Last night (being the 10th of February) I attended a gig at the Auckland King's Arms where Prowler, The MurderChord, The Neo-Kalashnikovs, and Myth Of Democracy played. They were all rock/punk bands. It was $5 entry, which I think was a pretty good price to see four decent bands.
First up was Myth Of Democracy. They are a folk punk band, reminded me a lot of Florida band Against Me!. They were a two-piece but I think the front man is the only 'official' member. So there were drums and semi-acoustic guitar. Their songs are reasonably political (as you can probably guess from the band name) but they are enjoyable, i.e. the political-ness isn't shoved down your throat.
They have three free songs available on their Facebook page:
Myth of Democracy FB Page
Next up was The Neo-Kalashnikovs, which according to the Facebook event page for this gig, are melodic/new grunge/intellectual rock. I would agree with this description and if you're into softer alternative rock, I would recommend you check them out. I thought they sounded pretty Cure-esque and then when I was looking at their FB page I saw that they actually covered The Cure's Other Voices. I'm actually a bit embarrassed that I didn't realize this during the gig. I definitely need to brush up on my Cure knowledge! Anyway, they are a female fronted three-piece. Female fronted bands are always a positive in my book (just because the rock/metal/punk scene is a male dominated one). I felt sorry for the bass player as he forgot his guitar strap, so had to rest it on his leg the whole time. I felt as though The Neo-Kalashnikovs didn't play for very long. I think it was only like four or five songs.
You can download two of The Neo-Kalashnikovs' singles from their Bandcamp page for free:
http://theneokalashnikovs.bandcamp.com/
The third band to perform was The MurderChord. They were probably my favourite. They were a two-piece, consisting of a drummer and a keyboardist. I thought this was an interesting combination, one which you don't see often either. They describe themselves as 'SwingStopPunkRock', which is pretty accurate. Their songs are upbeat but retain a punk element, you can definitely dance to them though. The song topics are quite humourous too. Subjects include: puppy poo, the rising price of food, alcohol, and high heels. I thought the keyboard tone that was used was cool (I don't know anything about keyboards), kinda makes me wish I could play keyboard. The vocalist sings with quite an obvious New Zealand accent, which surprisingly isn't annoying. He isn't too bad looking either (reminds me a bit of someone who I sort of have a crush on at the moment)...
Anyway, check them out:
http://www.themurderchord.co.nz/
Unfortunately there are no free downloads but their albums are cheap. I would buy them but I have absolutely no money at the moment.
The MurderChord - I like Scotch
Give 'em a 'like' on FB too: http://www.facebook.com/theMurd3rchord
The fourth and final band to perform was Prowler, who describe themselves as 'hardcore punk rock n' roll'. I was a bit drunk a this point so I didn't particularly have my critiquing ears on, but I enjoyed them. I think one of the annoying things with these hardcore bands are the vocals but I thought that Prowler's vocals were good and you were able to enjoy and understand them. Don't really have anything else to say about them haha. Well I liked them.
They have three free songs available for download on their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/prowlerpunkrockIn conclusion, I had an enjoyable night. All the of bands were good and the $5 cover charge was a bargain. If you're in to punk/rock, give these bands a listen - you might find something you like.
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