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.
| Friday3 September | |||
| Spartacus R & Ben Brown psych rock |
Wunderbar Christchurch, Canterbury |
$10 door | |
| Flip Grater While Im Awake Im At War Tour | Cabana Bar Napier, Hawkes Bay |
$12 pre | |
| Surf Friends single release with Ghost Wave and Black Silence & Galvatron | Kings Arms K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
unknown | |
| Shotgun alley, Whether you call it hard rock, cock rock, melodic rock, pop-metal, glam or sleaze, Shotgun Alley | Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Creaky Draws (last show) with Kittentank & Joe Blossom country, folk, indie, pop, punk, rock |
Happy Central Wellington |
$5 door | |
| Tahuna Breaks dubstep, funk, reggae |
Phat Club Nelson |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| Surf Friends - Edmund Release Party indie |
Kings Arms K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
$10 door | |
| Nightchoir '24 Hours Of Night ' National NZ Tour folk, indie, rock |
Chicks Hotel Dunedin, Otago |
$12 pre | |
| Scary Kids Scaring Kids metal |
The Bedford Christchurch, Canterbury |
$40 pre | |
| The Managers "Mini" tour indie, jazz, punk, reggae |
Woodstock Tavern Hokitika, West Coast |
unknown | |
| Supermodel, The Earlybirds, and Mercury Crowe indie, rock |
The Garden Club Central Wellington |
$10 pre $15 door | |
| Bruce Russel, Greg Malcolm | El Santo Porteno Christchurch, Canterbury |
unknown | |
| Nathan Haines & The Dream Band broken beat, dnb, house, jazz, soul |
Masonic Tavern Devonport, Auckland |
unknown | |
| Saturday4 September | |||
| 1885 Britomart - Opening Night - Featuring Hollie Smith jazz |
1885 Britomart CBD, Auckland |
$10 pre $10 door | |
| Pine, Chch’s god’s & goddess of Alternative / Pop / Indie, back at The Dux! | Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Teacups | Jacob Perkins & The Nobody | Gundry Blues blues, country, folk, indie, jazz, pop, punk, rock |
Wine Cellar K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
$5 door | |
| Andrew Mockler DUO indie, pop, rock |
Brew On Quay CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| The Eastern featuring Dj Aleon | Cartel Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Tahuna Breaks funk, reggae |
The Bedford Christchurch, Canterbury |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| Nightchoir '24 Hours Of Night ' National NZ Tour folk, indie, rock |
Goodbye Blue Monday Christchurch, Canterbury |
$12 pre | |
| Boosh.FM Presents: TREi, Luke Purcell & Echo Company dnb, dubstep |
Fu Bar & Zen CBD, Auckland |
$10 pre $15 door | |
| Sunday5 September | |||
| Josephine Costaine | One 2 One Cafe Ponsonby, Auckland |
$5 door | |
| Tuesday7 September | |||
| The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra | Windsor Castle Parnell, Auckland |
$25 pre | |
| Wednesday8 September | |||
| Tommy Ill Album Release Tour hip hop, indie, pop |
Dux De Lux Queenstown, Otago |
$10 door | |
| Thursday9 September | |||
| Flip Grater | El Santo Porteno Christchurch, Canterbury |
$8 pre | |
| The Eastern | Cartel Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Miho Wada & The Shit Fight japanese punk jazz |
The Garden Club Central Wellington |
$5 at door or free entry if you come in Pajamas | |
| Andrew Mockler indie, pop, rock |
Brew On Quay CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Tahuna Breaks funk, reggae |
The Royal Hotel Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| Annie Crummer LIVE jazz, soul |
Sale St Freemans Bay, Auckland |
$25 pre | |
| Tommy Ill Album Release Tour hip hop, indie, pop |
ReFuel Dunedin, Otago |
unknown | |
| The Black Seeds funk, reggae |
Sammy's Dunedin, Otago |
$32.50 pre | |
| Mel Parsons Samuel’s Summit Bar Door | The Blue Pub Methven, Canterbury |
TBC | |
| The Unfaithful Ways (ChCh) Wildwood Lights and Luckless! country, downtempo, folk, indie, pop, rock |
Wine Cellar K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
unknown | |
| Friday10 September | |||
| Andrew Mockler indie, pop, rock |
GBS Bar Howick, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Tommy Ill Album Release Tour (All ages show) hip hop, indie, pop |
No.8 Wired Timaru, Canterbury |
$10 door | |
| The Black Seeds funk, reggae |
Queenstown Memorial Hall Queenstown, Otago |
$30 pre | |
| Unity Pacific funk, reggae, soul |
Wanderers Club Mangere Bridge, Auckland |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| Tommy and The Fallen Horses country, indie |
One 2 One Cafe Ponsonby, Auckland |
$15 door $10 others | |
| While I'm Awake I'm At War Album Release Tour country, folk, indie, pop |
Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury |
