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.
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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.
Peter Hook & The Light – Auckland Town Hall: May 18, 2024 (Concert Review)
On the 44th anniversary of Ian Curtis’s suicide, it feels a little strange to be once again experiencing Peter Hook and his very own embodiment of Joy Division and New Order in Tamaki Makaurau. It now takes a lot more than one hand to count how many times Hooky has visited and performed in Aotearoa.
When The Cat’s Away – The Powerstation: May 18, 2024 (Photo Gallery)
New Zealand 80s vocal supergroup When The Cat’s Away got back together to perform at Auckland’s Powerstation, closing out a run of four shows throughout the country.
Sleater-Kinney – The Tuning Fork: May 15, 2024 (Concert Review)
Sleater-Kinney brought their Little Rope Tour to Auckland last night, not at The PowerStation, as originally advertised, but the much smaller Tuning Fork.
Eve Kelly, Lisa Grace & Loveta – Big Fan: May 12, 2024 (Photo Gallery)
Eve Kelly and her band along with two more up-and-coming Kiwi artists performed at Big Fan last night and 13th Floor photographer Aaron Christiansen was there to catch all the action.