Base FM picks
Base FM 107.3 is a low-power radio station broadcasting straight outta Ponsonby. No commercial bullshit hustle, no fake machismo muscle. The show schedule reads like a who's who of Auckland's hip hop, funk, and soul scene, and the station's run by a crew that cares.
Base FM recommends these gigs.
| Tuesday16 March | |||
| The Williamson Ave Files | Racket Bar CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Wednesday17 March | |||
| Wax'd ft A-Sides (UK) dnb |
Fu Bar CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Loop Sessions ft DJs Dylan C, TC funk, hip hop, soul |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| The Circling Sun, DJ Truent blues, funk, jazz |
Ponsonby Social Club Ponsonby, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Thursday18 March | |||
| Local ft DJs R.I.A, Katch (Oz) funk, hip hop, soul |
Malt Grey Lynn, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Help for Haiti Fundraiser ft Little Bushman, Hikoikoi, Olmecha, more blues, funk, reggae, rock, soul |
San Francisco Bathhouse Central Wellington |
$20 waged $15 unwaged | |
| Occupational Therapy ft DJs SirVere, Bobby Brazuka funk, hip hop, latin, soul |
Ponsonby Social Club Ponsonby, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Platform Biz ft DJs Lo Key, Aimee hip hop, soul |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Friday19 March | |||
| DJs Chef D, Isaac Aesili funk, house, soul |
The Neighbourhood Kingsland, Auckland |
FREE | |
| DJs Cian, TDK funk, hip hop, soul |
Ponsonby Social Club Ponsonby, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Black Sun Empire, Bugsy, Merge, Riddle darkstep, dnb, dubstep |
Zen CBD, Auckland |
unknown | |
| Keep It In the Family ft DJs Selecto, Truent, Printor, DT funk, hip hop, reggae, soul |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
$5 from 9pm | |
| DJs Laura Lush, Arash | Racket Bar CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Nathan Haines jazz |
Leigh Sawmill Cafe Leigh, Auckland |
$35 pre | |
| Saturday20 March | |||
| Gene Rivers, Rose Alice, Pauly Who funk, rnb, soul |
Ponsonby Social Club Ponsonby, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Adi Dick, Koretake Sound System hip hop, reggae, soul |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
$10 door | |
| Raekwon (US) hip hop |
Powerstation Eden Terrace, Auckland |
unknown | |
| Unity Pacific, DJ Dubhead, Atsushi & the Moisties funk, hip hop, reggae, soul |
Khuja K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
$10 door | |
| Sunday21 March | |||
| All the Way Live ft Coast dub, funk, rock |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Raekwon (US) hip hop |
San Francisco Bathhouse Central Wellington |
$60 pre | |
| Tuesday23 March | |||
| The Williamson Ave Files | Racket Bar CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Wednesday24 March | |||
| The Circling Sun, DJ Truent blues, funk, jazz |
Ponsonby Social Club Ponsonby, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Loop Sessions ft DJs Dylan C, Jubt funk, hip hop, soul |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Thursday25 March | |||
| Massive Attack electronica, hip hop, soul, trip hop |
Vector Arena Parnell, Auckland |
$100 pre | |
| Occupational Therapy ft DJs Bobby Brazuka, Manuel Bundy funk, hip hop, latin, soul |
Ponsonby Social Club Ponsonby, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Platform Biz ft DJs Lo Key, Chip Matthews hip hop, soul |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Friday26 March | |||
| Half the Size, Double the Flavour ft DJs Junior, Bobby Brazuka, Cool Hand Luke funk, hip hop, latin, soul |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
$5 from 9pm | |
| DJ Dan Paine, Dylan C downtempo, funk, hip hop, soul |
Ponsonby Social Club Ponsonby, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Zoh Zoh afrobeat, funk, reggae |
Khuja K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
$5 door | |
| Saturday27 March | |||
| Sound Advice: Hiatian Edition funk, hip hop, rnb, soul |
Khuja K Rd & Newton, Auckland |
unknown | |
| Uncle Barnie, Ben Anderson, Junior funk, hip hop, soul |
Ponsonby Social Club Ponsonby, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Pacific Roots Night with King Kapisi - Titirangi Festival of Music funk, hip hop, reggae, rnb |
Titirangi War Memorial Hall Titirangi, Auckland |
$20 adults $15 students $15 seniors | |
| DJs Lo Key, The Nicks funk, house, pop, soul |
The Neighbourhood Kingsland, Auckland |
FREE | |
| The Funk Affair ft Agent 86 (Oz), Sambro, T.Rice, Sammy G funk, hip hop |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
$10 before midnight $15 after midnight | |
| Sunday28 March | |||
| All the Way Live ft Jennifer Zea jazz, latin |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Wednesday31 March | |||
| Loop Sessions ft DJs Dylan C, Quantic Expression downtempo, funk, hip hop, soul |
Rakinos CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| DJ T.Rice funk, hip hop |
Racket Bar CBD, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Wednesday7 April | |||
| Slipper Sessions ft DJ Seeka dubstep, funk, hip hop |
The Ginger Minx Mt Eden, Auckland |
FREE | |
| Thursday8 April | |||
| Talib Kweli, Jean Grae | Powerstation Eden Terrace, Auckland |
unknown | |
| Saturday10 April | |||
| Unity Pacific, Che Fu and the Crates and supported by Obelix and Dubhead, Kingites, Atsushi and the Moisties, Silver and Aurasta. | Auckland Town Hall CBD, Auckland |
Adults $25, Concessions and Groups of 8+ $20, Tickets to both nights $40 | |
| Wednesday14 April | |||
| Hollie Smith | Sale St Freemans Bay, Auckland |
$33.50 pre | |
| Slipper Sessions ft DJ Seeka dubstep, funk, hip hop |
The Ginger Minx Mt Eden, Auckland |
FREE | |
recent tweets from @basefm
SET TIMES for this Saturday listed on the events page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=321274925821&ref=ts http://fb.me/63yznSR 4 Mar 2010 5:43pm
Catch the @gillespeterson interview today at 5pm, @gaslampkiller Ticket Giveaways, and @dBridge guest mix at 10pm.. BASE FM YO! 25 Feb 2010 4:00pm
Apologies to all those who got the dodgy DM!! 25 Feb 2010 3:50pm
RT @cameron_prebble: @BaseFM http://status.twitter.com/post/409689888/update-re-phishing 25 Feb 2010 3:49pm
Chatting to gilles peterson today on Base Driven with Junior. 5pm sharp!! 25 Feb 2010 2:33pm
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