I woke up Tuesday morning with a strange feeling, as though there was a hole inside me. A space that I didn’t know was there before, was now empty – I was homesick. Not of my two-bedroom flat in Brixton, but of my two-person tent in a muddy…
First, a quick introduction to At The Edge Of The Sea Festival. It’s basically a Wedding Present all-day gig with loads of cool bands that David Gedge, the band’s frontman, has discovered or likes. It takes place at the Concorde 2, kicks off at 3pm sharp and the music is…
The Haunt was made for nights like this. Sweaty, intense, a show teetering on the edge of chaos but always staying just about in control due to the good intentions of the crowd. It was the scene for the return of Marmozets to Brighton as they warmed up for shows…
I shamefully managed to turn up slightly late for the show this evening. I missed the first few songs but the moment the door was pushed open my embarrassed panic was gone. Adam Torres’ music manages to have a moment with you personally, you can drift off and it’ll…
The layout of Patterns is unusual compared to your typical venue, with only certain genres suited to the horizontal layout. However, this didn’t matter for Holy Fuck, with the Canadians deciding to move their entire stage onto the dance floor and play ‘In the round’ for the final show of…
Despite Lambchop never being a band that could be easily pigeonholed or categorised, there was still a sharp intake of breath amongst fans when Kurt Wagner announced that their latest album, FLOTUS, had been inspired by the sparse electronic beats and hip-hop rhythms championed by Kendrick Lamar and Kanye…
What’s that saying about old dogs and new tricks? Because it certainly won’t be found here. After releasing one of the most colossal albums of this year with In Spades, The Afghan Whigs return to Brighton in a tightly packed Concorde 2 bringing one hell of a noise…
If you’re a fan of heavy riffs with some of the liveliest showmanship around, let me introduce you to Dead!, a London four-piece who bring not only one hell of a sound, but one seriously sweaty show that will leave you in a delightful state of angst, chaos…
Alternative garage rockers, hailing all the way from Pennsylvania, Tigers Jaw are certainly not a name to merely overlook, even with their promise of being ‘a pretty cool band’ in their Twitter bio. Their material is upbeat, bouncy and sheds light on more than a few relatable home…
Josh Davis, a.k.a. DJ Shadow, could easily turn up at venues these days and simply play a recording of Endtroducing….. in its entirety and still sell out every time to rapturous acclaim. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, he expressed gratitude that his seminal debut album had endured…