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Gig review: Welly at The Bodega
Wed 19 Feb 2025Immersive, exciting and utterly captivating - that was the atmosphere as Welly hit The Bodega's stage, unleashing creative chaos from the first moment. With The Pill and Polly Money setting the scene, the evening was unforgettable and proved this band are absolutely one to watch...
Gig review: Bayside at Rescue Rooms
Wed 19 Feb 2025If Bayside are one of those bands always on the periphery of your scene knowledge... make them one of your go-to bands. Their makeshift ‘Greatest Hits’ tour has pin-balled the enigmatic five-piece through the last 25 years, and with a stop off in Nottingham's Rescue Rooms, it was a headline show hard to forget...
Gig review: Hamish Hawk at Rescue Rooms
Wed 19 Feb 2025Quirky, energetic and immensely talented character Hamish Hawk continued his A Firmer Hand tour with a visit to Nottingham's Rescue Rooms, bringing a breath of fresh air and wowing the appreciative crowd...
Gig review: Delights at The Bodega
Tue 18 Feb 2025Mancunian indie outlet Delights are simply incredible. They mix indie with funk and lo-fi sounds and ideas to create a chilled and cinematic sound that was built for the stage. We caught up with them on the third night of their UK headline tour, promoting the album If Heaven Looks A Little Like This, with support from Flat Party and Leah Wilcox...
Gig review: Noisemakers' Guild & Club Rivera at The Chapel, with Jude Forsey
Tue 18 Feb 2025Noisemakers' Guild took to the stage at The Chapel for a performance with Italian jazz funk band Club Rivera. With young local singer-songwriter Jude Forsey in support, the night was one to remember...
We hear from GOBs Poetry Collective on their fifth anniversary
Mon 17 Feb 2025One of Nottingham’s leading poetry groups, GOBS Collective, turns five this year. With an impressive list of publications, events and live showcases under their belts, our Literature Editor Andrew Tucker talks about the need for such creative communities that help people find their poetic voice.
Gig review: High Vis at Rescue Rooms
Sun 16 Feb 2025Following on from their third studio album Guided Tour, which was well-received by fans and critics alike, High Vis threw down a marker at Nottingham's Rescue Rooms. Arguably one of the most enigmatic hardcore punk/rock groups on the live circuit at the moment, the second date on their tour saw the rock five-piece hit the East Midlands with a headline show too hard to forget...
Gig review: Inhaler at Rock City
Sat 15 Feb 2025Inhaler are doing things big. This month, they embarked on their biggest-ever UK tour, covering eight cities. This followed four weeks in the US, and preceded 15 dates in Europe and a trip to Asia. We caught up with them at Rock City, where they played an enthralling 18-song set...
LeftLion's Latest Listens #15: Notts music we're currently spinning
Fri 14 Feb 2025In this edition of LeftLion's Latest Listens, our music team reviews new releases from Confyde, Idolvein, Cara Flynn, Marseille and ALT BLK ERA...
Gig review: Girl Scout at The Bodega, with Penny Moon
Fri 14 Feb 2025Sweden's Girl Scout delivered a highlight set at The Bodega during 2024's Dot To Dot Festival. Returning to the same stage less than a year later to deliver a blazing headline set, the band were welcomed warmly by an appreciative crowd, and supported deftly by local group Penny Moon...
Classical Concert Review: Prague Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Concert Hall
Thu 13 Feb 2025With Tomáš Brauner waving the baton and Gabriela Montero on the piano, the Prague Symphony Orchestra delivers the best of three great composers...
Review: Girls and Boys at Nottingham Playhouse
Thu 13 Feb 2025Nottingham's own Aisling Loftus shines in this one-woman show that takes the lid off romance and shows the darkness lurking underneath...
Gig review: Our Girl at The Bodega, with Davoli
Thu 13 Feb 2025Our Girl were warmly welcomed back to Nottingham and The Bodega as they celebrated the release of their latest album The Good Kind, proving their ability to uplift and excite...
Gig review: Olly Alexander at Rough Trade
Wed 12 Feb 2025As he moves on from his time with Years & Years and puts his Eurovision experience behind him, Olly Alexander is finding his true voice. In the up-close-and-personal setting of Rough Trade Nottingham, there was a sense of a pivotal moment for the talented singer-songwriter...
Gig review: Peggy's Spotlight at Peggy's Skylight
Wed 12 Feb 2025Peggy’s Skylight once again proved its place as a cornerstone of Nottingham’s jazz scene with its latest edition of the Peggy’s Spotlight showcase. The event's mission is to shine a light on homegrown talent giving them a chance to shine on a stage that feels like home...
Gig review: Dekker & Daudi Matsiko at The Bodega
Tue 11 Feb 2025Notts based, ever-minimalist singer-songwriters Daudi Matsiko and Dekker headlined a night of dreamy and introspective folk at The Bodega, with support arriving from local Chloe Rogers...
Gig review: Madina Lake at Rescue Rooms
Tue 11 Feb 2025As February deepened and winter proved to be a stubborn companion, Madina Lake took to the stage at Rescue Rooms, delivering an unforgettable performance that transported fans straight back to the golden era of 2000s alternative rock…
Film review: Rave on for the Avon
Fri 07 Feb 2025Poppy Wildman dives into this 'bold, beautiful and profoundly moving' documentary, coming to Mammoth - A Climate Action Cinema this Saturday 15 February....
Theatre Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Fri 07 Feb 2025This biblical tale of family and forgiveness will have you on your feet...
Gig review: Wet Wet Wet at the Theatre Royal
Thu 06 Feb 2025Wet Wet Wet appeared at the Nottingham Theatre Royal, on a cold Monday night at the beginning of February - but this would not put off the near capacity audience who arrived in the mood to party...
Gig review: Lizzie Esau + Dirty Blonde at Billy Bootleggers
Tue 04 Feb 2025To celebrate Independent Venues Week, Lizzie Esau and Dirty Blonde teamed up for a co-headline tour, culminating at Nottingham’s dive bar extraordinaire, Billy Bootleggers…
Film Review: A Complete Unknown
Mon 03 Feb 2025How well can a film capture an enigma? Join us as we review A Complete Unknown and wonder just that...
Gig review: Du Blonde at The Bodega, with bigfatbig
Mon 03 Feb 2025A decade since their last visit to The Bodega, an awful lot has changed for Beth Jeans Houghton (Du Blonde). With the multi-talented Geordie artist now managing and releasing music under their own label Daemon TV, it was this DIY spirit that drove well-received fourth album, Sniff More Gritty, released in November last year. Returning to Nottingham with that album in tow, we went along to check out Beth’s sold-out show and their first one in the city since 2015…
Gig review: Origami Angel at Rescue Rooms
Sun 02 Feb 2025Swapping Washington, DC for Nottingham, Origami Angel began their UK tour in style. Rescue Rooms became a place of escape, where the music could speak for itself...
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