Live music
The Selecter at 229
“We’re gonna take you back, right back to 1979,” shouts Pauline Black, The Selecter's animated front woman, and…
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Live music
Fairport Convention at Union Chapel
“It’s all, in its own way, not too bad” muses Fairport Convention’s lead singer and founder Simon Nicol,…
By Alexandra Sims
Live music
No Room for Giants at Brooklyn Bowl
Hailing from South West London, female led five-piece rock band No Room for Giants describe their music as…
By Alexandra Sims
Live music
Newton Faulkner at the Roundhouse
Acoustic shows, often subdued and droll affairs, rarely have the capacity to captivate a two-thousand-strong audience into utter…
By Alexandra Sims
Music
NME Awards 2014: The other side of the debate
Awards season is upon us and last night it was NME’s turn to give us their verdict of…
By Alexandra Sims
Live music
Gabby Young & Other Animals at the Lexington
Described as “the world’s finest purveyors of Circus Swing”, Gabby Young & Other Animals are a whirling mix…
By Alexandra Sims
Live music
Say Lou Lou at XOYO
There are many connections one can draw to Say Lou Lou; their pained yet tender vocals recall Russian…
By Alexandra Sims
Live music
Au Revoir Simone at the Garage
Four years ago all-female synth trio Au Revoir Simone released their third and most successful album. Still Night,…
By Alexandra Sims
Dance
What’s Love Got to Do with It? at Rich Mix
Throughout 2014, Rich Mix’s arts programme Small Story/Big City will see emerging performers and companies tell their stories…
By Alexandra Sims
Live music
Mogwai at the Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall buzzes with anticipation as Mogwai take to the stage in the wake of their…
By Alexandra Sims