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Leeds based Bad Owl are promoters of truly interesting music, the stuff that can be most certainly be described as left field, and today they are celebrating their 100th event with eight bands of varying styles.  Think ArcTanGent and you get the drift although this a local party for localish …

Hard-edged grunge-rockers Vendetta Love make their first UK performance at Sheffield’s Indie-Go Resurrection bar (formerly The Devonshire Cat), tonight’s event was organised by Red Pen promotions. On stage tonight, are three blistering acts: ‘Bad Heritage’, ‘Eddie & The Wolves’ and of course Irish headliners Vendetta Love. BAD HERITAGE is a …

Kira Mac kicked off their 12-day tour at The Brudenell Social Club, with support from newcomers ‘Jayler’ Formed in the Midlands a couple of years ago, Jayler is the main support for Kira Mac. The four-piece classic rockers waste no time getting down to business, playing songs from their debut …

It’s a typical dreary wet night here in Manchester and it is time to witness the fruit stealers strutting their stuff at the O2 Ritz.  They put on an absolutely brilliant performance in October 2021 when they played at this same venue so we are hoping for the same tonight.  …

For the second year running Ash have managed to put on a show at Belfast’s historic Ulster Hall with the aim of promoting local Northern Ireland talent on the run-up to the holidays. This time the festive show coincided with a string of dates promoting their latest album Race the …

Hollywood new sensations The Bites embark on a 19-date tour of the UK, which includes two festival appearances and four in-store signings. Tonight sees them with support from Kath & The Kicks. Yorkshire-based Kath & The Kicks, from Leeds is the main support for ‘The Bites’ at Nightrain, The band …

Master of the Stratocaster, Philip Sayce is on a small run of UK tour dates, and tonight is the penultimate show at the Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, with special guest Troy Redfern. What better way to get the blood pumping and warmed up on this freezing late November evening, than …

Terrorvision ‘TV30’ By Request Show with Support from The Bar Stool Preachers,  St Georges Hall, Bradford 03/11/23 Britpop rockers Terrorvision celebrate 30 Years of bouncing hard and tonight’s gig starts with a big cheer and a sold-out home show at St. Georges Hall, Bradford. The Bar Stool Preachers Brighton-based ska-punk rockers …

Blues rockers The Damn Truth returned to the UK for a six-date headline tour as well as being special guests on Glenn Hughes’s 50th Anniversary ‘Burn Album’ Tour. Alex Spy is the main support. Alex Spy (Huddersfield) and drummer Stephen Derych (Rotherham) make up the two-piece. Heavily influenced by Muse/Royal …

Blues powerhouse Jared James Nichols brings his UK Headline tour with special guests DeWolff and Silveroller to Bradford’s Nightrain in support of his new self-titled album. If you want blues rock and roll in all of its guises, then tonight you got it. The Netherlands brings its own psychedelic formula in …

Ba’al, Prognosis, 4GEN7 Live Review Grand Central, Manchester Live music on a Sunday night has now become a weekly occurrence at GC, and tonight was offering a tasty line up of Ba’al, Prognosis, Idio, and Sparrowhawk. However, there is a late-in-the-day cancellation from the latter 2 bands, and so the …

The seal has been broken and the cat is out of the bag! Mike Tramp of White Lion fame unleashes his ‘Songs of White Lion Tour’ Embarking on a 10-date tour of the UK, Mike Tramp tells us that this will be his final run as a ‘power-duo’ with Marcus …

It’s not every day that you can quote you saw the Devil inside the wardrobe!  Well,  today I can as The Wardrobe venue opens its doors to host Danny Kiranos aka Amigo The Devil.   Tonight the dark Americana/folk singer-songwriter has brought along  Tejon Street Corner Thieves for support. Tejon Street Corner …

Magma “Flippin eck, this is torture” reads a post on a Porcupine Tree fan FaceBook page.  I have to agree. We are of course talking about Magma, a band more divisive than Marmite.  I arrive late to minimise my suffering, but still have to endure 40 minutes of music that …

Troy Redfern Having mutually decided early on that Troy Redfern would open tonight’s show, Troy takes to the stage,  booted and suited in faux leather pants, a see-through leopard shirt, and of course his cowboy hat. Redfern is joined by his touring band members Finn McAuley on drums and Kiera Kenworthy …

The Answer play a small set of intimate venues in support of their brand new album ‘Sundowners’ with support from Oli Brown & The Dead Collective The Answer is firing on all cylinders at tonight’s penultimate show. Choosing to play a set of intimate venues the band are back, playing …

Bloody club nights mean early starts and fortunately, I got here just in time for the beginning of The Utopia Strong’s set, a band who have been on my ‘want to see’ list for some time.  Their ambient electronic ramblings are wonderful and snooker ace Steve Davis hits a 147 …

An evening of piano-driven post-rock with stunning visuals provides an awe inspiring show

On paper, this is a dream line-up but things are not working out as perhaps they should. I am hugely excited to see Kalandra, their Nordic folk infused with grinding guitar sounds has been my melancholic earworm for a while.  As an opener, they are not as loud as they …

On a wet and dreary Sunday, it is heartwarming to see a venue like The Waterloo Music Bar so busy for an evening of  NWOCR, or at least I think that is what is still called, it’s a complete contrast to the progressive metal I was listening to on the …