Four top bands, three of them Brighton favourites, all for not much more than the price of a pint. That’s what dreams are made of round these parts, and Hidden Herd’s special show this weekend certainly lived up to that. As well as showcasing what the rising buzz of…
It’s been a funny old year for The Strokes. Despite a hoax suggesting they were going to play an intimate show at Camden’s Dingwalls that caught out many loyal fans, and no real sign we’ll ever see them again as a band, both Julian Casablancas and Albert Hammond Jr. have…
Brighton’s Breathe Panel have really stepped things up a notch in 2018. Not only have the played some great shows – such as their fantastic Great Escape slot at One Church – but they released their debut, eponymous record back in July. Produced by MJ of Hookworms, we described it…
If you ever thought Passenger was just the name behind the super hit ‘Let Her Go’, you are quite mistaken. Try telling that to almost 2,000 dedicated fans at the Brighton Dome on Sunday night. After a staggering ten studio albums, Passenger has built an impressive back catalogue of finely…
There’s a reason they call Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA the genius. Not only is he regarded as the leader of the seminal hip-hop group, but he’s a Harvard lecturer and a highly respected solo artist in his own right. The word legend is certainly overused, but GZA is an icon pure…
As festival season draws to a close, it’s a good job there’s still a wealth of great artists to enjoy in order to soften the post-festival blues. Detroit-based indie-pop singer Anna Burch has played at several festivals herself this summer, including End Of The Road, Port Eliot and Deer…
A little bit of Nashville came to Brighton this week in the shape of Erin Rae, the country-folk singer from Jackson, Tennessee. Having been a performer on stage since the age of five (with her parents, also musicians), she has successfully walked the line between indie-folk and Americana ever…
Despite the fact they released their debut album, which we called “A procession of devastating and precise observations that get right to the heart (and guts) of modern Britain”, this year, it’s been a tumultuous 2018 for South London’s Goat Girl. Not only did drummer Rosy Bones suffer severe burns…
Seeing female-fronted bands is, for the most part, a rare treat, same goes for female solo artists. Seeing female bands, with female support, and a female tour manager, is even more so. It shouldn’t be, and some people would think I’m over reacting, but screw them, because I’m not.
Over the last 12 months, online magazine Hidden Herd have announced themselves as a fantastic promoter offering up the best of indie music. Thus, their very first festival was an eclectic affair showcasing bands from Brighton and further afield in an all-dayer that grew more and more in strength as…