Category: 13th Floor - Kathryn van Beek

Iconic Crown Hotel rocked by Seafog

2/5/2016

Lachie Hayes. Photo by Tim Armstrong

Seafog, with Lachie Hayes and Paul Winders
The Crown, Dunedin
29 April 2016

Built in 1862, Dunedin’s Crown Hotel is a colourful venue where pool sharks and beatniks rub shoulders with retirees and students. A key part of the development of the local music scene and a thriving creative hub during the 80s and 90s, it was a fitting venue for a show that was both a tribute to and an evolution of Dunedin’s iconic indie sound.

Read the full review on The 13th Floor.

SJD & Shayne Carter at the Mercury Theatre

12/10/2015

SJD and Shayne Carter at Mercury Theatre. Photo by Tim Armstrong

SJD and Shayne Carter at Mercury Theatre. Photo by Tim Armstrong

Up the sweeping steps and between the crumbling pillars of the once-grand Mercury Theatre, a beautiful haze of existential angst awaits. Shayne Carter is preparing to unleash his one man blues explosion, and a string quartet is about to usher SJD’s latest album, Saint John Divine, up into the heavens.

Read the full review on the 13th Floor.

Church Tour: Lost Highway

5/10/2015

Church Tour: Lost Highway. Photo by Tim Armstrong

Church Tour: Lost Highway. Photo by Tim Armstrong

I've seen Tami Neilson play a few times now, but she blew me away at the Church Tour: Lost Highway at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell last night. Add Delaney Davidson into the mix - that country crooner whose voice is like that poisoned apple you know you shouldn't eat - and you've got yourself an evening of angels and devils, sinners and saints, all playing out against a Gothic cathedral chancel.

There are still tickets available for tonight's show - and The Church Tour is also visiting Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Read the full review on The 13th Floor.

Other Church Tour: Lost Highway dates:
Sunday 4 October
Auckland
St Mary's

Monday 5 October
Wellington
Old St Paul’s

Tuesday 6 October
Wellington
Old St Paul’s

Thursday 8 October
Christchurch
St Michael & All Angels

Friday 9 October
Christchurch
The Cardboard Cathedral

Saturday 10 October
Dunedin
Knox Church

Tami Neilson Gig Review

27/9/2015

Tami Neilson at The Tuning Fork. Photo by Tim Armstrong.

Tami Neilson at The Tuning Fork. Photo by Tim Armstrong.

Last night Tami Neilson performed the songs off her new album at The Tuning Fork.

Read the full review on The 13th Floor.

Eb and Sparrow gig review

21/9/2015

Eb and Sparrow at The Wine Cellar.

Eb and Sparrow at The Wine Cellar.

Eb and Sparrow at The Wine Cellar last night was a marvelous treat. The Wellington-based band, who are "country with indie aspirations" performed not one but TWO magical sets, ably supported by the lovely folk music of Nadia Reid.

Read my review on The 13th Floor.

Caroles, Te Kooti Brotherhood, Graves, Parents review

14/6/2015

Hardcore punk at Lucha Lounge

Hardcore punk at Lucha Lounge

It's not often that I go to a hardcore punk show, but Friday night at the Lucha Lounge was loud, angry and strangely therapeutic - the perfect end to the working week.

Read the full review on The 13th Floor music website.

SJD and Voom at The Tuning Fork

20/4/2015

SJD photo by Michael Flynn

SJD photo by Michael Flynn

Last night's beautiful haze at The Tuning Fork featured a heart-achingly good performance from local pop heroes Voom and a 'chaos meets genius' set from SJD and his band.

Read the full review and check out Michael Flynn's photos on The 13th Floor.

Uriah Heep at The Studio

31/3/2015

Uriah Heep

Photo by Veronica McLaughlin.

Gypsy, by British prog rock band Uriah Heep, is one of my favourite songs, so I jumped at the chance to review them at The Studio last night. It turns out they're still writing old-school metal earworms - new songs The Law and Outsider were two of last night's highlights (and Gypsy totally rocked my world). Read my full review on The 13th Floor.

Pseudo Echo at the Kings Arms

29/3/2015

Sometimes on a Friday you're exhausted after work and not sure that you fancy traipsing down to the Kings Arms to check out an 80s pop band. Sometimes it's on these kinds of nights that you have your best musical experiences. Last night was one of those nights. Pseudo Echo's sound is current, fresh, and above all - loud! You can read my review on Marty Duda's 13th Floor website.

Pseudo Echo

Photo by Tim Armstrong