Soul is long overdue a revival. Its sister genre funk has come back...
Live Review: Leon Bridges at O2 Academy Brixton – 17/11/2018
Live Review: Saint Raymond at Clwb Ifor Bach – 06/11/18
By Izzy Boulton
Nottingham boy Callum Burrows, known better as Saint...
Emma Blackery: Live Review and Interview at Tramshed
By Zhang Mengyang (Eva)
Not just known as a performer, rising pop...
Live Review: Car Seat Headrest at Tramshed, 05/11/18
By Jeni Gough
It was almost cathartic to see Car Seat Headrest...
Category - Live Reviews
By Max Modell
On their Rebel Hearts tour, First Aid Kit came to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena and captivated the audience with their Americana folk sound which...
by Hannah Ryan
★★★★☆
Diminutive though Lindsey Jordan – better known as Snail Mail – may be, her stage presence at Thekla in Bristol this week...
By Izzy Wright
I didn’t know what to expect of Echo and The Bunnymen when I signed up to see them. Although widely known as a post-punk 80s band, they’ve...
By Munro Page
The palpable buzz that filled the air of The Globe as the packed room awaited the arrival of New York Hardcore band Turnstile was electrifying...
By Max Modell
There are few things more cathartic than dancing in a classical concert hall or somewhere you feel as if you shouldn’t. However, these...
by Dylan Graham
★★★★★
On Tuesday 16th October, John Butler Trio (perhaps a more accurate name would be John Butler Quintet nowadays) played at...
By Max Modell
Guitar solos, the use of a sampler, hilarious gags, Joan Armatrading to be the support act, the new album to be played in full and a rainbow...
By Georgia Mae Evans
After listening to his album, Notes from an Island, on repeat the week leading up to Blair Dunlop’s gig, I had high hopes for the...
By Max Modell
My anticipation for Dermot Kennedy’s Cardiff date has been clear to see for months. The gig made the Local Music Watch section in our first...
By Max Modell
Westman’s music offers a thoughtful, meditative look at the world from a singular, slightly off-kilter perspective, placed on a backdrop of...
By Laura Stevens
“You’re coming home when it’s light from the night before…” the room moves in unison as The Sherlocks erupt into sound. The...
By Max Modell
To be able to carry a gig on your own is a unique skill. The limitations of this set up can lead to the set becoming stale due to stylistic...
by Dylan Graham
★★★★☆
My first reaction to hearing about Big Boy Bloater and the Limits was that of sheer amusement. What a wacky name for a band, I...
No Violet seemed completely at home at Gwdihw – quirky café by day and creative hub by night. The supporting acts set the tone; from wacky tunes...
by Rimantė Bivainytė
Early Wednesday evening I enter Clwb Ifor Bach and head upstairs. In the ‘green room’ I am introduced to a woman, she wears a...
By Max Modell
While it is complex to sum up my feelings about my evening watching Catherine McGrath perform the first night of her first ever headline tour at...
by Rowan Lees
★★★★☆
Kendal Calling returned to Lowther Deer Park for another year of drinking, dancing, music, and general festivities. The line up...
by Courtney Moody
★★★★★
Gwdihŵ, or more commonly referred to as the ‘colourful pub’, with its rainbow exterior and vibrant swirls – is...
by Luisa De la Concha Montes
★★★★☆
Set up with the intention of offering a smaller festival with a similar layout to Glastonbury and Reading, Truck...
by Maisie Marston
★★★☆☆
This year Citadel Festival took place in London’s Gunnersbury Park, already christened by the attendees of Lovebox from the...
