An eight-piece soul band, on paper St Paul & the Broken Bones may seem like nothing special. Their two releases so far deliver tight, upbeat funk-infused soul music that, whilst plenty of fun, isn’t particularly […]
Ramin Karimloo @ City Varieties, 23/01/17
Of all the genre-fusions that have infiltrated the circuit over the years, Bluegrass and Broadway might be the most unorthodox. However, when Ramin Karimloo and The Broadgrass Band arrived in Leeds for the Yorkshire leg […]
Beach Slang @ Brudenell Social Club, 25/01/17
With its low ceiling and pool tables, the Brudenell Games Room captures that working men’s club vibe and it was the perfect setting for the hotly anticipated return of Beach Slang. Support came from Aerial […]
Martha Wainwright @ City Varieties, 27/1/17
Martha Wainwright is exceptional in the world of music. Performing since childhood with her parents Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle, there was undoubtedly a pressure for Martha to pursue a musical career. In the twelve […]
Declan McKenna @ Brudenell Social Club, 29/01/2017
After being compelled by DIY Magazine’s hype over 18-year old Declan McKenna, I found myself stepping into a crowd of bright-eyed, glitter-clad indie kids and feeling as if I was crashing a GCSE results day […]
Local Leeds- Independent Venue Week @ 360 Club, 27/01/17
A reasonable crowd gathered in the small Lending Room above the Library Pub as the 360 club held host to emerging artists Sam Wilde, Glass mountain, DUSK, and Fighting Caravans to celebrate the nationwide Independent […]
Preview- Anteros @ Leeds O2 Academy, 30/01/17
Gracing the O2 Academy on Monday night is London-based indie pop four piece Anteros. Having only formed less than a year ago, Laura, Jackson, Joshua and Harry have made short week of achieving big things […]
Local Leeds: Ormstons, MOM and Jellyskin @ The Verve, 21/1/17
On the 21st of January in the small underground bar at the Verve in Leeds, the club became a mecca for indie and live music lovers alike as the bar held host to the Ormstons, […]
Trump’s Make America Great Again Welcome Ceremony @ The Lincoln Memorial, 19/01/17
As a misty, damp gloom descended over Washington to mark the inauguration of Supreme Leader Trump, crowds gathered to witness an underwhelming concert of epic proportions. Taking place at the Lincoln Memorial (just in case […]
Cage The Elephant @ Brixton Academy, 20/1/17
Friday night was a huge occasion for the students of Leeds as exam season mercifully screeched to a halt. As pictures pop up of drunken Fruity and bug eyed High Rise goers I can categorically […]
Dream Wife @ Headrow House, 21/01/17
On the day women across the globe marched together in solidarity, there was no better soundtrack than the gloriously empowering and intoxicatingly unapologetic noise of Dream Wife at Headrow House. Even if their sound isn’t […]
Preview: Secret Garden Party 2017
This utopic festival makes its return in 2017, with the line-up sounding bigger and better than ever before. Secret Garden Party announces its theme for 2017 along with the first wave of artists: ‘Sweet Dreams… […]