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Kaleidoscope World Series 29 - Supergroups and up-and-comers
Thursday, 16 January 2014, 3:28 pm | Powertool Records
Powertool Records brings you the next summer mini-festival – Kaleidoscope World Series 29, this Saturday January 18th. Hosted at West Auckland’s most happening new venue, UFO, it’s a showcase of the known, the unknown and some unexpected surprises. More >>
Powertool Records Stocking Stuffers
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 7:48 pm | Powertool Records
Happy Silly Season from Powertool! We’ve released music from all over various musical spectrums this year, and we’ve put together a list of albums that should pretty much suit all tastes. Looking for Christmas gifts? After some summer holiday listening? ... More >>
Ghosts of Electricity EP Release Party
Monday, 16 December 2013, 5:06 pm | Powertool Records
Ghosts of Electricity EP Release Party with Goon and Identity Slip Thursday December 13 – Nectar Room at the Kingslander, Auckland Doors 8pm More >>
New music from Cambridge Town and Melbourne
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 2:43 pm | Powertool Records
Upon first listening to Enclosures’ new album ‘Scotch Mist’, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d unearthed a long-lost Flying Nun album. Echoes of the 3Ds, Chug and Look Blue Go Purple reverberate in what has been described by one listener ... More >>
Matthew Bannister’s ‘Evolver’ arrives at Golden Dawn Friday
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 3:57 pm | Powertool Records
Following a very special debut live show at Auckland’s Thirsty Dog in September, and a great jaunt to Wellington and Paekakariki, One Man Bannister – aka Matthew Bannister – and his merry band bring the live ‘Evolver’ experience back to ... More >>
10th anniversary Kaleidoscopic festival this weekend
Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 4:33 pm | Powertool Records
The Kaleidoscope World Series marks its 10th anniversary with a huge lineup over 2 nights at Auckland's UFO - in short, it's a kaleidoscopic festival of live music, ranging from legends in new guises, to Powertool favourites, to newcomers. The festival ... More >>
A. J. Sharma travels with the 'Tiny Pieces of Eight' Tour
Tuesday, 22 October 2013, 3:00 pm | Powertool Records
A. J. Sharma is playing live this weekend in Christchurch and Wellington as part of Dierdre Newall’s ‘Tiny Pieces of Eight’ tour, alongside Chris Heazlewood and Grant Ramsey (aka Swampy). More >>
Gold Medal Famous Party with Theremins and Eclectotronica
Tuesday, 10 September 2013, 4:43 pm | Powertool Records
Gold Medal Famous are back with another dose of eclectotronic wildness this Saturday September 14. And as always, expect a serving of the unexpected, with a side of serious fun. More >>
One Man Bannister’s live debut of ‘Evolver’ - Sept 6
Friday, 6 September 2013, 3:51 pm | Powertool Records
One Man Bannister – aka Matthew Bannister – and his merry band bring the live ‘Evolver’ experience to Auckland for its performance debut. The album has already picked up rave reviews from Graham Reid, Russell Brown and Tom Cardy, with rumours ... More >>
One Man Bannister’s live debut of ‘Evolver’
Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 7:00 pm | Powertool Records
One Man Bannister – aka Matthew Bannister – and his merry band bring the live ‘Evolver’ experience to Auckland for its performance debut. The album has already picked up rave reviews from Graham Reid, Russell Brown and Tom Cardy , with rumours ... More >>
Matthew Bannister meets The Beatles
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 5:19 pm | Powertool Records
We have a really special treat for you this week. Respected New Zealand songwriter/musician Matthew Bannister ( Sneaky Feelings, the Dribbling Darts of Love, the Weather ) has released his own take on the Beatles' much-adored (and for good reason too) album ... More >>
Gold Medal Famous: Eclectotronica in Wellington
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 1:54 pm | Powertool Records
Our wildest avant-garde pop group, Gold Medal Famous, are set to release their new homage to dance music, the “Free Body Culture" EP later this year and a new album - "Album of national significance" – due for release early next year. More >>
Brother Love “20 Years in a Rockin’ Boat”: Album and shows
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 2:20 pm | Powertool Records
NZ psych-rockers Brother Love this year celebrate 20 years in the rock and roll undergrowth. Formed in Christchurch in 1993 by ex-Axel Grinders Marty Henderson and Patrick Fagan, the group found early success releasing vinyl on US cottage labels, and were then ... More >>
Midwinter John Waters Party with Gold Medal Famous
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 4:30 pm | Powertool Records
Celebrate "the Pope of Trash" John Waters at Understudy (80 Cuba Street, Wellington) on Saturday June 22, where Warwick and The Wankers and Gold Medal Famous will entertain you – for free! More >>
Family Ties: Two albums from one family
Wednesday, 29 May 2013, 4:29 pm | Powertool Records
It’s not often that we get to release albums from members of the same family, but then not every family is like this one. Talent appears to run in the DNA of cousins Michael and Sean O’Leary – yet they display it in quite different styles. More >>
Ghosts of Electricity: Don’t Try EP
Monday, 27 May 2013, 5:03 pm | Powertool Records
Hamilton’s Ghosts of Electricity have been humming under the radar for the past few months, but their buzz grows ever louder. The release of this, their third EP ‘Don’t Try’, reinforces the emergence of a band that has taken a measure of ... More >>
Go Girls – go Gold Medal Famous! Plus Nick Raven US vinyl
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 4:45 pm | Powertool Records
The music of Gold Medal Famous will be hitting the small screen (or big screen, depending upon your home entertainment set up) when their song " 100 Years of Rock " will be heard in of Episode One Series 5 of Go Girls. The show, featuring an all-new cast, ... More >>
Powertool Easter Show - at Golden Dawn, Tavern of Power
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 4:36 pm | Powertool Records
Powertool Records is holding a wee listening party from 7pm on Saturday March 30 at Golden Dawn (corner of Richmond Rd and Ponsonby Rd) just before the Gold Medal Famous and Huf FREE show. We’ll play you a few tunes from our new releases before ... More >>
Drill/I Have No Idea: Issue 1 of international magazine
Tuesday, 12 March 2013, 5:33 pm | Powertool Records
New Zealand’s Powertool Records is very excited to announce the next step in NZ-US relations: the first issue of Drill/I Have No Idea magazine - two magazines in one! More >>
Transcendental Learning Collective release debut album
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 5:00 pm | Powertool Records
Recent additions to the Powertool Records family Transcendental Learning Collective are gearing up to release their debut album “Shift”. They are rapidly picking up fans as their single memorably titled ‘ Munt in E7 ’ has been playlisted on ... More >>
