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Live Review: Joanne Shaw Taylor / Connor Selby – The Fire Station, Sunderland 21.02.2024

A remarkable venue played host to a remarkable guitar player tonight as Joanne Shaw Taylor brought her blues rocking band to The Fire Station in Sunderland. Connor Selby provided support…

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Live Review: Independent’s 16th Birthday Party – Independent, Sunderland 03.09.2022

By Adam Littlemore Sunderland’s Independent venue celebrated its 16th birthday of bringing music to my home town of Sunderland. The night featured 7 bands performing on stage with a packed…

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Live Review: Scrannabis / Jamilah / Maxine – Independent, Sunderland 06.08.2022

By Adam Littlemore Another night of amazing music and great vibes all around at the Independent Venue in Sunderland. Three acts were on tonight. Maxine opened the night with her…

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Live Review: Hivemind / Shallow / To Nowhere – Independent, Sunderland 30.07.2022

By Adam Littlemore The Independant was home to a night of chaos with a lot of sweat and drama which didn’t stop the crowds from having a good time. Opening…

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Live Review: Summer Street festival 2022 – Cliffe Park, Sunderland 09.07.2022

By Adam Littlemore Sunderland’s Summer Street festival returned with some fantastic artists performing and also bringing new cultures together. The first band to kick off the day was Labyrinthine Oceans,…

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Live Review: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs / Pit Pony / TV Death – Pop Recs, Sunderland 07.07.2022

By Adam Littlemore Tonights PigsX7 gig at Pop Recs in Sunderland opened up the Summer Street Festival which starts this Saturday at Cliffe park, Roker in Sunderland. TV Death were…

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Live Review: Thieves Of Liberty / Amongst Liars / Kulpa – Independent, Sunderland 01.07.2022

By Adam Littlemore Blues Rockers Thieves of liberty held their first EP ‘Back Again‘ launch at the Independent bringing another two bands along to entertain the crowd. The first band…

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Live Review: Docksuns / The Empire Police / Gaz Price – Independent, Sunderland 11.06.2022

By Adam Littlemore First act of the night was Gaz Price playing with his full band and the full crowd stayed quiet to listen to the mix of folk and…

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Live Review: Plastic glass / No you – Independent, Sunderland 10.06.2022

By Adam Littlemore What a warm send off it was for Plastic Glass with their sold out gig at the Independent, Sunderland. The first band on tonight to warm up…

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Live Review: The Brand New Club Featuring Badger / Divine Image / Coasial / The Outtakers – Independant, Sunderland 26.05.2022

By Adam Littlemore A venue in Holmeside has launched ‘The Brand New Club’, a new monthly live club night for new music, aimed at both the seasoned band who’d like…

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