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Live Review: Sam Fender / Goat Girl – Utilita Arena, Newcastle 05.04.2022
By Tom Marshall The stage was set, long queues all the way out Utilita Arena in Newcastle, eagerly waiting for Sam Fender. The opening act, GoatGirl, outlandish support for the Geordie headliner, still enthused the crowd in a way like no other. After the interval, the lights went dim, and the famous black and white …
Live Review: alt-J / Wilderado – 3Olympia, Dublin 22.05.2022
Words: Max Falvey // Pictures: Ian McDonnell On the first show of a two-night stint in Dublin’s 3Olympia, alt-rock experimentalists Alt-J dazzled their boisterous Irish crowd last Sunday in support of ‘The Dream’, their latest record which dropped last February. Across a mindblowing 21-song set, each of their four albums were given the spotlight in …
Gallery: Bear’s Den / Bess Atwell – 3Olympia, Dublin 21,05,2022
Bear’s Den brought their Blue Hours tour to Dublin’s 3Olympia with support from Bess Atwell. Bess Atwell. Its the bands fourth album and was released on May the 13 and covers the topics of self-reflection and mental health.Bear’s Den set list.Blue HoursRed Earth & Pouring RainFrightening Whispers Elysium All That You AreBerlinIsaacSophie (Acoustic)Fuel on the …
Live Review: Julien Baker / Ratboys – Whelan’s, Dublin 22.05.2022
American Indie-rock artist Julien Baker made a stop in Dublin to play two nights the city’s intimate Whelan’s venue this weekend as part of the European leg of her world tour and I was lucky enough to catch the second of the two nights. It’s not often you get a chance to see such a …
Live Review: Bess Atwell / Benjamin Francis Leftwich / Bear’s Den – Eventim Apollo, London 18.05.2022
With an extensive tour underway and just releasing a new album ‘Blue Hours’, Bear’s Den return to London’s Eventim Apollo after nearly twenty four months with a defining set with plenty of applause! First of all and fitting nicely for the audience to settle down for the evening’s mesmerising guitar laden evocative songwriting was the …
Live Review: Ed Kuepper & Jim White in The Nolan Gallery, MONA (Museum of Old & New Art), Hobart – Friday, 20th May, 2022.
The seminal legends that are Ed Kuepper (The Saints, Laughing Clowns) and Jim White (Dirty Three) finally made their way to MONA (Museum of Old & New Art) in Hobart to deliver two shows, one on Friday and one on Saturday, within the impressive confines of The Nolan Gallery. The duo played their way through …
Live Review: Calexico / Alejandro y Maria Laura / Mariachi Las Adelitas – Paradiso, Amsterdam 10.5.22 – Le Trianon, Paris 12.05.22 – 02 Kentish Town Forum, London 14.05.22
Calexico finally returned to Europe after a 4-year hiatus (apart from the collaborative Iron and Wine tour of 2019) with a full 7-piece band and celebrating their hugely anticipated 10th studio album-‘El Mirador. Recorded in Tucson in 2021 at the studio of Sergio Mendoza, long time band member, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Full of cumbia influences …
Live Review: Kate Nash – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham 27.05.2022 Plus Gallery
Kate Nash steps on to the stage of Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms ready to give 110%. Starting with a tease of her 2007 hit “Foundations“, we’re given a whole lot of energy and a whole lot of fun from start to finish. Kate won’t been seen dead standing still and her audience are clearly a dedicated …