Freida Margolis

By very popular demand... Fortress Europe return to Freida's

Think Sergio Leone meets a gentle Dick Dale

Describing Fortress Europe is easy - take traditional sounding Balkan melodies... and add surf guitar.
These evenings are always special with Fortress Europe at Freida's - sit back enjoy ou...

If you love Booker T, Jimmy Smith and all things funky, swing'n hammond organ then JungleFowl are just for you - some of the most talented sidemen in the country come together periodically at Freida's to do what they love - new orleans inspired rythms all anchored by Alan Brown's Hammond B3 Organ.

Catch the band that both US music magazines The Rolling Stone and Billboard say are the next big thing out of New Zealand - A special one off show at Freida Margolis featuring Alae performing songs from their debut album Henry St and new material from their up and coming EP. Freida's is a small ...

This is THE dream collaboration gig - Milan Borich (Pluto) and Ben King (Goldenhorse) along with Jonathan Burgess are SPOONER. This will be an evening of superb, world-class catchy, indie rock - as well as a salute to their heroes Nick Cave, Roy Orbison, Percy Sledge and of course a dark, honky-t...

Tom Rodwell and Store House are an electric, eclectic trio - featuring guitar slinger tom rodwell and the 'it' man of the New Zealand drumming world - Chris O'Connor on the cans. $10 utr.co.nz or door (if avail)

Francesca de Valence - an internationally recognised song-writing mentor is in New Zealand for the Going Global Music Summit...and she'll be at Freida's with guitar for a laid back set... entry is free...

Jan Preston -brings her show '88 Pianos I've Known'- show to Freida's. Jan Preston is one of the Australasia's pre-eminent boogie-woogie piano players...and she swings like a swallow as well... tickets selling.

Ian Sinclair (Flamenco Guitarist) returns to Freida's with a stunning group of Flamenco artists including a flamenco dancer and vocalist - both from Chile. This will be a musical journey taking us to where Flamenco and Afro-Cuban rhythms meet.

Wonderful alt-country originals from a couple of Aucklands most talanted composers - Dom Blaazer and Mark Beesley with Cath Townsend on vocals - think Nick Cave meets The Band...