The Shows Must Go On
New Zealand’s greatest musical theatre performers are home from Broadway, West End and other international stages and are winning rave reviews for their performances in The Shows Must Go On.
Album Review: Public Enemy, What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down? (Enemy Records Ltd)
Hostilities are opened from the first line of Public Enemy’s Pandemic Year album Not pretty, slaps you in the head and kicks your butt. But it also completes an American Classic trilogy of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and Fear of a Black Planet. State of the Union/ Shut the […]
Daily J – The Venus Ate Mars Album Tour
Rising indie rockers and band of brothers Daily J have announced a national tour in support of their upcoming debut album Venus Ate Mars, consisting of a rescheduled date for their previously announced Auckland show as well as additional dates in Wellington and Christchurch. The tour kicks off in Wellington on November 27.
Marlon Williams to Embark on 15 Date Solo Tour of New Zealand this Summer
Marlon Williams is back with a new single with Canadian duo Kacy & Clayton. ‘I Wonder Why’ is out now accompanied by a video which was filmed during recording in Saskatoon, Canada. ‘I Wonder Why’ is the lead single off the debut collaboration by Marlon Williams and Kacy & Clayton Plastic Bouquet which is out […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams – I Wonder Why
A big day for Marlon Williams fans! A new song and a new tour.
City of Souls Announces Album Release Show
It’s Time!!!! CITY OF SOULS are unleashing the full sensory overload that is SYNÆSTHESIA LIVE! Immerse yourself in the aural trip that this album will take you on, an intimate one off experience at The Tuning Fork on Saturday November 21st.
Dance Festival Celebrates Experimentation
Aotearoa’s First Post-Covid Dance Festival Celebrates Experimentation. Experimental Dance Week Aotearoa 2020, December 1-5, will be curated by Alexa Wilson.
LIVE at the Museum: Tiny Ruins & Lawrence Arabia
Local musical heroes Tiny Ruins and Lawrence Arabia join forces for a double bill of solo sets.
Darling, the Time Has Come to Party with Dragon’s Diva Den!!!
Let face it, 2020 has been a total drag! The time has come to wheel out the glitter cannon and shoot the rainbow back into the wild night sky with Dragon’s Diva Den at The Civic Wintergarden on Friday 6 and 13 November.
The Kiwi Concert Party comes to Auckland’s Villa Maria in January 2021!
Bic Runga, Tim Finn and The Topp Twins will perform a 2-hour variety concert, together with the Hātea Kapa Haka group. Expected to be a stand-out entertainment event, the Kiwi Concert Party brings together a who’s who of musical and comedic talent at Auckland’s exceptional outdoor venue Villa Maria.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Josh Johnson
Saxophonist Josh Johnson has just released his debut album, Freedom Exercise and here he is to tell us all about it.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Rosanne Cash – Crawl Into The Promised Land
Its always a good day when we can start it off with a new song from Rosanne Cash.
R.I.P. Spencer Davis
Veteran rocker Spencer Davis has died, age 81.
Concert Review: King Sweeties & Opossom – Hopetoun Alpha, October 20, 2020
Elemental Nights: Hopetoun Alpha Series “There’s Bic Runga!” an excited fan exclaimed as Bic and Cass Basil took to the stage for the first time as King Sweeties at Auckland’s Hopetoun Alpha.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Dead Famous People
35 years after they formed, Auckland’s Dead Famous People have just released their debut album, Harry.
Concert Review: Nathan Haines, Elemental Nights at Hopetoun Alpha, 18 October 2020
A Sunday night of great Jazz music, touching on many genres. Nathan Haines and the band deliver a near perfect set tonight. I don’t know what this music is, but I like it says father and bass player Kevin Haines. He is quoting a friend of his listening to him playing in the Sixties. This […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Strung Like A Horse – Crazy Like Me
We just discovered Strung Like A Horse and they are now our new favourite band…at least for today.
Album Review: Wax Chattels – Clot (Flying Nun Records)
A tense visceral experience with a strange beauty and charm is Clot the album. From the Auckland noise merchants and music mercenaries that is the threesome Wax Chattels.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk With Morgan of Kathy Bates Motel
Today we check in with Morgan Leary bassist for Auckland band Kathy Bates Motel.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Elvis Costello – Newspaper Pane
Welcome to the working week! And to start it off, new music from Elvis Costello.