Within approximately one minute of taking to the stage, TOY had turned a sea of excitably transfixed teenagers into a bunch of gloomy statues. Their introductory statements of blank expressions were all The Cockpit needed […]
Music | Temples live
Temples The Cockpit 4/5 Where do you think of when someone mentions psychedelia? Spiritual (if drug-fuelled) journeys to India? 1960s LA in the summer? Certainly not the small midlands town of Kettering. Yet from this […]
Music | Little Comets Live
Little Comets The Cockpit 4/5 Little Comets play the kind of kitchen-sink indie that refuses to believe 2005 ever ended, all jaunty guitar riffs and anthemic choruses; their gig tonight at the Cockpit showcases the […]
Music | Shy Nature Live
Shy Nature The Cockpit 4/5 The Cockpit was a fitting location to host Shy Nature; a venue buried deep in the underbelly of the city. The weather outside was abysmal, and the idea of being […]
Music: Live Review: Calexico @ The Cockpit
Tucson-based Calexico expertly embody the sounds and feel of the US-Mexican border. With influences from traditional Latin American sounds, American country music and indie rock, they create an exciting soundscape best described as desert noir. In a live […]