Live Review
Live Review: Toby Martin, The Great Club Marrickville, 18.11.22
Friday night at The Great Club Marrickville marked the start of an east coast tour for Toby Martin, best known as lead singer of Sydney indie band Youth Group. If this show is anything to go by, audiences on the rest of the tour will be delighted. The night opened with award winning screen composer, …
Live Review: The Wonder Years/Save Face – Academy 2, Manchester 13/11/22
Unfortunately due to a slight transport hiccup I only managed to catch the closing song from Leeds six piece band Beauty School so can’t comment too much on their set other than that the crowd were well positioned towards the front, eager to listen, and seemed to have enjoyed the set. The next band to …
Live Review: Alexisonfire / Boston Manor – Cardiff University Students Union, Cardiff 14.10.2022
By Cariad Craig-Hunt On a cold but warm night in Cardiff (the weather difference inside the venue and outside is wildly different) Boston Manor, a five piece band from Blackpool UK set the standards really high for the Alexisonfire tour. They open up with high energy, making the crowd start to quickly warm up for …
Live Review: Kaiser Chiefs / The Fratellis / The Sherlocks – Brighton Centre, Brighton 14.11.2022
Kaiser Chiefs latest tour is finally underway they come to Brighton to raise the roof and play to an eager crowd at Brighton Centre with Leads born front man Ricky Rickman storming through his set list as part of the ‘All Together Tour’ Kaiser Chiefs first burst onto the scene nearly 20 years ago and …
Gallery: Bambie Thug / Glasseyed – Upstairs Whelan’s, Dublin 18.11.2022
Bambie Thug brought their Dance electro pop (I’d add in a little pinch of Goth and Trap Metal here also) to Whelan’s upstairs venue to a modest crowd playing songs like P.M.P / Necromancy / Kawasaki / Headbang (their latest single) and more! They only recently played a sold out show at The Great Escape …
Live Review: Tim Rogers & The Twin Set, The Great Club Marrickville, 17.11.22
Rounding out a full week of seven gigs in a row, Tim Rogers with his band The Twin Set, delighted a full room at The Great Club Marrickville on Thursday night. A punishing schedule of gigs for the front man between his duties with You Am I, The Hard Ons and solo pursuits including his …
Live Review: Coheed and Cambria/Thrice/Touché Amoré – Manchester Academy 18/10/22
Opening the night is American Post-Hardcore band, Touché Amoré. Formed in 2007, the band consists of Jeremy Bolm (Vocals), Clayton Stevens (Guitar), Nick Steinhardt (Guitar), Tyler Kirby (Bass) and Elliot Babin (Drums). It’s a short yet tight set, with plenty of fans clearly having attended for the opening act. They end their set on their …
Live Review: Beach Bunny – Vicar Street, Dublin 15.11.2022
Words & Photos: Kate Lawlor Strolling on to the stage with a confident yet somewhat demure energy, the Chicago natives “Beach Bunny” began their set in Vicar street with emotional indie-rock love song ‘Dream Boy.’ This kicked off a steadily great set filled with a mixture of poignant, romantic and relatable indie anthems. The rescheduled …
Live Review: Marcus Mumford / Monica Martin – The Leadmill, Sheffield 14.11.2022
A trip to the iconic Leadmill venue in Sheffield for a sold out and notably first UK solo tour date for Marcus Mumford. Fresh on the back of his new album ‘Self Titled’ anticipation in the room was notable from the start. Mumford has a huge fan base and the venue could likely have sold …
Live Review: Ugly Kid Joe / Massive Wagons / Chris Catalyst – O2 Academy, Sheffield 10.11.2022
By Phil Wright Chris Catalyst I must admit, I’d not heard of Chris before, but I was absolutely blown away by his stage presence, and have since found out why he was so confident up there with just the lights and his guitar…. Chris has been part of some brilliant bands over the years, The …