Coventry
Live Review – The Enemy/ The Subways/ Candid – o2 Academy Birmingham – 08/11/24
The Enemy and The Subways bring their joint headline tour ‘Indie Till I Die’ to the o2 Academy Birmingham.
Live Review – The K’s – HMV Empire Coventry – 29-11-23
The K’s has become one of the fastest rising bands of 2023, and tonight at the HMV Empire is evident that 2024 is going to be a strong year for the “Earlestown Indie Champs” both with a UK tour and debut album release. Opening the night were Coventry bands ‘The Mucks’ and ‘The Institutes’ and …
Live Review: Jake Bugg – HMV Empire Coventry 5.8.23
Jake Bugg takes time out from his festival dates to bring his show to a buzzing Coventry crowd Saturday night. It’s hard to believe that Jake Buggs debut album came out over 10 years ago now, and a testament to Jakes success is he continue to evolve, both as a singer and song writer. Not …
Live Review: Shed Seven – HMV Empire Coventry 13.07.23
Shed Seven entertain a sold out HMV Empire in Coventry on the day the band release new music and announce a Winter UK tour The support band for tonight were the “Number 1 Album selling” The Lottery Winners. If you’ve never seen or heard of the band before they’re a real success story for guitar …
Live review: The Dead South – HMV Empire, Coventry 22.06.22
Coventry finally got a visit from Canadas finest, The Dead South after the pandemic had caused the band to postpone the show for 3 years, but the Served Cold tour was here, and the crowd were more than ready for it. Entering into the HMV Empire, you could tell there was a buzz for the …
Live Review: BBCR1’s Big Weekend – War Memorial Park, Coventry 28.06.2022 & 29.06.2022
By Claire Hodgkins The last weekend in May saw the long awaited return of BBCR1’s Big Weekend – a once-year festival compiled of global superstars, as well as showcasing the best of new emerging talent, in association with BBC Introducing. Due to COVID restrictions, the event last took place at Stewart Park, Middlesborough in 2019. …
Live Review: The Killers / Manic Street Preachers – Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry 28.05.2022
As the temperature drops but the rain holds off over Coventry, Manic Street Preachers start this epic night with a bang by treating the audience to their classics. They’re an awesome warm up for a mixed crowd and watching from the rafters, you can see a great deal of dad dancing courtesy of both the …
Live Review: The Snuts – HMV Empire, Coventry 12.05.2022
Scottish rockers came to the HMV Empire in Coventry on the 12th May in conjunction with the National Lottery Revive Live Music campaign. Strutting on stage in his signature sunglasses, and bottle of Buck fast in hand lead singer Jack Cochrane encourage the crowd to sing along with their single “Burn the Empire” before playing …
Album Review: The Institutes deliver a magnificent indie pop debut in ‘Colosseum’: an edifice of pure gold.
It’s hard not to resort to hyperbole when you come across a debut like ‘Colosseum’ from Coventry band The Institutes. You cannot help but hear in the DNA of this album the freakish brilliance of outrageous debuts from giants in the past: The Las, Stone Roses and The Smiths to name a few outstanding examples. …
Track: The Institutes – Heal In Time
In my mind, there is absolutely nothing like a classic indie anthem with sky-high choruses, a crescendo of shimmering guitars and a sense of confidence and bravado. The Institutes, in their new single ‘Heal in Time’, have delivered just that. Intelligent lyrics reflecting a senses of resilience and optimism, the shard-like guitars and the dream-like …