Lissie Carves Canyons At Koko
Midwestern – via a Los Angelean detour – folk artist (if I have to pick a genre) Elisabeth Maurus – aka Lissie – has been on the circuit for a while. Enough to have put out five studio albums since 2010, the latest of which – Carving Canyons – her current tour is in...
The Academic Sit Pretty At The Shepherd’s Bush Empire
This past week saw something many fans of The Academic have been waiting for for five years: Their sophomore L.P. release. The Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath-based Irish four-piece – who formed while still at high school together – put out their debut record Tales...
DYLAN Is A Star Risen At The Shepherd’s Bush Empire
There seems to be a constant stream of news about “rising stars” in the music industry and Natasha Woods - AKA DYLAN - has certainly been among them for a while now, remaining largely under the radar of a wider audience, even with a Latitude main stage appearance to...
PVRIS Set Hammersmith On Fire
When Lowell, Massachusetts-based PVRIS (pronounced Paris) formed, they were a male-fronted five-piece metalcore outfit called Operation Guillotine. That quickly shifted to the enduring trio of frontwoman Lynn Gunn, bass + keys man Brian MacDonald and guitarist Alex...
Charlotte Sands Swings Big At Hammersmith
It's a tough gig, supporting any act on their headline tour. Most in attendance are largely there to see the artist topping the bill on a night. It’s harder still when you’re one of two support acts and you’re on stage 30 minutes after doors open, the venue slowly...
Lera Lynn Lends A Touch Of Elegance To Omeara
While Lera Lynn began as many artists do by grafting, honing their craft and playing shows, her career was propelled into the mainstream when she both contributed music as well as played a small on-screen role in the second season of the hugely popular noir drama True...
Holly Humberstone Has The Best Night Of Her Life At Brixton
It’s been an incredible couple of years for 22-year-old Grantham, Lincs-hailing Holly Humberstone. Grafting hard from a young age bore fruit by way of a BBC Introducing Stage slot at a pre-pandemic Glastonbury Festival in 2019. But when the festival returned this...
Placebo Never Let You Go At Brixton Academy
Placebo really don't want you on your phone — filming or taking photos — during their show. A polite, heartfelt note on their social media platforms explains how a sea of mobiles makes it difficult for them to connect with the audience and disrespects other fans. Plus...
Phoenix Are Resplendent At Brixton
It’s been a beat since Phoenix were on British shores – a good couple of years pre-pandemic, joining the likes of Glass Animals and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs supporting LCD Soundsystem’s headline show at London’s Victoria Park as part of the Capital’s All Points East...
The Pretty Reckless Turn Brixton Up To 11
Rock and Roll is dead, so ‘they’ say. Not so if you happen to be walking around Brixton as fireworks ignite in the sky on bonfire night. Tonight there are crowds dressed in black, red, leather, fishnets and other such clichéd rock attire beelining to one or other of...
Paolo Nutini Raises The Bar At Alexandra Palace
The name Paolo Nutini has in recent years been synonymous with a superstar-in-waiting who simply disappeared. Moving from playing at Balham's famous Bedford pub at the tender age of 17, being signed to Atlantic Records at just 18 and releasing his smash hit debut...
Clairo Shows Brixton How To Sling
24-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Claire Cottrill – aka Clairo – has had quite the rise since her days recording and playing covers from the age of just 13. The Atlanta, Georgia-born; Carlisle, Massachusetts native (wow, that's a mouthful!) is...
2000 Trees Returns With A Bang
Sunburn, hay fever, and a damaged hard drive with two days of photos lost. On the bright side, 2000 Trees is back in all its glory! For the first time since 2019 the ever faithful Trees crowd descend on the Cotswolds for four days of blistering heat and an even hotter...
Duran Duran at BST Hyde Park 2022: Future Past and Present
Originally scheduled pre-pandemic as a double headliner with Grace Jones and Duran Duran, this instalment of Hyde Park’s BST has been two years and many changes in the making. Jones, who has been otherwise committed to curating this year’s Meltdown Festival, is...
Peter Hook & The Light Live At Brixton Academy Celebrating Joy Division and New Order’s legacy
This show was originally meant to take place in May in 2020 and was delayed by the Pandemic. This show was a celebration of the life and music of Ian Curtis and featured three sets by Peter Hook & The Light, the first one being of some New Order songs and then...
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