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.
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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.
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.