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Live Music Review: Ezra Furman at Rescue Rooms

Two years to the day since last album, Perpetual Motion People came out, Ezra Furman brings backing band The Boy-friends to The Rescue Room to light up an otherwise ordinary Thursday evening.

Nottingham's Outdoor Theatre Season

The thing about theatres is they get a bit narky when you bring a box of sarnies and a six-pack into their shows. That’s no problem with this lot of summer plays, all taking place in the great outdoors. So pack yourself and your friends a tasty hamper of food, bring some blankets, and snuggle down for a bit of culture, gentle evening sun, and some tasty bites. Here are seven of our picks for the season…

Golesedi at Lady Bay Arts Festival

Right then, we're right in the middle of festival season and our vlogger Golesedi and her mate Mark ditched the wellies, booze and music for tea, cakes and art at Lady Bay Arts Festival...

The Best in the Independent Biz

Ears to the ground, it's all kicking off...

Live Music Review: Kraftwerk At The Royal Concert Hall

The electronic music legends brought their 3D techno pop to Nottingham…

Detonate Festival 2017 in Words and Photos

Our Lucy and Tom got down to Colwick Park to skank out to some right good tunes, write a few words, and take a few snaps...

Isaac at Lakeside's Wheee! Festival

Our cutest LeftLion vlogger Isaac went to Wheee! festival at The Lakeside Arts. He saw, he ran, he played, he laughed. If you don't find it adorable you have a heart of stone. Yes, stone.

Live Music Review: Dot To Dot Festival 2017

After Friday in Manchester and Saturday in Bristol, the multi-city new music extravaganza arrived in Nottingham to close out the weekend. Taking place at over 30 venues, we headed along to join the dots...

Live Music Review: Invisible Orchestra at Nottingham Masonic Hall

The 24-piece funk and soul collective bring the party...

Festival Fashion with Independent Nottingham Designers

As the sun starts to stir from its mighty slumber, folk in Nottingham rejoice. The days are getting longer, the trees are in bloom, beach breaks are being booked and there’s another very important thing on a lot of our minds... festival season. Whether you’re planning on trudging through mud at Glasto, dancing with your dad at Splendour, getting down and dirty at Boomtown or jetting off to hotter climbs in Croatia, we know you’re going to do it in true Notts style.

We’ve been doing a little digging around the city to find the best garms and accessories for you, and have created a festival fashion-inspired lookbook to feast your eager eyes upon. Everything made, designed and sourced in Nottingham...

Exploring Sci-Art at Pint of Science Festival

We had a grand old time at Pint of Science Festival this year. One of the events explored sci-art, so our Adrian Shaw got down to enjoy a subject close to his heart...

Interview with Twin Kidd ahead of their appearance at Dot To Dot Festival

We put some questions to the electro-pop three-piece who will be playing two sets on Sunday...

Live Music Review: One Night in Nottingham at The Maze

We had a trek up Mansfield Road for a proper old-school rave that did it like they don't do 'em any more...

6 Acts To Watch At This Year's Dot To Dot Festival

The all-day new music blowout takes place this Sunday. We've gone through the line-up and picked out some recommendations for you...

Live Music Review: Rose Elinor Dougall at The Bodega

We got dahn to check out a performance from an artist who’s played in front of thousands alongside Mark Ronson, but who played to a humble crowd of about 100 at Nottingham’s Bodega in early April…

29 Festivals You've Got To Get To This Year

If you’re struggling to find a festival best suited to you, worry no more, for we have put together a mildly comprehensive guide for you to follow. We’ve noted the headliners, a few Notts faces that’ll be making an appearance, and the cheapest possible ticket price. Summer sorted.

Theatre Review: Out of This World

A bewildering drug induced dreamscape condenses into a tough decision

Maria Toledo-Rodriguez Talks Fake News Ahead of Pint of Science Festival 2017

Last year, the international festival Pint of Science came to Nottingham for the first time. This year, it's coming back even bigger and better, with an additional emphasis on combining art and science. We sat down with one of the speakers, Maria Toledo-Rodriguez, to get the lowdown.

Lauren at Nottingham Loves Cocktails

Loads of Nottingham's finest cocktail bars got together to provide us with the chance to learn more about the booze we drink on a Friday night and more importantly, drink some booze for a whole week. Who better to send to find out more than our cocktail lover vlogger Lauren...

7 Write Lion Poetry Performances at Rough Trade

We miss Nottingham Poetry Festival. Very much. We whacked on a night made up of some of the poets featured on our printed pages over the past year or so, and our mate David Belbin made a few videos of the boggers. Enjoy!

Quiet Riot Collected Anthology Launch at Nottingham Poetry Festival in Photos

Singer Songwriter Bud on the Festival Circuit

University of Nottingham student, city bird and festival smasher Bud has been stealing stages with her fresh, reggae- and dub-influenced pop melodies. The perfect soundtrack to summer. We caught up with the local lass ahead of her appearances throughout the tent-based towns this year...

Live Music Review: The Orielles, Babe Punch and Cherry Hex & The Dream Church at The Chameleon

Up-coming Halifax band alongside new Notts talent...

An Ode to the Nottingham Poetry Festival

Bringing poetry to the masses, one week at a time...

Live Music Review: British Sea Power at Rough Trade

British Sea Power popped into Rough Trade for a quick in-store gig and signing session to celebrate the release of their new album, Let The Dancers Inherit The Party.