Wax Chattels Photo Gallery – Whammy Bar June 8, 2018
Wax Chattels celebrated the release of their debut album with a blinding show at Auckland’s Whammy Bar.
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Dictaphone Blues Announce NZ Tour & Release Elastic Meditation From Forthcoming EP
After the successful release of “Bully” which Pilerats described as an “psych/fuzz/blues/pop explosion” followed by the futuristic love song “When Your Simulation Crossed Mine” which The Music described as “a bubble of happiness” Dictaphone Blues have just announced the release of yet another infectious gem of a track “Elastic Meditation” from their forthcoming 5 track […]
John Garcia Gets Personal In His Acoustic Show
When stage hands rolled out a full bar, complete with candles for ambience and a couple of bottles of hooch, I knew it was going to be a hell of a night with John Garcia. The palm fronds and succulents brought a sense of the desert, and the couch made Whammy Bar feel like an […]
SURPRISE!!! The D4 Play Whammy! This Wednesday For Their Final, Final Auckland Show!
Wednesday 7th March The D4 w/ Tooms and Echo Ohs Whammy! Bar Doors 8pm Tickets on sale 12pm Monday 5th March
Psycroptic – Whammy Bar March 3, 23018
While Auckland City Limits was winding down, Australian tech-death legends Psycroptic headed up a killer line up of local and international death metal at Whammy Bar.
Venom Inc – Whammy Bar February 27, 2018
Venom Inc. came with a complicated history but brought to Whammy Bar simple metal glee.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Whammy Bar December 6, 2017
It was a swelteringly hot Wednesday at Whammy Bar last night, the tiny venue packed to capacity with people along to see the first of four consecutive shows by Australian psych-rock phenomenon King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, with a few special guests to sweeten the deal.
Downtown Boys: The 13th Floor Interview
Political punk rockers Downtown Boys are due to make their New Zealand concert debut on Tuesday, December 5th, at Auckland’s Whammy Bar. They are from Providence, Rhode Island, their most recent album, Cost Of Living, was produced by Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto, they’ve been compared to X Ray Spex and they’ve been called “America’s most exciting […]
Protomartyr Debut NZ Tour
Detroit’s Protomartyr have announced their highly anticipated debut Australia & New Zealand tour in February 2018. With Singer Joe Casey declaring “…we better be touring Australasia sometime in the next year. If it doesn’t happen the band is breaking up.”, the jaded-yet-urgent post punks are set to play intimate club venues across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland […]
Die! Die! Die! & The Beths – Whammy October 14, 2017
Die! Die! Die! celebrated the release of their new long player Charm Offensive with a sold out show at Auckland’s Whammy Bar. The 13th Floor sent reviewer Matt Lord and photographer Chris Zwaagdyk along. Here’s what they came back with…