Category Archives: Gigs

Electronics, guitar feedback, punky, hypnotic, dancy, cool look … Sextile from LA got the new year off to a raucous and enjoyable start. Most memorable for me for style and attitude rather than melodic tunes, we were still impressed and … Continue reading →

With all of us being huge Smiths fans, it would have been rude not to check out Frankly The Smiths from Glasgow, the newest Smiths tribute band on the block. We had seen them play a few acoustic songs before … Continue reading →

Zal is a boyhood hero of mine since 1974 from his fantastic time in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. We are all a bit older (maybe wiser) now, in fact Zal is an amazingly sprightly 68. He gave up playing … Continue reading →

Alladin Sane by David Bowie is Jan’s all time favourite album, so it was with great excitement that we came to see the original Piano player, Mike Garson, reprive that album and other classics. Karen is also a massive Bowie … Continue reading →

I’ve loved Kagoule since I first saw them at Sneaky Pete’s nearly 2 years ago. That was an outstanding gig of 2015 and tonight they were just as good, with a whole bunch of new songs that hopefully will be … Continue reading →

I missed the Downtown Boys in Edinburgh recently so was lucky enough to catch them supporting Priests in Manchester while travelling through. Downtown Boys play an enthusiastic modern punk noise, combining the sound and spirit of X-Ray Spex with political … Continue reading →

I’m enjoying seeing more prominent unashamed political opinions up front from many more music artists at the moment and Shame are a young band pulling no punches. ‘If you’re not angry you’re not paying attention’. Their post punk style suits … Continue reading →

When I last saw Denmark’s Baby In Vain a couple of years ago, I was impressed and intrigued, but they have developed their music more and have even bigger riffs and choruses. Really ramped up the volume, the fuzz and … Continue reading →

I saw Susanne for the first time in Hull in May. I liked the show, but only after I had listened to her albums did I start to get into her music. I’ve hardly listened to anyone else since! Her latest … Continue reading →