MassMatiks and Youth Killed It are two of the most exciting bands around with their own versions of spoken word / rap meets rock. And the duo teamed up to put on a great show in London on Friday night, with able support from How's Harry at a sold-out Hoxton Bar and Kitchen. The evening... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Chapter and Verse, wars & Guillotine at Birthdays
Deep in the heart of hipster East London, three of the most exciting new up-and-coming British bands put on a show to get the locals' funky beards and purple trousers in a twist at Birthdays in Dalston last night. As an East London (very much non-hipster) resident myself, I was delighted to take the short... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: AT THE SUN, Anonymous & THEIA at The Black Heart
Last night we headed up to The Black Heart in Camden for a feast of riff-tastic rock'n'roll to see our former New Band of the Week AT THE SUN support east Midlands trio THEIA alongside Anonymous. First up was London quintet AT THE SUN, who got the evening off to a positive opening with a... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: 2000 Trees Festival – Saturday
After a stonking day of seeing awesome bands on Friday of 2000 Trees Festival that included many, many hours of alcohol consumption, it's safe to say Saturday got off to a slow start. But the next 15 hours or so made the hangover seem a very distant memory with probably the best day of music I've ever experienced.
Gig Review: 2000 Trees Festival – Friday
Before heading to my first 2000 Trees Festival last weekend, I'd heard great things about the event. With the superlatives thrown at it including 'chilled,' 'a really cool vibe' and 'a great lineup' - and I certainly wasn't disappointed.
Gig Review: More Than Machines, Jack The Envious, Your Illumination & Cuecliché
On Saturday night we went along to see our New Band of the Week from last month Jack The Envious rock Surya, in Kings Cross, alongside Irish headliners More Than Machines, Your Illuminations and Cuecliché. The evening was kicked off by Cuecliché - but I have to admit I didn't make it in time for... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Last Hounds, No Braver, Icarus Dive & From Idols To Ashes
In the nine months I've been writing about new bands and going to see them play gigs, nothing gives me more pleasure than meeting bands who not only rock out fairly intimate venues and are truly talented at what they do, but are also genuinely the nicest people you could meet. This was true of... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: wars, Acres, Create To Inspire & He Is Legend at Boston Music Room
Last night (Friday) we witnessed one of the best, most energetic nights of metal you're likely to see in London, including three fantastic up-and-coming British metal bands. We headed down to Boston Music Room, in Tufnell Park, to check out Rugby rockers wars opening up for south coast five-piece Acres, Essex's Create To Inspire and the... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Esprit d’Air, Lightscape, Bexatron & These Thousand Hills
We were treated to great performances from four bands across the wide spectrum of rock and metal as Esprit d'Air and Lightscape were joined by Bexatron and the impressively heavy These Thousand Hills at the O2 Academy 2 in Islington on Friday night. First up was Sussex six-piece These Thousand Hills, who challenged the dimensions of... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Eva Plays Dead, Sumo Cyco and Devilskin at Camden Underworld
On a day that will be remembered in history for all the wrong reasons, three female-fronted rock bands from across the globe gave Londoners an evening to remember for all the right reasons. Last night England's Eva Plays Dead, Canadian rockers Sumo Cyco and the fiendish New Zealand band Devilskin put on a special display... Continue Reading →