KEY POINTS:
Our guide to what's happening around town this weekend
FRIDAY MARCH 23
ROCK/POP
Powertrip - Bluestone Bar, Durham Lane
The Nudie Suits, Shaft, Don Julio and the Hispanic Mechanic, The Incident - Kings Arms, Newton, 8pm
Chet & Johnny O'Connell Band - Muldoon's, Westpac Plaza
Paul Sharplin - Bar
Africa, Albany
Kiwi Express - Riverhead Tavern
Luke Thompson "Perfect Drive" Acoustic Tour - Ward Lane, Ward St, Hamilton
Roger Skinner and the Motivation - Muldoon's Bar, Moana Ave, Orewa
2 Wheel Drive - Warkworth RSA
Blue Collar Band - Ye Olde Bailey, Ti Rakau Dr, Pakuranga, 6.30pm
Uber Stars Of Rock - Hysteria Bar, K Rd
The !We Rock! Club - K Rd Ballroom
Black Salt - Cock and Bull, Botany
Kick - Cock and Bull, Ellerslie
Contagious - Cock and Bull, Hamilton
Halo - Cock and Bull, Lynfield
Hands Off - Cock and Bull, Newmarket
Cure Kids Charity Concert - Masonic Tavern, Devonport
Sean Kelly and friends - Clare Inn, Dominion Rd
An Evening with Whirimako Black - AKO7 Festival Club
Ross Mullins - New Orient, Elliott St
Nick Hohepa live acoustic - The Park, Khyber Pass Rd, Newmarket, 6pm-9pm
Catch 22 - Reef Bar, Mission Bay
Chris Saunders - Seamus O'Reilly Irish Pub, Albany
Famous Fish - Slipp Inn, Birkenhead 9.30pm
Evil Tiger, The Coshercot Honeys, The Dylan Storey Band and Goon
-Dog's Bollix, Newton
Eddie Gaiger - Brooklyn Bar and Lounge, Queen St, 9.30pm
Verdict - Papakura Club
Cryptkicker III, The Whipping Cats, Labretta Suede & the Motel 6 - Schooner Tavern, Quay St
DANCE/DJ
Phully and Phillipa - Ink Bar, K Rd
Phil K with support from Tim Richards, Daniel Farley and Astral - Coherent, K Rd
Manuel Bundy and Junior - Khuja Lounge, Queen St
Jay V, Dan Paine, Tommy Flowers and Dylan C - Rakinos, High St
Resident DJ Retro - New Brew Tavern, Albany
Blocks: Back To the Old School with Dvrdick, Definite & Bling, 2 Pounds, Shanti - Fu, Queen St
Sweet Calling with Rivers, Nyntee, Pete Nice - Suite, 2 Hobson St
Balkanetic - Red Square, Britomart
DJ Onny - The Kingslander, 470 New North Rd, Kingsland, 9:30pm
FREE Jason Eli and General Lee - Bar3, SkyCity
FREE DJ King Salsa - Mexican Cafe, Victoria St
Sufferahs Choice with Stinky Jim, Maiden Hong Kong, Peter Mac, Selecto, Dubhead, Jafa Mafia, Jugglin' Crew, Slave, Junior, Submariner, Manuel Bundy, Cian, Bobby Brazuka - Galatos, Newton
Tommy The Clown - TelstraClear Pacific Stadium, Manukau
JAZZ/BLUES/ROOTS
Ronnie & Max - Pacific Bar, Gulf Harbour
Live Jazz - Rose & Crown, 69 Customs St
FREE Trudy Lile and Mojave - Attitude Bar, Devonport 9pm
Maria O'Flaherty & Ben Fernandez - Invito Bar & Restaurant, Bacons Lane, Chancery, 6.30pm
DJ DX3 Sessions - C.A.C, Mt Eden
Linn Lorkin - 121 Cafe, Ponsonby
Edwina Thorne Quartet - Swashbucklers, Westhaven Dr, 9pm
CLASSICAL/OPERA
Phonak National Percussion Day - Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Silver Rd, Epsom, 10am-10pm
Auckland Youth Symphony Orchestra - All Saints Church, Howick, 7.30pm
COMEDY
Comedy Showcase and Late And Live - The Classic, 321 Queen St, 8pm
5 Star Comedy Night with Dai Henwood, Gish, Andrew Clay and more - Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga
FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
Taupo Home & Garden Show - Great Lake Centre, Taupo, 10am-5pm
World Cinema Showcase - Academy Cinema, Lorne St
