Bar Italia, founded in 2020, this UK three-piece (five-piece when touring) were here just 18 months ago, hyped to the max on the back of two not-so-secretly-attractive twin albums: The Twits & Tracey Denim.
Jubilation Choir marked their 25th anniversary with two sold out nights and a family-friendly matinee at the Avondale Theater Sundays matinee performance was a celebration of the natural joy of communal song.
Lloyd Cole announces a run of solo shows throughout New Zealand in March 2026, proudly presented by Plus1.
It ended in tears. By the end of the evening Georgia Lines was overwhelmed with emotion as she was about to perform her last song before moving to Nashville.
Last night the party was in Avondale…at the classic Hollywood cinema to be specific…where Ladi6 celebrated her “comeback” album, Le Vā in front of an audience that had, indeed, come to party.
Tonight’s Veils sold-out show at the Hollywood Cinema has the feel of a triumphant homecoming gig. The venue is filled to bursting, and despite the fact that Finn Andrews and co are no strangers to the local live circuit, there’s palpable excitement in the air.
Perchance! In this scribe’s (13th Floor Reviewer – Simon Coffey) opinion, tonight’s show at The Hollywood in Avondale, by lauded California entity Osees may have achieved ‘Gig-o-the Year’ status, whilst we are barely 14% into 2025.
Reb Fountain made her debut at the Hollywood Avondale, to celebrate the much-anticipated release of her new single, Come Down, with her supporting band – an exceptionally talented and cohesive dream team, perfectly complimenting the astral journey and interweaving of alternative folk and rock, with Reb Fountain’s unique style of musical storytelling.
Psych-punk psychic warrior, ear worm-farmer, and possessor of many stamped passport pages John Dwyer and the his band Osees (aka Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees, OCS, The Oh Sees) return to Aotearoa next February for the first time in much too damn long. Banished Music and Strange News Touring are teaming up to bring you three mammoth rawk shows, in Auckland, […]
Decisions, decisions…Friday night in Auckland and I’ve got to choose between seeing Tami Neilson and Strawpeople. If I had my druthers, I’d attend both, but as Strawpeople gigs are as rare as hen’s teeth, the ultimate decision was a no-brainer.