A Night of Winter with Patrick Wolf at Union Chapel

The fifteenth Patrick Wolf show yours truly has attended, this...

ReFused for Restless Beings at Rich Mix

Rich Mix is a social enterprise that offers an eclectic mix of cultural...

Bastille at Bush Hall

Bastille are an epic band, that’s a given. The use of keyboards, the opulence of...

TKTS Christmas Carol Concert in Leicester Square

The West End Gospel Choir performed all the biggest popular...

Crisis Presents at the Hammersmith Apollo

Crisis Presents at Hammersmith Apollo was a concert with a mission. Not...

Jake Bugg at House of St Barnabas

The House of St Barnabas is a not-for-profit private members’ club hidden...

The Mission and Fields of the Nephilim at Brixton Academy

Christmas is that time of year when everyone tells us...

The Waterboys at the Hammersmith Apollo

The Waterboys’ Fisherman’s Blues remains their most celebrated album....

Leona Lewis – Christmas with Love

As always, the yuletide season, along with the cold, the tinsel and the...

Placebo at Brixton Academy

“Hello Brixton ACADEMY!” shrieks high-pitched frontman Brian Molko at the closing...

Tim Burgess at Islington Assembly Hall

Many of us will recognise mop-haired Brit rock legend Tim Burgess as the...

Nick Lowe at Rough Trade East

Nick Lowe is no stranger to small venues, nor to the small crowd of devoted...

The Young Gods at Islington Academy

Dealing with expectations has always been a problem in terms of live music: if...

The Feeling at Under the Bridge

Christmas is upon us and to celebrate the occasion The Feeling performed an...

Gogol Bordello at Brixton Academy

Gogol Bordello do not have a second gear. The motley crew of gypsy punks have...

Beyoncé – Beyoncé

As ever, Beyoncé’s exquisite vocal storms in the opening track Pretty Hurts, where...

Deltron 3030 at Scala

How do you present the live show of a two-part hip-hop opera set over a...

The Snowman and the Snowdog with Andy Burrows and Ilan Eshkeri

Lit with flickering candles and sparking fir trees,...

Hot Natured at the Roundhouse

Hot Natured are an acclaimed and renowned collective of four international DJs...

Kurt Vile and the Violators at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Let’s not categorise Kurt Vile, he would not like it...

Ásgeir at Bush Hall

Although he is escorted by four band members, Ásgeir Trausti seems isolated on the stage...

Roo Panes at Bush Hall

The elegant Bush Hall in Shepherds Bush was the stage for young singer-songwriter Roo Panes...

MK1 at Barfly Camden

Self-proclaimed “dubstep duo” MK1 have amazed, amused and scandalised audiences...

White Lies at the Roundhouse

In 2009, indie three-piece White Lies were hotly tipped as “ones to watch” by the...

The Puppini Sisters at Union Chapel

The Puppini Sisters are enchanting – for about five minutes.  Apparently...