Storm The Gates – Trusts Arena March 17, 2018
Storm the Gates festival had the air in Trusts Arena thick with machismo and downtuning, as an odd patchwork of yesteryear’s international hard rock acts delivered performances ranging from superb to abysmal.
Kamasi Washington Blows The Roof Off The Powerstation
Kamasi Washington – Powerstation March 16, 2018 It’ll be a long time until The Powerstation hosts another show as powerful, beautiful and transcendent as the one Kamasi Washington and his band put on last night.
WOMAD 2018: Day 1
As always 13th Floor photographer Michael Flynn has unfettered access to all the stages at WOMAD. This year Tim Gruar is along to add words to Michael’s pictures. Here’s their report from Day 1.
Big Boi – The Studio March 16, 2018
Atlanta rapper Big Boi is a busy boy these days. When he is not touring the world performing songs from his illustrious career, a career that included being part of the most successful rap duo in history Outkast, he is running a bulldog breeding business Pitfall Kennels.
Cecile Hits Her Mark But Misses The Spark
Cecile McLorin Salvant – Auckland Town Hall March 15, 2018 Mixing jazz, blues, opera, show tunes and pop, vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant brought some New York City sophistication to Auckland’s Town Hall last night.
Perfume Genius and Aldous Harding – A Night of Heartbreak and Musical Recovery
Aldous Harding & Perfume Genius – Silo Park March 15, 2018 Three days after King Krule’s wet Auckland debut, grey clouds had threatened another Auckland Arts Festival show but thankfully the rain gods withdrew their ominous threat of damp conditions and blessed us with a glorious evening of weather which was blessed with music befitting […]
Perfume Genius Dazzles with Struts, Slides and an Unmistakable Croon
Perfume Genius – Odlins Plaza March 13, 2018 Seattle’s alternative-pop star Perfume Genius played his first of two consecutive Wellington dates in majestic fashion, fusing well-written pop with experimental elements and a visually arresting performance. The venue was the picturesque and cosy circular pop-up tent (“tent” is somewhat of a reductive term in this instance) […]
King Krule finds the sweet spot between seduction and disgust
King Krule – Festival Playground Music Arena, Silo Park – 12 March 2018 As (another) cyclone threatened to break over Auckland city last night, 23 year old King Krule (Archy Marshall) used the ominous weather to his advantage. His guttural London growl twisted in the wind as he opened his debut Auckland Arts Festival performance […]
Miho’s Jazz Orchestra, The Nukes & Albi & The Wolves – The Tuning Fork March 11, 2018
Miho Wada and her Jazz Orchestra celebrated the release of their latest album, Accidental Journey at Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night along with a roomful of their closest friends including The Nukes and Albi & The Wolves.
Concert Photos: Sigrid at Auckland City Limits 2018
The next in our series of mini photo galleries from Auckland City Limits 2018 is with Sigrid. Winner of the BBC Music Sound of 2018 Award, Norwegian pop sensation Sigrid made us feel what it was like to be young again at Auckland City Limits 2018. Her bubbly personality and endearing smile got the crowd […]
Stellar* were just stellar at The Tuning Fork!
Stellar* – The Tuning Fork, March 09 2018 There just isn’t a better way to say it. From the time the band came on to the last chords of Violent, Boh Runga and the team delivered an evening of delight and nostalgia. It kind of feels a little crazy saying that given the band hit its straps […]
The D4 & The Datsuns – San Fran March 9, 2018
Two classic New Zealand bands joined forces at San Fran in Wellington last night for a celebration of rock in its’ most undiluted form. It was a chilly night outside, but first The D4 then The Datsuns injected some heat into the packed venue, both groups delivering sets bursting with energy.
Neil Finn & The APO – Silo Park March 9, 2018
Does it get any better than this? Neil Finn…the APO…a dozen or so of New Zealand’s top singers…and a beautiful late summer night.
Concert Photos: The Staves at Auckland City Limits 2018
The next in our series of mini photo galleries from Auckland City Limits 2018 is with The Staves. Many hearts were won over by Camilla, Jessica and Emily Staveley-Taylor, or better known as The Staves at Auckland City Limits. Their arrangement of songs with pitch perfect vocal harmonies and rich lyrics swept a lot of […]
James Blunt Threatens/Promises Not To Play You’re Beautiful: “I’ve Already Got Your Money”
James Blunt – Spark Arena March 6, 2018 James Blunt is a funny guy, “If you thought 2016 was bad – I’m releasing an album in 2017,” he tweeted last year. He won over Auckland punters with his banter and cracking new sound from said album The Afterlove.
Concert Photos: Car Seat Headrest at Auckland City Limits 2018
Will Toledo brought his Twin Fantasy album to life at Auckland City Limits accompanied by moody guitar sounds and lo-fi harmonies.
Concert Photos: The Libertines at Auckland City Limits 2018
At The 13th Floor, we are still buzzing from all the shows at Auckland City Limits! Our photographer, Reuben Raj, captured a lot of amazing photographs and so we decided to create mini galleries and share with all of you! Here’s the first set of photos showing Pete Doherty and Carl Barat showing everyone at […]
The 13th Floor Continues to Explore the NZ Festival
The New Zealand Festival continues this week in Wellington. Tim Gruar and Ruben Mita were there to sample some of the music and events. Highlights include: collaborations between Lawrence Arabia, Luke Buda and Sam Scott and another with Laughton Kora and Bailey Wiley; a dazzling jazz performance from American bass king Thundercat; folk by The […]
The Mockers Turn Back Time
The Mockers, The Tuning Fork, Auckland – 4 March 2018 The Mockers turned back the clock at The Tuning Fork last night and delivering a smashing performance to a packed house who danced and sang along as if the 80’s weren’t quite over yet.
The Incubus 8 Tour – Well Worth Shouting About!
Incubus – Spark Arena, March 4 2018 How do you make up for six years of absence? Well, in the case of Brandon Boyd and the boys from Incubus, you bring down the house with a crowd pleaser of a concert packed to the hilt with as many old faithfuls as you can haul before […]