March 05 2009
Gig Guide 5 — 11 March
posted by Steven Shaw at 4:07 pm
Nathan Haines, performing at the 95bFM Summer Series this Sunday
This week… Head LIke A Hole crank up a storm tonight and tomorrow at Toto’s Montecristo Room in Ak … Old Crow Medicine Show (they were bloody great last night in Ak) are on at the Frontroom, Wellington tonight … The Reputations bring some nine-piece soul to the Ambassador, Pt Chev, Friday night … Luke Buda, Tama Waipara and Anna Coddington perform at Mission Bay on Saturday … Mint Chicks and Pluto are on at Ak Zoo (also Saturday) … and this Sunday at Albert Park, another instalment of the 95bFM Summer Series features Nathan Haines, Dictaphone Blues, Drab Doo Riffs, Stinky Jim and lots more… Scroll down for listings…
Thursday 5 March
Head Like a Hole Toto Montecristo Room, Auckland
Anything But Federal, The Defendants, Turning Tricks Kings Arms, Ak
Like Someone in Love – a Tribute to Chet Baker Galatos, Ak
The Black Seeds, Tahuna Breaks Unitec, Mt Albert
Ladi6 11.30pm Festival Club, Aotea Centre, Ak
Vitamin-S Whammy Bar, Auckland
Broken Dawn, Detox Oblivion, Ak
SOHOMO with Coco Solid 4:20 Bar, K Rd, Ak
Occupational Therapy: DJs Bobby Brazuka, Dylan C, Buttafingers Ponsonby Social Club, Ak
NeonSleep Website Launch: WOW, ADAM, Bionic Pixie, Shit Is Awesome Cassette Number Nine, Auckland
DJ Sir-Vere, Notiq Fu Bar, Ak
The Platform with DJ Lo Key Rakinos, Auckland
The Aviators Khuja Lounge, Ak
Bedouin Soundclash, Blackbird Sale St., Ak
Silverback Bruce Northern Steamship Company, Auckland
The Mashup Mafia Presents: Low Rollers The Carpark, Ak
Old Crow Medicine Show (US), The Eastern The Frontroom, Wellington
The 202s Matterhorn, Wellington
Ragamuffin Children, Spartacus R double album release Mighty Mighty, Wellington
Frankenbok (Oz) w/ No Love Lost, Civilian Down Hole In The Wall, Wn
Cuba Fusion Salsa Party Bodega, Wn
Freq Nasty (UK/NZ) Sandwiches, Wn
Ashei Dux De Lux, Christchurch
Friday 6 March
The Aviators, DJ Recloose Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Head Like A Hole Toto Montecristo Room, Auckland
Like Someone in Love – a Tribute to Chet Baker Galatos, Ak
Frankenbok, Subtract, Tainted, World War Four Transmission Room, Ak
The Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band Festival Club, Aotea Centre, Ak
The Kingites, Mighty Asterix, Yung Shottaz, Lei D Lee, DJ Proto Rising Sun, K Rd, Auckland
The Reputations Ambassador Bar, Pt Chev, Ak
DJs Bobby Brazuka, Junior, Sambro Rakinos, Auckland
Cult Radio, Sonic Altar, Miscreant, Charlie, Harvey, Corn Beef Inspector Kings Arms, Auckland
Audio Empire, Rata & Sons, 29 Blackbirds Dogs Bollix, Auckland
The Sentimental Sound System Sale St, Auckland
Shihad, The Mint Chicks, Afratone AUT Hikuwai Plaza, Ak
Vitamin-S Whammy Bar, Auckland
Thirty Years Late, Naquadah Oblivion, Ak
Bad Company, Fierce, Dirtyphonix with Cern, Riddle, Bugsy Zen Bar, Ak
Cassette, The Vietnam War, White Swan Black Swan, WOW DJs Cassette Number Nine, Ak
Andy JV, Pauly Who? Ponsonby Social Club, Ak
DJs Chip Matthews, Buttafingers, Manuel Bundy, Isaac Aesili Khuja Lounge, Ak
VBC 88.3FM 2nd Birthday ft. The Dead C, So So Modern, Rory Storm and the Invaders The Frontroom, Wn
Jacob Perkins & The Nobody (US), Ashes of August Happy, Wellington
The Volunteers album release Bodega, Wellington
SOHOMO: Over the Atlantic, A.D.A.M, Babes! Babes! Babes!, DJ Lotion San Francisco Bath House, Wellington
Noise Control ft. Blackplanet (Qt), Habit, Snax Sandwiches, Wn
The Moon Whispers – double CD release party The Paramount, Wellington
