Blair Morgan Is On A Sunday River: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Christchurch-based musician, songwriter and podcaster Blair Morgan has just released his new album, Sunday River.
The Bilders – Audio Foundation: Nov 4, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Bill Direen, master of words and driving force behind The Bilders, returned to Auckland supported by collaborators Alex McManus on Guitar/Slide, Matt Swanson on Bass and joined for the tour by the experienced Steve Cournane on Drums and Percussion.
Theia On Being A Girl In A Savage World: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Enigmatic NZ-born, LA-based Theia is about to release highly anticipated debut album, Girl, In A Savage World.
Paul Kelly On Seventy: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Paul Kelly is Seventy and so is his new album. The veteran Australian singer-songwriter celebrates the big 7-0 with a dozen or so new songs.
Tiri: Te Araroa, Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera & Auckland Theatre Company, at ASB Waterfront Theatre
Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking gives us a 185-year-old woman born on the day the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.
Cowboy Junkies – Auckland Town Hall, November 4, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Its two-and-a half years since their Covid-delayed show amid the monsoon-like storm of January 2023 and the Cowboy Junkies never expected to be back so soon.
Sophie Songbird Performs Topless Picking Flowers: 13th Floor Singles Session
Welcome Sophie Songbird to the 13th Floor Studios as she performs her debut single, Topless Picking Flowers.
Theia — Girl, In A Savage World (13th Floor Album Review)
Theia doesn’t ease you in. Girl, In A Savage World opens with drone, breath, water and chant, and you feel as if you are entering a ceremony.
Mavis Staples – Sad And Beautiful World (Nonesuch) (13th Floor Album Review)
Rhythm-and-blues-meets-gospel-royalty Mavis Staples puts out her latest (and 14th) studio album Sad And Beautiful World this Friday. It’s a beautiful expression of the grim times we are living in and how love can bring us out of the fold.
In The Shallows – The Tuning Fork: November 1, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Better late than never…originally scheduled to perform here in July, Wellington’s In The Shallows finally made it to Auckland last night, and the wait was worth it.
Blair Morgan – Sunday River (Blair Morgan Music) (13th Floor Album Review)
Sunday River is Blair Morgan’s first studio album released under his own name and, you might ask, what took him so long?
Tom Scott – Civic Theatre: November 1, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems and photographer Thiago Alencar spent last night at Auckland’s Civic Theatre with Tom Scott…here is what happened.
Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie – Hellbent Heaven Sent: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Dynamic Taranaki 4-piece Courtnay & The Unholy Reverie unleash new single Hellbent Heaven Sent – a track of raw, unholy blues wrapped in grit and fire, a tune for the lost, the reckless, and the restless.
Dave Khan & Dave Ward Making Music To Read By: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Dave Khan & Dave Ward perform a one-hour ambient piece at the re-opened Point Chev Library on Saturday, November 8th.
Mundi – Bringing Fusion To Ponsonby Social Club: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Mundi is coming to Ponsonby! Here is flautist, dancer and vocalist Tamara Smith to tell us what to expect when the band returns to Auckland.
The Saints ‘73-’78 – Powerstation: October 31, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Guitarist Ed Kuepper and drummer Ivor Hay of original Aussie punks The Saints team up with Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds) and Mark Arm (Mudhoney) to blast though the band’s first three albums on Halloween night in Auckland.
The Charlatans – We Are Love (BMG) (13th Floor Album Review)
The Charlatans have returned with their 14th album, We Are Love, after an eight-year hiatus. The core question: Was it worth the wait?
Jed Parsons – I Might Go Swimming: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Acclaimed indie singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jed Parsons is back with his first new music in four years – the deeply personal single, I Might Go Swimming.
Trick or Treat with Lou’ana and Disco Witch: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
It’s Halloween and what better way to spend the day than with Lou’ana and her new album, Disco Witch.
Harper Finn – From Silo Park to NYC: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Harper Finn releases his debut album, Silo Park, today and we have him here at The 13th Floor to tell us how it all came together.