Last night we were treated to a feast of exciting new British rock from Glasgow's Divide, ably supported by All Ears Avow, Kill The Idea and One Last Thrill at 229 The Venue in Central London. Wiltshire / London-based quartet One Last Thrill got the night off to an aptly thrilling start with their big hard... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Halflives, Finding Kate & Elswhere at The Black Heart
An evening of impressive female vocalists was topped off by the emergence of an exciting new rock band as Elswhere and Finding Kate provided support for Italian rockers Halflives at The Black Heart in Camden on Tuesday (9 January). The evening began in great fashion as Enfield, north London, quartet Elswhere took to the stage to... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Courage My Love & Chapter And Verse at Borderline
Last night we were treated to two great bands of contrasting rock styles as Courage My Love and Chapter And Verse took to Borderline in central London. This was my third time seeing East London's finest Chapter And Verse, our New Band of the Week back in January, live, and once again they did not... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Maven, Lightscape, The Rocket Dolls & Danny Wright at The Camden Assembly
A cracking lineup of British rock saw Maven celebrate the physical launch of their new EP alongside Lightscape, The Rocket Dolls and Danny Wright at The Camden Assembly on Friday night - on what was my first visit to the venue since it rebranded from The Barfly. The evening opened up with Tottenham-based singer/songwriter Danny... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: Dorja, Gelato & Duke Of Wolves
Transatlantic five-piece Dorja gathered in the same city for the final time this year to bring a successful 2017 to a fitting end in London on Tuesday evening. Joined by Gelato and Duke of Wolves, the rockers put on one hell of a show at The Black Heart in Camden - which is swiftly becoming... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: The Dead XIII, City of Ashes, As Sirens Fall & PINUP
Four bands with contrasting variations of rock put on a great show at Lounge 666 in Archway, north London, as The Dead XIII headlined alongside City of Ashes, As Sirens Fall and PINUP on Wednesday (25 October). The evening began with new Kingston-upon-Thames trio PINUP, whose opening track Burn Your World Down included a big... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: As Everything Unfolds, Defences, Erasea, Culling The Pantheon & Death Goals
A Friday the 13th in Camden was duly given the heavy metal delivering it deserved as five exciting new bands put on a great show at The Crowndale Club last night. We headed down to see Defences, our New Band of the Week from a couple of weeks ago, and found another female-fronted band that... Continue Reading →
Gig Review: MassMatiks, Youth Killed It & How’s Harry
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 →