Drug Church are stoked to announce the US hardcore punk band’s debut New Zealand show at Whammy Bar Auckland this August. For over 10 years Drug Church have been staunchly creating their own singular path in making distinctly outsider music that’s somehow at once welcoming and instantly satisfying.
Mice on Stilts & Estère & Kédu Carlö & Speech Act Theory & Chris Dent!!! K Road was exactly where I wanted to be last night – at Whammy and the Wine Cellar.
Rock Lottery. Gather 25 or more musicians from some of the best bands around the country. Then 5 drummers step up. Each draw four names out of the pool. That will be the Pop-Up band for the day. Come up with three new songs. One cover to round it off. Present them at one of […]
Despite the wintery June weather, Jed Parsons dragged us all off the couch and into the Whammy Bar for a good dose of dancing on Saturday night. Jed and his band rocked our socks off with the kind of feet tapping, hip-swaying tunes you don’t mind hopping out of bed for.
At 10pm The Whammy bar is crowded and when Dual come on stage just before 10.20pm it is clear they have evolved since I last saw them. They have added live drums to support Maurice Miller’s vocals and electronics, and Jamie Pyne’s guitar.
Klang Dance celebrates three years of forward-thinking techno. Where else but the dark, mysterious cavern that is Whammy Bar could this possibly be honoured?
Princess Chelsea & LEAO & Vincent H.L played a live-streamed show at Whammy on Saturday night. Dedee W was there to tell us all about it.
The first-ever Aotearoa Rock Lottery takes place on Saturday 19 June, featuring some of New Zealand’s finest musicians. The event sees 25 artists, including Jono Pearce (The Beths), Fiona Campbell (Guardian Singles, Vivian Girls), Daniel Ward (Cate Le Bon, Droor, Lawrence Arabia) and Steph Brown (Lips), meet on the morning of 19 June to form five-person bands by lottery. […]
While the indie kids were making sweet music at Wine Cellar, Sea Mouse and their friends were making a much bigger noise next door at Whammy.
Swallow The Rat and friends performed at Whammy last night, with the motley collection of bands showcasing some of the best and wildest talent on stage in Auckland over the three-hour gig.