Live Review
Live Review: Luke Sital-Singh, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 04.10.22
“It’s good to be back Leeds”, explains Luke Sital-Singh after the opening number – Still – “and it’s good to get my happy song out of the way” Such is the self-deprecating humour that characterises an evening with Sital-Singh, the now LA based singer-songwriter. Sure, there’s a melancholy about the material that he writes, but …
Live Gallery + Set Lists: New Model Army – Button Factory, Dublin 07.10.2022
The first night of two from New Model Army, meant to be the 40th anniversary dates, but now the 42nd.The shows where supported by themselves as has been the course of such shows in the past, like the 30th anniversary shows only this time around the first set was electric as with the second. Where …
Live Review: Incubus – o2 Apollo, Manchester 02/10/22
This Sunday marked the final stop of the UK headline tour for Incubus following shows in Birmingham and back to back gigs at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The California rock band, formed in 1991, are stalwarts of the rock genre whether through their alt-rock sound or the nu-metal tag of their breakthrough album ‘Make Yourself’. …
Live Gallery + Set Lists: Therapy? / The Outcasts -3Olympia, Dublin 06.10.2022
Well at last Therapy? made it to Dublin for their So Much For The 30 Year Plan tour which turned into So Much For The 32 Year Plan (we all know why) but man was the wait worth it, simple answer YES! as always Therapy? played a blinding set and tore up Dublin’s 3Olympia and …
Live Gallery: False Heads – The Grand Social, Dublin 05.10.2022
London’s rock/punk outfit False Heads played a blistering set in support of their album Sick Moon only released last month. Support on the night came from Belfast/Antrim indie rock boys Red Eye Pariah & Dublin grunge lads Strangers With Guns both bands warming the audience up nicely.
Live Review: Anthrax / Municipal Waste / Sworn Enemy – Leeds Academy, Leeds 03.10.2022
Before Leeds had even opened its doors for tonight’s gig, reports had been flooding over the Pennines about how the Academy in Manchester had been packed to the rafters for this thrash event which only caused anxiety that the Academy in Leeds was likely to be more than uncomfortable given how Leeds is definitely the …
Live Review: The Toadies – Spokane Washington 29.09.2022
The Toadies are currently on tour in support of the 27th anniversary of their album Rubberneck. A tour that has been two years in the making after being postponed in 2020 and 2021, features tour support from Reverend Horton Heat.
Live Review: Beabadoobee / Pretty Sick – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin 04.10.2022
Words: Max Falvey // Pictures: Liam Murphy Over two years on from supporting The 1975 for her last Dublin show on the brink of the pandemic, badass British-Filipino indie rockstar Beabadoobee stormed the 3Olympia last night for the first show of her tour in support of ‘Beatopia’, her second and highly critically acclaimed record. With …
Municipal Waste / Anthrax 40th Anniversary Show O2 Academy Glasgow 30/09/22
An electric night in Glasgow celebrating 40 years of New York legends Anthrax supported by crossover thrashers Municipal Waste who provided a 45min whirlwind of immersive moshing madness – an absolute delight to watch. Such a fitting choice as an opening act! Anthrax’s show started off with a 10min video featuring an all-star line up …
Live Review: The Lounge Society – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 29.09.22
Having broken through in 2020, in the midst of lockdown, with 2 top class singles, this tour sees The Lounge Society on the road in support of their debut album Tired of Liberty. Produced by Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg, Goat Girl), it’s an interesting mix of ideas that keeps you on your toes …