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Live Review: The Go! Team – Roundhouse, London 10.02.2024
“One, two, three, four, five!” The Go! Team do like to count. The maths that matters most tonight though is the twenty years that have passed since the release of their debut album – Thunder, Lightning, Strike. So it’s pom poms at the ready because The Go! Team are back! Celebrating the anniversary of their …
Live Review: English Teacher / Sarah Johnsone – The Georgian Theatre, Stockton 31.01.2024
By Francis Fitzgerald The Stockton Calling festival in 2022 featured a new band by the name of English Teacher. Fast forward a couple of years to January 2024 and the band has had a single (Nearly Daffodils) listed in the top 10 of Time magazine, featured on BBC Later with Jools Holland and much more …
Live Review: The Libertines / Benefits / Bear Park – The Arc, Stockton 23.01.2024
By Francis Fitzgerald A wet Winter night in Stockton, and it is the opening night of the Libertines Albionay tour of ‘small sweaty clubs’. The band are touring their hotly anticipated fourth album due in March ‘All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade’. So how did that first night go? Answer, they went down a storm, …
Live Review: The Lottery Winners / The Deep Blue / Chatfield – The Network, Sheffield 13.01.2024
A Night of Indie Pop Bliss with The Lottery Winners at The Network, Sheffield The Network in Sheffield was set ablaze with indie pop magic as The Lottery Winners took the stage to warm up a cold January Saturday night. Hailing from Leigh, Greater Manchester, this quartet, formed in 2008 proved once again why they …
Live Review: Opus Kink – Concorde 2, Brighton 12.12.2023
By Henry Groves I had been lucky enough to see Opus Kink a few times in the past, but none of them lived up to the size of this show. From supporting Chappaqua Wrestling at Brighton’s Rialto Theatre to supporting Black Honey at Green Door Store in the same city. Now they were headlining Concorde …
Live Review: Red Rum Club – The Leadmill, Sheffield 15.12.2023
‘They Just Put a Reit Smile On Your Face’. Red Rum Club took Sheffield by storm with a sold-out show at The Leadmill, delivering as expected a high-octane performance. The Liverpool-based band captivated the audience from the first note of the opening song, “Black Cat.” As the infectious energy of the opening song reverberated through …
Live Review: Lanterns On The Lake – Concorde 2, Brighton 29.11.2023
By Henry Groves Lanterns on the Lake have been on my gig bucket list for a while now. I was due to see them two years ago in Brighton before they cancelled due to health issues. Now in 2023, I finally got to go and see them, this time with a brand new album, and …
Live Review: The Twang / Chappaqua Wrestling – The Leadmill, Sheffield 24.11.2023
Friday night and The Leadmill came alive as The Twang, accompanied by stellar support band Chappaqua Wrestling, took to the stage for a night of unforgettable music. The atmosphere was charged with anticipation and the bands did not disappoint. Formed in 2018 by principal members and songwriters Jake Mac and Charlie Woods, Chappaqua Wrestling kicked …
Gallery: Cruel Sister – The Grand Social, Dublin 3.11.2023
Cruel Sister, aka Dublins own Faith Nico headlined a sold out show in Dublin at The Grand Social on November 3rd. Taking her name from the traditional murder ballad ‘The Twa Sisters’ Nico makes interesting noise / art rock, taking the lead of PJ Harvey and the like. Check out the gallery from the show, …
Live Review: A Certain Ratio – The Crescent, York, 18.11.2023
Words: Jim F / Pictures: Huw WilliamsIt’s been a while. Last time I saw A Certain Ratio -Manchester indie-punk/funk royalty was at a hometown gig at the G-Mex on a Factory Records night, with New Order and fresh faced Happy Mondays. 15,000 tickets sold in 45 minutes, at least according to the greatest pop impresario …