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Live Review: Dark Mofo Festival – Baxter Dury, Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 10.06.22
Dark Mofo is back in town, there’s snow on kunyani/Mount Wellington, the temperatures have plunged, and all is good in the world. Except for the bits that aren’t. In the glorious Odeon Theatre, Baxter Dury appears in his trademark creased white suit like a forgotten gin-soaked bureaucrat at some diplomatic post in some far flung …
Live Review: Bo Ningen / Lunch Money Life – The Sound House, Dublin 09.06.2022
Japanese/London based noise rock outfit came to Dublin to play The Sound House with support from London guys Lunch Money Life. Heading tonight I have to admit being a little apprehensive of the support with the mention of Jazz, but man there was nothing to worry about, ok there might be a tinge of jazz …
Live Review: BBCR1’s Big Weekend – War Memorial Park, Coventry 28.06.2022 & 29.06.2022
By Claire Hodgkins The last weekend in May saw the long awaited return of BBCR1’s Big Weekend – a once-year festival compiled of global superstars, as well as showcasing the best of new emerging talent, in association with BBC Introducing. Due to COVID restrictions, the event last took place at Stewart Park, Middlesborough in 2019. …
Live Review: Rubber Oh / Dextro – Cluny 2, Newcastle 04.06.2022
Adam Littlemore The first act up was Dextro a solo instrumental and wow it wasn’t what I was expecting I was waiting for four band members to come on stage however Dextro turns out to be just one guy. He came on stage and blew the whole crowd away with his ambient atmospheric drone music …
Live Review: Jacob Collier – The Academy, Dublin 07.06.2022
On a warm Tuesday evening in Dublin, on the 7th of June, The Academy was the place to be, as London musician and five-time Grammy Award winner Jacob Collier took to the stage as part of his ‘Djesse’ world tour. Having not performed here since November 2017, excitement levels were high inside this Middle Abbey …
Live Review: Jawbox / Enola Gay – Whelan’s, Dublin 07,06,2022
Washington’s post-hardcore band Jawbox made it to Dublin for their debut gig, hasn’t taken that long for them to get here only a few decades.Support on the night came from Noise Rock outfit from Belfast, Enola Gay. The lights were low as I expected for the openers, as their bass player took position in front …
Public Image Ltd // O2 Ritz Manchester 6/6/2022
The 15-year-old me would never have believed that I’d be standing in the photo pit at O2 Ritz 45 years later, waiting for the scrawny, snarling youth I’d just seen perform as the lead singer of The Sex Pistols, amble on stage in his mid-60s, both of us still going!! But here we both are. …
Live Review: The Flaming Lips / Heartless Bastards – 02 Kentish Town Forum, London 02.06.22
With the never ending enthusiasm to create fresh and weird new sounds Wayne Coyne finally made it to play at the Kentish Town Forum complete with Giant Robots, blow-up rainbows and mechanical birds! The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City. The band have recorded several albums and …
Live Review: Hudson Taylor / Halli / Katie Phelan – 3Olympia, Dublin 04.06.2022
Brother duo Hudson Taylor played the 3Olympia this Saturday the 4th of June with support from Katie Phelan and Halli. First up for support was Dublin based artist Katie Phelan whose unique voice gave a wonderful start to the evening. Katie played a handful of songs with highlights including ‘Board Games’, her latest single’Duvet Day’ …
Live Review: Slam Dunk Festival North – Temple Newsam, Leeds 03.06.2022
Glorious weather, pop punk bands… no we’re not talking about Warped Tour in the US but Slam Dunk in Leeds! After a successful few years in their new home, Slam Dunk are back in 2022 at Temple Newsam to bring a day of alternative music for those of us who like the heavier side of …