Friday the 13th: paradoxically, turned out to be a very lucky day for this gig reviewer. Blessed by the promise of a live audiovisual performance by the influential electronic duo Plaid, I sauntered over to […]
Noya Rao Bring Enthralling Soultronica to Brudenell, 10.03.2020
On Tuesday night, local Leeds quartet Noya Rao took to the Brude’s Community Room to enchant with an evening of soultronic bliss. Long Legged Creatures, a fellow rising talent on the Leeds scene, launched the […]
Mush Treat Brudenell to a Refreshing Set, 07.03.2020
Mush definitely turned heads at their album launch gig at Brudenell last Saturday. 3D Routine, which debuted on Valentine’s Day, holds a certain vitality that only imaginatively experimental sound can achieve. The intimate venue of […]
Inhaler // Review // 21.02.2020
Haling in from Dublin, four-piece Inhaler brave the stormy weather with their tour and make their long-awaited return to Leeds to provide an unforgettable sold-out show. The quartet don’t fail to live up to their […]
Cage The Elephant Bring A Storm to O2 Academy, 16.02.2020
The start of a prolific tour across the UK and Europe, their arrival at O2 Academy won’t have quite the frosty reception that the weather might predict; instead, things quickly heat up as the Kentucky […]
Caravan Palace Shake Up the O2 Academy 24/01/2020
To describe a Caravan Palace gig is like attempting to capture the intangible magic present at their shows. The buzz of excitable energy that spreads through the packed hall, and the sheer pure joy of […]
Blossoms Give Their Best Live Show for Beckett SU, 06.02.2020
In just under a week since releasing their second number one album Foolish Loving Spaces, Blossoms arrived at the Leeds Beckett Students Union as a part of one of their February album launch shows. With […]
Bombay Bicycle Club Bring Absolute Euphoria to O2 Academy
Everything Else Has Gone Wrong declare Bombay Bicycle Club. Frontman Jack Steadman explains to a spellbound crowd partway through their return to Leeds how their latest album is essentially an ode to how so many […]
Clutch Bring ‘Almighty Boogie Rock’ to O2 Academy
Since forming in 1991, eclectic Maryland based hard rockers Clutch have had a steady rise to stardom, creating a strong loyal fan-base of ‘Gearheads’. The band released their first EP Passive Restraints in 1992 and […]
Barney Artist Charms Hyde Park Book Club
Down in the basement at Hyde Park Book Club, an excitable (and very fashionably dressed) crowd was gathering for the show that night- Barney Artist, the East London modern hip hop master. The support act […]
JAWS Dazzle Crowd at Wardrobe, 29/11/19
Following on from their release of album, The Ceiling, in April and again, leaving their home-turf of Birmingham to commence on yet another tour, JAWS arrived in Leeds last Saturday to dazzle crowds (quite literally) […]
Razorlight Get Romantic at O2 Academy, 01/12/19
Razorlight headed to the O2 Academy on December 1st and brought with them the gentle warmth of their indie-pop set that filled the air with nostalgia. A band that rose to fame during the mid-2000s […]