Supporting Eliza and the Bear on their tour are Glaswegian band The LaFontaines, whose music is an interesting mix of hip hop and rock that has tended to polarise critics. Kerr, the bands charismatic frontman, […]
In The Middle with Eliza and the Bear
The future looks bright for Eliza and the Bear – an indie folk rock band from London who produce upbeat, hopeful music with euphoric choruses. They are currently in the middle of their biggest headline […]
Clay @ Brudenell Social Club 8/10
Thursday proved to be a huge night for Leeds’ bands, Lone Guns and Clay, as they were able to play gigs at one of the most legendary venues their hometown has to offer. After impressing […]
Lonelady @ Headrow House 03/10
Julie Anne Campbell (a.k.a. Lonelady) did her Mancunian musical forerunners proud at Headrow House on Saturday night. Hailing from the hometown of The Smiths, The Fall, and The Stone Roses, Lonelady proves there is still […]
Pretty Vicious @ The Wardrobe 27/09
Over the last year, the hype surrounding Pretty Vicious has taken the four teenagers from a group of school friends having some fun, all the way to a band with record companies competing for their […]
Bingley Music Live 2015
Bingley Music Live, set in Myrtle Park, featured acts from a variety of genres over the first weekend in September. The festival featured two stages: the giant Main Stage and intimate Discovery Stage which was […]
Drenge @ The Wardrobe 18/09
After witnessing the opening date of their first UK tour at the infamous Brudenell Social club two years ago, I was eager to catch the Drenge boys in Leeds once again. With a second LP, […]
Leeds Festival 2015
At the end of August, Leeds Festival returned to Bramham Park, with a line-up showing off a variety of established and newer artists. The problem with festivals featuring so many names from similar genres is […]
UK Slam Fest
Slam death metal is probably the most extreme genre of music out there; the combination of low bassy, cookie monster vocals over walls of seismic distortion is a crushing experience made all the more brutal […]
Dimensions Festival
Shifting the post-festival blues after Dimensions is no mean feat. You’re forced to come to terms with the small piece of your soul you left behind in Croatia, and it’s pretty likely you’ll find yourself […]
Girlpool @ Brudenell Social Club 10/09
It was a low-key, lo-fi, New York-y gig at the Brudenell last Thursday, with no drummer to be seen, but electric guitars a-plenty. The support came from Quarterbacks, who, embarking on a solo tour, has […]
Somersault Festival
Somersault Festival promises a weekend of “stripped-back happiness” with “Summer sounds and outward bounds”. It definitely delivered. After a sold out début last year, touting big names such as Ben Howard, Jack Johnson and Nick […]