Tonight is a party to celebrate Dirty White Fever’s release of their debut album …on the shores of San Salvador. To help get the party underway they have invited a few of their friends to play the support roles. First up is Hanz Rollo, who was onstage as I…
The last visit to Brighton by Frankie Cosmos was a mix of highs and lows for the band. After playing a handful of successful shows over the course of last year’s Great Escape festival, there was one slightly turbulent set at The Joker as part of the Alternative Escape…
We found ourselves at The Hope on Tuesday night for an extremely promising bill of stand-out new bands from the local scene. Up first were Hollow Hand, a rapidly maturing band displaying an ever-increasing on stage synergy and pushing the edges of their compositions with confidence and a calm…
“The power of the band is their subtle nuances.” “The last time I saw them I couldn’t hear properly for days.” “As long as Sunn O))) exist, drone will never die.” “Remember, at Primavera when they had to close every stage, apart from the main one,…
The stars have finally aligned for the return of 12 Stone Toddler. These guys were always one of Brighton’s best loved bands, with a massive cultish following of devotees who would pack out every gig, drink the bar dry and terrify the locals on their rowdy way home. I…
Following the aftermath of the intense Friday and Saturday showings at Lovebox, its chilled out counterpart Citadel took over Victoria Park on Sunday to cap off a momentous weekend.
Brainchild is certainly one of the best and most forward-thinking festivals in the UK, and yet it is still relatively unknown even though it has won the AIM Best Independent Festival award in 2015 and 2016. It happens in the beautifully serene setting of the Bentley Wildfowl & Motor…
The sun-kissed port of Lisbon was the venue as the Portuguese capital hosted one of the Iberian Peninsula’s largest music festivals.
The story of how Lucy Rose travelled around Latin America (staying with fans who became firm friends) is fast becoming a legendary tale, and must already be teaching other artists how to connect with their fanbase on a global and very 2017 level. The journey continued this week as…
As I walked into Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar the DJ was playing a set that can only be called Now That’s What I Call 2000’s. The Vines, Strokes and Vex Red all rubbed shoulders while American Psycho played on the wall behind him.