From the moment I walked down the red-tinged stairs of The Wardrobe and into the main gig area, I could tell the crowd was raring to go. As the warm-up act were playing their delicately […]
Deaf Havana @Manchester Ritz, 17/02/17
Opening act Holiday Oscar is, as he admits, an odd fit for a rock show. He plays laid-back folk music, and writes fun lyrics about the absurdity of detox diets and our addiction to our […]
Boxed In @ Belgrave Music Hall, 06/02/17
It was a dark and drizzly night. In the warmth of Belgrave, a crowd stood under the tantalising red and blue lights anticipating the arrival of Boxed In. Minutes later, moving its way along the […]
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 […]
The Abstract Orchestra playing the music of J Dilla @ The Wardrobe, 4/2/17
The impact of J Dilla’s music can hardly be overstated. An idol to legions of bedroom hip-hop producers, many see his ability to cut obscure parts of obscure records over crunchy, offbeat drums to create […]
Natty @ Belgrave Music Hall, 4/2/17
The Belgrave Music Hall allows for an intimate setting but gives its audience just enough space to groove to the reggae vibes of Natty. Under Rasta inspired red and green lights, we bopped our way […]
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 […]
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 […]
You Me At Six @ Key Club, 11/1/17
Disguised under the pseudonym of The Underdogs, a name any fan could decode in under a second, Surrey rockers, You Me At Six, decided to play a secret show at the Key Club to celebrate […]