The first-ever Aotearoa Rock Lottery takes place on Saturday 19 June, featuring some of New Zealand’s finest musicians. The event sees 25 artists, including Jono Pearce (The Beths), Fiona Campbell (Guardian Singles, Vivian Girls), Daniel Ward (Cate Le Bon, Droor, Lawrence Arabia) and Steph Brown (Lips), meet on the morning of 19 June to form five-person bands by lottery. […]
While the indie kids were making sweet music at Wine Cellar, Sea Mouse and their friends were making a much bigger noise next door at Whammy.
Swallow The Rat and friends performed at Whammy last night, with the motley collection of bands showcasing some of the best and wildest talent on stage in Auckland over the three-hour gig.
The Ministry of Health did Rock n Roll a favour and bumped Auckland back to Level 1 in time for the weekend. That’s how we found ourselves at Whammy on a Sunday to join Labretta Suede and the Motel 6 for one final Auckland party at their rescheduled gig before they relocate back to the […]
Four mates from Parliamentary Services in Capital City pub-crawl their way up the country to slam out some high-energy Old-School Punk in front an enthusiastic K Road crowd. Above ground the street is shredded. In the dark pits below ground the DARTZ are shredding.
With so much happening around town last night, I found myself attempting to be in two places at once. Tami Neilson and her ace band were at a new venue called Flare which is in effect a space in and around the Sky City casino. Meanwhile Ha The Unclear kicked off their Strangers Tour at […]
Theia curates 99% Angelz line-up celebrating Aotearoa’s ‘stars of the underground’ Featuring Alexa Casino, Baby Zionov, Imugi 이무기, Randa and Theia.
Clap Clap Riot will be performing a very special one-off show on Saturday, November 28th at Whammy Bar in Auckland.
It was just like old times…familiar faces, familiar sounds…Whammy was back. Although I do believe it smelled better than it has in the past. Cindy kicked off the night with a frantic, hi-energy set, captured in this photo essay.
He calls himself Merk. Real name Mark Perkins. Until very recently this upcoming singer-songwriter was planning his trip to Texas to perform at SXSW. This gig at Whammy was meant to be a warmup for that auspicious occasion, but then the virus hit and those plans are off.