gig reviews

Hawklords

Hawklords

Where: Cheese & Grain // When: 20/02/2010

By Jodie Humphries
Photo's by Simon Lawrence

Standing in front of me on the stage was seven men whose music I had grown up listening to. Over the years, I had seen most of them in different formations ...

Nebula / Merrick / Rings Around Saturn

Nebula / Merrick / Rings Around Saturn

Where: The Croft // When: 11/02/2010

By Jodie Humphries

For me, the gigs that I enjoy the most are the hardest ones to write about, as I can't simply write 'I loved this gig' and leave it as that, but this is what I want to be able to do about this gig. ...

Shotgun Party / The Blood Choir / Oxygen Thief

Shotgun Party / The Blood Choir / Oxygen Thief

Where: The Louisiana // When: 26/01/2010

By Jodie Humphries

My first gig of the year – a very delayed gig may I add, saw me at The Louisiana to support my old mate Barry, aka Oxygen Thief, as he took the plunge showcasing new material. ...

Is Tropical /  Egyptian Hip Hop

Is Tropical / Egyptian Hip Hop

Where: Start The Bus // When: 28/01/2010

By Ben Street

Currently receiving a lot of good press, Egyptian Hip Hop are a bunch of high-school kids from Manchester with big hair ...

Frankie and the Heartstrings/ Swanton Bombs/ Islet

Frankie and the Heartstrings/ Swanton Bombs/ Islet

Where: Start The Bus // When: 23/01/2010

By Ben Street

Islet are a unique phenomena, in that they are a band with relative online anonymity. ...