Due to the recent closure of popular Bournemouth venue, Mr Smiths, tonight’s bands find themselves performing at the intimidatingly-named Opera […]
The boys from The Flow are quite unabashed and eloquent about their influences, to the extent that a quick look […]
Opening act Beth Fouracre came equipped with a guitar and a well-discussed vocal talent and quickly set about winning the […]
Razorblade Reverse were up first and, compared to the rest of the bill, played a somewhat heavier style than might […]
The night was kicked of by Yorkshire band Samsa, the opening support for the tour. Samsa are a band that […]
My first time at this London venue was almost a short lived affair as getting past the stringent door staff […]
Bless Amplifico: they’d made flyers for the tables in Heriot Watt University Union which featured a cartoon piggy bank and […]
Turning up at tonight’s five-band show ever so slightly late, I just manage to catch the end of The Tulips’ […]
Well you’d be hard pressed to arrange a more eclectic line up of bands for a Sunday night gig, but […]
Tonight’s gig is one that I have been looking forward to for quite some time. Dead Dead Dead are one […]
After a minor change to the running order, the opening act were confirmed as home-towners The Conflict Theory. It was […]
Opening act Grozny are a young trio who make a lot of noise that belies their initial timid stage presence. […]
Now before I press on some of you may have noticed that also on the bill were The Colts. Unfortunately […]
Nektar isn’t a venue; it’s a bit of left-over cave. Playing host to four local bands in one night, I’m […]
As the opening act on a Kerrang ‘one to watch’ tour, Glasgow act Fickle Public have been haring up and […]
After some initial problems getting into the venue (my name isn’t on the door despite assurances that it would be), […]
The curly boy at the mic, the singer of My Echo, is picked out frozen in the spotlight like Mac […]
Headlining a new regular electro night in Glasgow called Tronic, Ives were launching their new album with a set containing […]
Glasgow has always been a city that has mined the inspiration and feel of bands such as The Byrds, Big […]
Long term sabbaticals were a theme for the night, with both Rat:Daddy and The Downtown Maniacs playing their first gigs […]
With Misty’s Big Adventure pulling out of their headline slot, the two bands on the bill found themselves shoved up […]
When Santa takes time out of his busy December schedule to introduce you on stage, a band had better make […]
The final Unsigned Band Showcase of the year at BCSU, High Wycombe and, if the rumours are true, the last […]
What to make of Butterfly Bangs? On record they sound agile, delicate, hinting at Bloc Party’s tunefulness. In performance, they […]