Michael Marcagi – The Powerstation: July 13, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Newly-minted Warner Bros solo artist Michael Marcagi made his New Zealand concert debut last night in front of a diverse audience that, for the most part, didn’t really know what to expect.
Love Square XL – Whammy Bar: July 11, 2024
Love Square is a band formed by Nick Atkinson and Finn Scholes back in 2021 along with drummer Karen Hu. These days Alistair Deverick is the drummer…but not on this occasion.
Keira Wallace + Calla – Wine Cellar: July 6, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Keira Wallace celebrates the release of their new single, Leap/Landing, with their first North Island show fueled with a little help from their friends.
Teddy Swims – Spark Arena: July 6, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
TEDDY SWIMS delivered an utterly knockout Saturday night experience to a capacity Tamaki Makaurau crowd, who won’t forget it in a hurry.
Devilskin with Tadpole – The Powerstation: June 29, 2024
Devilskin rocked Auckland’s Powerstation last night along with a (somewhat) reunited Tadpole. We sent Andra Jenkin off to check it out. Here is her report along with photos by Michael Jeong.
Chè-Fu & The Kratez With The Auckland Philharmonia – Auckland Town Hall: June 27, 2024
The Auckland Philharmonia is getting around these days. Last week they performed with Brooke Fraser now here they are jamming with Chè-Fu.
Brooke Fraser & Georgia Lines – Spark Arena: June 22, 2024 (Concert Review)
Brooke Fraser teamed up with the Auckland Philharmonia to bring 12,000 fans an evening of lush, beautiful, brilliant music.
Blonde Redhead – Hollywood Avondale: June 22, 2024 (Concert Review)
For the uninitiated, Blonde Redhead are a New York-based band featuring twin Italian-American brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace (on guitars and drums respectively), and Japanese-American vocalist and guitarist Kazu Makino.
Mel Parsons – Q Theatre: June 15, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Mel Parsons closed out her Sabotage Album Release Tour with a sold out concert at Auckland’s Q Theatre, a venue that seems to be growing in stature in a city that needs more quality places to play.
Kerryn Fields and Matt Joe Gow – Mt. Eden Village Centre: June 14, 2024
What happens when two of your favourite artists teams up and tour? In the case of Kerryn Fields and Matt Joe Gow it’s like seeing a mini-super group.
Dark Hearts 2 – Totara Street: May 31, 2024 (Mt Maunganui)
Dark Hearts 2 is the brainchild of Shane Duncan, guitarist/Vocalist for Tauranga group Stunt Clown. As the title of this ‘Good Night Out’ infers, there had been a previous incarnation in June 2023, Dark Hearts that featured Warm Leather (TM), Hoick (TGA), Stunt Clown (TGA), Static (HM) and Six Two’s (TGA). Yes! It is a […]
Junk Festival – Whammy, Whammy Backroom & Wine Cellar: June 7, 2024
Junk Festival 2024 is in its inaugural year, is an underground musical event of Aotearoa waiata featuring bands from Ōtepoti/Dunedin to Poneke/Wellington and Tamaki Makaurau.
Ben Howard – Auckland Town Hall: June 3, 2024 (Concert Review)
Ben Howard returned to Auckland just about a decade after last selling out the Auckland Town Hall. A lot has changed since then, but has Ben?
Bar Italia – Neck Of The Woods: June 2, 2024 (Concert Review)
Bar Italia are a three-piece band from London, though Nina Cristante – vocals is originally from Rome, Sam Fenton – vocals/guitar and Jezmi Fehmi – vocals/guitar who take their name from the café in Soho called Bar Italia, not the Pulp song about the café.
Voom, Reb Fountain & Vera Ellen The Powerstation June 2, 2024 (Concert Review)
Voom, Reb Fountain and Vera Ellen closed out their 4-date tour at Auckland’s Powerstation keeping the spirit of New Zealand Music Month alive for an extra day or two.
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen – Tuning Fork: May 29, 2024
It was a dark and stormy night…but that didn’t stop Jon Cleary and his band from bringing a taste of New Orleans to Auckland as they closed out their tour with style and funk…lots of funk.
Tinariwen – Powerstation: May 29, 2024: (13th Floor Concert Review)
Tinariwen is not desert rock, as in Yawning Man, Kyuss and QTSA, but desert blues, a synthesis of traditional West African music, funneled through guitar-fusion, with an influence of blues and Americana.
Sparta with Bad Jones and Miinds – Whammy Bar: May 26, 2024 (Photo Gallery)
Sparta brought their Wiretap Scars 20 Year Celebration Tour to Auckland’s Whammy Bar last night. Our reviewer pulled a sickkie, but 13th Floor photographer Azrie was all over it.
Psycho Gab and Crumbly Jack: Whammy Backroom: May 23, 2024 (Photo Gallery)
Psycho Gab celebrated the release of their latest single, Pianomen, at Whammy’s Backroom on Thursday night with help from their friends Crumbly Jack. 13th Floor Photographer Azrie was there to catch all the action.
Explosions In The Sky – The Powerstation: May 19, 2024 (Concert Review)
Explosions In The Sky returned to Auckland after a lengthy hiatus to perform their unique brand of Texas-borne post/prog rock on heels of their latest album, titled simply, End.