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entertainment, gigs, music
The Cult. Love. Live.
And so the influx of bands from the ’80s continues, this time with the band whose lead singer may be single-handedly responsible for keeping the hair conditioner industry in profit. I saw The Cult perform in Wellington in 1993. I was four months pregnant at the time and spent the whole concert trying not to [...]
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music
Crowded House live
Ask any Kiwi to list New Zealand music acts who have made it big internationally and Crowded House is bound to be near the top of the list. Formed in 1985, Crowded House had a string of national and international hits before disbanding in 1996. Of course it seems that no band ever breaks up [...]
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music
Rata & Sons and Royal Falcon at the Kings Arms
Looking for something to do on Friday night? Building on a series of summer shows, new Auckland band Rata & Sons is playing the Kings Arms on Friday 27 March with guest drummer Paul Roper (Mint Chicks) and country pyschadelic rockers Royal Falcon. Rata & Sons describe themselves as “where Oasis and The Jam meet [...]
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entertainment, music
Stumps at Whammy Bar
The Stumps, Wellington-based purveyors of improvised psychedelic doom noise rock (and friends of The Aucklandista), are coming to town and will be playing at Whammy Bar (St Kevin’s Arcade) on Saturday 26 April. According to a bio I found on the interwebs, “their sound moves from slowly evolving drones to noise prog rock, mixing in [...]
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entertainment, music
Friday night in the city
Not sure what you’re doing tonight? Auckland has a range of New Zealand music to offer up this evening – from ska-rock to DJ sounds to indie. Your correspondent has pulled together a few gigs she won’t be able to decide between, all with the help of Mukuna, Auckland Gig Guide. The Managers do their [...]
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