Live Review
Live Review: W.A.S.P / South Of Salem – Manchester Academy, Manchester 17.03.2023
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a crowd sporting pretty much no other shirts than those of just one band, normally the torsos will be punctuated with similar bands of the same genre as the hosting band but not on this occasion, not in Manchester tonight. This is perhaps a testament to the …
Gallery: Orbital – The National Stadium, Dublin 17.03.2023
Wow! well it was Saint Patricks day in Ireland and a full National Stadium were dancing, but not to your traditional Irish music as you would expect on such a day. They were dancing hard and heavy to the electronic sounds of the mighty Orbital.
Live Review + Gallery: Hussy Hicks at The Republic Bar, North Hobart, 17.03.2023
Leesa Gentz and Julz Parker are the dynamic duo who form one half of Hussy Hicks (their rhythm section did not play at this show). These fiercely independent artists have forged a 16 year career based on the love, passion and pure joy that they bring to virtually every gig they play. They have a …
Live Review and Gallery: Charlie Needs Braces – MONA Lawns, nipaluna/Hobart, 18.03.2023
Having just released the searingly brilliant debut album ‘Saltwater People’, Charlie Needs Braces (the solo effort of Charlie Woods) is embarking on an ambitious Australia wide tour, bringing an incandescent ray of sunshine wherever she (and her sister) goes. Playing in the afternoon sun (albeit intermittent and not so warm – it is the southern …
Gallery & Set-list: Emma Langford – Kilkenny Tradfest, Cleere’s Bar and Theatre 16.03.2023
As part of the annual Kilkenny Tradfest celebration’s ( five days of Irish traditional and folk music leading up to and taking in the St. Patrick’s weekend) Emma Langford and band played to a fully seated sold-out audience at Cleere’s Bar and Theatre. Telling stories and playing a fantastic 13 song set (some might say …
Live Review + Gallery: WOMADelaide Day 2 (Saturday, 11th March, 2023)
Day 2 was the first of the full days, beginning at noon. I took the chance to see Justin Adams & Mauro Durante early on in the day doing a music workshop, explaining how and why they made the music that they do. I was soon to go on to realise what an influential figure …
Live Review: Cassyette – Stylus, Leeds. 15.03.23
It’s only been a few months since I last saw Cassyette rocking the smallest room in the Leadmill in Sheffield, and since then, the Essex-born rock pioneer has been on a meteoric trajectory. November 2022 saw the release of the acclaimed mixtape Sad Girl with anthemic singles like Mayhem and September Rain showing exactly what …
Live Review: Dropkick Murphys / The Rumjacks / Jesse Ahern – Kemba Live, Columbus 13.03.2023
By Tiffany Detzel I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of a better way to kick off the week of St Patrick’s Day than by going to a Dropkick Murphys show! Their “This Machine Still Kills Fascists” tour ploughed through Columbus, Ohio on a cold and snowy Monday night and everyone was ready …
Live Review + Gallery: Liz Stringer & William Crighton at Altar, Hobart, 16.03.2023
I had the absolute pleasure to get to see and listen to the legends of Australian music that Liz Stringer and William Crighton are turning out to be. Not only were they both on the same bill, but they played onstage together for the entirety of their gig. This Altar show was part of their …
Live Review and Gallery: Masterpeace, Academy 2, Dublin, 15/03/2023
British artist Peace Okezie aka Masterpeace made his Irish debut on the 15th of March in the Academy 2, Dublin. It was an impressive of Indie music with Masterpiece showing great versatility with his catalogue. Masterpeace opened the show with ‘Eyes on You’ which the crowd loved and sang back all the lyrics. Masterpeace took …