A Two For One Night as 13th Floor Reviewer Simon Coffey, darted between venues, to see Totally Unicorn (AUS) + Carthage + Dick Move @ Whammy and Twine (AUS) + Swallow The Rat + Neither Do I @ The Wine Cellar on a single night in Tamaki Makaurau.
It’s a Thursday night in Auckland, so where else would you rather be than The Wine Cellar to catch Phoebe Rings as they celebrate the release of their new single, Aseurai.
Marianne Leigh and a few of her best friends packed out Auckland’s Wine Cellar last night. The 13th Floor’s Veronika Bell was on the scene. Here is her report…
Local Jangle-alt-popsters Cowboy Dan, fresh back from a two-year hiatus, celebrated the release of their two previous digital-only EPs, as a single vinyl LP last night at the Wine Cellar, with guests The Changing Same. 13th Floor’s resident opportunist Simon Coffey was there for some yuletide entertainment and tasty beverages.
Matt Joe Gow and Kerryn Fields team up to give us two headliners for the price of one as a packed house made The Wine Cellar the place to be on this busy Saturday night in Auckland.
Demons of Noon, matured under four lockdowns, inspired by Black Sabbath, Mazzy Star and evincing a similar approach to music as the Melvins. Demons of Noon have, after a steady stream of digital singles, cracked the big one with a full-length album, not just in digital format, but also on vinyl.
Tāmaki Makaurau post-punk outfit Swallow the Rat, just back from a handful of shows in Naarm/Melbourne, and with a new album, South Locust, under the belt, were primed and full of promise for tonight’s show, the first show in a tactical tour of the upper Te Ika-a-Māui.
Juliet McLean travelled up from the ‘Naki to perform an intimate couple of sets at Auckland’s Wine Cellar, her first proper show in “The Big Smoke”.
George After James, or James George Fistonich, headlined a show at Auckland’s Wine Cellar last night generating vibes as warm as a mulled wine.
Nick Dow is performing tonight at The Wine Cellar. He was here at The 13th Floor a few days ago to play this new song for us.