The Big Moon
Here’s a band who are finally going places. I’d seen them in supporting roles a couple of times and always been impressed. Stepping out on their own, they sound braver […]
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Let’s Eat Grandma
I saw these girls at the Swn festival the week before this gig. They blew me away in Cardiff so I jumped at the chance of seeing them again closer […]
The Kills
The Kills are one of those bands that are so much better live than on record. It’s not a criticism, just an observation. I’d never seen them live before. I […]
My Life Story
This band never really hit the heights that their glitzy indie-pop deserved. Instead they resided beneath the radar, shuffling uncomfortably between Brit-pop and 90s melodrama. But as a soundtrack to […]
Idlewild
It’s a cliché I know, but you forget just how many stonking songs this band has until you do your research. Great retrospective performance from Roddy and his lot. Date: […]
Maximo Park
The man in the hat came back to celebrate one of the finest albums of 2005, A Certain Trigger, which they (eventually) play in its entirety after a few surprises… […]
Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls
After an emotive show in Newcastle the previous night which followed the tragic news of the death of his friend in the Paris terrorist attacks on Friday, November 13, I wondered […]
Cast
I have to admit. I was expecting a phoned-in performance from a band that might not be all that arsed. How wrong I was. They sounded better than ever. Date: […]
Catfish and The Bottlemen
They’re all grown up, and their fan base has swelled considerably. A good time to be a Bottleman it would seem. Date: November 10, 2015 Venue: Rock City It’s been […]
Wake Up! Indie All-Dayer
This mini-festival was up and down. Quite literally, as it was based entirely in Rock City, both in its Main Hall and downstairs in its Basement, and because some bands […]
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