Chvrches + SOAK – Live @ The Junction

Wednesday 12th March, Cambridge

It’s a chilly, misty evening in Cambridge and the Junction is completely sold out tonight for the trio from Glasgow. Chvrches includes Lauren Mayberry on vocals, Iain Cook on synths, guitar and bass, and Martin … Read More

Behemoth + Cradle Of Filth – Live @ The Forum

Monday 10th February, London

Behemoth’s ascension to the mainstream has been an unusual, tumultuous journey. Although they have been one of Poland’s premier extreme metal bands since the early 1990s, and a staple part of the international black metal underground … Read More

Submotion Orchestra – Live @ KOKO

Friday 15th November, London

Although loosely associated with the ongoing EFG London Jazz Festival, tonight’s headline show at KOKO is part of a nation-wide promo tour in support of Submotion Orchestra’s excellent new EP, 1968. Nonetheless, this … Read More

The National – Live @ Alexandra Palace

Thursday 14th November, London

Alexandra Palace is a tough nut to crack. Despite considerable efforts in recent years to make it a more streamlined concert venue, the cavernous, standing-only space (that can host up to around 10,000 … Read More

Trentemøller – Live @ The Forum

Thursday 7th November, London

Although they seem to navigate through divergent scenes and soundscapes, the career trajectories of Nicolas Jaar and Trentemøller are comparable. Both emerged producing “techno” music (of sorts), which was lavished with praise and … Read More

Ghostpoet – Live @ Village Underground

Thursday May 30th, London

The first time I saw Ghostpoet – aka Obaro Ejimiwe – was at a shambolic little day festival in East London in 2011 called Streetfest, where music was secondary to the main events of street … Read More

Portico Quartet – Live @ London KOKO

London, 17th April.

Portico Quartet’s new ‘Live/Remix’ release – alongside this promotional KOKO show – is the sound of a band establishing itself confidently in the UK electronic music scene. Across three studio albums, including last year’s sublime self-titled … Read More

Civil Twilight – Live @ The Borderline

London, 9th April

Alternative rock band Civil Twilight are a quartet from Cape Town, South Africa. Now Nashville based, they’ve developed their career as a progressive live act and are often compared with U2, Radiohead, and Muse.

Brothers Andrew … Read More

Carcass – Live @ London Underworld

London Underworld, 28th March

This is the last night of Carcass’s three night residency at the London Underworld and it is the hottest ticket in town. The band has put the tickets at £6 so everyone could get to go and now they have been … Read More

Interpol Showcased New Album In London

Interpol showcased their new, self titled album yesterday (September 15) at intimate London Heaven. The NYC band, watched by Helena Christensen, White Lies and Mat Horne, played a set which mixed new tracks, such as Sucess, Sumemr Well, Try It … Read More