Live Review: FEMME – London
FEMME Lexington in London 29th April 2015 Words: Lauren Grigor Before seeing FEMME live I wondered how her style and sound would translate on stage. Her take on electro girl pop had elements of disco, hip hop and house music, all relying on spectacular production. Her singing on her records is on point but it’s … Continue reading
Live Review: Jaws – London
Jaws March 4th, Heaven, London Words: Lauren Grigor I walk in under the arches to a venue full of teens and a band on stage who are right into their 7:30 stage time. Not ideal as The Vestals are clearly a band who would benefit from a rowdier and more engaged crowd. They pull off … Continue reading
Live Review: Sleaford Mods – Liverpool
Sleaford Mods 3rd March, The Kazimier, Liverpool Words: Gary Lambert Sleaford Mods had never appealed to me in the slightest beforehand. I’ll be honest the name put me off so I never invested any time in finding out about their music. I hate the recycling of “mod” culture into a sixties pastiche. It is representative … Continue reading
Live Review: Blossoms – Liverpool
Blossoms February 22nd, The Kazimier, Liverpool Words: Gary Lambert A soaking Sunday night is not the most exciting time to go to a gig, but nevertheless Blossoms were in town and aiming to entertain, so there was really only one place to be. The Kazimier is a great little venue. Wooden and compact and slightly … Continue reading
Live Review: Bear’s Den – Manchester
Bear’s Den 13th February 2015, Gorilla, Manchester Some might say that Friday the 13th is not a good day. This time, however, I would most certainly like to beg to differ. Though it could have all been so different, luck was certainly on my side. At 7.20pm I found out that Bear’s Den were on … Continue reading
Live Review: Black Rivers – Bristol
Black Rivers The Fleece, Bristol 11th February 2015 Words: Jimmy Gallagher The Seven Stars, situated right next door to Bristol’s The Fleece provides the coziest of environments to sip a few local beers on a cold February evening whilst waiting for a slightly late running gig, just as this one was. When the doors did … Continue reading
Live Review: Baby Strange – Glasgow
Baby Strange CCA Glasgow, 3rd February 2015 Words: Gary Feeney The Ramones, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Libertines, The Strokes…Baby Strange. This is not an odd-one-out question about who doesn’t have a “The” in their name, although there are more than a few differences between the latter and the rest than the format of … Continue reading
Gig Alert: Save The Children’s Xmas Jumper Jam
Editors, Charlatans & Slow Club for Save The Children’s Xmas Jumper Jam Previously known as The Xmas Tree Sessions, Save The Children have decided to get on board with the trend of Christmas Jumper love and have put together a spectacular event for 2015. Platinum-selling alt-rockers Editors, indie inimitables The Charlatans, and sleek soulful duo … Continue reading
Live Review: Hozier – Manchester
Hozier The Ritz, Manchester, November 12th 2014 By his own admission the last time Hozier played in Manchester it was only “to a handful of people”. This time he was playing to a sold out show with a crowd baying for his every word. This wasn’t my first time watching Hozier play live, but it … Continue reading
Live Review: Band Of Skulls – Liverpool
Band Of Skulls o2 Academy, Liverpool, 5th November 2014 Tricky one this, for any band, 5th of November, when most of the population are huddled together in the freezing cold watching a verity of loud sparkly things light up the sky. After having been to a very poorly attended gig on Halloween I was a … Continue reading
Live Review: Twin Atlantic – London
Twin Atlantic The Roundhouse, London, November 3rd Words: Stuart Evans One of the the things I love most about watching live music is seeing a band grow up before your very eyes. It’s often the case that you will see a band in a pub and wonder just where they will end up going. Will … Continue reading
Live Review: Royal Blood – Liverpool
Royal Blood Liverpool 02 Academy, November 3rd 2014 There was a palpable energy as soon as you stepped onto the streets surrounding the o2 Academy Liverpool last night. There was chaos in the roads, cars fighting in dark and dank Liverpool to get around each other and all of a sudden a small kerfuffle ahead … Continue reading
Live Review: The Charlatans – London
The Charlatans Monday 20th October, The Garage, London Words: @stu_evans There was a moment at tonight’s show where I decided to watch the audience reaction to what Tim Burgess described as ‘A new song for you’ Now normally a new song indicates a number of people heading to the bar (some call these fair weather … Continue reading
Live Review: United Fruit – Liverpool
United Liverpool 12th October Maguires, Liverpool Words: Sean Regan Maguires has become a bit of an institution over the last few years, thanks to its effortlessly kitsch charm and DIY ethos to putting on gigs. This is one of the only venues you’ll find decked out with WWF posters while Andrew WK blares out on … Continue reading
Live Review: Glass Animals
Glass Animals Magnet, Liverpool October 10th It was Glass Animal’s first day back in the UK in ages, having been on tour in the US. Their first stop was Liverpool’s basement venue Magnet. It’s been a while since I’ve been in there and long gone is the smell and dank surroundings and now it’s gloriously … Continue reading
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