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Gig Review: Stereolab at Rescue Rooms
Sun 19 Nov 2023Stereolab's devout and large fanbase is very clear from their most recent show in Rescue Rooms, which sold out almost instantly. Even as the first band was setting up the crowd had mostly packed their way in, front to back, ready to see the main act...
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Gig Review: Tom A. Smith at The Chameleon
Fri 17 Nov 2023At nineteen years old, most musicians are only just getting started in their music careers – but Tom A. Smith is not most musicians. The young singer-songwriter from Sunderland was born practically with a guitar in his hand, learning how to play from the age of four and then incredibly playing his first ever gig at The Cluny in Newcastle, aged just eight years old. Eleven years on from that monumental first gig, we went to catch him at The Chameleon as part of his mammoth 34-date UK tour...
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We Chat to Neville Staple From The Specials Ahead of His Metronome Gig
Fri 17 Nov 2023Neville Staple has had an incredible career in the music industry. During his time with The Specials, they achieved eight top ten singles including two number ones. He then had another bite of the cherry with six top twenty singles with Fun Boy Three. We chat to the 'Original Rude Boy' ahead of his show at Metronome next month...
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Gig Review: Cian Ducrot at Rock City
Thu 16 Nov 2023Cian Ducrot is an Irish singer-songwriter, raised in Cork, currently on the road with his Victory tour, named after his first studio album. The last time Cian played Nottingham he was performing at Rescue Rooms, but his growing success has seen him step up to Rock City, where the venue was packed full with adoring fans of all ages...
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Gig Review: Baby Tap at Rough Trade
Wed 15 Nov 2023After delving deep into the world of Baby Tap when she interviewed him back in September, Roxann Yus had the pleasure of attending his album release launch party for ENKI at Rough Trade last week...
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Gig Review: Death Cult at Rock City
Wed 15 Nov 2023Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy returned to a jam-packed Rock City to celebrate forty years of The Cult's predecessor, Death Cult, reliving deep cuts that spawned one of the most successful bands to come from the UK's illustrious eighties gothic and Hard Rock scene…
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Gig Review: ALT BLK ERA at Rock City Beta
Mon 13 Nov 2023Considering all the incredible acts emerging out of the Nottingham music scene right now, you could argue that none have bigger momentum than alternative sister duo, ALT BLK ERA...
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Gig Review: The Beatles Dub Club at The Bodega
Mon 13 Nov 2023DJ Chris Arnold brought reggae, ska, Latin, hip hop, funk and even drum & bass takes on the wonderful music created by John, Paul, George & Ringo to The Bodega...
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Gig Review: Wargasm UK at Rock City
Mon 13 Nov 2023After making waves at Rescue Rooms when they last visited Nottingham, Wargasm UK have now graduated to Rock City level audiences. Naturally, Izzy Morris was curious to see what all of the buzz was about...
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Gig Review: Jah Wobble & The Invaders Of The Heart at Rescue Rooms
Sat 11 Nov 2023Combining global music, reggae, fusion and punk influences, Jah Wobble has entranced the world with his hypnotic bass riffs for over four decades and has become one of Britain’s most influential and distinct bass players. Accompanied by his band, Invaders of the Heart, Jah Wobble is reborn into a new decade as defiant as ever with a brand new UK tour...
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Gig Review: Creeper at Rock City
Fri 10 Nov 2023Nottingham may have been overtaken with the festive spirit this past week with the opening of Winter Wonderland, but in a dark room over on Talbot Street the ghost of Halloween was still found lingering. This is because Southampton-hailing goth-rockers Creeper had crawled their way to the hallowed halls of Rock City, bringing with them their uniquely theatrical live show. Performing fresh off the release of their critically-acclaimed vampire rock opera Sanguivore in October, the show promised to be a spectre-cle (sorry, not sorry) – full of high expectations and a little smidgen of dread, we went along to investigate…
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Gig Review: Bleach Lab at The Bodega
Thu 09 Nov 2023London-based four-piece Bleach Lab are known for creating ethereal indie soundscapes. LeftLion's Phil Taylor reviews as The Bodega is transported to another dimension for a night of delicate vocals and hazy guitar riffs...
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Gig Review: Briston Maroney at Rescue Rooms
Thu 09 Nov 2023Following the release of the blissfully introspective Ultrapure, American singer-songwriter Briston Maroney heads on tour to celebrate his sophomore album. The lyrical storyteller makes a stop at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms for a chilled-out set…
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Gig Review: piri at Rescue Rooms
Wed 08 Nov 2023The new queen of liquid Drum and Bass came to Rescue Rooms with dance moves and sound systems that have set the standard for how these gigs can be performed...
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Gig Review: Dream Nails at The Bodega
Wed 08 Nov 2023Activism and punk rock collided at The Bodega for a night of riot-grrl anthems, unbridled female rage, and DIY ethics…
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Gig Review: The Popguns at The Chameleon
Tue 07 Nov 2023After reuniting in 2012, Brighton-based band The Popguns brought their indie-rock sounds to The Chameleon for a sell-out show...
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Gig Review: Deadletter at The Bodega
Mon 06 Nov 2023This Halloween, The Bodega was haunted by a particularly aptly named headliner; Deadletter. Giving an energetic, tight and memorable performance, the post-punk sextet cast their magic on Nottingham’s punters for a night of pure fun...
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Gig Review: Fat Dog at The Bodega
Mon 06 Nov 2023Taking place in a venue definitely too small for them, Fat Dog took to The Bodega with attitude and style...
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Gig Review: Corella at Rescue Rooms
Mon 06 Nov 2023Manchester-based indie-rock quartet Corella take to the stage at Rescue Rooms for a sold-out set. With tracks that feel larger-than-life, and even somewhat cinematic, it’s no wonder that these guys have been making waves amongst the indie soundscape. With a debut album on the way, as well as all the talent and ambition required for a meteoric rise, Corella find themselves upon the threshold of something momentous…
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Gig Review: Terrorvision at Rock City
Fri 03 Nov 2023Terrorvision originally formed in Bradford in 1987 as The Spoilt Bratz – thankfully they changed their name to Terrorvision in 1991. A few years later they released back-to-back albums Formaldehyde and How to Make Friends and Influence People, leading to their critical and commercial success. The nineties rock legends take to the stage at Rock City...
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Gig Review: Beverley Knight at the Royal Concert Hall
Thu 02 Nov 2023After having the honour of interviewing global star Beverley Knight last month, our Addie Kenogbon was beyond hyped to have been invited to see her show for herself at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall during her biggest ever UK headline tour, in celebration of her fiftieth birthday...
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Gig Review: Fizz at Rough Trade
Thu 02 Nov 2023Fizz appeared, larger than life and full of positive energy, at Rough Trade on Sunday afternoon to promote their new - debut - album, The Secret To Life. To those who have not yet encountered this band (surely there can’t be many judging by the length of the line outside the venue by noon), they’re a super group, in more ways than one...
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Gig Review: Barry Can't Swim at Rough Trade
Tue 31 Oct 2023On a chilly Wednesday evening in the thick of autumn, Scottish DJ Barry Can’t Swim brought a glorious dose of sun soaked electronic house to Rough Trade...
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Gig Review: Fear Factory at Rock City
Tue 31 Oct 2023We took a trip to our second home Rock City for the visit of US industrial metal legends Fear Factory...
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