Live Review: Alfie Templeman – Leeds Beckett SU 20.10.22
Sporting a fresh new trim, Alfie Templeman returns to Leeds on the Mellow Moon tour, supporting the album that dropped at the end of May on Chess Club Records. Last time I saw Alfie headline a show was in the Brudenell in Leeds, and the energy, the infectious dynamism already demonstrated extraordinary potential. There was …
Live Review: Luke Sital-Singh, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 04.10.22
“It’s good to be back Leeds”, explains Luke Sital-Singh after the opening number – Still – “and it’s good to get my happy song out of the way” Such is the self-deprecating humour that characterises an evening with Sital-Singh, the now LA based singer-songwriter. Sure, there’s a melancholy about the material that he writes, but …
Live Review: The Lounge Society – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 29.09.22
Having broken through in 2020, in the midst of lockdown, with 2 top class singles, this tour sees The Lounge Society on the road in support of their debut album Tired of Liberty. Produced by Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg, Goat Girl), it’s an interesting mix of ideas that keeps you on your toes …
Live Review: Porij – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 21.9.22
If you like your music genre-defying, hard to pin down but irresistibly danceable, then last Wednesday’s sold-out crowd at Brudenell Social Club is where you should have been… Porij formed in 2019 in Manchester, a product of the Royal Northern College of Music, making beats that subsequently blossomed into a heady mix of UK garage, …
Live Review: Cassyette – The Leadmill, Sheffield. 14.09.22
The crowd that queues up outside the Leadmill from 2 hours before doors tells you what you need to know about the connection Cassy Brooking has created with her fans. It’s an eclectic mix of people – punk, emo, goth – all co-existing in a beautifully inclusive line, eagerly anticipating the run to the barrier. …
Live Review: Eevah – The Piece Hall 05.07.22
“Holy Hell ‘Fax”, exclaims Nicole Hope Smith, as she takes the stage. There’s a big crowd in from the start, thanks to the beautiful setting of Halifax’s Piece Hall. Not overawed by their “biggest gig to date”, and a near sell out crowd, the two piece deliver a confident 30 minute set, picking the crowd …
Live Review: Duran Duran – The Piece Hall, Halifax. 05.07.22
Emerging to the strains of Velvet Newton, Simon Le Bon and the band receive a rapturous welcome from the West Yorkshire crowd, assembled in Halifax’s impressive Piece Hall. They fly into a blistering start, the crowd immediately singing in unison to Wild Boys. Le Bon struts across the stage, white suit shining in the spotlight, …
Live Review: Jessie Ware – The Piece Hall, Halifax. 19.06.22
“Is this Halifax or Venice?” Such is the spectacular setting for this gig, it’s caused Jessie Ware to question where she is. And she’s not wrong, the Piece Hall in Halifax is a stunning location for this outdoor summer party. Ware is touring in support of the 2020 What’s Your Pleasure album, disco inspired and …
Live Review: Softcult, The Key Club, Leeds – 19.05.22
If you like your alternative indie with a serious helping of social comment and conscience, you could have done much worse than getting to Leeds on Thursday night to see Canadian twins Softcult as they wrapped their first headline UK tour. Having formed in Kitchener, Ontario in 2020, Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn have spent the …
Live Review: Joesef – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 10.07.22
Glasgow’s Joesef brings his tour to Leeds tonight, playing to a sold out Brudenell Social Club. The Scot’s alternative indie vibe seemed to find new ways to connect with people over the last couple of years. After smashing a sold out gig in the famous King Tut’s in his hometown, before even releasing a song, …