$12 pre $15 door | |
| Welcome Back Soane house |
Hush Lounge Bar Albany, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Tahuna Breaks funk, reggae |
San Francisco Bathhouse Central Wellington |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| Deth Becomes Shane album release with Murder Chord & Freddy Fudd Pucker | Happy Central Wellington |
$5 door | |
| Tommy Ill Album Release Tour hip hop, indie, pop |
No.8 Wired Timaru, Canterbury |
$10 door | |
| The Bats NZ September Spring Tour | Captain Cook Tavern Dunedin, Otago |
$15 pre $20 door | |
| The Datsuns indie, rock |
Bodega Central Wellington |
$30 pre | |
| Saturday11 September | |||
| Flip Grater -While Im Awake Im at War Tour | Chicks Hotel Dunedin, Otago |
unknown | |
| RDU Presents RoundUp 2010, Heats 1 | Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Tommy Ill Album Release Tour hip hop, indie, pop |
Goodbye Blue Monday Christchurch, Canterbury |
$10 door | |
| Andrew Mockler indie, pop, rock |
O'Carrolls Irish Bar CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Into The Void, extreme experimental, wall of sound | Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| while I'm Awake I'm At War Album Release Tour country, folk, indie, pop |
Chicks Hotel Dunedin, Otago |
$12 pre $15 door | |
| The Black Seeds funk, reggae |
The Bedford Christchurch, Canterbury |
$32.50 pre | |
| Unity Pacific reggae, soul |
The Tikipunga Tavern Tikipunga, Northland |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| The Datsuns indie, rock |
Basement Bar New Plymouth, Taranaki |
$30 pre | |
| Dubclash feat Dead Fools Fiesta, Eddie Numbers and Sandy Bay Social Club afrobeat, broken beat, downtempo, funk, hip hop, reggae, soul |
Galatos K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
$10 door | |
| Tommy and The Fallen Horses country, indie |
Matinee New Plymouth, Taranaki |
FREE | |
| Smokefreerockquest National Final | Founders Theatre Hamilton, Waikato |
$20 pre $20 door | |
| Sunday12 September | |||
| The Black Seeds funk, reggae |
No.8 Wired Timaru, Canterbury |
$30 pre | |
| Josephine Costaine | One 2 One Cafe Ponsonby, Auckland |
$5 door | |
| Dave Dobbyn: The Songbook pop, rock |
Christchurch Town Hall Christchurch, Canterbury |
$20 pre $18 Unwaged | |
| RDU Presents RoundUp 2010, Heats 2 | Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Tuesday14 September | |||
| Flip Grater -While Im Awake Im at War Tour | Cook Saddle Cafe & Saloon Fox Glacier, West Coast |
unknown | |
| Wednesday15 September | |||
| Flip Grater | Fairfield House Nelson |
$8 pre | |
| Adam McGrath from The Eastern, Solo Session | Cartel Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Flip Grater -While Im Awake Im at War Tour | Fairfield House Nelson |
unknown | |
| Thursday16 September | |||
| RDU Presents RoundUp 2010, Semi final 1 | Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Andrew Mockler indie, pop, rock |
The Gables Tavern Herne Bay, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Hollie Smith and the Last S.O.S | Altitude Hamilton, Waikato |
$33.50 pre | |
| The Eastern | Cartel Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| The 2010 Concrete Club Decknology, Heats 2 | Concrete Club Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Nathan Haines & The Dream Band broken beat, dnb, house, jazz, soul |
ReFuel Dunedin, Otago |
unknown | |
| Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Finalists Showcase - Wellington | Wellington Town Hall Central Wellington |
$25 + bf thru Ticketek from 1 August | |
| Flip Grater -While Im Awake Im at War Tour | Le Cafe Picton, Marlborough |
$8 pre | |
| The Datsuns indie, rock |
Al's Bar Christchurch, Canterbury |
$30 pre | |
| Friday17 September | |||
| Bill Direen indie |
Slow Boat Records Central Wellington |
unknown | |
| Dave Dallas Samuel’s Summit Bar doors | The Blue Pub Methven, Canterbury |
$10 pre | |
| Tommy Ill Album Release Tour | Cassette Number Nine CBD, Auckland |
unknown | |
| Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards Finalists Showcase - Christchurch | James Hay Theatre Christchurch, Canterbury |
GA $25 plus booking fee thru Ticketek from 1 August | |
| The Datsuns indie, rock |
Phat Club Nelson |
$30 pre | |
| Hollie Smith | Galatos K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
$33.50 pre | |
| The 2010 Concrete Club Decknology, Heats 3 | Concrete Club Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Tahuna Breaks funk, reggae |
Sammy's Dunedin, Otago |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| Bulletproof Music & BE Club presents Banger & Mash | Be CBD, Auckland |
$10 door | |
| The Bats NZ September Spring Tour | San Francisco Bathhouse Central Wellington |
