Following the release of her critically acclaimed debut album – IRAINA MANCINI – will be hitting the road for an extensive run of UK shows this Autumn. With ‘Undo The Blue’ out now, Iraina and a full live band will be performing its songs at 14 venues nationwide between 5th September to 14th October. Tickets for all shows are on…
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…
With dates scattered across the Autumn, The Realies will be sprinkling some…
Over at CONTENT in Liverpool, the venue is now gearing up for…
Family-friendly festival returns to the iconic Pier Head over the August Bank Holiday Weekend Headline artists and special guests include Tony Hadley (ex Spandau Ballet), Sister Sledge Ft. Kathy Sledge, The Gipsy Kings by Diego Baliardo, The Real Thing and a unique Bongo’s Bingo Family Show plus much more. Tickets…
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Gengahr’s debut album A Dream Outside turns 10 this June. To celebrate, they’re heading out on tour – bringing their dreamy indie sound to grassroots venues up and down the country. They’re returning to rooms they played as a young band as well as visiting newer spaces. Supported by Alice…
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Tonight, I’m heading to Birkenhead for Do Nothing’s first gig of the year – the Nottingham four-piece are headlining Future Yard’s ‘Onomatoposter’ launch. The exhibition is a collaboration with printmaker/designer extraordinaires Toucan Tango, and gig posters line the walls of the Future Yard gallery space. It’s an unbelievably cool project…
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Geneva Jacuzzi is the embodiment of cool and unusual, as was her chosen Liverpool venue for her much anticipated tour with brooding synth pop goddess Riki: The Rough Trade Centre, vinyl and coffee shop by day, booming concert venue by night. I arrived at the venue at 7:45, and walked…
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It’s been almost a year since I started writing these reviews – since I saw Divorce support Willie J Healey on tour last November. Tonight, I’m heading to Future Yard in Birkenhead to catch them on their autumn headline tour. I’ve been looking forward to this one for ages. I…
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Two stellar shows see out CONTENT’s live programming for 2024 Since launching in May 2023, CONTENT in Liverpool has firmly established itself as one of the UK’s most in-demand live music and events spaces and 2024 has seen a run of incredible shows. And for this winter there are two…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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