Live Review: Sea Girls – The Wardrobe, Leeds 02.05.2022
To celebrate the release of their new album ‘Homesick’ released in March 2022, Sea Girls have scheduled a number of smaller, more intimate gigs, partnering with local independent record stores. Tonight’s gig was at The Wardrobe in Leeds and in conjunction with local record store Crash Records. Comprising Henry Camamile (vocals, guitar), Rory Young (lead …
Live Review: The Hara / Jason Allan / Wolforna – Key Club, Leeds 23.04.2022
Key Club is the host this evening for The Hara’s UK Headline 2022 tour. The Hara are an alt rock band who, in spite of the pandemic, have gone on to increase their listeners and profile dramatically over the last few years, securing radio plays and also getting that blue tick on social media. They …
Live Review: Skunk Anansie – Rock City, Nottingham 07.04.2022
Tonight it is Rock City, Nottingham for British rock band Skunk Anansie with the tour marking the 25th anniversary of the band – slightly delayed again due to Covid. Formed in 1994, they consist of four members – Deborah ‘Skin’ Dyer (lead vocals), Martin ‘Ace’ Kent (guitar), Richard ‘Cass’ Lewis (bass) and Mark Richardson (drums) …
Live Review: Echo And The Bunnymen – O2 Academy, Leeds 05.04.2022
This evening marked the rescheduled gig at Leeds O2 Academy for Echo and the Bunnymen. Formed in 1978, this gig is part of their 40-year anniversary tour – presumably something went a little awry with the calculations there, but with all the Covid postponements of the last few years, I’m not sure anyone in the …
Live Review: Crawlers / Venus Grrrls / Allora – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 01.04.2022
By Izzy Clayton Leeds is the third stop for the four-piece rock band Crawlers on their sold out UK tour. The last 12 months have seen the band go from strength to strength with their break-out 2021 hit ‘Come over (Again)’ having over 25 million streams on Spotify, culminating in the band signing with Polydor …
Live Review: Lynks / Jessica Winter / Straight Girl – Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds 23.03.2022
By Izzy Clayton Topping off a gloriously sunny day, it was down to the basement at Hyde Park Book Club to catch the wonderfully self-titled ‘Masked Drag Monster’, Lynks. The Leeds show also marked the halfway point of the 2022 tour. Opening the show was STRAIGHT GIRL, an electropunk artist based locally in Leeds. As …