KEY POINTS:
Our guide to what's happening around town this weekend:
FRIDAY APRIL 13
ROCK/POP
Blindspott - Hysteria, K Rd
Motocade, Kittyhawk, the Demi Whores, Collapsing Cities - Kings Arms, Newton
Eddie Taylor - Birkenhead RSA
Ross Mullins - New Orient, Elliott St
Nick Hohepa - Park Bar, Khyber Pass Rd,
Newmarket, 6pm to 9pm
John McGough - Hobsonville RSA
The Hooligan - Thirsty Dog, K Rd
Gary Harvey Band - On Bourbon St, Devonport
Paul Sharplin - Bar Africa, 1B William Pickering Dr, Albany
Bee Gees Tribute Show - Kentish Hotel, Waiuku
Catch 22 - Reef Bar, Mission Bay
Uncle Bazz & John - Pitch, Tuwharetoa St, Taupo
Sean and Dave - Seamus O'Reilly Irish Pub, Albany
Rufus & Company - Grey Lynn RSA
Eddie Gaiger - Brooklyn Bar and Lounge, Queen St, 9.30pm
Contagious - Cock and Bull, Botany
Black Salt - Cock and Bull, Ellerslie
Halo - Cock and Bull, Lynfield
Squeeze - Cock and Bull, Hamilton
Kick - Cock and Bull, Newmarket
Blue Collar Band - The Bog Irish Bar, 196 Parnell Rd, 9.30pm
Chet O'Connell and band - Dairy Flat Hall
Tourist - Dog's Bollix, Newton
Slavetrader, DHDFDs, Cigarette Widows - Masonic Tavern, Devonport
Inverse Order, Midnight Youth - Schooner Tavern, Queen St
Selective Sound - Mangawhai Tavern, 8.30pm
The Twitch, the Randoms, Calamity Jam, Black Heart Lane, Thirty Years Late - Finnegan's Irish Pub, Royal Oak, 8pm
DANCE/DJ
Honey with DJs Sir-Vere, Manchoo, Penfold with MC Usouljah - Sapphire, Highland Park
Loose Joints with Earl E and Chris Deighton - Suite Bar, Hobson St
FREE Jason Eli and General Lee - Bar 3, SkyCity
Angela Fisken and Greg Churchill - Ink Bar, K Rd
Big Bud with support from Solkai, Lobo and AndyB - Coherent, K Rd
Rarefu, Plantmaster Grant, Ty and Sambro - Rakinos, High St
FREE DJ King Salsa - Mexican Cafe, Victoria St
Darklands with Nanotek, Snax, Cern, Charlie B, Alista and Machinist - Fu, Queen St
Decksterity with Junior and Trist - Khuja Lounge, Queen St
Groovana, Lady Rare - Merge Cafe, K Rd
NZ Hip-Hop Dance Championships - TelstraClear Pacific Stadium, Manukau
FREE Black Friday Party with DJs Grant Marshall, Murry Sweetpants and Dean Campbell - Blowfish Sushi, Parnell
DJ Onny - The Kingslander, 470 New North Rd
Chris Cox - Northern Steamship, Quay St
JAZZ/BLUES/ROOTS
Motor City Family Funk - Ye Olde Bailey, Ti Rakau Dr, 6.30pm
Ronnie & Max - Pacific Bar, Gulf Harbour
Live Jazz - Rose & Crown, 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
FREE Nigel Gavin and friends - 121 Cafe, Ponsonby
Edwina Thorne Quartet - Swashbucklers, Westhaven Dr, 9pm
Brendan Ham and Back to Basics Band - Muldoon's Bar, Moana Ave, Orewa
FAIRS AND MARKETS
Cambridge Antiques Fair - Victoria St, Cambridge, 10.30am daily
FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
International and National Floral Design Exhibition - Parnell College, Newmarket
COMEDY
Comedy Showcase and Late And Live - The Classic, 321 Queen St, 8pm
FAMILY
The Sky Tonight/A Grand Tour of Our Solar System - Stardome Observatory, One Tree Hill, 8pm/9pm
SATURDAY APRIL 14
ROCK/POP
Samuel Flynn Scott, Lawrence Arabia - Schooner Tavern, Quay St
Blindside - Kings Arms, Newton
Amarillo - Birkenhead RSA
Corporate Voice Experience - Nuffield St Brewbar, Newmarket
AZ1 - Kentish Hotel, Waiuku
Roger Skinner and the Motivation - Howick RSA
John McGough - Avondale RSA
Lazyboyz - Bluestone Bar Durham Lane
Contagious - Cock and Bull, Botany
Black Salt - Cock and Bull, Ellerslie
Halo - Cock and Bull, Lynfield
Squeeze - Cock and Bull, Hamilton
Kick - Cock and Bull, Newmarket
Blue Collar Band - The Occidental, Vulcan Lane, 10pm
Nick Hohepa and Ed Gaiger - The Patriot Bar, 14 Victoria Rd, Devonport
Isla Grant - SkyCity Theatre, Hobson St, 8pm
Power Trip - Dog's Bollix, Newton
London Bar Trio (Barry/Webster/Dennison) - London Bar, Wellesley St
DANCE/DJ
Tahuna Breaks - Rakinos, High St
DJ T with Cyril Orson, Matt Drake, James Martin, Jimmy Gardner, Philippa, Tim Richards, Phil Brokelmann - InkCoherent, K Rd
James Brown Tribute Night with Tyra and the Tornadoes- Khuja Lounge, Queen St
Junior and Dan Paine - Tabac Bar, Mills Lane
DJ Jonny - Reef Bar, Mission Bay
