KEY POINTS:
DJ/DANCE
Adamant punter: "You sure I'm not on the doorlist?" The gruff bouncer: "Sorry, you're not on the list." Doorlist, the party, happens this Friday at Galatos, pulling together 25 George FM DJs to celebrate the start of summer with a party using all three levels of the grungy Galatos. DJs include music award nominee Dick "Magik" Johnson, Peter Urlich, Greg Churchill, Bobby Brazuka, Bevan Keys, Karn Hall and more - only if you're on the door.
George Doorlist Party - Galatos, Newton, October 17, 9pm
SOUL/FUNK
When these two bands get together you can pretty much guarantee a rocking party. If every member of The Hot Grits and Batucada Sound Machine brings a date, the place is packed. The Hot Grits (12-piece) and Batucada Sound Machine (13-piece) bring their upbeat party style of soul, funk, afrobeat and Brazilian-inspired beats to Safari this Saturday. Good fun, a sweaty dancefloor and some of the best horn sections in the business.
Batucada Sound Machine, The Hot Grits - Safari Lounge, 116 Ponsonby Rd, October 18
CLASSICAL
The spotlight is on the saxophone tonight when the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presents Images in Glass. The Auckland Town Hall is the venue for some hypnotic impressions as Debussy's orchestral masterpiece Images is matched with a saxophone concerto by Philip Glass. Visiting Australian virtuoso saxophonist Amy Dickson is soloist in the first performance of Glass' piece.
Philharmonia Orchestra presents Images in Glass - Auckland Town Hall, October 16, 8pm
THEATRE
Steven Berkoff is returning with his One Man show. It is his first visit since 2005, when he performed his solo play Shakespeare's Villains. The acclaimed actor, writer and director has mesmerised audiences worldwide. There's something sinister about him, as he has played evil characters in films Octopussy, Beverly Hills Cop and Rambo. His solo show One Man consists of two short plays - Tell Tale Heart and Dog, the story of a football hooligan and his pit bull, Roy.
One Man - ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, October 17 and 18, 8pm
DANCE/DJ
The ladies kick the guys off the turntables this Saturday night at Auckland's Khuja Lounge.
A new club night called Who's Ya Mama!? puts together some of Auckland's funkiest female disc jockeys all night long. DJs include the amusingly named Tina Turntables, plus RIA, Sarahtonen and British import Wendy Douglas. If you like the sounds of hip-hop, reggae and mid-tempo funk beat this is the place you should be.
Who's Ya Mama!? - Khuja Lounge, October 18
FAMILY
It's all action this Sunday at Auckland's Museum of Transport and Technology - tanks, guns, and war. The Military Live Day looks back, with World War II and Vietnam re-enactments throughout the day, and vintage equipment on display. MOTAT marketing manager Angela Willis says: "It will give you a real taste of what it was like to be a soldier in the World Wars." Fingers crossed this is the only taste of warfare the kids heading along to this will get in their lifetimes.
Military Live Day - MOTAT, Western Springs, October 19
METAL
Masked metallers, Slipknot, return to whack Kiwi fans around the head with their boombastic, hard-rocking show. With up to nine members on stage at any one time, this Iowa group offer plenty of visual entertainment to go with their grinding guitars, including their infamous masks. Says band member Corey Taylor: "It's a way for us to become unconscious of who we are and what we do outside of music."
Slipknot with Machine Head - Trusts Stadium, 65-67 Central Park Drive, Henderson, 8pm, October 22
DANCE
Highly regarded choreographer Michael Parmenter is presenting the inaugural season of his new show Tent. We're told to expect it to "chart the fragile and precarious space between bodies ... Tent is about life when there's nothing to hold on to except life itself." The show premiered earlier in the month to enthusiastic Wellington audiences and runs here in Auckland at the Maidment until Saturday.
Michael Parmenter's Tent - Maidment Theatre, Auckland, to October 18
