Several people had told me that The Big Moon were a band worth catching. As they were playing with VANT,
Category: Rock
Now I’m not a snob. I don’t stay in posh hotels. When traveling, Travelodges are my mainstay and as a
The Vaulted Skies are a friend’s band. They play music inspired by gothy 80s bands like the Cure. So it
Girl Band are just getting better and better. Tonight at a sold out 100 Club, they put in another impressive
I’d seen the Picturebooks, a German duo, at the Great Escape. They play simple thunderous garage rock. Tonight I caught
I’d heard Gwenno’s single on the radio and although it’s sung in Welsh and electronica, I really enjoyed it. The
A free multi-day music festival from Green Man and one I hope returns next year. I initially wasn’t going to
The Dolls had been highly recommended by several different people and as they were playing down the road from the
Another Shacklewell all-dayer and what turned out to be a decent line-up with the excellent Riddles and Dark Horses.
I kind of have a love/hate relationship with ROTW. It’s a local festival, so I find it difficult not to
Over the last few years Field Day’s had some interesting line ups. This year’s featured the Savages and I’ve not
I’ve always wanted to visit Barcelona, so Primavera seemed to give me a good reason to visit. Everyone I’ve spoken
Last year was my first Great Escape. As it billed itself as Europe’s SXSW, I went to the festival with
And the venues just get bigger and bigger. Tonight’s gig at the Roundhouse, was their biggest London headline set for
Evening of rock with God Damn, a band I’d been impressed with as a support act. Tonight they were equally
I noticed The Old Blue Last had a lunchtime gig and as I was going to be walking past the
It was Record Store Day and although there were some interesting gigs at various stores, I also knew they would
My second day at the Lock Tavern Easter Festival and what looks on paper to be a very strong lineup.
When you go to a Bo Ningen gig, you know two things. It’s going to by loud and frantic and
After spending most of the week at the Shacklewell, I’d been persuaded to head to Birthdays to check out a
A short visit to the Shacklewell tonight. I’d been persuaded that Mourn playing up the road at Birthdays would be
Label Mates is a series of 10 evenings of music put on by independent labels at the Shacklewell Arms. I
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