Live Music
Crystal Teardrop
With Rob Hadley on photos, Cherry Holiday watches 60’s-influenced band The Crystal Teardrop play the launch gig for their outstanding debut album, ‘The Teardrop Is Forming’.
Waterboys
Steev Burgess enjoys an euphoric set from The Waterboys at The Roundhouse in London.
Yardbirds
Lisa Torem enjoys. the Yardbirds' evergreen setlist at the Des Plaines Theater on the last night of their 2025 American our..
Skunk Anansie
Sreev Burgess watches Britrock veterans Skunk Anansie air the hits and preview new material at an intimate show in Brighton.
Kruder and Dofmeister
Prior to a power outage, a live concert from Kryder and Dorfmeister proved to be “exceptional”, “sun-drenched” and “one-of-a-kind” for Philamonjaro
When Rivers Meet
Nige Nudds watches and photographs an impressive set from rising blues rock band When Rivers Meet to promote their new third album, ‘Addicted to You;'.
Nils Petter Molvaer
The Norwegian composer, producer and trumpet player Nils Petter Molvaer holds his audience in a trance and Philamonjaro is there to witness it at a gig at El Molino in Barcelona.
Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy plays a storming night at Aviva Studios in Manchester. Shirley Proctor is our guide.
Pistol Daisys
At The Waterfront in Norwich Nige Nudds watches a remarkable opening set from new Glasgow-based trio The Pistol Daisys
Credits
Steve Kinrade at The ARC in Liverpool watches Merseyside's new contenders Credits tap into a classic sound with a modern spark.
Max Bianco and the BlueHearts
Steev Burgess feels that folk-punk and one-time Libertines support Max Bianco is a name to watch in his and his band The BlueHearts first headline gig at the Troubadour in London.
Waeve
Amanda J Wilson watches and photographs a disappointing gig from The Waevve, the current band of Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and his wife Rose Elinor Dougal.
David Gray
Shirley Procter enjoys a crowd-pleasing set of anthemic songs from acclaimed singer-songwriter David Gray
Peter Doherty
Steev Burgess enjoys two nights at the Blackheath Halls and the Palace Theatre on Peter Doherty's latest tour.
Massive Attack
Bristolian pathfinders Massive Attack continue to find new routes over thirty years into their career. Richard Lewis reviews
Shed Seven
Richard Lewis watches Britpop survivors Shed Seven round off the year with a raucous victory lap tour
Paul Draper
Paul Clark at the Citadel in St Helens watches ex-Mansun frontman Paul Draper play a fiery set of solo material as well as Mansun's epic second album 'Six' in its entirety,
Autumn 1904
John Clarkson finds reformed post-punk band Autumn 1904 playing a powerful set at a Pennyblack-promoted gig at The Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh.
Altered Images
Richard Lewis watches post-punk pop of the highest order as the Eighties outfit Altered Images deliver their classic album ‘Bite’ in full
Vapors
Denzil Watson enjoys a master class of power pop from late 70's/early 80's act The Vapors in the unusual setting of The Chantry Brewery in Rotherham.