MILLI – Basement Theatre: April 7, 2026 (13th Floor Theatre Review)
MILLI sustains a constant, almost unbearable tension as though something is always on the verge of erupting. Don’t be misled by its theatrical framing, because beneath the surface lies a story of desire, vulnerability, and…corn.
THE POGUES ANNOUNCE OPENING ACT – NZ TOUR STARTS TOMORROW
Fresh from a triumphant and energetic sold-out Australian tour, and for the first time in an astounding 35 years, legendary Irish icons The Pogues bring their Rum, Sodomy & the Lash 40th Anniversary Tour to New Zealand this week.
Mark William Lewis – Double Whammy: April 6, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
UK dream-popster Mark William Lewis, somewhat surreptitiously arrived in Aotearoa for two shows, Poneke and Tamaki Makaurau, during the long Easter Weekend (eek!) Tonight, on not-a-school-night, 13th Floor opinionated-scribe Simon Coffey followed up on a tip from his teenage son, and checked out what the hip-kids are into.
Tigercub – Nets to Catch the Wind (Loosegroove) (13th Floor Album Review)
UK rock trio Tigercub have released their fourth studio album Nets to Catch the Wind, a cohesive rock offering with determined storytelling at its heart, produced by Grammy-nominated Tom Dalgety.
Charley Crockett – Age Of The Ram (Island) (13th Floor Album Review)
In the last of the generous 20 tracks on this 45 minute album Age of the Ram, Charley Crockett sings in a voice of honeyed whisky: I’m trying to paint you a picture/ But there’s been quite a mixture of honesty and fiction.
Flight Of The Conchords Announce Four Wellington Warm-up Shows This Month
Wellington, New Zealand’s favorite sons, Flight of the Conchords, are announcing hometown warm-up shows at Meow Nui on Thursday 16th April, Friday 17th April, Tuesday 21st April, and Wednesday 22nd April.
Wesley Joseph – Forever Ends Someday (Secretly Canadian) (13th Floor Concert Review)
Wesley Joseph’s Forever Ends Someday is a controlled, immersive record built on shifting forms and unsettled structures.
Bret McKenzie – Hollywood Avondale: April 4, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Bret McKenzie closed out his Freak Out City New Zealand Tour at Auckland’s Hollywood Avondale bringing two hours of music and mirth to the historic venue.
Write Notes – The Button Factory: April 2, 2026 (13th Floor Arts Review)
There is something quietly, almost old-school radical about an event that trusts stillness. Write Notes, presented as part of the Keep Curious Salon Series, highlighted the art of storytelling across written /spoken word and song. In the comfy surrounds of The Button Factory, words and music unfolded as an act of shared focus.
Corrosion of Conformity – Good God / Baad Man (Nuclear Blast) (13th Floor Album Review)
When Corrosion of Conformity’s Blind (1991) featuring the absolute banger Vote with a Bullet arrived, ears pricked up, and they stayed erect when Deliverance was delivered in1994. Albatross and Clean My Wounds, two singles from Deliverance, announced CoC had found a groove, a heavy groove, and a trio of shows, including two supporting Pantera in […]
Amelia Power Performs Kingfisher: 13th Floor Singles Session
Watch as Auckland-based singer-songwriter Amelia Power performs her brand new single, Kingfisher, at The 13th Floor.
Thundercat – Distracted (Brainfeeder) (13th Floor Album Review)
I’ve never quite known what to make of Los Angeles bassist, singer and producer Thundercat (Stephen Bruner).
Arlo Parks – Ambiguous Desire (Transgressive Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Arlo Parks’ new album Ambiguous Desire, out today, suggests the artist releases long players with almost metronomic regularity. This is her third following her amazing debut, Collapsed in Sunbeams, in 2021 and 2023’s follow-up My Soft Machine.
Joe Pernice – Sunny, I Was Wrong New West) (13th Floor Album Review)
Joe Pernice’s Sunny, I Was Wrong is an album where nothing pushes for a big moment. The songs gather meaning gradually, each small shift adding to something that only fully settles after they’ve finished.
Who Shot Scott – Fast Car: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Continuing his streak of back to back releases in 2026, Auckland based alternative artist and producer WHO SHOT SCOTT is keeping his foot firmly on the gas with his ultra charged new single, Fast Car.
The Drama Dir: Krisoffer Borgli (13th Floor Film Review)
Someone once said to me that if you don’t want anyone to know something about you, don’t tell anyone. The Drama takes that idea and quietly pulls it apart, asking instead: how well does anyone really know another person?
Boy & Bear Announce Three New Zealand Shows This June
Australian indie-folk favourites Boy & Bear announce their return to Aotearoa, playing three consecutive shows in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland this June. Tickets go on sale Tuesday 7 April, 12pm.
Maria Taylor – Story’s End (Million Stars) (13th Floor Album Review)
Maria Taylor returns with Story’s End, a record shaped in the aftermath of a marriage breakdown and the unravelling of a close creative relationship.
Snail Mail – Ricochet (Matador) (13th Floor Album Review)
Snail Mail are back with their third release, Ricochet. The indie group have built on their nineties guitar sound and have brought Mitch Easter (R.E.M) in for producer duties. The result is a polished one. Catchy vocal lines hook you into the darker and brooding lyrics that sit underneath.
Teen Jesus and The Jean Teasers – Bath Water: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
ARIA Award-winning indie-rock band Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers today drop their “slutty, drivey” new track Bath Water and announce GLORY deluxe (April 24 via Community Music), an extended version of their critically acclaimed sophomore album GLORY featuring two new songs – BATH WATER and GO WASTE MY TIME’ – and stripped back reworks of four fan favourite tracks ‘TALKING’, ‘DAYLIGHT’, ‘MINE’ and ‘WONDERFUL’.