MusicTalk with Sarah Mary Chadwick
Marty Duda talks to Sarah Mary Chadwick, a Kiwi singer-songwriter now based in Melbourne. Her new album, Me And Ennui Are Friends Baby, is out tomorrow on Rice Is Nice Records.
Jon Stevens’ Auckland & Wellington Concerts Postponed
Due to fluctuations and uncertainties around quarantining on both sides of the Tasman, it is with great regret that Jon Stevens and band have been forced to postpone their March concert dates in Auckland and Wellington.
MusicTalk with A.J. Croce
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to A.J. Croce about his new all-covers album, By Request, which is due out tomorrow. Watch here!
CubaDuba 2021 Announces 30 Artists to Line-Up
CubaDupa, New Zealand’s most diverse and creative street festival, has released its second wave of an additional 30 artists, 30 external stages and creative zones, and the first 40 Street Feast vendors for the festival which will be held on the weekend of March 27-28, 2021
Powerhouse Samoan Theatre Production Goes South
Following its wildly successful Aotearoa festival seasons and its award-wining New York debut in 2020, the fiercely moving and defiantly poetic Wild Dogs Under My Skirt confirms a South Island tour to Invercargill, Dunedin and Oamaru from 8-10 April.
New Song Of The Day: Julien Baker – Favor
New music for you today from Julien Baker…the song is Favor.
Concert Review: Auckland Folk Festival, Kumeu Showgrounds 29 January to 1 February 2021 Part 2
The 48th Auckland Folk Festival went ahead this year despite some last-minute threats of a lockdown. It was a stunning success due to the quality and vast breadth of styles and genres that we all enjoyed over three days.
Concert Review: Auckland Folk Festival, Kumeu Showgrounds 29 January to 1 February 2021
The 48th Auckland Folk Festival almost didn’t make it. Nervous times as the progress of coronavirus in Auckland dominated the news. Festival President Nigel Robertson is MC for Sunday night’s Showcase Concert, and it was nervous times right up to Opening Evening on Friday. Part 1 of 2.
New Song Of The Day: Tune-Yards – Hold Yourself
More fresh, new music for 2021…this time its Tune-Yards with Hold Yourself.
Concert Review: Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders – Wine Cellar January 29, 2021
The product of the Church and the Crossroads, Carmen and the Devil walking side by side. American Roots music with deep connections to Celtic, Folk and Africa. Up step two troubadours dressed in black. Delaney and Barry may not have a pretty face like that earlier legendary American outfit. Hell, they kind of look scary […]
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Great Peacock
Nashville country-rockers Great Peacock have just released their new album Forever Worse Better and here is lead singer Andrew Nelson to tell us all about it.
New Song Of The Day: Jay Clarkson & The Containers – Far
Happy Groundhog Day! Today we’ve got a new song for you that you’ll want to put on repeat…it’s Jay Clarkson & The Containers with Far.
Congratulations Tattletale Saints!
Kiwi alt country duo Tattletale Saints were awarded Best Folk Artist Tui last night at the Auckland Folk Festival.
New Song Of The Day: Julia Stone – We All Have Feat. Matt Berninger
A lovely little ditty from Julia Stone with a little help from The National’s Matt Berninger to get you going on a Monday morning.
Concert Photos: Auckland Folk Festival, Kumeu, 30 January 2021
Wow…things couldn’t be more ideal for the first full day of the Auckland Folk Festival!
Congratulations To Laurence Frangos-Rhodes of You, Me, Everybody!
Last night at the Auckland Folk Festival, Laurence Frangos-Rhodes was awarded the Frank Winter Memorial Award!
New Song (s) Of The Day: The Cavemen – Am I A Monster b/w Schizophrenia
The weather is hot here in Auckland and so are The Cavemen. New Zealand’s “ghoul punks” have just released this new 7″ single.
Concert Review: Ratso Lopdell House January 29, 2021
It may be hard to believe, but right here, right now, West Auckland may be the rock & roll capitol of the world. The boys in Ratso sealed that deal last night in (of all places) Titirangi.
Concert Review: A Tribute to MF DOOM – Ponsonby Social Club, Auckland January 28, 2021
The Tribute Quartet perform a rousing and compelling musical eulogy to the celebrated visionary and enigmatic underground Rapper MF DOOM. His death was announced just before the New Year by his family.
Album Review: You, Me, Everybody – Southern Sky (Second Hand Records)
A debut album that has its heart in Americana and sounds like it has been fed from the same well that Dylan and especially The Band tapped into in the late Sixties in Woodstock, New York. Traditional Irish and Scottish music adding in ingredients of Jazz, Swing and Blues to make it sound simultaneously contemporary […]