The Tavern Of Power Project

“Some nights at Golden Dawn you just knew.. this was the best thing happening in the world right now.” All 69 shows!!

Late last year Matthew Crawley and Nicholas Harrison announced they were closing down their much loved bar, The Golden Dawn: Tavern Of Power. However, they couldn’t go out without a bang; an epic summer programmed with their favourite artists, DJs and events. 69 nights of the best talent around. So much more than a bar The Golden Dawn: Tavern Of Power is an important community space. Originally in

tended as simply a Ponsonby pop-up the venue soon took on a more noteworthy role. It is the spiritual home to a multitude of musicians, artists, professionals and other creatives. A much loved performance space of both indie and mainstream artists. The audience a unique intersection of urban professionals and fringe bohemians. It is vital jewel in the Auckland nightlife crown... and it always sounds great! It was with all this in mind that long time sound engineer Bob Frisbee and had an idea: The Tavern Of Power Project - he and the team at The Noisefloor would multi-track record and multi-camera film every single performance in the venue’s final three months. The aim of the project is to capture a complete snapshot of a significant cultural hub. One that’s been a incubator and showcase for many upcoming and major artists over the last seven years. To capture both the performances and the atmosphere. The project is intended as both an archive and a celebration; of the venue’s diversity, inclusivity and above all the exceptional music that graced it’s tiny stage. There will be a vast pool of all types footage filmed over the 3 months; from the base crew of camera people and guest shooters who have a long association with the venue and the performers. It is firmly impressed upon all camera people that they are to maintain a low key presence.. not be in the face of patrons or performers and to not interfere with the special Golden Dawn vibe. The epic lineup of final shows includes: Nadia Reid, Samuel Flynn Scott & Luke Buda (Phoenix Foundation), Lawrence Arabia, Tiny Ruins, The Beths, Surfing USSR, Tyra And The Tornados, Slumbug, Shoddy, Sal Valentine And The Babyshakes, Magic Factory, Wax Chattels, Womb, Best Bets, Emily Edrosa, The Situations, Voom, Shaft, Jonathan Besser And The Zestnicks, Suren Unka, Heavy, Dbldbl, Coco Solid, Water, Sea Views, The Groove Sessions, Bonaparte, GAMER, The Sandy Mill Band, Francois, The Atlas Mountains, Hopetoun Brown, Peter Baecker, Trip Pony, Skilaa, Echo Oh’s, Centre Negative, File Folder, LA Suffocated, Flying So High-Os, Soccer Practise, Lisa Crawley, Boycrush, Audrey’s Dance, Spring Break, Guardian Singles, The Ruby Suns, Tono, Randa, Caitlin Smith, The Big Flip Massive, Carb On Carb, Being, The Circling Sun, Herriot Row, Spanner, Fabulous Arabia, Delaney Davidson, Jebu Pleasure Club, Ruckus, Orchestra Of Spheres, New Farben, Dateline, Polyester. The results so far have been amazing and The Noisefloor is kicking the project off with a teaser video on their website, which provides a taste of what is to come. There are lot’s of exciting ideas in the works...announcements soon.

“Some nights at Golden Dawn you just knew..

08/13/2018

The Golden Dawn: The Last Waltz (24.3.2018) At the risk of thinking it was all a dream, we've put together some of the hundreds of extraordinary photos taken by the amazing Emily Raftery (www.emilyraft...

04/18/2018

wow, we are overwhelmed with the support. 6 hours to go, if you wanted to help now is your last chance!!

as ever, any money over the goal will go to the artists involved and behind the scenes team.

THANK you for enabling our vision x

04/17/2018

you little beauties!!!!!!!!!! 100% with 30 hours to go. amazing - thank you.

just a note that we can definitely use further funds to increase payout to our artists and crew so if you were planning to donate and haven't, please still do!

Xx

04/17/2018

It's a-happening!!!

Turns out we've got till midnight Wednesday before the Boosted campaign closes.. so there's still time to support and/or spread the word :)

https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/the-tavern-of-power-concert-movie

In the meantime we are super stoked to have the amazing Ash Duncan (of Countdown To Oblivion sign fame https://www.instagram.com/ash____darling__/ ) on board. She's been working on opening title credits. Works in progress but loving it so far! ❤❤❤

04/15/2018

3 days and counting!!

