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Live Review: Fenne Lily – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 19.06.24
Ensconced stage left, Fenne Lily almost seems to offer centre stage to her band. However, it’s the songwriting and arrangement of the Dorset-born folk singer’s songs that really come to the fore throughout this intimate performance at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club. Up against the Euros, Lily expresses her gratitude that we have chosen to spend …
Live Review: Stone Valley Festival Midlands – Thoresby Park, Newark 21.06.2024 – 23.06.2024
Stone Valley has been developing a reputation for being a great festival over the last few years, whether that’s the event in the South, the Midlands, or the North. Sadly, SV North has been cancelled this year due to the saturated ground, so I find myself at SV Midlands on the hottest weekend of the …
Live Review: Let’s Rock 80s The Retro Festival – Temple Newson, Leeds 22.06.2024
By Phil Wright Let’s set the scene. Saturday 22nd June, red hot day and 11,500 ‘party goers’ descend on Temple Newson in Leeds for a day of 80s music. What a magical day this was set to be, with a stellar line up off some of the greatest artists from the 80s. DJ Andy Crane …
Live Review: The Lambrini Girls – Scala, London 13.06.2024
By Henry Groves It isn’t very often that I get instantly excited by a new band, but when I saw Lambrini Girls back at Great Escape 2023, I was immediately hooked. For those who know me, since that day, I’m not sure I have stopped talking about Lambrini Girls. Since then, I have seen them …
Live Review: Kerry King / Celestial Sanctuary – The Electric Ballroom, London 18.06.2024
As I rounded the corner from the tube I was met with an impressive line of black clad souls decorated in shirts ranging from the proudly worn decades old greyed out shirts to newer designs worn with just as much pride, a cacophony of shirts emblazoned with Thrash bands, although the Slayer moniker was without …
Live Review: Wingz Of The Monkey / No Ripcord / Ben Coaten – NE Volume Bar, Stockton 22.06.2024
The night was perfectly constructed with the Gerry Cinnamon Esq Ben Coaten opening things up, alt-rockers No Ripcord sending the night on a slow descent into chaos that punks rockers Wingz Of The Monkey cemented with a guitar snapping set. The venue was full of the young and the weird, which isn’t surprising considering the …
Photo Gallery: Slow Joy – Mission Theater – Portland, Oregon 2024.06.19
By Anthony Moore Slow Joy the solo project of Dallas based artist, Esteban Flores brought their take on the midwest emo genre to the Mission Theater in Portland, Oregon this past Wednesday. Flores mixes melancholic lyrics of heartbreak with upbeat guitar riffs, working through songs of love and loss. You can hear the influences of …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: Alain Johannes plays Altar, Hobart 19.06.2024
You could be forgiven for not recognizing the name, but for a man with a CV like Alain Johannes, it is hard to reconcile that his is not a household name alongside many of his musical peers. Over the years, he has formed and played with alt-rock band, Eleven, and has been involved with acts …
Live Review + Photo Gallery: of Montreal – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, Oregon 2024.06.17
By Anthony Moore This past Monday evening indie pop band of Montreal brought their unique visual presentation and sound to the Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. Before the music started I could hear murmurs from the fans standing next to me about how amazing the show was in Seattle the night before and sharing experiences …
Live Review: Ladaniva – Bush Hall, London 11.06.2024
London offers the world. After summer shenanigans at South Asian events, Polish and Uzbek festivals I find myself in Shepherd’s Bush waiting for an Armenian band to take to the stage. Ladaniva – led by the disarmingly charming vocalist Jaklin Baghdasaryan. Eurovision 2024 was ignited by this mischievous minx bounding around the Malmo set with …