Welcome to The 13th Floor’s Uptown Lowdown Show!
What is Uptown Lowdown? It’s The 13th Floor’s brand new video programme made especially for you to keep you up to date on the concert reviews, new releases and interviews covered on The 13th Floor.
Lorde Returns to Australia & NZ for ‘Solar Power Tour’ in Feb/Mar 2022
For the first time in five years, Frontier Touring and Eccles Entertainment are thrilled to announce formidable pop queen Lorde will return to stages around New Zealand and Australia in February and March 2022.
Ocean Alley Return to NZ for Four Shows This September!
Aussie surf-psych legends Ocean Alley will make their long-awaited return to New Zealand this September. Touring in celebration of their 2020 album Lonely Diamond which debuted at #6 on the NZ Top 40 Album Chart, Ocean Alley will play their biggest headline run of New Zealand, featuring the most elaborate production Kiwi fans have seen.
Concert Review: Drax Project at The Powerstation 19 June 2021
Drax Project kicked off their tour at Auckland’s Powerstation and proved where there’s smoke – there is fire! The 13th Floor’s Jemilah Ross-Hayes files her first review.
Concert Review: Punk at the Wine Cellar – Thunderground, Boneshakers, Snitch Jimmy, Jiahu Symbols 18 June 2021
Thunderground, Boneshakers, Snitch Jimmy and Jiahu Symbols. It’s time again for a Blitzkrieg Bop as The Wine Cellar hosts four young Punk bands out to give you a good old thrashing and spit you out better for it.
Concert Review: The Bobby Holidays at Clare Inn, 16 June 2021
A cold night on Auckland’s Dominion Road. At the Clare Inn Irish pub, the place is hot and rockin’. The Bobby Holidays are having a blast and trying to tear the walls down. The proprietor, with thick Irish brogue, concludes the Holidays are … deadly! Good for the winter blues and whatever else ails you.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Diana Ross – Thank You
Today we have supreme new music from none other than Miss Diana Ross! The song is Thank You.
Te Mahi ā Rahi – a New Māori Legend Show for The Holidays
Take your whānau on a journey back through time with Te Mahi Ā Rahi, an interactive retelling of the legend of Rahi and Tiara, at Te Pou Theatre from July 14 – 17. This 40 minute bilingual theatre show, aimed at children aged 5-9, promotes Te Ao Māori through twisting this traditional legend in a […]
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Sam Filiatreau
So much good new music out there! Today we introduce you to Sam Filiatreau and his his self-titled debut album.
13th Floor New Song Of The day: Milky Chance – Colorado
Certainly one of the most musical of the 50 US States…Colorado, this time a new song from Milky Chance.
Concert Review: Daniel Armstrong and The Monsoons at The Thirsty Dog 19 June 2021
The crowd flocked into The Thirsty Dog. Daniel Armstrong and The Monsoons were in town and serving up a menu of freshly cut Rock ‘n’ Roll, featuring their second album, Everything Is As It Shouldn’t Be played in its entirety.
Concert Review: Carb On Carb, Wiri Donna & ShannenGeorgiaPetersen – Tuning Fork June 17, 2021
This latest installation of Tuning Fork‘s “Thursdays I’m In Love” monthly series bring us short, sharp sets from Carb On Carb, Wiri Donna and ShannenGeorgiaPetersen.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Middle Kids
The Middle Kids are coming! The Sydney-based trio will cross the Tasman to play two shows in New Zealand next weekend. Here is front person Hannah Joy to tell us what we can expect.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Louis Baker – Love Levitates
With a new EP fresh out of the box, here’s Louis Baker with Love Levitates.
13th Floor Album Review: Thomas Isbister – #5
The first impression listening to Thomas Isbister’s brand-new album is Beatles. Specifically, 1966 and the switch to studio artists. Revolver to Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane. Pop music as myriad and quietly subversive. Psychedelic and hallucinogenic. Unsettling but what a nice trip, and at the end you find yourself in a changed world.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Matt from Evolfo
Considering our obvious affection of psychedelic rock, it seems only right and just that we talk to Matt Gibbs of Brooklyn psych-rock 7-piece band Evolfo, who’s second album, Site Out Of Mind is released today!
Stretch Strips Back for the ‘Last Call for The Road’ Tour
Renowned for unforgettable performances and his connection with audiences, acclaimed singer/songwriter Stretch is stripping back the production and presenting a series of intimate solo shows on the ‘Last Call for The Road’ tour.
Lips Announce Album Release Tour
To celebrate the release of I Don’t Know Why I Do Anything, Lips are hitting the road, traveling the length and breadth of Aotearoa throughout Hōngongoi (July) and Here-turi-kōkā (August).
Auckland Pride Announces The Queer Agenda
Auckland Pride’s newest initiative furthers the queer agenda by creating a year-round calendar of queer events for and by Auckland’s Rainbow Communities. The Queer Agenda aims to continue the incredible energy of Pride Month throughout the year while continuing to support queer artists, event-organisers, and the wider rainbow community.
One Love 2022 Line-Up Announced
One Love Festival 2022 has announced twelve international acts and some of Aotearoa’s best reggae, hip-hop, soul, and R&B artists will unite in Tauranga Moana on 29 and 30 January for the highly-anticipated.