Amplifier picks

Amplifier picks

Simon Woods is up to his arse in NZ music, 24/7. As one of the main guys behind Amplifier -- the home of NZ music online -- he's been distributing music news, CDs, and MP3s since 1999. He's well connected with artists, managers, record labels, promoters, engineers and gig-goers across just about every genre of music. He's definitely down with Independent Music New Zealand. These are the gigs he recommends.

Saturday13 March
Tiki Taane, Sambora
dnb, dubstep, hip hop
The Wave Bar
Whangaparaoa, Auckland
$25 pre
$25 door
Head Like A Hole, Street Chant, The Transistors
alternative, indie, pop, rock
Bacio Bar
K Rd & Newton, Auckland
$25 pre
Connan Mockasin - Album Release
indie
San Francisco Bathhouse
Central Wellington
$23.50 pre
The Sing Songs, Bear Cat, The Glad Eyes
indie, pop
Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Leigh, Auckland
$7 door
The Verlaines
indie, rock
University Union, University of Otago
Dunedin, Otago
$20 pre
Kolab Soundsystem, Datt DJ
funk, hip hop, soul
Ponsonby Social Club
Ponsonby, Auckland
FREE
Golden Axe, Thought Creature, Old Grey Wolf
folk, house, jazz, metal, pop, psytrance, punk, rock, techno, trance
Mighty Mighty
Central Wellington
$10 door
State of Mind, Jade, Dose & MC Woody
dnb
Sandwiches
Central Wellington
$22.50 pre
$30 door
Sola Rosa Al's Bar
Christchurch, Canterbury
$29.50 pre
Wilberforces, Rackets, Fatangryman, Kitsunegari
indie, punk, rock
The Basement
CBD, Auckland
$5 before 9:30pm
$10 after 9:30pm
Legends
classics, funk, hip hop, house, soul
Ink & Coherent
K Rd & Newton, Auckland
$15 pre
$20 door
Tuesday16 March
To Beat With Her Heart ft Charlotte Yates, Mahina-Ina Kaui, Kerryn Fields
folk, indie
Galatos
K Rd & Newton, Auckland
$25 pre
$20 students &seniors
Wednesday17 March
Minuit, DJ FunknSloCuts
electro, indie, pop
No.8 Wired
Timaru, Canterbury
unknown
The Eastern, DJ T.Rice Racket Bar
CBD, Auckland
FREE
St Patrick's Day Klezmer Special ft Oy Azoy, The Klezmer Rebs
klezmer
Bodega
Central Wellington
$5 door
Thursday18 March
Jess Chambers, Uni and her Ukulele, Meredith Axelrod
country, folk, indie
The Ruby Lounge
Central Wellington
$20 pre
$20 door
Help for Haiti Fundraiser ft Little Bushman, Hikoikoi, Olmecha, more
blues, funk, reggae, rock, soul
San Francisco Bathhouse
Central Wellington
$20 waged
$15 unwaged
The Fourmyula
pop, rock
Windsor Castle
Parnell, Auckland
$25 pre
Connan Mockasin - Album Release
indie
Al's Bar
Christchurch, Canterbury
$23.50 pre
The DeSotos
blues, country, rock
Hotel Bristol
Central Wellington
FREE
House of Shem
reggae, rnb, soul
No.8 Wired
Timaru, Canterbury
unknown
Josephine Costain
folk, indie, pop, rock
Careys Bay Hotel
Dunedin, Otago
$20 door
Friday19 March
Tin Soldiers
rock
The Watusi
Central Wellington
$5 pre
$5 door
Head Like A Hole San Francisco Bathhouse
Central Wellington
$31 pre
The DeSotos
blues, country, rock
Te Kairanga Winery
Martinborough, Wellington
unknown
Nathan Haines
jazz
Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Leigh, Auckland
$35 pre
Minuit, DJ FunknSloCuts
electro, indie, pop
ReFuel
Dunedin, Otago
$20 pre
$15 OUSA students
Connan Mockasin - Album Release
indie
Chicks Hotel
Port Chalmers, Otago
$23.50 pre
The Verlaines
indie, rock
Toto Montecristo Room
CBD, Auckland
$20 pre
Saturday20 March
Adi Dick, Koretake Sound System
hip hop, reggae, soul
Rakinos
CBD, Auckland
$10 door
The DeSotos
blues, country, rock
Cabana Bar
Napier, Hawkes Bay
unknown
The House of Capricorn - Album Release
