Hailing from Portland, Oregon, the Ezza Rose Band are in the middle of a 21-date tour of New Zealand. Led by none other than Ezza Rose, the band is making their way across the country in support of their latest album, When The Water’s Hot. While they were in Auckland they stopped by The 13th […]
American troubadour Jason Webley has just wrapped up a tour of New Zealand. While he was in Auckland he stopped by The 13th Floor to have a chat with Marty Duda and to play a couple of songs. As it turned out, Jason’s performances can get quite intense…and he tells a good story. So watch […]
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 […]
Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody is in Auckland to perform at The Tuning Fork tonight. Yesterday she stopped by The 13th Floor studio to have a chat with Marty Duda and to play a couple of songs. Ruth has been a busy musician recently, having just toured France, the UK, Switzerland and The Netherlands, before coming […]
Things have been hopping up at the 13th Floor studio this new year. The latest band to stop by and record a video session is Amsterdam’s My Baby. The three-piece consists of Kiwi Daniel Johnston on guitar along with the Dutch brother and sister team of Joost and Cato van Dyck. Cato sings and Yoost […]
Devilish Mary and the Holy Rollers are the latest act to emerge from the fertile Lyttelton music scene. The band consist of Anita Clark (vocals & fiddle), Ben Woolley (vocals & double bass) and Simon Gregory (guitar & vocals). They’ve just released their self-titled debut album and are currently touring New Zealand. Anita, Ben and […]
With write-ups in Pitchfork, Uncut and Stereogum and a recording contract with the ultra-cool Drag City label, Jessica Pratt has quickly become one of the most talked about musicians of the new year. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter is due to release her new album, On Your Own Love Again at the end of January. Her […]
Eyreton Hall consists of vocalist Toni Randle and drummer Andrew Keegan. Although the couple now lives in Auckland (with their two children), Toni is originally from Christchurch and Andrew is from Sydney. The self-described “art-folk” music they write and perform can be heard on their debut album, Featherstitch, released just a month or so ago. […]
Scott J Mason is another Auckland musician who has stepped up from behind the drum kit to write and sing his own songs. Mason, who has played with a several bands including Gasoline Cowboy and Mulholland, has just released his first EP, the seven-track Animal Guilt. Scott brought himself and a three-piece string section up […]
Josh Rennie-Hynes is an Australian singer-songwriter who has just released his first album, titled February, produced by Shane Nicholson. Josh has booked a 16-date tour of New Zealand that begins today in Te Awamutu and wraps up on December 14th at The Wine Cellar in Auckland. You can find all the dates to his tour […]