Live Review
Live Review: Squid / M(h)aol / Blue Bendy – Vicar Street, Dublin 25.10.2023 plus gallery
Squid returned to Dublin as part of their “O Monolith” tour, their second studio album. The band offered a previous show in the city back in May 2022. Following up on their acclaimed 2021 debut album, “Bright Green Field”, the five-piece returned with a more spacey and experimental new sound. The band had two supporting …
Gallery: A R I Z O N A/ Fly By Midnight at The Fillmore, Philadelphia, 11.10.2023
A R I Z O N A preformed their third-to-last tour performance in Philadelphia’s Fillmore on Friday night. The group of longtime best friends thought it was only right to end their tour back on the east coast where they’re from. Just when the night couldn’t get any better, a surprise wedding proposal topped off …
Live Review: Slowdive – The National Stadium, Dublin 6.11.2023 plus gallery
Slowdive played their first-ever Dublin show at the National Stadium in Dublin this past Monday with support from local post-punk Gurriers. The iconic shoe gaze band brought a mesmerising show to a very eager Irish crowd. Messages of love towards the English band were a constant through the show. From strongs “we love you, we …
Live Review: The Hunna / Sick Joy – Middlesbrough Empire, Middlesbrough 03.10.2023
Greeted by a queue that snaked around the corner I misjudged the local love for these indie rockers. Having not been hugely exposed to their music when I saw the gig was at The Empire I had to turn up. It’s damn near 20 years since I stepped foot inside this venue and a smile …
Live Review plus Gallery: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 11.11.23.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre hit Australia for their opening show at the Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania – the first visit since 2018. Now, any cheap tabloid publication would make the review all about a certain on-stage bust up between founding members, leading to the departure of one of them three quarters of the way …
Live Review: Oliver Tree – o2 Apollo, Manchester 08/11/23
As part of a 5 date UK run with support from Super Computer and Tommy Cash, Oliver Tree is in Manchester tonight on his ‘Oliver Tree Presents Alone In A Crowd’ tour promoting his third album released a couple of months ago. Anyone who has attended an Oliver Tree show before will know he is …
Live Review and Gallery: Sunk Loto’s ‘Between Birth and Death’ 20th Anniversary Tour – A Metal Spectacle at Metro Theatre, Eora/Sydney 10.11.23
In the heart of Sydney, the iconic Metro Theatre transformed into a haven for hard rock and metal enthusiasts on Friday night as Sunk Loto, the Australian metal legends, took the stage. The atmosphere was charged with anticipation, and in a sea of black band tees, the crowd eagerly awaited the sonic onslaught that awaited …
Live Review: Ice Nine Kills / In This Moment / Avatar / New Years Day- Andrew J Brady Music Center, Cincinnati 08.11.2023
Halloween may be over, but the Kiss of Death tour (featuring New Years Day, Avatar, In This Moment, and Ice Nine Kills) brought the costumes and horror themes out in full force at the Andrew J Brady Music Center on November 8.
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Live Gallery: The Aces at the Crow Bar, Sydney 10.11.2023
The Aces have a full house of talent, delivering a winning hand to their fans
Live Review: Royal Blood / Hot Wax – Olympia Theatre, Dublin 31.10.2023
Royal Blood played the Olympia Theatre on Halloween night, 31st Oct 2023. Hot Wax opened the night leaving no one indifferent. The young band from Hastings in East Sussex was the perfect appetiser to warm up the crowd before the main show. Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, accompanied by Darren Watts on the keys, showed …