Up The Punx 2023 Line-up Announced for 10 June at The Thirsty Dog
Up The Punx Announced an All-Star Lineup featuring bankRobbers (and many guests) for a wild night at The Thirsty Dog in AKL on June 10.
Terrible Sons – The Raft Is Not The Shore (Nettwerk) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Raft Is Not The Shore is the exquisite debut album from the ironically-named Terrible Sons (Lauren (L.A Mitchell) and Matt Barus). Neither male children nor anything terrible is involved. Rather, beauty, hope and the essential goodness of human relationships strongly shine through this album.
PJ Harvey – A Child’s Question, August: New Song
PJ Harvey has announced the release of her 10th studio album, I Inside The Old Year Dying with a brand new song.
The Tallest Man On Earth Announces Henry St. Australia & New Zealand Tour
The Tallest Man On Earth – project of Swedish musician Kristian Matsson – announces Australia and New Zealand dates for the Henry St Tour this December.
SJD Announces The Sweetheart Tour 2023
SJD Announces The Sweetheart Tour 2023. Sean James Donnelly, better known to indie and electronica fans by his now iconic initials SJD, will tour New Zealand this June/ July with the SJD The Sweetheart Tour Aotearoa 2023.
Jenny Mitchell Announces NZ Tour In Support Of Forest & Bird
Jenny Mitchell Announces NZ Tour In Support Of Forest & Bird. After recent in appearances in Australia and the United States, Jenny Mitchell is touring her award-winning folk/alt-country sound throughout Aotearoa in support of Forest & Bird; New Zealand’s largest independent conservation organisation.
Tiny Ruins – Out Of Phase: New Song Of The Day
Tiny Ruins release Out Of Phase just days before new album, Ceremony, is with us.
Denzel Curry – Shed 10: April 25, 2023 (Concert Review)
Denzel Curry is five albums into a 12-year recording career which, like many rappers, started with a mixtape.
Country Westerns – Forgive The City (Fat Possum) ⭐⭐⭐
Country Westerns come roaring back with their second album with a sound and a fury that will leave you breathless.
Rodney Crowell Talks About The Chicago Sessions: Interview
Rodney Crowell is about to release his new album, The Chicago Sessions, produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and record up at The Loft in Chicago. What more could you ask for?
Brigid Mae Power – Counting Down: New Song Of The Day
Brigid Mae Power releases new track Counting Down. We have the new song, new video, tour dates and new album info.
We Will Ride Fast – Army of Invisible Zombies: Album Review ⭐⭐⭐
We Will Ride Fast is the handle for Kyle Sattler, who describes himself as a multi-media artist, multi-instrumental musician and singer. Army of Invisible Zombies is his third album in this incarnation of himself.
Everything But The Girl – Fuse (Virgin) (Album Review) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Everything But The Girl last released an album two scores and four years ago. But triggered by covid lockdowns, EBTG duo Tracey Thorn and husband Ben Watt, synthesised the best and the average of the band’s historical output to create a new precipitately perfect album – Fuse, in which EBTG’s sophisti-pop sound with is further […]
Zephyr Love & Jennifer K. Austin – Anthology Lounge: April 22, 2023 (Concert Review)
Zephyr Love and Jennifer K. Austin played tasty retro rock’n’roll and Americana to a rowdy bunch of fans and friends. And curious aficionados like me who seek out interesting artists working under the radar.
TEI – Primal: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Tāmaki Makarau alt-R&B songstress TEI. drops latest single ‘PRIMAL’, a smoothly addictive track driven by a hypnotic beat + silky velvet vocal.
Molly Payton Whammy Bar April 22, 2023 (Concert Review)
Molly Payton is back from London to play to a hometown crowd with a band. It’s the first time for the young indie-rocker in quite a while.
Ratso vs Bloodbags – Cupid Bar: April 22, 2023
Tamaki Makaurau dirtbags Ratso and Bloodbags invaded the sleepy suburb of Pt Chevalier with a deluge of punk rock, garage and RnR, on a damp Rātapu/Saturday night, 13th Floor proto-hack, Simon Coffey went on a bender early on, so to better to denigrate them from behind the barricades.
Silver Moth – Black Bay (Bella Union) (Album Review) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Silver Moth has arrived offering music of rare beauty and vision.
King Ketchup – Gunmetal Grey: New Song Of The Day
King Ketchup have just released a new single and video titled Gunmetal Grey.
Record Store Day 2023: 13th Floor Top 10 Picks
Record Store Day is here and there is a myriad of special releases that may, or may not, be available where you are. To help make the day a little easier we present our 10 top picks to look out for.