The opportunity to see my favourite band in my wife's home city is a one that's too good to pass. Especially when you factor in the fact that the mother-in-law has your two sons for the night makes it an absolute no brainer, so the hotel gets booked and we arrange a handover on neutral ground and head off with some friends ready for the night. We wander up to the venue after a few drinks and some great Turkish food. My pre-gig giddiness caused by a half bottle of Peroni, a c

Dead Pony came, they saw, they kicked our asses and then, just when we thought we couldn’t take any more, they kicked them some more and not one person complained because this was as good a gig as I’ve seen all year. If you haven’t seen Dead Pony yet you’re missing one of the most visceral, energetic, exciting and entertaining live acts that the UK has produced in a very long time! The Glasgow bands brand of rock and metal is a full on aural experience with some brilliant cro

There are a few things you need to say about Elles Bailey before talking about how this gig was as it provides context. Firstly, she really doesn’t care what people think about her or say about her, in a very good way, she’s got attitude in spades but not arrogance. It’s the attitude of someone who has been given the chance to show good they are and isn’t going to let anything get in their way in doing so! Secondly, she has an amazing voice, her range, her control, her emotio

The last time I was at Leeds Universities’ students union venue, Stylus, to see a band was the Lemonheads so quite a high bar for the Nova Twins then, one they knocked out the park. I’ve been a fan of Nova Twins for a couple of albums now, having been lucky enough to review both for this site, and yet, despite having had tickets to a previous tour, have never managed to see them live so I was really looking forward to this gig. I didn’t make it for the earlier support acts, I

Another Kendal Calling has been and gone, my fourth one in a row. So how was it? Better or worse than previous versions? Personally, I...