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Live Music Review: Sofar Sounds' Second Birthday at Mimm Store

Mon 28 Nov 2016

They set up initimate gigs all over the country, including in our humble city. We got down to see some fresh talent in one of our city's shopping centres...

Conversation Dinner at Jamie's Italian for Being Human Festival

Fri 18 Nov 2016

The national festival delves into everything humanities. For the opening event in Nottingham, our literature editor got down to Jamie's Italian for a little less of the usual restaurant action, and a little more conversation. A dinner without food. Get meh?

Review: Amit Chaudhuri in Conversation at Nottingham Festival of Literature

Wed 16 Nov 2016

The award-winning author was in Nottingham as part of the Festival of Literature, where he discussed D.H. Lawrence, his love of music, and read from some of his novels...

Debs Does Nottingham Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival

Tue 15 Nov 2016

Nottingham CAMRA's annual festival of beers, ales and ciders hit the castle once again and we sent our Debs there to drink all the ales she possibly could...

Sheila Rowbotham Talks Rebel Crossings for Nottingham Festival of Literature

Tue 15 Nov 2016

In her latest book, Sheila Rowbotham outlines the interweaving lives of six figures who made Rebel Crossings across the Atlantic in search of new beginnings. This talk was part of Nottingham’s Festival of Literature...

John Agard Performed Roll Over Atlantic for Nottingham's Festival of Literature

Tue 15 Nov 2016

Day two of the Festival of Literature saw the eccentric and charismatic John Agard perform his Roll Over Atlantic show...

Live Music Review: Whitney at The Bodega

Mon 14 Nov 2016

When American indie/garage rock band Smith Westerns broke up in 2014, guitarist Max Kakacek and drummer Julien Ehrlich formed Whitney. Their debut album – a collection of beautiful west-coast, end-of-summer, washed-out colour seventies rock – was released earlier this year. Now, their UK tour brings them to a sold-out Bodega...

Gabriel Ebulue Performs Hip-Punk for Nottingham Comedy Festival

Mon 07 Nov 2016

"Now I am writing jokes that mean something to me and say something important... rather than a series of elaborate dick jokes"

A Bit of Magic with Stu and Friends Comes to Nottingham Comedy Festival

Mon 07 Nov 2016

Nottingham Arts Theatre is set to get taken over with a plethora of cabaret acts, all thanks to Stu Turner. As part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival, the magician and comedian from Surrey is sure to show the city a thing or two that’ll leave the gobs gaping, all alongside his mates. We chatted to the man himself ahead of the show...

5 Live Sleaford Mods Performances Worth Watching

Tue 01 Nov 2016

Ahead of their two-night stand at the spiritual home of Nottingham music, Rock City, we get ourselves in the mood by looking at five great examples of why the duo make most bands look like a bunch of choir singers by comparison...

Wendy Jones Talks Women and Sex at Nottingham's Festival of Literature

Tue 01 Nov 2016

In the 700 years that books have been published in England, there has not been one that invites women to talk about what they want from sex. Until now. Wendy Jones reveals all…

Canadian Comedian Chris Betts is Coming to Nottingham Comedy Festival

Tue 01 Nov 2016

He's made the UK his home and is currently putting the finishing touches to his new show, Bewilderbeest. We caught up with Chris Betts ahead of his show at Sobar for Nottingham Comedy Festival…

30 Things To Do For Nottingham Festival of Literature 2016

Tue 01 Nov 2016

Get the full rundown of wordy goings-on for the inaugural Notts FoL...

Nottingham Festival of Literature's Virtual Writer-in-Residence Omar Hazek

Tue 01 Nov 2016

Imprisoned for ‘protesting without permission’, Egyptian writer and poet Omar Hazek has since been released, but banned from travelling. To show solidarity with Omar, and other writers facing persecution, he’s the Festival of Literature’s Virtual Writer-in-Residence.