Eric Bibb Dux De Lux, Christchurch
Saturday 7 March
Blackbird Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Luke Buda, Tama Waipara, Anna Coddington Selwyn Reserve, Mission Bay, Ak
The Mint Chicks, Pluto, Chris Knox Auckland Zoo
Infinite Flying Kick, DJ Dor@emon, Pyon The Basement, Ak
Forced to Submit, Abystic Ritual, The Burial, Creeping Thirsty Dog, Ak
Freq Nasty (UK/NZ), Timmy Schumacher, MC Kyla, Bryce Transmission Room, Auckland
Recloose Live Band Festival Club, Aotea Centre, Ak
DJ Dick Johnson, Bevan Keys, Nick D, Maya Cassette Number Nine
Killer Hertz ft. DJs Jah Praise, Manaia Toa, Nutron Galatos, Ak
Mystery Liquid, Slide, This Theory of Static, Pancreas That, Airspace Kings Arms, Auckland
The Randoms – EP release w/The Transistors, God Bows to Math Dogs Bollix, Auckland
Lewis McCallum & Friends Sale St, Ak
The Low End Theory DJs Dan Paine, Dylan C, Manuel Bundy, Junior Rakinos, Ak
Ryan Kershaw Band, Vesto Slypher Oblivion, Auckland
DJs Nyntee, Chip Matthews Ponsonby Social Club, Ak
Vitamin-S Whammy Bar, Auckland
DJs Manuel Bundy, Onny 4:20 Bar, K Rd, Ak
Superfly: Submariner, Chris Cox, Isaac Aesili, Mr Paul Khuja Lounge, Ak
Jess & Emma, K-Lab, Riddle, Flirt with Dirt Fu Bar, Ak
Quay Street Social Club:Discotiger Discoteque Coherent, K Rd, Ak
Audio Empire, Mercury Crowe, Moonlight Flit Happy, Wellington
I.Ryoko, Alphabethead, Riffles, The Real Thing Hole In The Wall, Wn
Rhombus Sandwiches, Wn
SKA-B-Q ft. DJ Ska Rob, The Offbeats, Battleska Galactica, Atsushi & The Moisties San Francisco Bath House, Wellington
New Telepathics Dux De Lux, Christchurch
Sunday 8 March
95bFM Summer Series: Nathan Haines, Dictaphone Blues, Easy, Drab Doo Riffs, Brain Slaves, Stinky Jim, Sonz Of Zion, State Of Mind & MC Twincam Albert Park, Ak
Midge Marsden Band, Stingray Luckens Reserve, West Harbour, Ak
The Golden Afternoon ft. Dear Time’s Waste, A.D.A.M, La Beat Debauchery Cassette Number Nine, Ak
Leila Adu – solo Festival Club, Aotea Centre, Ak
Brian Smith Quintet Rotunda: Auckland Domain
Kiwi and the Chillis Kings Arms, Ak
Mojo Fly Set with Rebekah Peterson Rakinos, Ak
Summer Grill with Conch Records & Friends Ponsonby Social Club, Ak
Monday 9 March
Leila Adu and Band – Together Alone Festival Club, Aotea Centre, Ak
Vitamin-S Wine Cellar, Auckland
Tuesday 10 March
Amanda Palmer from The Dresden Dolls, Battle Circus Studio, Ak
Mickey Avalon (US) with Beardo (US), The Pricks (US) Kings Arms, Ak
1001 Knights Galatos, Ak
Jim Denley (Oz) & Kum Mhyr (No) Happy, Wellington
Quintron & Miss Pussycat Al’s Bar, Chch
Wednesday 11 March
New Telepathics – Rudiments and Theory of Silence Festival Club, Aotea Centre, Ak
Sairalei, Never Repent, Thirty Years Late Kings Arms, Ak
Teenage Kicks Cassette Number Nine, Auckland
The Social Sessions Ponsonby Social Club, Ak
Wax’d Fu Bar, Auckland
Dubstep Alliance ft. Headhunter (UK), Starkey (US), MC Halfcast (US) 4:20 Bar, K Rd, Ak
Loop Sessions with DJ Dylan C Rakinos, Ak
Beats & Bubbles: Dunc Tha Func, Don Luchito Bodega, Wellington
Quintron & Miss Pussycat Mighty Mighty, Wellington
Die! Die! Die!, Disasteradio, Sets San Francisco Bath House, Wellington
Jim Denley (Oz) & Kum Mhyr (No) Happy, Wellington
Distant Drums Dux De Lux, Christchurch
and coming up…
Quintron & Miss Pussycat Cassette Number Nine, Ak, 12 March
WOMAD Bowl of Brooklands, Taranaki, 13-15 March
The Who North Shore Stadium, Ak, 21 March
Kings of Leon Vector Arena, Ak 25 March; TSB Bank Arena, Wn, 27 March; Westpac Arena, Chch, 29 March
Duffy Vector Arena, Ak, 31 March
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