Two sonic heavyweights from across the ditch are meeting up in Auckland to slug it out for one night only!
Party Dozen & Cable Ties
Whammy Backroom
22nd February
Party Dozen are a 2-piece from Sydney made up of Kirsty Tickle (saxophone) and Jonathan Boulet (percussion and sampler). Forming in 2017, they have become renowned in Australia for their incendiary live shows and three remarkable albums. Blending elements of psych, hardcore, no-wave and jazz, their largely instrumental sets are punctuated by Kirsty’s unique “singing” style, screaming into the bell of her saxophone, which itself goes through a bevvy of effects pedals. The last three years have seen them tour Europe, USA, Japan and China, release a record on Sub Pop and have Nick Cave feature as guest vocalist on single “Macca The Mutt”.
Cable Ties are a fierce, tense rock’n’roll trio from Melbourne. They take the three-minute punk burner and stretch it past breaking point to deliver smouldering feminist anthems. Post-punk and garage rock hammered together by a relentless rhythmic pulse. Hot off a big year of touring through oz, Europe and The USA. Cable Ties released their third album, All Her Plans, in 2023 on Poison City in Australia/New Zealand and renowned US label Merge Records for the rest of the world.
Party Dozen & Cable Ties
Whammy Backroom
22nd February
Doors 9pm
Cable Ties 9:40-10:30
Party Dozen 10:50-11:40pm
