release of her second album Happier Than Ever.
Mean Jeans – Whammy Bar: September 7, 2022
Mean Jeans made their NZ concert debut last night at Auckland’s Whammy Bar, bringing their brand of goofy punk rock direct from Portland, Oregon.
Earth Tongue vs Dick Move – Whammy Bar: August 19, 2022
Earth Tongue vs Dick Move, and the winner is… These two rock & roll heavyweights faced off at Auckland’s Whammy Bar.
Come Together: David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust: Aug. 20, 2022
Ziggy played guitar! Sadly Brett Adams couldn’t as he was unwell. But still, with these songs and this line-up, the chances of being disappointed were slim to none.
The Helium Project – Galatos: August 11, 2022
The Helium Project make their first performance in Auckland and Galatos is set up nightclub style with semi circles of people around tables nursing drinks.
Fur Patrol – Tuning Fork: August 20, 2022
Fur Patrol are in triumphant mode the moment they hit the Tuning Fork stage tonight. Playing to an adoring fan base, many of whom can sing along to every song from their celebrated album Pet, for this 22nd anniversary showcase.
The Moon and the Tides: The Dust Palace – September 2, 2022
The Moon and the Tides is a compelling visual and sonic experience of circus theatre set to the surreal ambient folk music of Carawei Gao’s up and coming album The Moon and Tides.
Midnight Oil – Spark Arena September 3, 2022
Midnight Oil returned to Auckland’s Spark Arena with their “Resist Tour”, being billed at the long-running Aussie band’s “Final Tour”.
Troy Kingi – Auckland Town Hall: August 19, 2022
Troy Kingi spreads his musical canvas wide, in time and space, in featuring his folk album Black Sea Golden Ladder released a year ago. It was supposed to be Troy and Delaney Davidson, but Delaney’s not here! even though he’s furiously banging on the Town Hall door trying to get in.
Banks Arcade – Tuning Fork: August 13, 2022
Banks Arcade, who have become a Melbourne Storm of an alt rock band, make a trip to their state of origin, Auckland, to headline a night of metal fire-power and bruising physicality from the front row forwards in the audience.
Harper Finn – Hollywood Avondale: August 13, 2022
Harper Finn brought his Newcomer tour to Auckland’s classic Hollywood Avondale theatre along with a couple of support acts worthy of a second look and listen.
Honouring Rachel Webb – 13th Floor Ace Photographer
All of us here at the 13th Floor are devastated at the passing of Rachel Webb, whose been one of our finest, most passionate photographers for years. She was a music lover first and her passion for music came through in her photos, happy to shoot all genres, as comfortable in Whammy Bar as she […]
The Black Seeds – Powerstation August 6, 2022
The Black Seeds triumphed at Auckland’s Powerstation with a show that very nearly didn’t happen.
Sigur Rós – Spark Arena: August 6, 2022 (Concert Review)
Sigur Rós brought their magic and majesty for the second time to New Zealand and it was a powerful and captivating theatre experience. From one small, distant land of volcanoes to another. The performers make it monumental and dissolve all boundaries, encompassing the world and beyond.
Georgia Lines- Human EP Release Galatos August 5, 2022
Georgia Lines celebrated the release of her 2nd EP, Human, last night putting on a show that was both sweaty and slick.