Live: OK GO @ KOKO
Los Angeles based OK Go are at least as well known for their innovative and technically grand music videos as they are for their eccentric brand of alternative pop/rock. The videos, always visually spectacular and often hewn from a single shot, are a viral phenomenon:...
Live: Mariachi El Bronx @ Brooklyn Bowl
It’s St Valentine’s Day and London is awash with people looking for appropriate ways to either publicly display their passion or, alternatively, to reject the commercial love circus in a defiant act of single status celebration. I may just have found the perfect band...
Live: The Waterboys @ Roundhouse
I’m not sure I can remember the last time I saw a band open with not one, not two, but three consecutive songs taken from an album released just a couple of weeks before. What might be deemed a fatally optimistic move for some bands, manages to work for Mike Scott and...
LIve: Afghan Whigs @ Koko.
After a recording break of some 16 years, the Ohioan men of Afghan Whigs returned with their 7th studio album Do to the Beast in 2014, quickly followed by the 21st anniversary remastered reissue of their major-label debut, Gentlemen. Being one of few non-Pacific...
Live: White Fence @ 100 Club
Tonight's White Fence show at the 100 Club reminds us how 60's music will always be re-interpreted in new and interesting ways. Support bands Family and Ultimate Painting bring a Velvet Underground and The Byrds tinged vibe to the proceedings. Ultimate Painting...
Live: Katzenjammer @ The Lexington.
With eclectic, folk-driven, collective groups making their mark on the British music scene for some time, it’s a wonder why Norwegian folk-rockers Katzenjammer weren't leading the wave rather than seemingly following it as they release their third studio album...
Live Review: Waxahatchee @ St Pancras Old Church.
St Pancras Old Church is a beautiful place to experience live music – described as “London’s most spectacular intimate live music venue”, it really does justify that assessment. It’s toasty within; convection heaters blast warm air up the walls and make for the...
Nils Lofgren @ Tunbridge Wells Assembly.
It seems the good people of Tunbridge Wells are well informed. Nils Lofgren played to a packed hall at the Assembly Theatre. I had seen a version of this show a few years ago and it was good then. Tonight Nils blows the socks off that. The sound, electronics and most...
LIve: Chrissie Hynde @ Koko
Chrissie Hynde takes to the stage of London’s Koko to bring us a pre-Christmas blast of old hits and new songs, from her first solo album, Stockholm. Strikingly, she has retained the look, demeanor and attitude that has characterised her position at the helm of the...
Live: Ellie Goulding & Friends @ Streets Of London.
English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ellie Goulding hosted a unique evening of acoustic music at West London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire, sharing the stage with a host of acts from rockers Band Of Skulls to the delicate-voiced Birdy in aid of the homeless...
Live: John Garcia @ Islington Academy.
The evening promised the best of the stoner rock, and even before John Garcia and band entered the local quartet, Steak, came into action with the best of their repertoire. The band, which became one of the leading bands of the Desert / Stoner Rock scene in UK,...
Live: Blues Pills @ The Dome
Blues and Psychedelic Rock is still alive and kicking and very well represented by the band that triumphs today, Blues Pills. Going back to the 70's with long haired folk, wah-wah pedals all over the place and psychedelic posters on the walls is the vibe of The Dome,...
Live: Augustines @ Roundhouse
Brooklyn-based indie rockers Augustines, formally We Are Augustines, played their final show of a short European tour at Camden’s Roundhouse in support of their eponymous second studio album. Starting the show with tracks from their debut Rise Ye Sunken Ships, the...
Live: Roddy Frame @ The Barbican.
Roddy Frame is back in the limelight. After bringing the High Land Hard Rain album to stages last year he has continued to develop a slick and down right witty show. His natural humour, quick retorts to the crowd and abundant self confidence are a strange...
Live: The New Pornographers @ The Empire.
A lot of bands could take a cue from The New Pornographers regarding style over substance. At their recent show at Shepherd's Bush Empire, we see the Canadians showcase their talents with a minimum of fuss. Sprinkling old favourites The Laws Have Changed, Testament to...
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