George After James – The Wine Cellar: June 8, 2023
George After James, or James George Fistonich, headlined a show at Auckland’s Wine Cellar last night generating vibes as warm as a mulled wine.
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Iceage & Memory Foam – The Tuning Fork: June 6, 2023
Iceage was last here as part of Laneway 2015. Eight years and two (proper) albums on, they finally returned, adding Wellington to their trophy list.
Reb Fountain – The Powerstation: June 3, 2023
Reb Fountain at The Powerstation on a Saturday night in Auckland…does it get any better than this?
The Damned – Powerstation: June 2, 2023 (Concert Review)
The Damned, the first UK punk band to release a single (New Rose) and an album (Damned Damned Damned) continue to carve out a career over the last 46 years (to date) as they have crafted and re-envisioned through multiple line-up changes, their sound and vision.
The Leonard Charles Trio featuring Sandy Mill Ponsonby Social Club June 1, 2023
Leonard Charles Trio is Jeremy Toy (ace producer/musician) and his band, Trio, who got June underway in style with help from the vocal stylings of Sandy Mill.
Tiny Ruins – Hollywood Avondale: May 27, 2023
Tiny Ruins closed out their 8-date Ceremony Release Tour with a warm, welcoming show at Auckland’s Hollywood Avondale theatre, a perfect venue for a perfect night of music.
The Larry Normans at The Anthology Lounge 25 May 2023
The Larry Normans, to clear up a possible misnomer, are not a tribute act for Californian Larry Norman, widely recognised as the first musician to successfully bring an explicit Christian message into mainstream rock music, in the Land of the Free, ie. the founding father of Jesus Rock, though I’m sure such an act exists […]
Sleaford Mods – Powerstation: May 26, 2023 (Concert Review)
Sleaford Mods returned to The Powerstation last night, three years and one pandemic after their first show at the iconic NZ venue.
Emperor – The Powerstation: May 22, 2023 (Concert Review)
Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band. Black metal can be traced culturally back to the 1980s, to a wave of UK bands led by Venom and Swedish group Bathory.
Kaylee Bell – The Powerstation: May 21, 2023 (Concert Review)
Kaylee Bell closed out her Boots N All Tour at Auckland’s Powerstation on a Sunday with doors opening at 4pm.