Located in the Northern Quarter of the City lies the unassuming bar Night & Day. Its ‘in the round’ stage (I use the term loosely because it’s only open on two sides) is perfect for intimate gigs whether they are…
It’s a Tuesday night at The Monarch, a quaint little pub nestled in the heart of Chalk Farm Road in Camden. Patrons range from young trendy twenty-something hipsters and groups in their early thirties on a night out to rough…
It’s a Monday night and we arrive in the Northern Quarter in Manchester. Car parked precariously on some double yellow lines we queue to get in to Band On The Wall, an alluring historically rich art deco building run by…
With a prolonging walk towards the doors of my local music hotspot, Electric Circus in Edinburgh, I wasn’t really sure what I should be gearing up for. I was on my way to see Honningbarna. The information I have is…
Wednesday night. That no-man’s-land of an evening between weekends. But not tonight. It’s only 8pm and the Electric Ballroom is filling up fast, with an eclectic crowd that ranges from bright-eyed kids to dreadlocked crusties, sharp-collared mods to balding over-50s….
I dunno if it was the half bottle of whiskey smuggled in in my pants and demolished half way into the set that made me as always, in awe of the Scream. They are simply, for me, the most perfect…
We’ve missed Yuck. There’s been a shoegaze shaped hole vacant in the scene since their last gig two years ago and it’s a hole only they can fit. Although a relatively small venue, Hoxton’s Macbeth boasts a full house tonight,…
Expectations, expectations…. With stylish, well thought out design Festival No 6 promised a lot with a classy, mature, well put together roster of acts in the incredible coastal location of Portmeirion in Wales. Walking through the village is a treat,…
Rock n roll legends in the making? This is a question I have asked myself since the day I discovered The Strypes back in January, blown away by the video for “Got love if you want it”, a song that provided…
Kind of underwhelming. Kings of Leon are one of those bands that make me want to drink whiskey and generally feel pretty awesome. This was more of Pimms occasion. I don’t know what it was, but if I was a…