The snow and sleet has abandoned Manchester’s city streets to be replaced by a thick fog. A creepy walk down Oxford Road to the Academy is eased by the thought of the upcoming performance from Hudson Taylor. The Irish sibling…
IYES, otherwise known as Josh and Melis, hail from Birmingham and Prague respectively, however the pair met over a mutual adoration of music in Brighton. After sharing their current single ‘Glow’ at the end of last year, IYES return with…
Rating: The roads are closed and services terminated all over the country due to some flurries of snow, and Manchester is no exception. Luckily, the crowd seem to have braved the harsh weather to cram into Gullivers for tonight’s sold…
Rating: Moon King are a dream-pop duo consisting of singer/songwriter Daniel Benjamin and singer/guitarist Maddy Wilde, hailing from Toronto, Canada. The duo (who gain an additional two members when playing live) came down to London to support their fellow Canadians, Alvvays,…
Rating: Rejoice! Somebody has finally played a stack of quality indie records to the youth of Canada, the country that previously “gifted” us with Bryan Adams and Justin Bieber, and man they’ve got creative with it! Proof that in the…
Kate Bush’s Hammersmith Apollo residency… Prince’s small, almost-secret shows… Metallica’s controversial headlining slot at Glastonbury… To say 2014 has been a memorable one for big gigs by huge names would be an understatement, but at Gigslutz our reviewers prefer shows that are…
Turn up to Shepherds Bush Empire the night that The Twang and The Enemy are playing and, unsurprisingly you’ll find yourself completely overrun by football hooligan-types in Fred Perry shirts and Harrington Jackets – the type who, even when singing…
Rating: On a cold December night, I went to see Geppetto & The Whales who came all the way from Belgium to bring some continental charm to the small Hoxton venue. With their cryptic name and the skinny jeans they…
It is often that new bands emerge from the depths of rock and roll and get pushed to the back of radio stations playlists. However, yesterday the Sugarmill was home to an exception. Signing with Noel Gallagher’s manager, Neon Waltz…
Rounding off a UK tour (and a very exciting year) there’s no better place for Beans On Toast to be than Camden’s Electric Ballroom. Despite the weather – both freezing cold and raining – fans began gathering outside over an…