Got The Beats with Superclarkee, Luke James - The Supermarket, 270 K Rd
DJ Karn Hall - The Kingslander, 470 New North Rd
Lucas - Northern Steamship, Quay St
For Goodness Breaks - Safari Lounge, Ponsonby
FREE Shuffle Brothers - Northern Steamship, 122 Quay St
DJ Mark - Mangawhai Tavern, 8.30pm
FREE General Lee, Grant Marshall - Bar3, SkyCity
Resident DJ Retro - New Brew Tavern, Albany
NZ Hip-Hop Dance Championships - TelstraClear Pacific Stadium, Manukau
DJ Andy Flyboy - Winehot, 605 New North Rd
Ghetto Sessions - Suite Bar, Hobson St
Tech Support with Upbeats, Bulletproof, Cern and Bugsy - Fu, Queen St
Rise with Nato, Makky, Future One and Grind - Fu Bar, Queen St
JAZZ/BLUES/ROOTS
Eilean Mor, Celtic World Music Group from Canberra - Beach Hall, Titirangi
Momentum - Henderson RSA
FREE Steven Barry Trio - Mecca Stonehouse, Mission Bay, 2pm-5pm
DJ Elvis Le May - C.A.C, Mt Eden
Viva Gloria, Piano and Saxophone Duet - Mecca Stonehouse, Mission Bay
FREE Freelark Trio - 121 Cafe, Ponsonby
John McGough - Avondale RSA
Chris Parfitt - Origins Restaurant & Bar, Massey
CLASSICAL/OPERA
Tony Backhouse and the Cafe of the Gates of Salvation gospel choir - Baptist Tabernacle, Queen St, 8pm
COMEDY
Comedy Showcase, Late and Live - The Classic, 321 Queen St, 8pm
FAIRS AND MARKETS
Cambridge Antiques Fair - Victoria St, Cambridge, 10:30am daily
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
Kumeu Arts Market - 14 Oraha Road, Huapai
Village Green Patchwork Quilters' Biennial Exhibition: A Quilter's Garden - Whenuapai School Hall
Book Fair - Holy Trinity Church Hall, 20 Church St, Devonport
FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
Bulgarian Festival - Fickling Centre, cnr Mt Albert and Mt Eden Rds, 6.30pm
Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Celebrations - Westpac Community Theatre, Clarence St, Hamilton, 5.30pm
Taste Ellerslie - Ellerslie Events Centre
International and National Floral Design Exhibition - Parnell College, Newmarket
FAMILY
Hi-5 - Founders Theatre, Hamilton
The Sky Tonight/A Grand Tour of Our Solar System - Stardome Observatory, One Tree Hill, 8pm/9pm
LEARN
Long March Project: Judging for the No Chinatown architecture competition - Gus Fisher Gallery, 1pm
Fish Filleting Workshop - Auckland Fish Market, 11am
SUNDAY APRIL 15
ROCK/POP
The Banned - Clare Inn, Dominion Rd
Undressed at 3pm - Kings Arms Tavern
The Reduction Agents - Schooner Tavern, Quay St
Channel Davis, Sayulee & Anna K - Dog's Bollix, Newton
Ana Strong and Davy Beige - Grand Central, Ponsonby
DANCE/DJ
Karn Hall - The Living Room, 2pm
JAZZ/BLUES/ROOTS
FREE Caitlin Smith Trio - The Drake, Drake St, from 5pm-8pm
FREE The Frank E. Evans Band - Dog's Bollix, cnr K Rd & Newton Rd, from 4.30pm
Back II 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
Live Jazz Brunch - Sal Rose, 1A Alberton Rd, 11am-2pm
Acoustic Country Sundays with James Ray & Chet O'Connell - Bar Africa, Albany
FREE Helen Barrett - Iguacu, Parnell, 11am-3pm; Duncan Jackson, 6pm
FREE Steven Barry Trio - Mecca Stonehouse, Mission Bay, 3pm-6pm
Maura Flower Trio - Mangawhai Tavern, 5.30pm-8.30pm
Lauren Pelon - The Bunker, Mt Victoria, Devonport
CLASSICAL/OPERA
Auckland Wind Orchestra - St Matthew-in-the-City, 3pm
Tony Backhouse and the Cafe of the Gates of Salvation gospel choir - St Paul's Devonport, cnr Albert and Victoria Rds, Devonport, 2pm
FAIRS AND MARKETS
Titirangi Health and Wellbeing Fair - Titirangi War Memorial Hall, South Titirangi Rd
Book Fair - Holy Trinity Church Hall, 20 Church St, Devonport
Auckland's Premier Wedding Expo - ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane
Village Green Patchwork Quilters' Biennial Exhibition: A Quilter's Garden - Whenuapai School Hall
Cambridge Antiques Fair - Victoria St, Cambridge, 10:30am daily
Devonport Market - Devonport Community House, 32 Clarence St, Devonport, 10am-3pm
Takapuna Sunday Market - Takapuna central car park, 6am-noon
FAMILY
Nursery/Weeding Day Motutapu Island - Meet at downtown ferry terminal, 9am
The Sky Tonight/A Grand Tour of Our Solar System - Stardome Observatory, One Tree Hill, 8pm/9pm