After Daylight Music, it was off to the Shacklewell again for the second Label Mates day. Oddly starting with a
Category: Indie
Sometimes Daylight Music just gets it right. Balancing different genres of music in a way that complements rather than clashes.
Label Mates is a series of 10 evenings of music put on by independent labels at the Shacklewell Arms. I
one of those evenings when the lineup seemed like an odd combination. First up were Giant Swan who danced behind
Public Service Broadcasting’s new album, The Race For Space, documents the space race between the USA and the Soviet Union.
I’d only got the album the day before and on first listen it’s very good and in some places excellent.
In February, the Roundhouse have a short festival dedicated to new music and encouraging teenagers to get into the music
Girlpool’s album was a late entry in my favourite albums of 2014. So I’d been looking forward to this gig
An interesting mix of music at this week’s Daylight Music. Puzzle Muteson – Falsetto heavy haunting folk music in the
After last night’s dip. Back on more conventional territory with another NME Award show. This time Honeyblood at the Oslo
Another NME show and another reminder of why I need to start saving for SXSW next year (maybe less gigs
Why do I go to these NME Award Shows? They’re sponsored by Austin. Yes, Austin the city. So reminding me
After the disappointment of the abandoned November concert, it finally happened! British Sea Power at the Barbican with a brass band.
A special Daylight Music this week, run in conduction with the Hangover Lounge. It featured Darren Hayman, the Papas and
Great evening of shoegaze at Hoxton Square from the Fauns. It’s the first time of seen them and they were
Tonight was highly hyped band the Deers, no sorry, Hinds. (Due to a letter from a nasty lawyer, Deers had
And so begins another season of Daylight Music and it’s my turn to photograph the gig. I hadn’t been handed
Support for Women’s Hour was ‘Henry Green’, a young guy with one of those affected voices that no one sings
I’d tried to catch Taman Shud last year. I’d seen a video of one of their performance on Facebook and
Another night at the Lexington and three new bands. First up was Alma Elste from France. Sadly I found the
Continuing ‘New Music January’ I’d thought I’d head down to the Lexington to catch Evans the Death who I’d heard
And so another year begins and it’s time to catch some new music. Tonight’s Artrocker gig at Hoxton Square featured
If you regularly gig in London then there’s a chance you might have bumped into Roger Mairlot, aka ‘The Gig
British Sea Power’s Christmas Krankenhaus hit all the right notes. From the welcome with Baileys and mince pies,to finishing the