Category Archives: Live

She Keeps Bees – The Borderline, London. 21/07/11

Some people are just too damn kind and some of those people make up She Keeps Bees. Not only did we get their new album Dig On out last Monday, but also we had a release show at the Borderline … Continue reading

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Dog is Dead [Live at the Lexington 13/07/2011]

Dog is Dead clamber to the stage at the Lexington to a rather full crowd who politely applaud their appearance. The five piece from Nottingham look as though they’ve barely got out of school with fresh faced youth, however these … Continue reading

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Mazes and Wave Pictures [Live At King Cross Scala 26th May]

I whole-heartedly blame the slow, tepid service of the Nandos around the corner, along with Kings Cross’ unappealing pubs, for the late entry made to the Scala for The Wave Pictures show. It was mightily disappointing to have missed the … Continue reading

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The Mariner’s Children – The Luminaire, London – 04 March

It’s an odd atmosphere at The Luminaire – as the feeling of the inevitable sweeps ever closer – the consensus seems to ignore it in the hope it will disappear, which I wholly subscribe to. The inevitable being it’s immediate … Continue reading

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Frankie And The Heartstrings – Heaven, London 21/02/11

Tonight Heaven plays host to a Shockwaves NME Awards show which will be headlined by Sunderland’s favourite sons Frankie & The Heartstrings, who are also celebrating the release of their début album which came out today. Before we get to … Continue reading

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Live Review: Mountain Man – St Giles In The Fields Church

Right in the heart of London’s busy West End, just off of Denmark Street, sits St Giles In The Fields Church. Once inside the building it is difficult to believe that somewhere as peaceful and serene can exist in the … Continue reading

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Review: Avi Buffalo – Cargo, London. 24th August

As California’s Avi Buffalo take to the stage without Rebecca Coleman, who has recently left the band, they do not even make it to the first note before someone yells an inquiry as to her whereabouts. Avi responds with the … Continue reading

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Best Coast & Sky Larkin – Cargo – 2nd August

Cargo is already pretty full tonight as the support band, Sky Larkin, take to the stage. It seems strange to refer to a band of Sky Larkin’s quality as a ‘support band’, certainly with their superb second album, Kaleide, about … Continue reading

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Lounge On The Farm

A while back I went to Lounge On The Farm. I wrote about it. I cannot post the entire article here because it was co-written so I will only post the sections that I wrote. For the full piece click … Continue reading

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