Sixteen Māori Playwrights Strut Their Stuff for Kōanga
2019 Kōanga Festival whānau, Te Pou Theatre presents Kōanga Festival 1 – 6 September From September 1-6, more stories and storytellers than ever will come together at Te Pou – Auckland’s Māori Home of Theatre – for a jam packed week to celebrate the annual Kōanga Festival. Now in its fifth year, 2020 will offer a […]
Clap Clap Riot & Friends to Perform Special ‘Guilty Pleasures’ Covers Set For One-Night Only
Clap Clap Riot will be performing a very special one-off show on Saturday, November 28th at Whammy Bar in Auckland.
‘The Civic Is Alive’ With ‘Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music’ This August!
Auckland’s iconic theatre, The Civic, will transport audiences into Fräulein Maria’s cinematic world of songbird nuns, Do-Re-Mi’s and the Austrian Alps on Saturday 29th August for the incredibly entertaining live movie musical experience Sing-A-Long-A Sound of Music! Presented on the big screen in all its original Technicolour® glory, with accompanying song subtitles for every unforgettable […]
Bach Musica NZ Return To The Stage With Mozart’s Requiem And Guitar Concertos By Rodrigo And Vivaldi
Bach Musica NZ presents Mozart’s Requiem, Rodrigo And Vivaldi Well known for stunning performances of ‘music that touches the soul’ the beloved Bach Musica NZ returns post lockdown with an ensemble of over eighty classical artists filling the stage of the Auckland Town Hall on September 20. The music programmed speaks to recent world events, […]
NYE20 – The Other Side, Announcing The Final Line-Up!
All NZ Line-Up To Join L.A.B And Shapeshifter In The Coromandel! *** Over 30 Artists Performing Over Two Nights Of Celebrations *** NYE20 – The Other Side are thrilled to announce the full line-up of top-tier New Zealand artists set to ring in 2021, in the beautiful Coromandel this summer. Joining headliners L.A.B and Shapeshifter […]
Concert Review: Deep Dive Festival 2020, Whammy Bar/Wine Cellar, 25 July 2020
The Cavern, The Kaiserkellar, CBGBs. Legendary sweaty urban cesspits which were breeding grounds for developing musicians and their budding fan base. And so, it appears with Whammy and Wine Cellar, the underground of St Kevin’s Arcade. Seventeen acts lined up for this Deep Dive Festival. The only music festival on the planet since everyone being […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Obscura Hail – Doomer
Better late than never, here’s Obscura Hail with our new song of the day, Doomer.
The Others Way 2020 Line-Up Revealed
Karangahape Road festival The Others Way announces a line-up that digs deep into the rich vein of pure gold that is New Zealand’s alternative music scene. The line-up features artists of the moment JessB, Reb Fountain and Finn Andrews, with Beastwars bringing their immense sludge metal sound to the festival, and The Golden Awesome playing […]
Watch: Dan Sperber at The 13th Floor
Here’s Dan Sperber and his band performing at The 13th Floor. Dan is celebrating the release of his new album, Think On Your Feet with a show at Auckland’s Wine Cellar on Thursday, July 30th.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Dave Robinson of Stiff Records Part 2
Here it is, the second installment of our 13th Floor interview with former Stiff Records owner Dave Robinson where he discusses running Stiff, then moving on to Island Record where he was overseeing the release of the Bob Marley album, Legend.
Concert Review: Fathe & The Sweetos – Neck Of The Woods July 25, 2020
Fathe & The Sweetos – more cool local music that would most-likely be overlooked if it wasn’t for the dearth of international acts.
R.I.P. Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
One of music’s most influential and enigmatic guitarists, Peter Green, has died at the age of 73.
Concert Review: Wax Chattels – Whammy Bar July 24, 2020
The Art Terrorists Wax Chattels transform the Whammy Bar into the Large Hadron Collider for an hour and bombard the audience until we’ve all had our synapses rearranged and minds suitably blown. In a great way.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Dave Robinson of Stiff Records (Part 1)
If you are of a certain age and got into punk in the late 70s, you no doubt had a few Stiff Records – on the roster – Elvis Costello, The Damned, Nick Lowe, even Motorhead. The co-founder of the label was Dave Robinson. Still active in the music biz he is busy promoting a […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Psychedelic Furs – Come All Ye Faithful
With a new album on the way, Come All Ye Faithful is the latest track to be released from The Psychedelic Furs.
Concert Review: Morningside Philharmonic, Ponsonby Social Club, 23 July 2020
Heart and Soul food for the mind with social commentary there in the back of the room. Morningside Philharmonic are Jason Herbert on guitar, leading the band tonight. Guy Harrison on keyboards and also a member of Latinaotearoa. The engine room is Cam Sangster on drums and Cam McArthur on electric bass.
Listen: 13th Floor New Music Show for July 24, 2020
We’ve got more and more new music for you today…hear new tracks from The Naked & Famous, Courtney Marie Andrews, Jesse Dayton and more.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk With The Naked & Famous
It’s been four long years since The Naked & Famous last made new music. Today they release Recover, their fourth album. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda talks with Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers about what they’ve been up to over those four years and what you can expect to hear on the new album.
Film Review: Calm With Horses Dir: Nick Rowland
Starring: Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Ned Dennehy, Kiljan Moroney, David Wilmot. Calm with Horses is a bleak, explosive thriller with a broken heart, and the feature directorial debut of Nick Rowland.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Fathe – Sister
Auckland-based musician Fathe has just posted his new song/video titled Sister.