Low
One of the best gigs of 2013. Low’s slow-core, sleepy alt.rock created such a unique atmosphere in which a respectful warmth greeted the band as the crowd simply listened intensely to […]
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Young Kato
I’d not heard much about this band before I went along, but I’m glad I did. Good tunes. Ones to watch. Date: November 11, 2013 Venue: Bodega The sentence: “the band appeared […]
Deap Vally
Since missing out on these feisty pair of femme fatales at Nottingham’s Dot to Dot festival they’ve enjoyed some success due to their heavy garage/blues rock and the fact that […]
AlunaGeorge
Not usually my cup of tea, but from what I’d heard of AlunaGeorge’s slinky electronic R ‘n’ B I’d liked, so I thought I’d pop along… Date: October 30, 2013 […]
Euros Childs
I couldn’t pass up the chance to see the ex-main man of indie wallflowers Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci in such a small venue. I was expecting plaintive pianos. Instead, I got […]
Tom Odell
This gig was the start of a diverse week of music that would also include ex-Gorky’s front man Euros Childs and electronic R ‘n’ B act AlunaGeorge. I’d briefly caught […]
Glasvegas
Judging by the fact Glasvegas are playing in Rock City’s basement as opposed to the main hall, it would seem the band’s allure is waning. Can the new album translate […]
Spector
Hosting Spector was a real coup for Spanky van Dyke’s, a Nottingham pub trying to establish itself on the city’s vibrant gigging circuit. Spec-tacular stuff. Venue: Spanky van Dyke’s Date: October 4, […]
Art Brut
Their line-up is constantly changing but one thing remains, and that is this band’s irrepressible front man, Eddie Argos, who is probably one of the best front men in the entire […]
Sky Larkin
A band I’ve liked for a while but one I’d never seen. So i wasn’t missing out. Although, a lot of Nottingham did miss out… Venue: Bodega, Nottingham Date: September […]
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