Words by Rhiannon Humphreys
The launch night for Hunter From...
Hunter From Fremonte | PINK – EP Launch Review
Live Review: Benedict Benjamin at Ocean Arts Centre, 04/05/19
By Martina Merenda
It was a lovely Saturday night at Ocean Arts. The...
Live Review: Benjamin Francis Leftwich at The Globe, 08/04/19
By Polly Denny
Benjamin Francis Leftwich has been a staple in the UK...
Live Review: Sleaford Mods, Y Plas, 05/04/19
By Alys Hewitt
Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn – AKA Sleaford...
Category - Live Reviews
By Max Modell
Barns Courtney is a rock star in the purest sense. He swaggered on stage in a velvet suit, with an open black shirt, before beginning to strut...
By Max Modell
I think everyone involved with the Cardiff music scene has heard stories of the legendary The Killers gig at Clwb Ifor Bach on 22nd November...
By Sallie Phillips
Shakin’ Stevens is back!
The Cardiff-born singer, nicknamed ‘The Welsh Elvis’ due to his musical style, performed at St. David’s...
By Max Modell
Every time I go to a gig downstairs at Clwb Ifor Bach, I am always overcome by a feeling that I wish more people were in attendance. It is a...
By Max Modell
Frank Turner has been a prominent feature in the soundtrack of my life for years. Scoring heartaches, holidays and some of my happiest memories...
By Martina Merenda
With their almost-all sold out UK tour, The Vaccines make their explosive comeback to Cardiff University’s own Students’ Union...
By Max Modell
When I spoke to Beans on Toast last month, he promised at his Clwb Ifor Bach he would be coming out bright eyed and bushy tailed, and he wasn’t...
By Eva Zhang
Set up in high school, Australian rock band—The Faim came from Perth Australia, ambitious to win the global audiences. The band name means...
by Alex Payne
Metalcore has found itself in weird spot in the last few years. As a genre it’s garnered an undeserved reputation for being a little too cringe...
By Indigo Jones
The music of The 1975 creates a sense of nostalgia for fans, as it brings back memories of 2013 listening to ‘Chocolate’ during break time...
By Alys Hewitt
Twentytwo in Blue, the second record by New York natives Sunflower Bean, cherry-picks its influences with effortless ease, pairing breezy yet...
by Alex Payne
Ragga-Punk legends Skindred descended on Cardiff’s Tramshed this Saturday, almost slap bang in the centre of their That’s My Jam tour. With...
By Laura Dazon
It’s an agitated melting pot of people queuing around the Mortorpoint Arena of Cardiff that. People of all ages, and, without bad wordplay...
By Ellis Garamszegi
I hadn’t heard much of Katie Melua for many years but vaguely remembered two of her big hits – “The Closest Thing to Crazy”...
Jordan Allen by Kate Waldock
Shimmer Sounds welcomed Jordan Allen on stage at 8:00. The crowd’s anticipation was palpable as we waited for the Manchester...
By Josh Ong
Now I should probably preface this article by stating that I’ve been a fan of the Courteeners for quite some time now. I’ve been fortunate to...
by Kiana Stevens
As someone that has previously seen Slaves live this year, I was thrilled to see them again at Cardiff’s own Tramshed. I had never visited...
By Alex Payne
While Folk in the mainstream has seemed to have found itself in an awkward spot in the last couple of years, it seems to have missed Newcastle...
By Jeni Gough
The first thing that I noticed about the event was the variety of age groups attending, considering that it took place Cardiff University’s...
Soul is long overdue a revival. Its sister genre funk has come back into fashion with Bruno Mars, Pharrell Williams and Draft Punk all of whom have...
