Huw Williams, Author at Backseat Mafia

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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Live Review: Mae Muller – The Wardrobe, Leeds 27.04.22

Mae Muller opens her Leeds show in a style that would translate well to a much bigger venue. Already hyped by the excellent Cat Burns and a pre-set playlist that…

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Live Review: Baby Queen – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 21.04.22

There’s already a buzz in Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club by the time Baby Queen hits the stage, a bundle of neon coloured energy. The 24 year old London based singer…

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Live Review: Dua Lipa – First Direct Arena, Leeds 18.04.2022

It’s been a long time coming. 3 postponements due to the pandemic, but finally the Future Nostalgia Tour arrived in Leeds in style. As Dua Lipa said to the adoring…

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