Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo – Phantasmagoria In Blue (Mute)
Former Bad Seed Mick Harvey teams up with Mexican singer/filmmaker Amanda Acevedo duetting on 14 tracks, some old some new, some borrowed and most blue.
Featured
Swallow The Rat – Wine Cellar: September 8, 2023
Tāmaki Makaurau post-punk outfit Swallow the Rat, just back from a handful of shows in Naarm/Melbourne, and with a new album, South Locust, under the belt, were primed and full of promise for tonight’s show, the first show in a tactical tour of the upper Te Ika-a-Māui.
Morgan Evans – The Powerstation: September 7, 2023
Aussie country star Morgan Evans rocked Auckland’s Powerstation last night keeping his fans singing along and drinking along.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: September 8, 2023
It’s New Music Friday and there’s plenty to choose from this week. To make your day a bit easier we pick our top 5 new albums we think will turn you on.
Graham Parker & The GoldTops – Last Chance To Learn The Twist (Big Stir)
The title of this new Graham Parker album is playful, yet somewhat ominous, which describes its 13 songs rather perfectly.
Boom Shankar – Q Theatre Loft. Sept 6, 2023 Directed by Ahi Karunaharan.
Boom Shankar is billed as “an explosive comedy about life, love, and bomb defusal.” But our bomb is just a plot device (ahem) to get the jokes going — and too many of them fail to go off.
Cautious Clay – Karpeh, Family and Collaboration: Interview
Cautious Clay (aka Joshua Karpeh) has just released his new album, titled Karpeh, on Blue Note Records.
Lloyd Cole On Pain, Ziggy and Iggy: 13th Floor Interview
Lloyd Cole is on his way to New Zealand with a 4-date tour beginning December 1. Here is Lloyd with an update on what to expect.
The Kennedys Face Those Headwinds At The 13th Floor: Interview
The Kennedys have just released their new album titled Headwinds and here are Pete and Maura Kennedy, direct from Tarrytown, NY, to tell us all about it.
Living Colour – Powerstation: September 2, 2023 Concert Review
Living Colour returned to Auckland’s Powerstation last night proving that, almost 40 years after forming…this is a band with plenty of gas left in the tank.