Frazey Ford Concert Photos – Tuning Fork November 21, 2017
Canadian songstress Frazey Ford made her New Zealand live performance debut at Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night.
Stevie Nicks & The Pretenders – Spark Arena November 21, 2017
Stevie Nicks brought her 24 Karat Gold Tour to Auckland for two shows this week. Fortunately, that also included bringing along The Pretenders.
Ocean Colour Scene – Powerstation November 20, 2017
Twenty-one years after their breakthrough album, Moseley Shoals, Ocean Colour Scene were set to play on Auckland’s Powerstation stage to a veritable ocean of expatriates. I felt I needed a passport to get into this gig, and having never been to England, after tonight I don’t think I need to: England came to me.
Anthonie Tonnon – Freida Margolis November 20, 2017
New Zealand singer-songwriter Anthonie Tonnon is developing a reputation as one of the most impressive performance artists in the country. With his eccentric interactive live show and melancholy folk-pop songs, Tonnon has quickly become a must-see act, with his sold-out series of gigs at Grey Lynn’s Freida Margolis testament to that.
Ocean Colour Scene – Wellington Opera House November 19, 2017
Ocean Colour Scene are due to perform tonight at Auckland’s Powerstation. The 13th Floor’s Tim Gruar caught the band in Wellington last night and turns in this report to give Aucklanders an idea of what they are in for. The 13th Floor will post a review and photo gallery of tonight’s show tomorrow morning.
Albi & The Wolves – Tuning Fork November 18, 2017
Auckland’s very own Albi & The Wolves moved The Tuning Fork to dance last night with a rousing set of down-to-earth folk and Americana. On a rainy Saturday night they warmed the room with a set steeped in musical communal tradition, without ever feeling stale despite their reliance on familiar folk-rock idioms.
New Zealand Music Awards Photos
13th Floor photographer Grace Watson headed down to the New Zealand Music Awards on Thursday evening and returned with these pix:
Supersuckers – Kings Arms November 16, 2017
Well they didn’t suck. Nor were they exactly super. Failing, for better or worse, to live up to either entertaining possibility installed in their name, the American self-proclaimed “greatest rock’n’roll band in the world” took a safe middle route with a borderline parodical set of solid fast-paced classic southern rock. And yes, the above quote […]
Lorde – Powerstation November 14, 2017
Last night’s sold out show at The Powerstation showcased a woman aware of pop’s past, who can adeptly refashion it for the present so that she might secure her place in its future.
Lindi Ortega – Tuning Fork November 14, 2017
A year and a month after her first foray to the Tuning Fork, Canadian songstress Lindi Ortega returned to the Auckland venue.
GZA – Concert Photos November 11, 2017
Wu-Tang man GZA performed at The Studio on Auckland’s K Road last night.
Lord Echo – Hollywood Cinema November 10, 2017
After a string of performances through Europe and Japan in promotion of his third album Harmonies, Wellington producer and multi-instrumentalist Lord Echo finally brought his album release tour for a night of funk, groove and disco to the people of Auckland.
Greg Johnson & Mel Parsons – Tuning Fork November 10, 2017
Sometimes, just for a night, the middle of the road doesn’t seem like such a bad place. Sometimes derivative can be comforting and even forgettable can be entertaining in the moment. Last night at the Tuning Fork was such a night, as established Kiwi songwriters Mel Parsons and Greg Johnson shared the bill for the […]
Marlon Williams – Pt. Chevalier RSA November 9, 2017
After eight months overseas, Marlon Williams returns to New Zealand for a series of shows to generate excitement for the release of his second long player, Make Way For Love due out February 16th.
Lawrence Arabia – Titirangi RSA November 7, 2017
Lawrence Arabia’s string of solo shows around the North Island this November were announced with a lengthy and eccentric press release from the artist personally, imploring the public to come along because “a performance without an audience is merely a rehearsal. And rehearsals, as fun as they are, do not pay money”. He further assured […]
80s Mania: Cutting Crew, Paul Young, Wang Chung, Go West, Taylor Dayne – ASB Theatre November 5, 2017
Five 80s hitmakers descended on Auckland last night serving up nostalgia wrapped in pastels and latex.
Big Daddy Wilson – Tuning Fork November 4, 2017
North Carolinian bluesman Big Daddy Wilson wraps up his month-long tour of New Zealand at Auckland’s Tuning Fork, before heading back to his adopted homeland Germany to commence the European leg.
Tactical Attack, Axilism & More – Whammy! November 3, 2017
It was a frenetic and relentless night at Whammy last night, and not just in the pace the punk and hardcore bands brought to the stage. Organisers Worn Out Collective packed an ambitious lineup of eight total bands across two stages, including headliners Tactical Attack and Axilism.
Drake – Spark Arena November 3, 2017
Kate Powell attends the first of two Drake shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena… Prior to last night, I didn’t ‘get’ Drakes music. His singles undoubtedly have good production, but his lyrics and delivery seemed way too paint by numbers to justify his massive following.
Greg Fleming & The Working Poor – Wine Cellar November 2, 2017
Greg Fleming and The Working Poor held the release of their ninth album, Working Poor Country at the Wine Cellar in Auckland last night, to a crowd that was thinner than me. It was a crying shame there were not more people in attendance, as Fleming showcased ten songs, (from albums past and present), that […]