David Thomas Broughton News

Points of the Compass: new London festival details

Points of the Compass is a new festival, of sorts, organised by the lovely chaps behind The Local, promoters of quality shows around London and further afield»

Bon Iver, Richard Hawley and more for End of the Road 2008

News by Kev Kharas

Bon Iver and Richard Hawley are perhaps the biggest names to be added to the bill for this summer’s End of the Road festival»

Bella Union bringing el Guincho, Emmy the Great, Duke Spirit to Wireless

News by Kev Kharas

Bella Union, the fine independent label started by Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde just over a decade ago, have been given their own stage at this year’s Wireless festival. Guess what? They have some of the best line-ups of the weekend»

Primavera: bill almost full!

News by Mike Diver

Spain's Primavera Sound Festival is all but complete of line-up, with the latest announcement a true who's who of DiS's rocking and rolling wet dreams...»

David Thomas Broughton gets busy in the Spring

News by Kev Kharas

David Thomas Broughton is to tour the UK this February. »

Five Curses but six tracks? David Thomas Broughton can't count...

News by Mike Diver

David Thomas Broughton is to follow up his The Acclaimed Guide To Insufficiency album with a six-track EP, oddly titled 5 Curses...»

Ssssh! DiS links up with London promoters for Quiet Music All-Dayer

News by Mike Diver

Oooooh, looky at this little beauty. DiS is pleased to be involved with London's first-ever Shhh! all-dayer, a celebration of quiet music...»

WIN! Tickets to shows that are good!

News by Mike Diver

'Cause DiS is nice to people, sometimes people are well nice back. Knom - London-based gig promoters of no little brilliance - have kindly donated a load of tickets to a trio of excellent capital shows to give away to DiS readers. Hey, that's you...»

End Of The Road update: Ryan Adams announced!

News by Mike Diver

The first-ever End Of The Road Festival is all but upon us, so what better time for a wee update on the line-up and stuff...»

Into the woods: Leeds festival with a difference...

News by Mike Diver

Alternative music-loving locals to the Leeds area are in for a treat this July, as the Oats And Groats festival is to be held in the woodland of Hunters Greave...»

Wake up, Leeds: Chinchilla's this weekend!

News by Mike Diver

Now, so far as I'm concerned you're welcome to your Readings and Vs and all that middle-of-the-road jazz, but should your tastes be a little more - what shall we say? - violent, you could do a lot worse than haul ass to Leeds this weekend for the annual Chinchilla Festival...»