Alternative Facts Electronic Press Kit
Get in Touch with Them
We’d love to hear from you, especially if you’d like to book us. And super especially if you want us to open for you on your world tour. And super duper especially if you want to license one of our songs for your next Hollywood blockbuster. Feel free to get on the blower and talk to Steve, our guitarist/singer/social secretary.
Meet Alternative Facts
What do you get when you mix an American, a Kiwi, a Brit, some beer, and enough music gear to make windows rattle three blocks away? Noise complaints to the police, of course. But also Alternative Facts, the latest entry onto Auckland’s burgeoning punk rock scene. Steve (guitar, vocals, balky pedal board), Hayden (bass, vocals, pet birds), and Keith (drums, brewing expertise)
Smarter music minds than us have described AF as a nod to late 70s British punk vibes, which we take as a compliment (it might even have been meant as such). We take on fertile topics ranging from both Kiwi and US politics, to old school video games, to ram raids, all with a little humour (we hope), a lot of rage (we know), and a unique mix of humility and hubris.
Taken together, it adds up to a bunch of loud, fun punk rock. What’s better than that?
What do They sound like?
While we continue the process of making our first record with recording professionals who actually know what they’re doing, please enjoy these demos. They’ll give you an idea of our vibe, and they will infuse you with AF’s DIY punk spirit, where we’ll share music with no earthly idea of how to properly record it.
But Can They Play Live?
Yeah, fair question. What we lack in good looks and sex appeal, we make up for with enthusiasm and audience engagement. An Alternative Facts gig is good, loud fun, even as we try to pound political messages down people’s pie holes. Need proof? Check out these video snippets:
And just where have they played?
Upcoming Gigs:
April 25, 2025, Anzac Punk Attack, Whammy Bar, w/The Ideas, Warm Leather, The Bright Ideas
May 8, 2025, Sweet Treats Punx, Whammy Bar
Previous Gigs:
March 1, 2025, End of Summer Rock and Roll Revue, Cupid Bar w/The Bemsha Swing, Murdur Wun
Jan 19, 2025, Summer Punktacular, Big Fan, w/Cootie Cuties, Dead Contract, Captain Blistermint
Jan 16, 2025, Ding Dong Lounge
Sept 21, 2024, 605 Morningside Drinkery
Sept 11, 2024, The Claire Inn, w/The Bridesmaids
Aug 28, 2024, The Clair Inn
July 13, 2024, Ding Dong Lounge
June 6, 2024, Ding Dong Lounge
Do They Have a Tech Rider?
Yes! With a stage plot! See below.
