Skating Polly, the self described “Ugly Pop” group from Oklahoma, were a band I always anticipated seeing live. Having heard the amount of energy, charisma and raw ‘Riot grrrl’ spirit they had to offer in their recordings, I knew I was in for a good show. Needless to say, I…

I reach Mountford Hall at about ten to seven and stare in disbelief at the queue that winds around the building in front of me. I follow it round two corners and finally come to a stop somewhere behind the venue. The next person to join the line raises an…

The last time I saw junodream was in February. Dad and I got to The Deaf Institute just in time for doors, made our way up the stairs and found ourselves in a tiny room packed to the rafters.  A couple of weeks before, I’d sat him down and played…

So, here’s the thing – I love Fontaines D.C.  A force from the beginning, the Irish quintet made their debut in 2019 and quickly cemented themselves as indie/alt-rock favourites with their first two studio albums, Dogrel and A Hero’s Death. Skinty Fia came next, and blew everything else out of…

With dates scattered across the Autumn, The Realies will be sprinkling some of their classic indie sounds on the O2 Academy venues of Birmingham, London and their hometown of Liverpool. Tickets for the shows are on sale now, dates are as follows: Saturday 28 September – O2 Academy Liverpool Saturday…

It’s half past seven on a baltic Saturday evening in December, but one of my favourite singer-songwriters is heading to Hangar 34 in Liverpool and therefore so am I. The inimitable Billie Marten takes to the stage for the first night of her headline winter tour, returning to perform in…

Tiger Cohen-Towell, Felix Mackenzie-Barrow, Adam Peter Smith and Kasper Sandstrøm are four very talented musicians who sound like they’ve been playing together forever. But don’t be fooled – despite all being veterans of the Nottingham music scene, Divorce only really came into existence in 2021.  Tonight, they grace Hangar 34…