Kirin J Callinan 22nd August 2019 Galatos, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Connor Crawford. Provocative, adroit, perspicacious, intrepid… Adjectives, one and all. Adjectives that orbit around Australian musician Kirin J Callinan with the greatest of ease,Continue Reading
Dope Lemon 22nd August 2018 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mike Beck. Photography kindly provided by Megs Moss / Libel Music. Come inside, it’s warm in here, and so are the vibes. Yet another despairingly rainy night in Auckland did notContinue Reading
Polaris 22nd August 2018 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Molly O’Brien. Photography by Mark Derricutt. It’s tough to motivate yourself to work out during a miserable August in Auckland City – might I suggest a metalcore show? It’s like ZumbaContinue Reading
Tom Walker 20th August 2019 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mike Beck. Photography by Chris Zwaagdyk. “We just came from doing a bunch of shows in the 37-degree heat of Japan, so we’re really grateful to be here inContinue Reading
We Will Rock You 20th August – 7th September 2019 Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Reuben Raj. You would be hard pressed to find many a soul in New Zealand who doesn’t likeContinue Reading
Disentomb 17th August 2019 Neck Of The Woods, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. Saturday night saw a change of scene for an unmissable trans-tasman death metal line-up, as a horde of black-clad puntersContinue Reading
Didirri 16th August 2019 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. After impressing Auckland audiences last year supporting Australian singer Vance Joy, Didirri made a welcome return last night to play an intimate yet evocativeContinue Reading
Louis Baker 9th August 2019 The Tuning Fork, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. Louis Baker made a welcome return to the Auckland stage last night after a two-year absence, his popularity not waning an inch asContinue Reading
Old Loaves 27th July 2019 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. Releasing an album isn’t easy. It takes blood, sweat, and tears. Not to mention a massive amount of creative juices, studio time and ofContinue Reading