indie live review
Live Review: Bryde / Wilted Flower – Bodega, Nottingham 04.02.2022
Live Review: Bryde / Wilted Flower – Bodega, Nottingham 04.02.2022 @brydeofficial @bodeganotts
Live Review: Alfie Templeman, Mellow Moon Tour – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 04.03.2022
Alfie Templeman is one of those overnight successes that’s actually been a few years in the making. Even at the age of just 19, he’s been writing and recording since 2016, and his professional debut was released in 2018. A few great EPs and a critically acclaimed ‘mini album’ – Forever Isn’t Long Enough – …
Live Review: Big Thief – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 02.03.2022
Looking like they’ve lost their way searching for The Emerald City the four disparate characters on stage tonight are Big Thief. The Brooklyn-based band have actually just blown in from Bristol as they continue their epic European and North American tour. A global trek which, incidentally, is donating 1% of tour income to the climate …
Live Review: Lucy Dacus/Indigo de Souza – The Stone Pony, Asbury Park 26.2.2022
Musicians are really doing whatever it takes to stay on the road in 2022. Scrambling for substitute band members or crew when positive tests arrive to anything else thrown their way. When singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus started suffering from herniated spinal discs, she took to her couch – on stage. These early 2022 shows have now …
Live Review: Wolf Alice – Rock City, Nottingham 27.02.2022
Wolf Alice are currently on tour to support their album Blue Weekend (read our review here). Ellen Mae caught the band as they played Rock City, Nottingham. Check out the bands track The last Man On Earth, Below Find out more via the bands Website or Facebook Tickets for the remaining tour dates are available …
Live Review: Pale Waves – O2 Academy, Leicester 25.02.2022 Plus Gallery
The Leicester crowd are ready and raring to go on this cold Friday night. Starting with Bitters, we’re in for a strong female led night which is helped along by the music playing over the speakers; Katy Perry, Paramore, Tatu and many more certainly helps pass the time between acts. It doesn’t take long for …
Live Review: Pale Waves – Leeds O2 Academy 17.02.22
Now that coronavirus restrictions are lifting, gigs are well and truly back ON. On this blustery night in Leeds, the O2 academy plays host to Pale Waves; an indie band with an intense gothic edge. Original subheadliners, Hot Milk, had to pull out of a few dates on Dr’s orders so stepping into their shoes …
Live Review: Smoke Fairies – Lafayette, King’s Cross 15.02.2022
“So great leaving the house, isn’t it?” declares Katherine Blamire, clearly excited that her and fellow Smoke Fairies friend Jessica Davies are finally back touring. Being back on the road and spending time away from home isn’t without its dangers though. Blamire reveals how she recently reacquainted herself with her cat – “I came back …
Live Review: Dry Cleaning – The Button Factory, Dublin 15.02.2022
By Michael Ryan Dry Cleaning continued their spring tour and sold out The Button Factory venue in the heart of Dublin City promoting their highly acclaimed debut album “New Long Leg” Lead singer Florence Shaw was far from looking like an “Unsmart Lady” as she arrived on stage wearing what looked like a red silky …
Live Review: Echo and The Bunnymen – 3Olympia, Dublin 09.02.2022, plus gallery
Last night saw Echo and the Bunnymen arrive to Dublin’s 3Olympia for their show Celebrating 40 years of magical songs. The stage backlit and set in a blanket of thick smoke, and the band take to the stage, opening the night with Going Up / Show of Strength. Ian asks at this point what time …