Lorde – Western Springs: March 4, 2023 Lawdy Miss Lorde! The international pop sensation from down home Auckland performed a love-fest for a large family crowd on a perfect Western Springs evening.
Scott Cook entertained the Folkies and the Folkie-Hags who packed out the Devonport Bunker on a rare Auckland summer evening free of rain, flash floods and cyclones.
Stampede is The Shootouts’ third album and is released on the eve of their Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville, the Mecca for country music artists which parallels in stature and importance the Apollo Theatre for African American artists.
Vieux Farka Touré brought the exotic sounds of north-western Africa and World music to the Hollywood Theatre in a stunning virtuoso show.
The Merry Wives of Windsor from William Shakespeare, a comedy of social mores and sexual innuendo is given a ribald and riotous treatment by the Shoreside Theatre troupe.
Surf Trash are an indie rock band from Newcastle in Australia who slammed out an appropriately lean, mean and nasty show in the dark musical mosh pit that is the Whammy Back Room.
Marc Rebillet plays his first New Zealand concert, fully improvised from start to finish. An energetic and exuberant performance and he maintained his hard-on for the sold-out crowd for close to ninety minutes.
Thirsty Dog Night is made up of four homegrown bands, who cover an eclectic mix of styles but ultimately make great, ferocious rock ’n’ roll.
The Pipi Pickers are one of the premier bluegrass bands in New Zealand, and they played a hot set of tunes at the iconic Devonport folk music venue.
Jon Shain flew in from Durham, North Carolina and took the Bunker folk club museum through a terraplane musical ride of Americana.