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.

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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

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@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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