Live Review
Live Review: The Hoosiers – Sheffield Leadmill
All words and pictures by Phil Wright: All Rights Reserved. The last Saturday of September took me to Sheffield’s iconic venue ‘The Leadmill’, a small intermate venue which is brilliant for the bands and fan alike. The night kicked off with the indie pop quartet ‘Crystal Tides’ from Portsmouth. These guys brought a unique blend …
Live Review: Ellie Goulding / Olivia Lunny – O2 City Hall, Newcastle 19.10.23
Words and photos by Francis Fitzgerald For starters, I should say that superstar pop divas are a little outside my comfort zone, but I was invited to review the Ellie Goulding show and was more than pleasantly surprised. If anyone says they don’t know any of her catalogue, they are probably wrong. Nearly every song …
Live Review and Gallery: CANNONS Shine Bright with ‘Heartbeat Highway’ Tour – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney 19.10.23
Sydney was set aglow last night as Cannons took the stage for their ‘Heartbeat Highway’ album tour show at the iconic Oxford Art Factory. This marked a significant stop on their debut headline tour of Australia, and the Los Angeles trio did not disappoint as they enchanted the crowd with their unique blend of alternative …
Live Review & Gallery: SXSW Sydney, Young Henry’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus 181023
Tumbalong Park has been transformed into an incredible live music venue as part of the inaugural SXSW Sydney this week. The sun was out and so were music fans, all raring to see what this Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus proudly sponsored by Young Henry’s was all about. “Young Henrys Rock & Roll Circus is a …
Live Review: Melin Melyn / Pys Melyn – Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield 13.10.2023
Sometimes things drop into your lap that you’re basically eternally grateful for. This, I think, was one of those occasions. I free Friday night and a peruse of the Sheffield gig guides drew me to Yellow Arch Studios for two Welsh bands who had – to that point, been on my radar, but only just. …
Live Gallery + Review: Melbourne’s The Woodland Hunters album launch at The Union Hotel, Brunswick 14.10.2023
The Woodland Hunters launched their fourth album, Small Mercies with much aplomb to an adoring audience at The Union Hotel in Brunswick (Melbourne/naarm) on Saturday evening. Making their way through two sets, the band played the album in its’ entirety before finishing up in the second set with a treasure trove of songs from their …
Live Review: Skinny Pelembe – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 08.10.23
If you’ve not come across Skinny Pelembe before, and asked me to describe what you will get, you’ll be setting a difficult task. His background and heritage instill within him a versatility that renders him impossible to pigeon hole. Drifting through hip hop rhythms, laid back indie, electro-rock in the course of his set, it’s …