Concert Review: Hospital Sports – Wine Cellar July 3, 2020
Hospital Sports deliver a warming blast of emo/indie rock to an appreciative young audience on a chilly Friday night in Auckland.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Sufjan Stevens – America
With it being the 4th of July and all, it seems only right to feature today’s new song, America, by Sufjan Stevens.
Concert Review: Jazz In July – Wine Cellar July 2, 2020
Jazz…at The Wine Cellar…on a Thursday night? Yes, and as a matter of fact, the show was sold out!
Listen: 13th Floor New Music Show July 3, 2020
We’ve got more new music for you! Listen in as Marty Duda features ten new songs from 10 new albums.
Album Review: Lewis Watson – The Love That You Want ( Cooking Vinyl)
Lewis Watson delivers a well-crafted Folk-Pop album on his third album release.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Echo Children – Just Your Luck
Its Friday again, and as usual there’s plenty of new music. Here’s a new one from Tāmaki Makaurau’s Echo Children titled Just Your Luck.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Empty Hearts – The World’s Gone Insane
According to The Empty Hearts, The World’s Gone Insane…and who are we to argue?
Auckland Theatre Company Gets ‘Back On The Boards’
A Mini-festival of top Kiwi plays celebrates the return of live theatre by New Zealand’s largest professional theatre company After being hugely impacted by COVID-19 restrictions, which resulted in four seasons of shows being cancelled, postponed or dramatically altered from their 2020 line-up, Auckland Theatre Company (ATC) will make a triumphant return to the stage […]
The Beths Announce 12-Stop Tour of NZ
After selling out Auckland’s Powerstation in just six days, Auckland’s indie faves The Beths announce a nationwide tour in support of their new record Jump Rope Gazers, out next Friday 10 July on Carpark Records.
Mako Road: Announce Three Headlining Dates Across New Zealand
Indie-rock outfit and festival favourites MAKO ROAD have announced a run of headline dates across New Zealand for November 2020, bringing their hazy summer psych, pop & groove infused tunes to play some of their biggest shows yet at Wellington’s Meow, Christchurch’s James Hay Theatre and Auckland’s Powerstation.
Simple Minds Announce Rescheduled Dates to December 2021
Frontier Touring wishes to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021.
Album Review: Sneaky Bones, Little Words
Taking folk and Americana to broader places, Sneaky Bones is Matthew Bean, who hails from Oregon. His latest outing, Little Words was recorded in Sonoma California, amongst the heart of wine-making country and is both intimate and all-embracing.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Fontaines DC – Televised Mind
Today we have new music for you from Fontaines DC…a little ditty called Televised Mind.
Album Review: Reckless Kelly – American Jackpot/American Girls (No Big Deal/Thirty Tigers)
Reckless Kelly are a Country Americana band. Originally formed in Bend, Oregon in 1996, they established themselves in Austin Texas as a well-regarded Roots music ensemble.
Album Review: Ray LaMontagne – MONOVISION (RCA)
The New England-based singer/songwriter’s eighth album could have easily been recorded in isolation as he played all instruments, produced, engineered, sings and writes all the songs.
Concert Review: Henrique Morales – Ponsonby Social Club June 27, 2020
Ponsonby Social Club continues to come in hot week after week with stellar performances from NZ jazz legends. On Saturday night it was the Henrique Morales Quartet featuring Michal Martyniuk on keyboard, Brazilian Bass player Gustavo Ferreira & Jono Sawyer on drums.
Summer Thieves Announce 6-date Tour & New EP release
Party-starters Summer Thieves return with two announcements – new music and a six-date tour kicking off in less than a month! Bandaids and Lipstick, their new six-track EP arrives July 31st including summer anthems ‘All I Want‘, ‘Hands‘ and groove-laden single ‘Ocean Baby‘. Produced by Alex Wildwood (SACHI, Broods) and Matt Sadgrove (Sons Of Zion) Bandaids and Lipstick perfectly embodies Summer Thieves’ unique fusion of […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Dalai Lama – Inner World: One of My Favorite Prayers
And now for something completely different. Our 13th Floor New Song Of The Day is by none other than The Dalai Lama.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalks With Gordi
Hot off the presses here is a Zoom interview with Australian artist Gordi.
Urzila Carlson: Overqualified Loser Premieres Globally on Netflix July 14, 2020
Urzila Carlson is set to debut her new Netflix special, Overqualified Loser, on 14 July, 2020.