Hang Glider – Nighttime: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Hang Glider release Nighttime today ahead of their debut album due early next year! Hang Glider is a new alt-rock band from Te Whanganui A Tara, Wellington, featuring former members of The Ramps (Mike Gwyther, guitar and vocals) and Jawload/Hustler (Paul Lester, drums), as well as concert pianist and composer Emma Newton on bass and […]
Conclave – Directed by: Edward Berger (13th Floor Film Review)
Conclave is a Devilishly Fun Papal Thriller. Elections in 2024 have been decisive and disappointing. Globally far-right parties have surged in popularity. The last-thing you might want to do is sit through a two hour pulse pounding procedural thriller.
Jack White – The Powerstation December 16, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Jack White brought his No Name Tour to Auckland last night with a last-minute show at The Powerstation before the previously-scheduled gig tonight at the Town Hall.
Aloe Blacc – Don’t Go Alone: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum artist Aloe Blacc has officially announced his new album Stand Together – due Friday, February 28, 2025. To celebrate the announcement of the new project, Aloe debuted the lead single Don’t Go Alone on Good Morning America.
Health Announce New Zealand Dates in Auckland & Wellington
Alongside of their forthcoming appearance at Knotfest Australia, the enigmatic noise rock-cum-industrial metal trio that is HEALTH returns to New Zealand for their headline tour in many years off the back of their seventh album, Rat Wars, a dystopian, painfully horny fever dream that may just be the zenith of their evolution.
The National – Rome (4AD) (13th Floor Album Review)
The National are no strangers to the release of live material. ROME is preceded by a record store day release of Boxer Live in Brussels, the intentionally average sounding, direct to cassette recording Juicy Sonic Magic and 6 volumes of Cherry Tree live recordings released through their fan club.
The Phoenix Foundation – Double Whammy: December 13, 2024
The Phoenix Foundation made their way to Auckland to plays some songs, old and new, at Double Whammy. The 13th Floor’s Diana Phillips discovers the band and the venue, Chris Zwaagdyk takes the photos.
Lorenzo Hazelwood – 13th Floor” December 13, 2024
Lorenzo Hazelwood celebrated the release of his latest single, Bleed You Of Me, with a solo, acoustic show at The 13th Floor.
Mannequin Pussy – Tuning Fork: December 13, 2024
Mannequin Pussy, fronted, nay commanded, perhaps by frontwoman Marisa “Missy” Dabice, made their debut visit to Australasia this month, after 14 years in existence. Wordsmith Simon Coffey & photographer Christopher Warne checked out their last show of their tour, in Tamaki Makaurau.
VIDA EP Release Show – Goblin: December 12, 2024
VIDA and band and friends celebrate the release of her debut EP at a promising new venue, one that will have Auckland music fans reminiscing on past live musical memories.
Hopetoun Brown – Whammy Bar: December 12, 2024
Hopetoun Brown along with special guest Finn Scholes raised the temperature even higher at Auckland’s Whammy Bar last night. The 13th Floor’s Diana Phillips and Joel Leong were there and their words and pictures are here.
MY BABY ANNOUNCES 2025 ACOUSTIC BLUES CLUB TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND
Dutch/New Zealand trio MY BABY are bringing their unique sound back to New Zealand with an intimate Acoustic Blues Club Tour in early 2025.
Music Superstar Nelly brings ‘Where The Party At’ Tour to Australia and New Zealand
Multi-platinum, multi-diamond-selling, 3x Grammy-winning music superstar, entertainer, and entrepreneur NELLY is set to hit the road in 2025 with his highly anticipated Where The Party At Tour, celebrating the 25th anniversary of his debut studio album, Country Grammar. This marks Nelly’s return to headlining following his success as a special guest for Janet Jackson’s Together Again Tour.
Train Announces Auckland Show For 2025
Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, diamond-selling band TRAIN is fresh off the heels of an epic summer tour that took in nearly 50 U.S. cities, and today, announces their long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2025. Train will be performing at Great Hall (Auckland Town Hall) in Auckland on Wednesday, May 28.
A Few Good Moments With Burton Cummings: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Burton Cummings, charismatic front man and songwriter, formerly of The Guess Who, has just released his first solo album in over a decade…17 songs he calls A Few Good Moments.
L.A. Mitchell – Pitt St Methodist Church: December 7, 2024
In the sacred intimacy of Pitt Street Methodist Church, L.A. Mitchell delivered 90 minutes of pure, raw emotion and love for music in its many varied but uniquely moving forms. Last night’s solo performance was nothing less than an unforgettable night reminding me why live performances matter.
Come Together: Big End Of Year Bash 2024 Civic Theatre December 6, 2024
The Come Together All-Star Band reconvened one more time this year to play a mix of classic rock songs including the five best rocks songs of all time as voted by Kiwi fans.
Adam Hattaway & The Haunters – Whammy Bar: December 7, 2024
Adam Hattaway and The Haunters performed at Whammy Bar last night, delivering a maddening cocktail of raw talent, chaotic indulgence, and fleeting brilliance – intoxicating but frustrating, an illusion of greatness that leaves an aftertaste of wasted potential.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: December 6, 2024
New Music Friday is here once more. The new releases are winding down as the year comes to an end but we’ve still got five new albums we think you should be aware of that are out today.
JACK WHITE: 2nd & FINAL SHOW added at Auckland’s Powerstation
After selling out Auckland’s Town Hall in record speed, Jack White and Frontier Touring are excited to announce a 2nd & Final New Zealand concert has been added at Auckland’s iconic Powerstation for Monday 16 December.