Jafas and Jandals Fest 2007 - Kumeu
Mid Winter Christmas Races - Alexandra Park
Scarecrow Festival/Art in the Vineyards - Kumeu
SATURDAY MARCH 24
ROCK/POP
New York Dolls - St James, Auckland
Rockstar Supernova - Vector Arena
Revolver and The Have - The Castle, Hamilton
First Blood with Suicide Dogs at the All Girl Roller Derby Exhibition Bout - Skateland, 66 Mountain Rd, Mt Wellington
The Body Corporate, Yokel Ono - Schooner Tavern, Quay St
Jamie Gray, The Glory Sea, Donkey Punk - Masonic Tavern, Devonport
Luke Thompson - Grey Lynn Library Hall, 474 Great North Rd
D'Starlights - Birkenhead RSA
Black Salt - Cock and Bull, Botany
Kick - Cock and Bull, Ellerslie
Contagious - Cock and Bull, Hamilton
Halo - Cock and Bull, Lynfield
Catch 22 - Reef Bar, Mission Bay
Hands Off - Cock and Bull, Newmarket
Kiwi Express - Port Arms Tavern, Whangarei
Celtic Flyers - Kentish Hotel, Waiuku
Kingsley Melhuish and Brassouls, Mamaku Project, DJ Dunc tha Func - Red Square, Britomart
The Bengal Lights, The Randoms, The Incident, Jonnie Rose, Suburband Envy - Ellen Melville Hall, High St, all ages
Nick Hohepa and Ed Gaiger - The Patriot Bar, 14 Victoria Rd, Devonport
Ray Woolf - Alberton House, Mt Albert
Nick Hohepa with Ed Gaiger - The Bog, Manukau
DANCE/DJ
Lojac- Rakinos, High St
Sub Marine with Agent Alvin, Mat Rapid, Mad Hatters, Conduct MC - Tuck's Bay, Coromandel
Buttafingers, Bjorn, Gmuva and more - Khuja Lounge, Queen St
Got The Beats with Superclarkee, Luke James - The Supermarket, 270 K Rd
Aural Trash with Angela Fisken and Greg Churchill - Coherent, K Rd
In Depth with Jess Hartley, Cern, Caustic (Dun) and Fraser S - Fu Bar, Queen St
Spectrum with Rohann, Tom Day, Jesse, Claude Sabatier, Kurt Erickson - Bacio, K Rd
Alphabet Soup with RFG & Forty One - Suite, 2 Hobson St
Stomp 1st Birthday with Fast Crew (live), CXL, Alias, Penfold
and MC Bling - Fu, Queen St
Blue Light Rave Dance Party - TelstraClear Pacific Stadium, Manukau
Playboys with Hat, Jimmy Gardner, Tim Richards and Cyril Orson - Ink Bar, K Rd
Digital Mystikz with Stinky Jim, Jason Howson, Frosty Boy and One Louder - Galatos, Newton
Cian & Dan Paine - Tabac, Mills Lane
DJ Mark - Mangawhai Tavern, 8.30pm
General Lee, Grant Marshall - Bar3, SkyCity
Resident DJ Retro - New Brew Tavern, Albany
Graphix Recordz and Breakin' Wreckwordz - Safari Lounge, Ponsonby
FREE Waitakere Sounds: Party in the Park with Indira (NZ Idol finalist), RNZ Airforce Band, Hot Property - Luckens Reserve, West Harbour, 5pm-8pm
JAZZ/BLUES/ROOTS
FREE Shore Sounds: Hurdy Gurdy Boogie Woogie with Tamlin, The Jews Brothers Band, Kell Reserve, Albany Village, 1pm-4pm
David Meredith - Reva's, Whangarei
Chris Parfitt - Origins Restaurant & Bar, Westgate Centre
FREE Steven Barry Trio - Mecca Stonehouse, Mission Bay, 2pm-5pm
DJ Elvis Le May - C.A.C., Mt Eden
Freelark Trio - 121 Cafe, Ponsonby
Live music - Squid Row, 224 Symonds St
Kiwi Express - Grey Lynn Tavern, 9pm
John McGough - Papakura RSA, 7pm
CLASSICAL/OPERA
Auckland Youth Symphony Orchestra - Mahurangi College Hall, Warkworth, 7.30pm
J.S. Bach's St John Passion - Founders Theatre, Hamilton, 8pm
COMEDY 5 Star Comedy Night with Dai Henwood, Gish, Andrew Clay and more - Forum North, Whangarei
Comedy Showcase - The Classic, 321 Queen St, 8pm
FAIRS AND MARKETS
Silverdale Market - Silverdale St and Hall, 7.30am-12.30pm
