Cath Dupuy, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Sharon Van Etten And The Attachment Theory / Nabihah Iqbal – Royal Albert Hall, London 10.03.2025

Sharon Van Etten was always very close to her band, but one day after rehearsal in February 2022, she decided to have a jam session, which changed everything for her…

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Live Review: South Facing Festival – Love Motion Presents Grace Jones, Crystal Place Concert Bowl, London

The word ‘iconic’ gets thrown about a great deal in music, but there’s really no other person more deserving of the accolade than Grace Jones. Not only for her music,…

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Live Gallery: Teddy Swims – Shepherds Bush, London 13.05.2024

Teddy Swims is the moniker for Jaten Dimsdale an American artist based in Atlanta. Swims stands for – “someone who isn’t me sometimes”, which refers to him trying to integrate…

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Live Review: The Comet Is Coming / Snapped Ankles – Somerset House, London 14.07.2023

Since being Mercury prize-nominated for their first album ‘Channel the Spirits’ in 2016, The Comet is Coming have continued to evolve through our cosmic plane! It’s hard to avoid the…

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Live Gallery: The Comet Is Coming / Joshua Idehen – Koko, London 16.03.2023

London based genre bending trio The Comet Is Coming, are currently on tour bringing their magical blend of jazz, electronica, funk and psychedelic rock to audiences around the world. Backseat Mafia was at the band’s…

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Live Review: Carm Supporting Bon Iver – Wembley Arena, London 25.10.2022

Opening the show for Bon Iver is a huge honour and no mean feat for any artist. However, CJ Camerieri has worked with Justin Vernon before as a member of…

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Live Gallery: Roxy Music / Nilufer Yanya – The O2, London 14.10.2022

Roxy Music are on tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of their self titled debut album. The 13 date tour ended at the O2 in London where…

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Live Review: Sharon Van Etten – O2 Brixton Academy, London 17.06.2022

Sharon Van Etten declared that this was the biggest gig she had ever played! The audience responded by continuously cheering for a good 2-3 minutes, a demonstration of how far…

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Live Review: Calexico / Alejandro y Maria Laura / Mariachi Las Adelitas – Paradiso, Amsterdam 10.5.22 – Le Trianon, Paris 12.05.22 – 02 Kentish Town Forum, London 14.05.22

Calexico finally returned to Europe after a 4-year hiatus (apart from the collaborative Iron and Wine tour of 2019) with a full 7-piece band and celebrating their hugely anticipated 10th…

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Live Review: Grandaddy And The Lost Machine Orchestra At De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea 25.04.2022

By Cath Dupuy Grandaddy are currently on a mini UK tour visiting Bexhill-On-Sea, London, Manchester and Glasgow with Irish singer Malojian as support. Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle joins a newly assembled…

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