By the time Johnny Marr finished playing How Soon Is Now, the closing song of his main set at The Powerstation tonight, he surely knew that he had played a triumphant show. From the moment he strutted and swaggered onto the tiny stage, looking somewhere between Ron Wood and Liam Gallagher gone mod and joined […]
With a new album only just released this week, Gin Wigmore played her first show in well over a year and Auckland’s Powerstation. On stage, she mentioned she was concerned that her fans may have forgotten her. But there was no need to worry as the venerable venue was packed. If fact, when this […]
Sam Hunt and David Kilgour & The Heavy 8s wrapped up their 4-date NZ tour with a show at Auckland’s Kings Arms on Saturday night. 13th Floor photographer Dennis Thorpe was there and has sent back these concert photos for your viewing pleasure. Click here to view a photo gallery of Sam Hunt & David […]
This past weekend Auckland’s Thirsty Dog Tavern, located on K’ Rd, hosted the Bands For Blankets Benefit to help out the Auckland City Mission. For the price of a coat or blanket to be donated to the Mission, patrons were treated to a lineup of some of New Zealand’s most rockin’ bands. 13th Floor photographer […]
80s New Romantics Spandau Ballet brought their Soul Boys tour to Auckland’s Vector Arena just in time for Mother’s Day. The two-hour show nailed all the old hits along with a few new tunes. The lights dimmed at the Vector shortly before 8:30pm. It was an early start, but hey, mum’s gotta be back home […]
Last night was the highly anticipated Decapitated and Suffocation show at the Kings Arms, wrapping up a 3-show tour of New Zealand. Doors were super early and once again I was pleasantly surprised with the large turn out; although I think I’m turning into a crotchety old woman, because there were a fuck tonne of […]
There was plenty of love in the house as English heartthrob Ed Sheeran drew screams of delight from the first of two sold-out crowds at Auckland’s Vector Arena. The floor was jammed with mostly young girls, some of whom had to be carried away by security guards due to the overwhelming thrill of being so […]
As the lyric goes in Concrete Playground, “Just that classic rap shit from Jurassic.” And boy did they kill it with their vocalism, with the four MC’s – Chali 2na, Akil, Soup and Marc 7 – serving up a lyrical storm along with some entertaining help from DJ’s Cut Chemist and Nu-Mark. After calling time […]
It may not have been the funkiest show to come through Auckland recently, or the most rocking, but I’d have to say that David Gray’s performance at the ASB Theatre was certainly one of the most beautiful. The lights came down at the ASB at 8:53 and David Gray took the stage along with his […]
“Best Sunday night ever!” Obviously, Michael Franti is not a Blackcaps fan, but he and his own fans had a rollicking good time at Auckland’s Powerstation on Sunday night, serving up a set that neither he nor the crowd, wanted to end. Not only did the show run late, it started early…slated to take the […]