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Music Review: Wigflex with Jorg Kuning at Surface Gallery

Wed 29 Nov 2023

Jorg Kuning is the man behind one of the most talked about live sets of the year. After a full-blown Summer of Jorg lovin' where we were hearing his tunes getting bumped by some of the biggest and best around, Wigflex finally got him down to the 0115 for a dance party at Surface Gallery...

Gig Review: BC Camplight at Rock City

Tue 28 Nov 2023

Rock City was the last stop for The Last Rotation of the Earth tour – BC Camplight’s incredibly well received album from earlier this year. The American-Mancunian singer-songwriter treated Nottingham to an evening that was both cohesive and filled with charisma, joined also by Dutch indie-rock band Personal Trainer. Izzy Morris reviews…

Gig Review: Otala at The Chameleon

Tue 28 Nov 2023

Having recently taken the stage at Wide Eyed Festival and Dot to Dot, OTALA’s headline show at The Chameleon was a highly-anticipated affair. The post-punk quintet set themselves head-and-shoulders above the rest with their spoken-word vocal style and their unexpected jazz influences. It seems it’s only a matter of time before the Nottingham-based band receive the recognition they so rightly deserve…

Gig Review: McFly at Rock City

Mon 27 Nov 2023

Walking through Nottingham on a chilly November night, it could’ve been any other unremarkable evening. That is, until turning onto Talbot Street to see the massive queue at Rock City, a throng of people all clamouring to see the brilliant McFly on tour supporting the release of their excellent new album Power To Play. Bringing with them the brilliant LostAlone, the atmosphere was electric even at the back of the queue, and a second sold out night at Nottingham’s most revered live music venue looked all set to go...

Gig Review: Wych Elm at The Bodega

Mon 27 Nov 2023

Bristol’s folklore-inspired grungers Wych Elm drifted, wraith-like, into The Bodega last week, bringing with them visions of yore, ruffle-necked shirts and chunky bass tones...

Gig Review: Bob Vylan at Rock City

Sun 26 Nov 2023

Bob Vylan are a punk rap duo from London who ripped onto the music scene in 2017, and have been making waves at gigs and festivals ever since. You might not hear them on the radio much, because there’s still some music that upsets advertisers, but that doesn’t make them not one of the most important bands to form in the last decade. And when the drizzle and drain of a Monday night does not deter a gig from being utterly electric, you know it’s been a good one...

Gig Review: Bobby Lee and Huw Costin at Running Horse

Fri 24 Nov 2023

Two heavyweight artists at the same venue and on the same day was an opportunity our Bassey was not going to miss, and a chance to revisit the Running Horse music venue only added to the occasion...

Theatre Review: Richard Herring at Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 24 Nov 2023

Ian C Douglas enjoyed some chuckles courtesy of Richard Herring when he performed at Nottingham Playhouse...

Book Review: Umbilical by Teika Marija Smits

Fri 24 Nov 2023

Since local author Teika Marija Smits' new book Umbilical landed on the LeftLion desk, we’ve found it difficult to keep our feet on the ground...

Gig Review: Willie J Healey at Rescue Rooms

Thu 23 Nov 2023

Willie J Healey’s crooner coolness shook away any Monday night blues, cutely piecing together a memorable performance for a busy Rescue Rooms crowd…

Gig Review: The Lottery Winners at Rock City

Wed 22 Nov 2023

Daisy shaped earrings and colourful glasses adorned the many faces flooding Talbot Street, all eagerly waiting for the doors of Rock City to open, letting the thrill of the night ahead ensue...

Gig Review: Hot Milk at Rescue Rooms

Wed 22 Nov 2023

Hot Milk and their dedicated fanbase took to Rescue Rooms to show how it’s done...

Gig Review: FIDLAR at Rock City

Tue 21 Nov 2023

If there’s one word for FIDLAR, it’s fun. I mean, with song titles like Max Can’t Surf, Wake Bake Skate and Stoked and Broke, it’s only natural to expect that you’re going to presented with tongue-in-cheek sardonism and whimsy...

Gig Review: Static Dress at The Bodega

Sun 19 Nov 2023

Static Dress’ meteoric rise into emo stardom continued on an unsuspecting Thursday night at The Bodega...

Gig Review: Stereolab at Rescue Rooms

Sun 19 Nov 2023

Stereolab'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...

Theatre Review: Ghosts of the Near Future

Sat 18 Nov 2023

Becki Crossley went to see Ghosts of the Near Future at Nonsuch Studios...

Film Review: Anatomy of a Fall

Fri 17 Nov 2023

Justine Triet's latest film is well worthy of that Palme d'Or...

Music Reviews: November 2023

Fri 17 Nov 2023

This month, we review new music from MuHa, Marvin's Revenge, Katie Keddie, Ben McElroy, Yay Maria, Bram Bancroft, Sharp Little Bones, and ROB.GREEN...

Gig Review: Tom A. Smith at The Chameleon

Fri 17 Nov 2023

At 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...

Gig Review: Cian Ducrot at Rock City

Thu 16 Nov 2023

Cian 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...

Music Review: Trio Gaspard at Djanogly Recital Hall

Thu 16 Nov 2023

Founded in 2010, Trio Gaspard are one of the most sought after Piano Trios and are regulars at the Wigmore Hall and a host of famous European venues; this year, they also performed at the BBC Proms. They are currently involved in a project to record all of Joseph Haydn’s Piano Trios for their record label, Chandos, and have commissioned several modern composers to write Piano Trios as companion pieces for their recordings. Haydn’s Piano Trios are personal favourites of Tim Hill's, so he was very keen to hear them at Djanogly Recital Hall...

Gig Review: Baby Tap at Rough Trade

Wed 15 Nov 2023

After 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...

Gig Review: Death Cult at Rock City

Wed 15 Nov 2023

Ian 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…