Live Reviews

It couldn’t have been more fitting. The first song I ever heard by Lush was the brilliant hypnotic Deluxe and this was the first track played at Friday’s Manchester gig; the ultimate one they would ever play […]

Portsmouth indie band Kassassin Street proudly kicked off their UK Tour with a SOLD-OUT night hometown gig at The Wedgewood Rooms. The band were one of the most talked about bands at their local festival […]

Deacon Blue returned to a packed crowd last night at Belfast’s Waterfront venue. They are riding on the recent success and commercial renaissance of their brand new album “Believers” which saw the band achieve their […]

2016 saw the return of rock band Jimmy Eat World to the Belfast Limelight stage, having last played there in 2013 in support of the album Damage. This time around the band were promoting their […]

When I heard Squeeze and The English Beat were touring in the New York area, my face started to resemble an over excited emoji. The Paramount Theater in Huntingon, was the place were I and […]

Subscribers to the mailing lists of Los Angeles venues The Hi Hat and The Satellite–both known for booking excellent emerging rock bands–received a somewhat cryptic email blast a few weeks about a new band called […]

So it’s been raining in Houston for something like 400 days it seems like. My first Free Press Fest begins with some cool but random interviews with Doug from Built to Spill, and local Houston […]

Its Facebook page cites: “Great bands, great people, no rip off festival prices and a damn good vibe…a big, big love” and this is what I was expecting for this event. I’d been wanting to […]

After her submission to the XSNoize Unsigned showcase, I have been following Kelly Oliver with interest and tonight, I finally managed to catch her live (albeit as a support act) at a venue as humble […]

Devon boys Muse returned to rock Belfast on Tuesday night with their ambitious Drones tour. They had played the Ulster Hall just over a year ago, but this was the first time they had played […]

After a three year wait for his debut album Telluric, which came out in March, Matt Corby and his band have set out to tour the album. Last Night saw Matt Corby play his debut […]

The Cult returned to Belfast to play the Mandela Hall on Sunday night. It’s their first time in Belfast since they played the Ulster Hall in 1991. The Mandela Hall was packed to the rafters […]

It’s the first time I’ve walked along Oxford Street since Tottenham Court Road Station has been reopened. It’s a stark contrast to its former self and reminds me how rapidly the face of London has […]

Since making his name as a solo songwriter and releasing numerous albums, City & Colours latest album, If I Should Go Before You, saw Dallas Green pick up the electric for the first time since […]

For Suede’s latest live outing, Irish fans are treated to a show of two halves, a cinematic experience and an energetic live performance on the same night. Barely visible glimmers of the static band appear […]

Frank Turner made his return to a Northern Irish stage for the first time since 2013’s Cut The Transmission Festival, and any frustration that was built awaiting his return was certainly released at Thursday’s sold […]

Clerkenwell, London isn’t a district famed for its music scene, but The Slaughtered Lamb is beginning to change that with it’s little basement music lounge full of candle-lit table-a-deux. The freshly built stage is to […]

In June of 2014 I witnessed James Bay hypnotize a Hotel Café audience of less than 200 people into a state of reverent rapture with his golden pipes and crimson vintage Epiphone Century guitar. Heading […]