George Ducas Is A Long Way From Home: 13th Floor Interview
George Ducas was born in Galveston, Texas and now lives in Southern California. We found him in Nashville, Tennessee, waiting for the release of his latest album, appropriately titled, Long Way From Home.
Miranda Easten & Steffany Beck Perform Hell & Back at The 13th Floor: Singles Session
Steffany Beck returns to The 13th Floor and brings along her “Saddle Up Sister” Miranda Easten for this rousing live version of their new single, Hell & Back.
Lavender – I Hope You Do: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Lavender’s new single delicately battles between concepts of infatuation and trust issues and a yearning for reciprocation. With gentle sliding guitar and ambient yet powerful vocals, I Hope You Do, is not to be missed.
Fastball Takes Us To The Sonic Ranch: 13th Floor Interview
The Austin-based trio Fastball has been together for over 30 years and today they release their new album, Sonic Ranch. Like Abbey Road, this is a record named after the studio it was recorded in.
Red, White and Brass: adapted by Leki Jackson-Bourke, ASB Waterfront Theatre, 18 June-7 July
Red, White and Brass is a story that needed to be told, first on film (screenplay by Halaifonua Finau and Damon Fepulea’i, directed by Damon Fepulea’i) and now retold on stage in this wonderful adaption by Leki Jackson-Bourke. It is a story of passion and identity. And how to be a fan.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: June 21, 2024
New Music Friday is back and there’s plenty of stuff to choose from! To make that choice a little easier here are The 13th Floor’s Top 5 new album released for June 21st.
Wiri Donna – The Gold: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
It’s with great honour that today, Wiri Donna has come back into play, searing with rock music in her veins with her new single, The Gold. Recorded at Surgery in Newtown with James Goldsmith. Led by songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist, Bianca Bailey, featuring the incredible talents of Harrison Scholes (Arjuna Oakes, TOI), James MacEwan (Arjuna […]
Casual Healing Performs Up and Down at The 13th Floor: Singles Session
Nikau Te Huki is a unique composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in Pōneke, Aotearoa – and his soulful solo project goes by the name of Casual Healing. With a sold out show at Big Fan on the horizon here is Nikau to perform for you at The 13th Floor.
Jenny Don’t and The Spurs Are Broken Hearted Blue: Interview
Jenny Don’t and The Spurs are in the middle of a coast to coast tour promoting their new album, Broken Hearted Blue. We caught up with them in…New Jersey.
Nicola Cheeseman is Back -dir. by Paul Gittins: Herald Theatre (Aotea Centre) 19 June – 7 July
Nicola Cheeseman is Back is a one-woman show about that one woman’s discovery that time runs as inexorably downhill as her now sagging body — that the big choice to make for anyone of any age, is to make your own choices — and to make them now — and then hang on for dear […]
Holly Arrowsmith – Blue Dreams: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Holly Arrowsmith releases moving Americana single, Blue Dreams, completing her trilogy of deeply personal tracks from her upcoming album, also entitled Blue Dreams, scheduled for release on 26 July 2024 on Leather Jacket Records.
Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention – Whisky a Go Go, 1968 (Zappa/Ume)
Fifty-six years ago Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention threw a party and everybody came…or at least they had a really good time. Now, finally we can hear what went down on July 23, 1968 at the Whisky a Go Go.
toe : NEW ZEALAND EXCLUSIVE LIVE TOUR 2024
Bird’s Robe and Valhalla Touring are thrilled to announce the debut Australia and New Zealand tour of acclaimed Japanese post-rock/math band, toe, this coming October.
Ms. Mia Performs Shadows at The 13th Floor: Singles Session
Ms. Mia returns to the 13th Floor to talk about her new EP, Living In The Shadows and to perform the lead song.
Rita Mae – My Bad: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Aotearoa’s Rita Mae has hit the ground running, following up her massive track ‘Kiss The Sky’ with today’s grungy new single My Bad.
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore – TexiCali (Yep Roc)
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore reunite after their 2018 Down To Lubbock album and this time they are in TexiCali.
The Watchers – Dir: Ishana Night Shyamalan (Film Review)
The Watchers: Folk-ish horror from the daughter of M. Night Shyamalan fails to deliver on its unnerving premise.
PARK RD Announce Tour of New Zealand
PARK RD have announced they are hitting the road across Aotearoa this winter to celebrate the release of their debut album, THE NOVEL, presented by Brookvale Union.
Redd Kross – I’ll Take You’re Word For It: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today Redd Kross shares I’ll Take Your Word For It, the third single made available from the highly anticipated 18-track eponymous double-album, due for release June 28, 2024 courtesy of In the Red Records.
The Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything (Mute) Album Review
Melbourne instrumental/experimental trio of Warren Ellis, Mick Turner, and Jim White – The Dirty Three, never broke up, they haven’t released an album since 2012 because they’ve been a bit busy, and they live in Paris, Melbourne and New York respectively, so getting together has been a bit tricky.