“Are you ready to see the best band in Leeds?” somebody hollered as I winded up the stairs of Headrow House. They were referring, of course, to Team Picture, the Leeds newcomers supporting psych rock […]
Gengahr @ Nation of Shopkeepers, 30/11/16
Watching a band open for Wolf Alice and Alt-J in the mammoth O2 arena in London, then almost 2 years later seeing them from a crowd of 100 or so as headliners in Leeds is […]
Allusondrugs @ Key Club, 2/12/16
Yorkshire based and controversially named, Allusondrugs brought their pop-grunge rock sound with them to the Key Club in Leeds, playing a short but sweet forty five-minute set to a fairly timid crowd. Opening with their […]
Future of the Left @ Brudenell, 25/11/16
Future of the Left’s show at the Brudenell this Friday was possibly the greatest gig that I’ve attended thus far in Leeds, and I can say that without a hint of exaggeration. Musically, the set […]
Sun Ra Arkestra @ Belgrave, 27/11/16
For those that don’t know, the Sun Ra Arkestra is an avant-garde free jazz-cum-psychedelic-cum space jazz big band. Formed by Sun Ra in the early 1950s and carried on after his death in 1993, the […]
Festival Review: Kazoopa Festival, 26/11/16
The state of the music industry is somewhat questionable these days. Record companies are more money grabbing than ever and focus on brands not musicians. The big dogs have turned their back on bands that […]
HMLTD @ Brudenell, 22/11/16
Trump would hate HMLTD. The creative madness and complete ambiguity of the London pack’s sound delivered a sensual battering. Formally known as Happy Meal LTD, they are hard to describe. Frontman Henry Spychalsk resembles Adam […]
The Orwells @ Wardrobe, 29/11/16
Taking a band as gloriously feral as The Orwells and letting them loose in a venue as small as The Wardrobe is just asking for fireworks. With support from London animals Dead Pretties and a […]
The Front Bottoms @ Leeds Beckett, 26/11/2016
With the sound of Apologies, I Have None warming up the crowd as I walked in, it was evident The Front Bottoms had chosen energetic support acts with a complimentary post-punk vibe to match their […]
Joan As Policewoman @ Belgrave, 15/11/16
Arriving at Belgrave at the end of a long, chilly day, catching the tail end of Fil Bo Riva sent me into blissful reverie. Creaking into one of the luxurious leather sofas at the bar, […]
Honeyblood @ The Wardrobe, 17/11/16
Despite it being a rainy Thursday night, a line of girls with buzzcuts and fishnets and boys in Doc Martens snaked from both entrances of the The Wardrobe. Each fan was effortlessly cool, much like […]
Tom Misch @ Manchester Gorilla, 19/11/16
If the bitter chill over in Leeds has crossed the Pennines, it’s certainly not breached the sweaty walls of Manchester Gorilla. Cosy at the best of times, the intimate venue becomes utterly rammed during a […]