$17 pre $20 door | |
| Saturday18 September | |||
| The Bats NZ September Spring Tour | Kings Arms K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
$17 pre $20 door | |
| State Of Mind Vs The Upbeats Soundclash dnb |
Sandwiches Central Wellington |
$25 + BF | |
| Parkway Drive, The Devil Wears Prada, The Ghost Inside, Antagoinst A.D. hardcore, metal, punk |
The Bedford Christchurch, Canterbury |
$44 pre $60 door | |
| while I'm Awake I'm At War Album Release Tour country, folk, indie, pop |
Britomart Square CBD, Auckland |
$12 pre $15 door | |
| Tahuna Breaks funk, reggae |
No.8 Wired Timaru, Canterbury |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| David Dallas feat Fire and Ice hip hop |
Concrete Club Christchurch, Canterbury |
$10 pre $15 door + BF | |
| Thursday23 September | |||
| Hikoikoi Time Walking Tour reggae, rock, soul |
The Penguin Club Oamaru, Otago |
$10 door | |
| CHARTDISC Vol 4 Launch - The Cranks, Transistors, How To Kill indie, punk, rock |
Al's Bar Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Friday24 September | |||
| KORA - Christchurch (Friday) | The Bedford Christchurch, Canterbury |
$36 pre | |
| Devils Elbow Sand On Chrome Album Release rock |
Cabana Bar Napier, Hawkes Bay |
$10 door | |
| Hikoikoi Time Walking Tour reggae, rock, soul |
ReFuel Dunedin, Otago |
$10 door | |
| The Eastern | Cartel Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| The 2010 Concrete Club Decknology, Semifinal 1 | Concrete Club Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Antix /Stoff & Reuben | Yellow Cross Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Confucius and Mysterious D feat Camo MC | Graffiti White Christchurch, Canterbury |
$5 door | |
| The Datsuns indie, rock |
Kings Arms K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
$30 pre | |
| Tommy Ill Album Release Tour hip hop, indie, pop |
Mighty Mighty Central Wellington |
unknown | |
| Tahuna Breaks funk, reggae |
Brewers Bar Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty |
$20 pre $25 door | |
| Saturday25 September | |||
| State Of Mind Vs The Upbeats Soundclash dnb |
Ministry Christchurch, Canterbury |
Earlybird Tickets from $25 | |
| Don McGlashan with Matt Bodman pop, rock |
17th Avenue Theatre Tauranga, Bay of Plenty |
$45 pre $45 door | |
| Vinyl Club vinyl record fair in Wellington every music genre bro |
Southern Cross Garden Bar Restaurant Central Wellington |
FREE | |
| Tahuna Breaks funk, reggae |
Powerstation Eden Terrace, Auckland |
$25 pre $25 door | |
| Hikoikoi Time Walking Tour reggae, rock, soul |
Dux De Lux Queenstown, Otago |
$10 door | |
| Kora and Guests reggae |
The Bedford Christchurch, Canterbury |
$36 pre | |
| Concord Dawn - The Enemy Within Album release dnb |
Flow Hamilton, Waikato |
$15 pre $20 door $10+bf ltd Early Birds | |
| Nathan Haines & The Dream Band with Rikki Gooch broken beat, dnb, house, jazz, soul |
Happy Central Wellington |
$25 pre $30 door | |
| RDU presents RoundUp 2010, Semi final 4 | Dux de Lux Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| The 2010 Concrete Club Decknology, Semifinal 2 | Concrete Club Christchurch, Canterbury |
FREE | |
| Sunday26 September | |||
| Hikoikoi Time Walking Tour reggae, soul |
Blue Duck Milford Sound, Southland |
FREE | |
recent tweets from @amplifying
Tickets booked for Monday to fly to Welly for a couple of days to catch up with bands and labels there. It'll be nice to be out of AKL. 3 Sep 2010 4:53pm
New out today. Concord Dawn - Forever feat. Rikki Morris (320kbps MP3 only) http://tinyurl.com/29lq8nt 3 Sep 2010 9:08am
Fat Freddy's Drop - The Raft on 7" vinyl. On sale now. Limited numbers. This will sell out quickly. http://tinyurl.com/2ahqaun 3 Sep 2010 8:23am
Kezia Nell's Don't Waste The Pretty another free song for your listening pleasure from us to you: http://t.co/6GsNEXC 2 Sep 2010 3:47pm
Best Maori Female Solo Artist and Best Maori Pop album nominee Susan Rose's "Mr. Right" free to download from us at: http://t.co/aXWHyq8 2 Sep 2010 2:50pm
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NZ Music News
The Return of Ticket - Two shows only and the reissue of their long lost album Awake 03.09.2010
Anika Moa Solo tour with special guest Mel Parsons 02.09.2010
Fat Freddy's Drop Live At The Roundhouse World Tour heads to Australia 02.09.2010
Pure Entertainment Finalists at the VNZMA 02.09.2010
Street Chant, The Naked & Famous and Home Brew form critics' choice line-up 02.09.2010
Legacy Award and NZ Music Hall of Fame induction for Shihad 02.09.2010
Three VNZMA finalists hit the road for Finalists Showcase events in Wellington and Christchurch 02.09.2010
VNZMA finalists 2010 02.09.2010
