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Asobi Seksu, White Lies, Violens at Rock City, Nottingham, Wed 25 Nov
In the case of White Lies, it has been a hugely successful twelve months, despite being ladled with disparaging levels of adversity at times, and although there's still a tad of indifference as to whether this year's triumphs can be repeated and sustained in the future, no one can deny they've rightfully earned their current elevated status...»
Dead Confederate, The Kull at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Tue 08 Dec
Hailing from Athens, Georgia, previously renowned in a musical sense for the diverse likes of REM, Neutral Milk Hotel and Mastodon, Dead Confederate occupy such a vast musical landscape that even attempting to pin them down would be a nigh on impossible task.»
Broadcast, Moon Wiring Club at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, Tue 08 Dec
Exorcism or invocation? That’s a question Broadcast are still asking in their own beguiling way.»
Frightened Rabbit at Warehouse, Aberdeenshire, Tue 01 Dec
Somewhat surprisingly the brothers Hutchison and co didn't take the opportunity to showcase the new album, playing only the aforementioned 'Swim...' and 'Nothing Like You'. »
Johnny Foreigner at Sugarmill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Fri 27 Nov
Johnny Foreigner’s Alexei Berrow closes the gig with a quick reflection: "Cheers. I feel like we’ve made some new friends down»
The Specials at Rock City, Nottingham, Sun 22 Nov
In little over thirty minutes time The Specials are due onstage for the second night of their two-day jaunt in Nottingham, yet still Rock City's doors remain firmly closed...»
Yeah Yeah Yeahs at O2 Academy Brixton, London, Mon 30 Nov
The girls wanna kiss her, the boys wanna be a fifth as cool as her. Onlookers gaze at the spiky leather jacket atop Japanese cloth and neon danglies. We look on in awe at her yoga poses whilst deep-throatin' a mic. Meanwhile, the blow-up eyes sway and the flutter-flying clouds of confetti stick to sweaty backs 'n' necks 'n' faces. Your usual Monday night out, this is not.»
An evening with Chemikal Underground Records at Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Fri 20 Nov
Chemikal Underground, the venerable Glasgow label which brought us Mogwai, Arab Strap, The Delgados and many others, will celebrat»
God Help the Girl at 100 Club, London, Sat 21 Nov
It’s been three years since fans of Belle and Sebastian have had the chance to see Stuart Murdoch on the stage, and this tiny, m»
Akron/Family, Wolf People at Highbury Garage, Islington, Tue 17 Nov
Akron/Family are a band guaranteed to make you feel good. First there are the compliments: "You're so polite. You're so intelligent. You're so spiritually advanced. You're so sexy", cooed Seth Olinsky, spreading well-being across the small crowd at London's Garage. @ London Garage, Tues 17 Nov - can't seem to add the event, though have subbed - James»
Tortoise at Royal Festival Hall, Lambeth, Sun 22 Nov
The two members of Cluster may have a combined age of 140 but they haven't come to the UK on a Saga holiday; no, the influential »
Fionn Regan at Jam, , Fri 13 Nov
It might not rank alongside Bob Dylan going electric – the humid cavern of Jam is a long way from the Newport Folk Festival and »
Little Noise Session at Union Chapel, Islington, Mon 16 Nov
Silence can be so loud. The gentle hush adopted by the 500 lucky attendees of tonight’s first Little Noise Session of 2009 rende»
Grouper, Thank You, Silk Flowers at The Luminaire, London, Thu 05 Nov
Getting a firm grasp on Portland’s Grouper is tricky.»
The Field at Audio, North New Brighton, Wed 11 Nov
It’s a crying shame, if you’ll pardon the phrase, when expectations are smashed as clumsily as they are here»
A Place To Bury Strangers, Japandroids at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Fri 06 Nov
If Japandroids haven't exactly enjoyed the most comfortable of trips to Nottingham today, then Brooklyn's A Place To Bury Strangers must have broken the record for the most tiring. Having stepped off a plane from their homeland literally hours before arriving, one could forgive them for being jetlagged and ultimately wanting to get tonight's show out of the way in order to get a good night's rest...»
Antipop Consortium, Grasscut, Devil Man @ Audio, Brighton
An iron shield might have been useful protection against the onslaught of Devil Man, led by Brighton breakcore peddler DJ Scotch E»
Maps, It Hugs Back at Bodega Social, Nottingham, Sat 31 Oct
Now just a two-piece consisting of Chapman and August Jakobsen, the 2009 version of Maps is more at home within the sweaty confines of a late night club...»
Alaska In Winter at The Freebutt, Brighton, Fri 23 Oct
Alaska in Winter may yet become another Freebutt success story, but Brighton seems to have collectively ignored this one, with barely 20 people attendance.»
iLiKETRAiNS, Swimming at The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Mon 19 Oct
'Spencer Percival' and popular b-side 'Victress', dedicated here to Sol Campbell, further emphasise iLiKETRAiNS status as a most understated - if eccentrically adverse - national treasure. »
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