Who are Silver Apples and how have they managed to fill Patterns full of music fans from all walks of life? Well, the short answer is they are legends, pioneers in the music game, innovators in the definition of what music is.
With dreamy sonic textures, tense reverberations and an intricate guitar-driven sound, Tourists’ brand of shoegaze infused post-punk has garnered attention from the likes of Radio 1, Clash and DIY; leading to the Devon-based group headlining the inaugural Tootopia festival in South London.
In its own way, Cassie Ramone’s previous band Vivian Girls was quietly influential. Their combining of lo-fi noise rock aesthetics with the melodies and harmonies of 60s girl groups can still be felt today in acts such as Best Coast and Bleached. Performing her solo project, an…
Sunday night is an odd one for a gig. If you’ve had a busy weekend all you really want to do is stay in and watch Marseille vs. FC Nantes on TV. But when the line-up is strong, you don’t mind missing a game, that on paper, will be…
“We, um, we brought you some stuff so you don’t get bored in here. I made you a new mixtape, I made you a new mixtape, I made you a new mixtape, miiiixxxxxxtape, there’s some stuff on there I really think you’ll like!” Is the immortal opening to DJ…
By the time I got to The Albert on Friday night Fable and her band were already in full-swing and the darkened room was full to bursting with fans eager to catch up with the latest developments from this exciting new emerging artist. Fable arrived on the Brighton scene…
The last time Blick Bassy played in Brighton, his set marked him out as an original and exciting act. It wasn’t clear until his return though, that the first concert was very stripped back, essentially an all acoustic performance backed by cello and trombone. It was a surprise to…
I arrived just in time for Jerkin The Rat's set. I'd not seen these guys perform for so long I'd started to think the outfit was defunct, and the band revealed during the set that it had been over a year since their last outing. You might expect such…
Gigs are too often filled with self-importance, caricatures filled with their own ego, narcism and arrogance but Fat White Family have long been regarded as a band that are more than (here’s the cliché) just a band. Before you hang me for spouting such a phrase, let me…
Bestival’s a strange one, because if someone asks you what style of music they put on, it’s hard to give a straight answer. At first it seems like a disordered assortment of anyone and everyone – but give it a couple of days and you realise they’ve just nicely…