The Lemonheads – Double Whammy: May 28, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The Lemonheads returned to Auckland, selling out Double Whammy. Simon Coffey was on the scene and files this report.
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Train – Auckland Town Hall: May 28, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Auckland was in full chaos mode. Rain poured down on a Wednesday at the final days of NZ music month, and just up the road from Auckland Town Hall, a surprise Lorde pop-up gig had fans scrambling to find the right queue. But inside the Town Hall, something entirely different was unfolding — a night […]
Snarky Puppy – Powerstation: May 25, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Snarky Puppy returned after a 6-year hiatus to bring their brand of fusion jazz to Auckland and the sold-out Powerstation crowd was very happy to have them back.
Jude Kelly – Whammy Bar: May 24, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Jude Kelly celebrated the release of her debut EP, The Seven Spirits Of Her, with a very spirited show at Auckland’s favourite dive bar, Whammy.
Swallow the Rat, Memory Foam & Warm Leather – Whammy Bar: May 23, 2025
Swallow the Rat kicked off their Aotearoa tour tonight, releasing a new EP – Face Unpopular, and also announcing an 18-date tour of Europe in September. With fellow Tamaki Makaurau post-punker Memory Foam on the bill, an evening of riffs, rhythms and raciousness lay ahead for 13th Floor Reviewer Simon Coffey.
Voom – Double Whammy: May 23, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Double Whammy was the place to be on this Friday night in May as New Zealand Music Month marches on to the sounds of Voom.
Calla Of Ursa – Neck Of The Woods: May 22, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
This is what New Zealand Music Month is all about…catching an adventurous new artist with music music about to be released and a sound all their own. Calla Of Ursa fits the bill to a tee.
Alison Moyet – Civic Theatre: May 21, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
ALISON MOYET brought her beautiful and familiar voice to the beautiful and familiar Civic Theatre in Auckland, in her first visit to Aotearoa in 8 years. Carin Newbould was there to report back for The 13th Floor, with Michael Jeong photographing the leading lady.
The Longest Johns & Albi and the Wolves – The Tuning Fork: May 22, 2025
Has the Tuning Fork ever seen such gusto in both a band and crowd? Perhaps. But I doubt it. The Longest Johns – three lads from Bristol – take the crowd on a rollicking voyage from the get-go, with the opening songs generating energy usually reserved for an encore.
Pokey LaFarge – Tuning Fork: May 21, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Pokey LaFarge and his band warmed up a sold-out crowd with a set of tunes that had feet tapping and souls shakin’.