Thames Market - Pollen St, Grahamstown Thames
City Farmers' Market - cnr Galway and Gore Sts, Britomart, 8.30am-12.30pm
Open Day at Nathan Homestead - Nathan Homestead, 70 Hill Rd Manurewa
Blockhouse Bay Community Market - Community Centre, Blockhouse Bay, 7am
FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
Richmond Road Short Film Festival - Richmond Road School, Ponsonby
World Cinema Showcase - Academy Cinema, Lorne St
Jafas and Jandals Fest 2007 - Kumeu
Taupo Home & Garden Show - Great Lake Centre, Taupo, 10am-5pm
Scarecrow Festival/Art in the Vineyards - Kumeu
SPORT
King of the Harbour Surfski and Outrigger World Cup - Takapuna Beach
Professional Boxing Tournament - 3 professional fights , 4 amateur fights, Mangawhai Tavern, 2pm
SUNDAY MARCH 25
ROCK/POP
God Forbid, Sinate and Antagonist - Hysteria Bar, K Rd
Undressed at 3pm - Kings Arms Tavern
Ana Strong and Davy Beige - Grand Central, Ponsonby
Flagfall - Kentish Hotel, Waiuku
JAZZ/BLUES/ROOTS
FREE Shore Sounds: Back to Bacharach with The Barry Clewett Show Band and June Hayes, Roundhouse Jazz Band - Centennial Park, Campbells Bay, 1pm-4pm
FREE Shore Sounds: Solo Sundays with Mila Gurney, Chris Sanders - Windsor Reserve, Devonport, 2pm-4pm
Feelin' Groovy Jazz Quintete - Masonic Tavern, Devonport, 3pm-7pm
FREE Caitlin Smith Trio - The Drake, Drake St, from 5pm-8pm
Nathan Haines - AK07 Festival Club
Taiko Japanese Drummers, The Jews Brothers Band, Tahuna Breaks - Red Square, Britomart
FREE The Frank E. Evans Band - Dog's Bollix, cnr K Rd & Newton Rd, from 4.30pm
Back to Basix - Jo's Place, 185 Great South Rd
The Mr Miyagi Project - Blowfish Sushi, 144 Parnell Rd, 3pm
Singer-Songwriter Showcase, hosted by Nick Hohepa - Occidental Bar, Vulcan Lane
Malcolm & Chet - Degree, Viaduct, 4pm-7pm
Soul Sax Plus - Tairua Landing, 202 Main Rd, Tairua, noon
Ronnie and Max - Taiko, Kingsland, 6.30pm
Stuart Pearce Duo - De Fontein, Mission Bay, 4pm
Music Factory - De Post, Mt Eden, 4pm
Live Jazz Brunch - Sal Rose, 1A Alberton Rd, 11am-2pm
DJ Elvis Le May- C.A.C, Mt Eden
Acoustic Country Sundays with James Ray & Chet O'Connell - Bar Africa, Albany
FREE Ronnie and Max - Iguacu, Parnell, 11am-3pm
FREE Steven Barry Trio - Mecca Stonehouse, Mission Bay, 3pm-6pm
North Harbour Swing Band - East Coast Bays RSA, Bute Rd, Browns Bay, 6pm
Keith Donnelly - The Bunker, Mt Victoria, Devonport, 8pm
CLASSICAL/OPERA
Auckland Youth Symphony Orchestra - St Michael's Church, Remuera 2.30pm
Pianist Afra Su - Music Theatre, School of Music, 6 Symonds St, 8pm
Age of Discovery presents Extempore Bach Original and Arranged - Ponsonby Baptist Church, 43 Jervois Rd, Ponsonby
Auckland Choral: Sacred & Profane - Holy Trinity Cathedral, 5pm
FAIRS AND MARKETS
Takapuna Sunday Market - Takapuna central car park, 6am-noon
FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
Giant Pumpkin Growing Competition weigh-in - Clevedon Village Farmers' Market, Monument Rd, Clevedon
Mt Eden Wine, Food & Fun Festival - Mt Eden Normal Primary School, Valley Rd, Mt Eden
Taupo Home & Garden Show - Great Lake Centre, Taupo, 10am-5pm
World Cinema Showcase - Academy Cinema, Lorne St
Jafas and Jandals Fest 2007 - Kumeu
Scarecrow Festival/Art in the Vineyards - Kumeu
SPORT
King of the Harbour Surfski and Outrigger World Cup - Takapuna Beach