The Monday Club, Sabella, Blind Drivers and The Verals: Queens Social Club, Sheffield — by Unknown on

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First up are The Verals, a young 3-piece group who seem unfazed by the size of the venue, or the small crowd which is gathering in it. The ...

Local Natives, Cloud Control and Breton, The Leadmill — by Unknown on

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Local Natives are out on tour in support of their second album ‘Hummingbird’, following the success of their debut ‘Gorilla Manor’. After a...

Coasts, Tropic of Youth and Chloe Jade Simmons, The Bowery — by Unknown on

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Tonight The Bowery is host three live acts, two local and one from further afield. Chloe Jade Simmons is an acoustic singer songwriter, Tr...

Fun Adults, The Bowery — by Unknown on

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Tonight, Leeds 4-piece Fun Adults embark on the final performance of their Autumn tour of the UK. The Bowery is heaving (although you would...

Splashh and Charlie Boyer and The Voyeurs, The Leadmill — by Unknown on

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They might not be typical teen heartthrobs, but Leadmill’s steel stage tonight holds a relatively fresh-faced crowd eager to see grunge-p...

Catfish and The Bottlemen, Plug — by Unknown on

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Thanks to Counterfeit Magazine   The side room at Plug is packed to the rafters, and Llandudno-based quartet Catfish and The ...

Arctic Monkeys: AM — by Unknown on

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A week after it's official release, we're finally able to see if Arctic Monkey's fifth album lives up to it's hype. The l...

Open'er Festival: Gdynia, Poland — by Unknown on

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A contemporary music festival isn't the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Poland, but Open'er proved that the...

Field Day 2013 — by Unknown on

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Four Tet, Main Stage Field Day is a one day festival which takes place at Victoria Park, in London's East End. The annual festival...

Tribes, Plug — by Unknown on

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Since the success of their debut album 'Baby', Camden's Tribes have gone from strength to strength. They've had sell-out ...

Jaws, Bungalows and Bears — by Unknown on

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It’s just over a year since Jaws played their first gig, and music fans in Sheffield are out in force to help them celebrate the annivers...

Iceage, Shakespeare's — by Unknown on

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Copenhagen's Iceage are one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the contemporary punk scene in recent years. After the relative...

Drenge — by Unknown on

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Drenge  are an exciting two-piece band based in Sheffield (well, Castleton technically), out to prove that the Peak District isn’t j...

Swim Deep and Best Friends, Plug — by Unknown on

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Last time I saw Birmingham’s Swim Deep , they were a supporting act at The Leadmill (see review here ), playing to a sparse crowd of fairly...

Paws, Bungalows and Bears — by Unknown on

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Glasgow punk outfit Paws released their debut LP ‘Cokefloat’ in 2012, following a series of cassette singles and their EP ‘Mermaid’. T...

Theme Park, The Harley — by Unknown on

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On this chilly Tuesday night in Sheffield, a thousand screaming pubescent pre-teens are swarming the Motorpoint Arena to lust after pop&#...

My Life (and Death) Online: thoughts on 'Be Right Back', Black Mirror Series Two — by Unknown on

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When I first heard 'Black Mirror' had been commissioned, I was in telly nerd heaven. Charlie Brooker's ' Screenwipe '/...

Global Tribe Cafe, Leeds — by Unknown on

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This week I visited a very cold, windy Leeds to attend a couple of job interviews. Leeds is one of those places I only seem to see when I&#...

Blue Moon Cafe, Sheffield (and other vegan treats!) — by Unknown on

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I treated myself to a couple of day's holiday this week, and was grateful to be able to stay snuggled under my duvet while the rest of ...

Forthcoming Album Releases for 2013 (January/February) — by Unknown on

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As it's a quiet time of year for live acts, I decided to dedicate a post to some albums which I'm looking forward to hearing upon t...

Hey Sholay, Library Theatre Sheffield — by Unknown on

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While the rest of Sheffield was out celebrating with one-too-many alcopops or watered-down pints of lager on 'Mad Friday', just ove...