Live Review
Live Review: LIFE – Lafayette, Kings Cross, London 07.12.2021
No mic stand is safe tonight. Mez is magnetic. The LIFE frontman paces the stage, proudly proclaiming “Ey ‘up, we’re from Hull…” before launching into the frenzied assault of Popular Music. It’s the biggest headline show yet for LIFE and the atmosphere is more electric than the nearby Kings Cross rail tracks. This London leg …
Live Review: The Twang / Red Rum Club / The Clause – O2 Academy, Sheffield 9.12.2021
Thursday night saw a trip to the O2 Academy in Sheffield for what promised to be a great night of entertainment, and it didn’t disappoint. First up was The Clause hailing from Birmingham, who took to the stage with a confidence rarely seen in such a young band. They have good reason to be having …
Live Review: Lauren Housley / Robbie Cavanagh – Yellow Arch Studios, 10.12.2021
I first discovered Lauren Housley purely by chance during a pub crawl around Kelham Island! Lauren was playing a free gig at Yellow Arch in the summer and I was massively impressed by the performance. So much so that when the opportunity to review and photograph Lauren’s headline Sheffield gig came along, I snapped up the …
Live Review: Enter Shikari – Mountford Hall, Liverpool 11.12.2021 plus gallery
Tonight, the disco is courtesy of Enter Shikari and there isn’t a person in the room who doesn’t want to be there. Whilst Dinosaur Pile Up & The Nova Twins are getting the crowd ready to for what’s in store, there’s an atmosphere in this student union hall that I haven’t felt in a while; …
Live Review: Gun / The Virginmarys / Gin Annie – Barrowlands, Glasgow 11.12.2021
“I belong to Glasgow, dear old Glasgow town”, they certainly do, and Glasgow belongs to them! The famous Barrowland Ballroom has seen the GUN play many times and will again as the band announced they have released tickets for 2022 already. GUN have always had a “swagger” and they back that up by playing sell out shows. Dante and …
Live Review: Eagles Of Death Metal – O2 Ritz Manchester 5.12.2021
There’s a perceived wisdom with us Brits, that Americans don’t get irony. This is of course not true. It shows up in whipsmart network comedies like Seinfeld or Curb Your Enthusiasm, they just don’t use it as much socially as us. We use it to tease our friends. We’ve weaponised the use of sarcasm as …
Live Review: Winter Rocks Festival – The Corporation, Sheffield 4.12.2021
Saturday saw an outing to the Winter Rocks Festival at The Corporation in Sheffield City Centre. I was pretty excited about this one with eleven top bands ready to rock, the day was set to be a stormer. Steal The City On entering the venue, the opening act Steal The City had just started their …
Live Review: Dani Larkin / Brona Keogh – Upstairs Whelans, Dublin 5.12.2021
Ian said:“Tonight i was back at Upstairs Whelan’s to see Dani Larkin, one of Irelands most exciting artists emerging on the contemporary and alt folk scene. Opening the night with a short set was Brona Keogh who, while in-between songs, would get lost in her own conversations. These proved to be quite funny, really warming …
Live Review: Electric Six / Vulpynes – The Academy, Dublin 4.12.2021
Down at The Academy in Dublin at the weekend a large crowd gathered for ultimate party band Electric 6 in town. Dublin band Vulpynes played support – made up of Molly and Kaz they describe themselves as Wall of noise, total filth, full of attitude… and you cant help but notice the Molly is a …
Live review: Alabaster dePlume, The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, December 4th, 2021, plus gallery: a unique and sweary odyssey to Planet dePlume
“I LOVE this. I fucking love doing this.” Be aware: Angus Fairbairn, the poet, positivist and saxophonist who transposes into the world of music as Alabaster dePlume, is a completely singular talent. Wearing his heart on his sleeve and cradling his sax in a spiritual embouchure, he grapples with this weird shit we call life; …