rock
Basement Bar
New Plymouth, Taranaki
unknown
The Fourmyula
pop, rock
Expressions Arts & Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt, Wellington
$31 pre
Vinyl Club record fair
record fair
Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant
Central Wellington
FREE
Folk Yeah Green Party Fundraiser ft Chilli Jam, Klezmer Rebs
folk
Paekakariki Memorial Hall
Paekakariki, Wellington
$15 pre
$15 door
$12 concession
Minuit, Ed Muzik & the Burning Sensations
electro, indie, pop
Al's Bar
Christchurch, Canterbury
unknown
The Verlaines Altitude
Hamilton, Waikato
$20 pre
Unity Pacific, DJ Dubhead, Atsushi & the Moisties
funk, hip hop, reggae, soul
Khuja
K Rd & Newton, Auckland
$10 door
Sunday21 March
Josephine Costain
folk, indie, pop, rock
Harbour Light
Lyttelton, Canterbury
$20 door
The DeSotos
blues, country, rock
L'Arte
Taupo, Waikato
unknown
Wednesday24 March
Calico Brothers, Greg Fleming
country, folk, indie, rock
Windsor Castle
Parnell, Auckland
$10 door
Thursday25 March
Massive Attack
electronica, hip hop, soul, trip hop
Vector Arena
Parnell, Auckland
$100 pre
Riverblind
rock
Bodega
Central Wellington
unknown
Cornerstone Roots, Native Sons
reggae
Sammy's
Dunedin, Otago
$20 pre
$25 door
Friday26 March
The Verlaines Bodega
Central Wellington
$20 pre
Minuit, The Naked and Famous
breaks, broken beat, downtempo, electro, funk, house, indie
San Francisco Bathhouse
Central Wellington
$20 pre
Cornerstone Roots
reggae
Al's Bar
Christchurch, Canterbury
$20 pre
$25 door
Josephine Costain
folk, indie, pop, rock
Le Cafe
Picton, Marlborough
$15 door
$25 with cd
Anna Coddington The Ruby Lounge
Central Wellington
$20 pre
Julian Temple Band
blues, funk, rock
Chicks Hotel
Port Chalmers, Otago
unknown
John Goudge Band
blues, rock
Waiatarua Hall
Waiatarua, Auckland
unknown
Donald Reid and Dead Mans Hand, Kiri and the Acid Bird
pop, rock
Kopu Station Hotel
Kopu, Coromandel
FREE
Saturday27 March
Sola Rosa San Francisco Bathhouse
Central Wellington
$29.50 pre
Minuit, The Naked and Famous
electro, house, indie
Windsor Castle
Parnell, Auckland
$25 pre
Govett-Brewster Turns 40
art, electro, indie, pop
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
New Plymouth, Taranaki
FREE
Julian Temple Band
blues, funk, rock
The Penguin Club
Oamaru, Otago
unknown
Connan Mockasin - Album Release
indie, pop, rock
Toto Montecristo Room
CBD, Auckland
$25.50 pre
The Eastern Family, Lindon Puffin, Reb Fountain, Jamie Regan
blues, country
Leigh Sawmill Cafe
Leigh, Auckland
$15 pre
$15 door
The Verlaines
indie, rock
The Bedford
Christchurch, Canterbury
$20 pre
Saturday3 April
Cornerstone Roots, DJ Atmosphere
reggae
Mangawhai Tavern
Mangawhai, Northland
$20 pre
$25 door

recent tweets from @amplifying

@xenojay The tech-geek side of me really wants to know what record it was (and how far into the track) to link the sound with the vision. 12 Mar 2010 5:11pm

Just seen a 7" copy of Kids of 88's My House on another desk up here. Might have to "borrow" it for my NZ vinyl collection. 12 Mar 2010 5:07pm

RT @wax_fm Cool! A Single Groove on a Vinyl Record, Magnified by 1000x http://bit.ly/aXvjtm 12 Mar 2010 5:05pm

And Sticky Filth's album Stainless is now available in MP3 format too http://www.amplifier.co.nz/release/18223/stainless.html 12 Mar 2010 3:45pm

@amplifying check this out: just launched Flying Nun music video Collection on NZ On Screen: http://bit.ly/bz6P9I (via @nzonscreen) 12 Mar 2010 3:28pm


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