Shakewell & Ramirez 2nd October 2019 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Richard Myburgh. What’s better than seeing your favourite rapper? Watching him drop bars as you stand toe to toe and eye to eye.Continue Reading
Jimmy Barnes 28th September 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Chontalle Musson. Attending a Jimmy Barnes show is much like riding a mechanical bull; you better strap yourself in and hold on tight, as you areContinue Reading
Joe Bonamassa 27th September 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Mike Beck. Photography by Mark Derricutt. In the present-day landscape of rock and blues guitarists, Joe Bonamassa’s name often holds strong contention as the current king of theContinue Reading
Aly Cook – Caught In The Middle (SBD Music) Reviewed by Tim Gruar. If you don’t know Nelson based Country singer songwriter Aly Cook then you really should. Her latest album and third release, Caught In The Middle, is aContinue Reading
The 1975 18th September 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Lauren Sanderson. Photography by Chontalle Musson. British pop-rock group The 1975 returned to kiwi shores last night, playing a one-off sold-out show at Spark Arena as part of their thirdContinue Reading
From The Jam 17th September 2019 Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Richard Myburgh. From the Jam refuse to refer to themselves as a tribute band, and nor should they; their live shows of such aContinue Reading
Sulfate 24th August 2019 Whammy! Bar, Auckland, New Zealand. Review and photography by Sarah Kidd. Ask anyone who regularly frequents local live shows and they will tell you that Auckland is currently the best it ever has been, a wideContinue Reading
Troye Sivan 13th September 2019 Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Matt Henry Mendonca. Singer, songwriter, actor; there seems to be little that the talented Troye Sivan can’t turn his hand to. But for manyContinue Reading
Cradle Of Filth 12th September 2019 The Studio, Auckland, New Zealand. Review by Sarah Kidd. Photography by Doug Peters. It had been a long time coming, hundreds of New Zealand fans waiting on tenterhooks when Cradle of Filth played AustraliaContinue Reading