Man of the moment Jake Bugg has has an incredible year. The 18-year-old from Nottingham only released his debut single ‘Trouble Town’ a year ago and since then he’s topped the album charts, bothered the charts with a string of catchy singles,… Read more →
Calexico aren’t very rock ‘n’ roll, but they seem like nice chaps, performing their brand of middle-of-the-road rock music tinged with latin and americana styles with smiley conviction. Seven musicians created a full, rounded sound, and the two spirited trumpeters went down… Read more →
A colossal six feet tall drum kicked things off with a bang, and the ensuing loud rhythmic fun was relentless. The nine-piece Japanese drumming ensemble was an effective mix of impressive technical skill, comedic timing, and silly pageantry. The second piece stood… Read more →
Take a young cast featuring Gareth Gates, Andy Abraham, Chico and Shane Ritchie Jr. Combine them with show business veterans The Osmonds (Jimmy, Merrill and Jay) and you have Boogie Nights. There is a lot more to the show’s formula – a… Read more →
With one foot firmly planted in folk, the other hopping between prog rock, blues, rock even a touch of glam rock few bands have blended so many styles with such success. It’s fair to say the remaining members are no spring chickens,… Read more →
Shortlisted for both the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize thanks to their debut album, it was no surprise that indie folk band Villagers were playing to an excitable crowd at a sold out venue last night. Having toured with acts… Read more →
Darwin Deez bought a star map and drove their car down to Brighton, here the talented New Yorkers look like they belong. Armed with their clipped guitar rifts and drum machine they produced a quirky set that pulled in a sumptuous crowd… Read more →
After years slogging away playing tiny gigs, Brighton’s dark cabaret/flamenco duo of Georgia Train and Ben Richards, better known as Bitter Ruin, finally showed much-deserved signs of major league success last year with a coveted tour support with US indie royalty Ben… Read more →
Plan B – aka Ben Drew – has become absolutely enormous in the last few years and he brought with him a show that offered incredible high budget production to match his spectacular rise. Kicking off the night Rudimental did a good… Read more →
Dirty South rapper Killer Mike could perhaps be described as Sweet, Sincere, or Saintly South instead if his passionate performance at The Haunt was anything to go by. I’ve never seen a rapper cry on stage before, and Mike happily announced that… Read more →
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