Forget the Brit Awards and the MOBO’s, Leeds was blessed with hosting the We Love Jungle Awards at our very own Mint Warehouse. From the hallowed presence of General Levy to the constant voracious appreciation […]
Relic: a brand new party for the people
Relic is a new event which arrives at Wire for the first time next Wednesday. Jane Fitz has been booked for the occasion, with over 20 years experience behind the decks and known for an eclectic and […]
INHEAVEN @ Key Club, 11/2/17
Having toured with the likes of Sundara Karma and Jamie T, and recently announced to play at this years truck festival, INHEAVEN are a rock band rocketing in popularity, as more and more music lovers […]
In The Middle with FREAK
I recently spoke to FREAK, who sometimes goes by Connor Ridd, an up-and-coming alternative rock artist from Clemsford, who is mainly known for last year’s extremely energetic What Happened? EP, which earned him the title […]
Preview: THABO @ Brudenell, 24/2/17
Stripped-down soul star Thabo Mkwananzi – known by stage name THABO – returns to Brudenell’s stage on 24th February in a highly anticipated comeback. The Huddersfield-born singer/songwriter/producer, along with his three-piece band The Real Deal, […]
BandSoc GIAG Artists’ Showcase @ The Fenton, 10/2/17
Above the local Fenton pub, a bustling crowd gathers for Leeds University’s band soc night. Filled with a mixture of members and regular gig goers, the Fenton played host to some of the finest musicians that our […]
Local Leeds: In The Middle with Menace Beach
We sat down with Menace Beach to chat the Leeds music scene, politics, and Tresseme. Do you guys have any influences? Ryan: Yeah, loads. The first album [Ratworld] was very heavily based. I think the […]
Ladyhawke @ Brudenell Social Club, 10/2/17
Seeing Ladyhawke live had been a long time coming. So when the time finally came, it felt slightly like I was in Black Mirror’s ‘San Junipero’. The disco ball was shining, the clothing bold and […]
In The Middle with Kllo
Kllo, a two-piece Aussie band made up of cousins Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam, will be gracing the stage at Live at Leeds 2017, bringing us their ethereal electronic soundscapes. The pair say they weren’t […]
LSR’s Transmission @ Brudenell Social Club, 9/2/16
Transmission was a showcase of local talent that showed a sold out Brudenell Social Club that Leeds is where it’s at. Where most local talent nights in Leeds have crowds that seem to have forgotten […]
Local Leeds: Treeboy & Arc @ Wharf Chambers, 8/2/17
Wharf Chambers feels like an appropriate venue for Treeboy & Arc. The LCoM boys carry a very Fat Whites/Eagulls vibe about them, but managing to straddle the boundary between utter cynicism and teenage ennui. In […]
Kate Nash @ Stylus, 08/02/17
When I heard that Kate Nash was playing Leeds, I didn’t expect there to be much of a turn out for the London lass made famous for ‘Foundations’. Yet even before the support band, Leeds […]