Thanks to Rachel van Luyt for these fantastic photos of Death Cab For Cutie at The Civic in Auckland tonight!
Death Cab For Cutie: photo gallery
Category: Photo album
Crave! episode 78: The Eagles, Happy Mondays, John Prine, and a review of the Oscars
The Eagles have managed to divide opinion just a little bit. Simon is just a bit more full of praise for what Steve found to be a very slightly dull, in places at least, show. The Happy Mondays at the…
Happy Mondays: plenty of thrills, no bellyaches.
Don’t be fooled by the Happy Mondays. Behind a very carefully contrived image of slack and dissolute, behind album titles like Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out), behind the edifice of a…
The Eagles, Auckland – smooth sweet California soul, rock, and Joe Walsh
Photos by Steve. Review by Simon. First things first: the core of The Eagles have seen a few summers, but they can still sing, and still play. Don Henley told the audience they were about to hear two and a…
The Prodigy — photo album
The Prodigy came to Auckland last night, and Crave!’s regular guest photographer Rachel van Luyt was there to shoot the show for us. Thanks, Rach!
Lily Allen, Auckland, February 2 – She’s sharp, and likeable
Lily Allen presented a pared down show which put the spotlight absolutely on her. There was nowhere to hide. Not that she cared, for this confident and relaxed performer surely wanted no distractions. This concert was all about her songs,…
Florence + The Machine: review and photos
Florence + The Machine came to Auckland last night, and Crave! was fortunate enough to have Leah Victoria go along to cover, and shoot, the show for us. Thanks, Leah! It’s the last night of a blow out success world…
Laneway NZ 2019
If you can’t find music you like at Laneway, you’re really not trying very hard. Twenty-nine acts across four stages over ten hours is an exhausting but very, very enjoyable day out. Local band Daffodils opened my Laneway experience this…
Slash and Devilskin: photo gallery
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators came to Auckland last night, and while Crave! couldn’t get there to review the show — a shame; Myles made it sound like it would be a great show when he spoke to…
Elaine Paige: a gentle Farewell
By the time you reach 70, you’re entitled to slow down a little. Not that Elaine Paige was ever the highest-octane performer, but last night’s show at Auckland’s Bruce Mason Centre was a genteel, polite affair, a chance for Paige,…