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Live Review: Kawala – The Wardrobe, Leeds 07.04.2022
This is something of a homecoming for Kawala who formed in 2014 at Leeds College of Music, literally a stones throw from The Wardrobe where they kicked off their 2022 tour tonight, supporting their first album Better With You. Entering the stage with a bang, frontmen Jim Higson and Daniel McCarthy certainly made an impression. Jim …
Live Review: The Beths – O2 Forum Kentish Town, London 04.04.2022
After being cooped up in Auckland for a couple of years it’s appropriate that The Beths give us a lesson in ornithology halfway through this gig. Keen to promote the less flamboyant fauna of their native New Zealand we hear all about the alpine parrot and how it should really be more loved. Bit like …
Live: Hope D at The Factory, Sydney 08/04/2022 – Giving Us Hope
Hope D brings her optimistic brand of indie pop to Sydney.
Warmduscher // Manchester Academy 3 // 6th April 2022
Having already been to one amazing gig this week, I really wasn’t prepared to be blown away for a second time in three days. Whilst Killing Joke had already set the bar pretty high, at Albert Hall 2 days earlier, Warmduscher picked it up, span it around and covered it in honey, before licking the …
Live Review: Future Islands / Dan Deacon – Vicar Street, Dublin 29.03.2022
By Michael Ryan Future Islands continued their “Calling out in space” tour when playing their second sold-out gig at Dublin’s Vicar St venue on Tuesday night . They were supported by American composer and electronic musician Dan Deacon who was just back from a night….or two at The Oscars and he was still in a …
Live Review: Against The Current – O2 Academy, Birmingham 01.04.2022 Plus Gallery
Anyone arriving slightly late to this jam packed academy is serenaded by the sound of a relaxed cover of ‘The Black Parade’ courtesy of HalfLives. The sold out second room sets the room aglow with the lights from their phones and we all know we’re in for a hell of a night. This is a …
Live Review: Stereophonics – First Direct Arena, Leeds 23.03.2022 Plus Gallery
Having a career that spans over three decades is a feat for any band, especially in 2022 but Welsh kings of pop rock Stereophonics are still going strong 25 years after their debut album. Leeds Arena is a funny old venue, it obviously hosts around 10,000 fans but, because of the crescent shaping of the …
Live Review: Shed Seven / The Lottery Winners – Brighton Dome, Brighton 01.04.2022
It’s been a long time coming with Yorkshires Finest finally being able to play Brighton Dome as part of their ‘Another Night, Another Town – Greatest hits live tour’. The original date was scheduled way back in December and cancelled because of the dreaded pandemic. Shed Seven entertained a packed Brighton Dome to their magnificent …
Live Review: Sam Fender – 3Arena, Dublin 24.03.2022
North East superstar Sam Fender is currently on his UK and Ireland Arena tour with Goat Girl as support. Carl McGrath was at the 3Arena, Dublin to capture Fender’s gig. Tickets for the remaining dates are available here
Live Review: Walt Disco – The Sound House, Dublin 01,04,2022
Glasgow’s gothic/glam pop band are in Dublin’s The Sound House tonight and it also happens to be the release day of their debut album Unlearning.Who are Walt Disco, ok take a few drops of The Cure, The Virgin Prunes, The Mission, a splash of Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, T. Rex/Bowie add a …