The total is inching up toward the target! We will get there 😊

Donors contributing to the crowdfunding campaign have been sending us messages of their favourite performances at Golden Dawn.

Here's bFM's Joel Thomas talking to Bob Frisbee about the project and some of his favourite moments:

http://95bfm.com/bcast/r-i-p-golden-dawn-tavern-of-power-the-movie

What are some of yours?

3 days to go to help fund NZ's first concert movie for the cinema: There's No Sign On The Door: The Tavern Of Power Concert Movie

https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/the-tavern-of-power-concert-movie

Help celebrate the late lamented world's coolest venue and the amazing talent captured on it's crazy stage.

photo by: Emily Raftery Photography
http://www.emilyraftery.co.nz/

04/14/2018

4 Days To Go(including today!!)

Hey everyone time is running out to support NZ's first ever true concert movie for the cinema!

There has been so much enthusiasm for this Golden Dawn movie project but you may not have realized there is a deadline for the crowd funding.. and if we don't hit the target we don't get to use any of the money :(

If you love our music and the music scene and want to see it celebrated up on the big screen you've got til midnight Tuesday to contribute to the Boosted crowdfunding.. the list of artists is amazing!

You can contribute to the campaign here: https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/the-tavern-of-power-concert-movie

And even if you have no money you can do your bit.. share this post and spread the word. Every little bit counts toward our seeing this project through.

Can't wait to see you all at the premier and in the meantime check out this work of art from Lee Smith-Gibbons of The Dream Team posing for the big screen!

04/10/2018

Here at the Noisefloor we’re having a lot of fun sorting through the footage and recordings. We're narrowing down a songs for the movie.. the “short” list currently sits at just over 100 songs!!! lol.. So there’s a few tough choices to make!

We’ve had a great response with Boosted crowdfunding. Thanks heaps to everyone who has contributed. Only 8 day left and I’m confident we will get it over the line. Just a note with Boosted it’s all or nothing. If we don’t reach the target within the time left we don’t get any of the money! (it all gets returned).

We need as much money we can get especially to fund as much music as possible for the movie!!

All contributions to Boosted are treated as donations and thus qualify for a tax credit of 33%. So for example a $100 donation from Alex means a $33 (33%) tax credit that Alex can claim from Inland Revenue.

Thanks again to everyone for all the messages of encouragement. It great to know so many people feel connected to the project.
I guess Golden Dawn was just that sort of place though

04/01/2018

Everything now triple backed up!!!

Some light Easter listening! On the day the Boosted campaign was launched Bob went on the 95bFM Breakfast Show and talked about the project - its's hard to be so lucid at 7:30am on a Monday!! Thanks Jogai for asking such great questions - and he played a couple of tracks recorded live at Golden Dawn: Tavern of Power. Here it is on-line now:

https://soundcloud.com/user18005108/95bfm-the-tavern-of-power-project-iv

03/28/2018

Tavern of Power Movie - Crowd funding update:
Everyone that contributes to the Boosted campaign will get an end cedit in the movie as an Executive Financial Producer! (You will have to sort out your own IMDb page) :p
https://www.boosted.org.nz/projects/the-tavern-of-power-concert-movie

In Loving Memory of Auckland's Golden Dawn, Tavern of Power

03/27/2018

Check out this great article VICE did on the Golden Dawn: Tavern of Power and the movie with an interview with Bob Frisbee and great photos from Joel Thomas!... See if you can spot Suren Raj Unka 😆

In Loving Memory of Auckland's Golden Dawn, Tavern of Power

03/26/2018

Holy S**t!! what an epic way to cap off an epic night that capped off an epic weekend.. that capped off an epic week.. that capped off an epic 3 months.. that capped off an epic epic 7 years!!! Thank you Matthew Crawley and Nicholas Harrison for the past 7 years of public service (take note Queens Birthday Honours people). It's been a privilege to be part of it :)

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