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Such a stacked lineup! Get your tix at https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/105048/Rothko-Records-Presents-Tmaki-Makaurau-ALTFEST.utr @somniium__ @e_itsign @chlorine.band @nailfile__ @demonsofnoon @backtothehillside @sunwraithband @threatmeetprotocol @kinghit.band @swallow_the_rat #alternative #shoegaze #postpunk

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Next up!!! So many great bands and our first time playing with @chlorine.band and @kinghit.band get your tickets from UTR

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We’re curating a new playlist of deep cuts and behind-the-music “tasting notes” from Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST artists. Here’s a preview from the mighty @demonsofnoon reflecting on their seminal track, “Sphere of Peace.”

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Metal music, doom, live music, concerts, underground bands, Auckland #metal #nzmusic

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The unorthodoxy of @e_itsign has captured the imagination of local audiences and international avant-garde bands alike. They describe to @munster79 overcoming heavy music “gatekeeping” and what we can look forward to at Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST. Get tickets from @undertheradarnz

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Post-metal, metal music, alternative music, live music, concerts, underground bands, Auckland, #postmetal #diyartist @bigfan_nz

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Contrast creates interesting tension. Heavy music is compelling when informed by surprising sources. For @e_itsign, that means the power of metal tempered with the curiosity of psychedelia. In this way, their debut LP is monolithic in force but inscribed with highly-wrought meaning. Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST co-curator @munster79 talked with the band about DIY self-production, dismantling heavy music gatekeeping, and the creative crucible of testing new material with live audiences. Tap the link to read now.

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Post-metal, metal music, alternative music, Auckland, concerts, live music, underground bands #postmetal #progrock #nzmusic

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We get the live music culture we deserve. Go see your local bands.

Some selected shots from the last two months of gigs. Having been away for a while, busy with recording and life, I’m struck by the abundance of talent, fragility of the infrastructure, resilience of independent venue operators, kindness of the people, and enduring creativity of the local live scene. As @swallow_the_rat say, it’s an ecosystem and we all have to show up for it.

My next gigs:
• [Attending] @screambytulips, 17 Oct at @bigfan_nz (@beatdownevents); @dougfest_nz 4, 23-24 October at @whammybarauckland; @ovochannel @e_itsign, 30 Oct at @themothershipnz (@your_enabler_presents)
• [Playing] @sunwraithband with @head_lock_grave @lacqueredblack_ @melonheartnz, 31 Oct at @bigfan_nz (@rightturnnz)
• [Promoting, playing] @rothkorecordsnz presents Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST, 5 December at @bigfan_nz

💬 Comment with the other local gigs we should know about.

📷: @mathewbosher

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Live music, concerts, underground bands, Auckland, #metalmusic #alternativerock #nzmusic #fujifilmnz @fujifilmxseriesnz

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Weekend listening sorted. 🎧 Tap the link to listen to our playlist festival — from shoegaze and post-punk, to sludge and prog. Featuring these great bands:

@swallow_the_rat
@backtothehillside
@eraseeverythingofficial
@sunwraithband
@chlorine.band
@threatmeetprotocol
@e_itsign
@demonsofnoon
@kinghit.band
@nailfile__
@somniium__

Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST: all ages and licensed alternative music festival, 5 December at @bigfan_nz, Auckland. Early bird tickets still available via @undertheradarnz

#postpunk #alternativerock #shoegaze #postmetal #sludgemetal

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Post-punk outfit @swallow_the_rat will bring their dense, propulsive blend of prickly rhythm and psychedelic fuzz—honed across extensive US and European tours and international supports—to this year’s Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST. Guitarist Brian Purington offers advice to young artists on building an authentic, DIY career.

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Alternative music, live music, concerts, underground bands, Auckland, #postpunk #altrock #diyartist

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In an era dominated by playlist optimisation, Instagram conversion campaigns, and digital vanity metrics, Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST co-headliners @swallow_the_rat are stoic post-punks that espouse hard graft, the unvarnished, and stress-hardened conviction of the craft. I interviewed guitarist Brian Purington to learn more about their indomitable DIY spirit, eerie new tones, and why the survival of underground music relies on showing up in person. Tap the link to read now.

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Alternative music, live music, concerts, underground bands, Auckland, #postpunk #altrock

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Artist-run independent label Rothko Records presents the inaugural Tāmaki Makaurau ALTFEST, an 11-band gathering taking place at Morningside’s Big Fan on Saturday, 5 December. Co-curated alongside local scene legend Angelo Munro (Bleeders, Erase Everything), the all-ages and licensed event bridges Auckland’s emergent young alternative circuit with stalwarts of Aotearoa’s heavy and post-punk underground.

ALTFEST celebrates tenured artists and provides a platform for the next generation with a near-even split between senior and youth acts alongside touring guests from Wellington and Tauranga. Running continuously across eight hours, the festival showcases a spectrum of alternative adjacent genres: from shoegaze and post-punk, to sludge and prog.

Framing the bill’s two creative generations are co-headliners Swallow the Rat and Back to the Hillside. Seasoned post-punk outfit Swallow the Rat bring their dense, propulsive blend of prickly rhythm and psychedelic fuzz, honed across extensive US and European tours and supports for the likes of Sebadoh, Gang of Four, and Quicksand. Self-produced grungegaze torchbearers, Back to the Hillside, showcase their crushing wall of distortion and lush vocals as vanguards of the city’s underground youth circuit.

The veteran contingent of musicians features hardcore-infused alt-rock group Erase Everything (members of Bleeders, Shitripper, and Fever Lake), cinematic post-metal trio Sunwraith (ex-Decortica), monolithic doom act Demons of Noon, chorus-soaked heavy-hitters Nailfile, and visiting Tauranga hardcore agitators Threat.Meet.Protocol.

Representing the next wave alongside Back to the Hillside are fast-rising post-metal trio Exit Sign, Pōneke shoegaze/Midwest-emo outfit King Hit, and vital alt up-and-comers Chlorine and Somniium.

Tap the link for tickets.

• Date: Saturday, 5 December 2026
• Venue: Big Fan, 25 McDonald Street, Morningside, Auckland
• Time: 4:00pm – midnight (doors 3:30pm)
• Restrictions: All ages & licensed
• Tickets: Early bird $35 + booking fee, online $40 + BF, door sales $50

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Leftover stock from tour. Everything is 25% off until Monday morning 9am. Link in bio or DM us if you live in Auckland and want to buy privately

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Mini tour all done and dusted. What a great run of shows with a Plethora of exceptional bands! Thanks to everyone who bought the record and attended a show, we are nothing without our fans ❤️ shoutout to @s.e.i.s.m.i.c_band @thisdognz @ram_raid_hc @strap.hc @seekhelp.band @the.vile.maxim #Boilermaker @courtnay_and_the_unholy @plagueditch #heavyflow @the_boondocks_nz

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