Australian blues man Shaun Kirk braved the wind and rain to make his way to The 13th Floor tonight to play a couple of tunes and chat with Marty Duda. We’ll have the entire session ready for you soon, but in the mean time, here’s Shaun singing a special version of Two Hands On The […]
Perhaps not surprisingly, the vibe at Mick Harvey’s show at Auckland’s Tuning Fork was similar in tone to Nick Cave’s solo shows this past December…just smaller in scale. Harvey delivered a short, emotionally-charged set, fired up by his excellent guitarist JP Shilo. The faithful gathered on this Wednesday night to commune with Mick Harvey and […]
Former Bad Seed Mick Harvey is about to embark on a four-date tour of New Zealand starting tonight with a show at Auckland’s Tuning Fork with his band, The Intoxicated Men. Mick stopped by The 13th Floor earlier today to talk to Marty Duda. Watch as Harvey reveals details of the latest PJ Harvey recording […]
Anyone who has spent any amount of time taking in the parade of artists that have played at the Tuning Fork over the past year or so might easily think that literally everyone and his brother who was born and raised in the American South can sing, write songs and pick a guitar. The latest […]
Tami Neilson headlined an evening of music at Auckland’s Tuning Fork that included a parade of some of New Zealand’s finest songwriters, instrumentalists and vocalists.
The stage at Auckland’s Tuning Fork was oozing with down-home South Carolina charm as Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent, the married couple who perform as Shovels & Rope, harmonized their way through a set of rootsy songs that held the crowd spellbound. The first thing you notice about Shovels & Rope when they hit […]
Armed with an acoustic guitar and an accordion, American musician Jason Webley entertained the folks at Auckland’s Tuning Fork with tales of tragic lives, demi-gods and pet giraffes. Some folks may know Jason Webley from his collaborate with Amanda Palmer…the two of them have performed and recorded together as Evelyn Evelyn and Webley was last […]
Marlon Williams seems to have made Auckland’s Tuning Fork his second home. Now based in Melbourne, the Kiwi crooner filled the intimate venue just eight months after his previous headlining show. Last time Marlon was at The Tuning Fork he was aided and abetted by Aldous Harding and Australian songstress Melody Pool. This time around […]
Kim Richey is a Nashville-based songwriter and recording artist who has had her songs covered by the likes of Trisha Yearwood, The Dixie Chicks, Jim Lauderdale and Patty Loveless. Her songs have been featured in many films and TV series including Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Alias and Nashville and she’s been recording her own albums […]
Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool and our own Marlon Williams stopped by The 13th Floor for a quick interview and a couple songs before setting out on their brief tour of New Zealand. Melody’s debut album, The Hurting Scene, was recorded in Nashville and shows that Ms Pool is a songwriter to keep an eye on. […]