Underappreciated: Anni Rossi
The Chicago via Minnesota violaist Anni Rossi (Facebook/SoundCloud) may be signed to 4AD releasing her second album (on 3 Syllables), but she seems still to be slipping between the cracks of what… Read More
James Vincent McMorrow – Live at the Call Lane Social
Troubadour James Vincent McMorrow thrilled fans on Sunday with an animated and remarkable solo folk performance at Leeds’ newest music venue and bar ‘The Call Lane Social’. Despite the unbearable heat of… Read More
Oh No Oh My – People Problems
I featured Oh No Oh My‘s I Have No Sister on our Best of 2006 Mixtape at the end of the first year of this blog’s life (back when their name had… Read More
The 360 Club – The Library Leeds
On Friday night I had the pleasure of an invitation to see Backyards, one of four bands playing that evening upstairs at the Library, a regular drinking hole of mine. I always… Read More
Polly And The Billets Doux to play The Station Sessions
The phenomenal Polly And The Billets Doux will be doing a special one-off acoustic performance at St Pancras International Train Station this Wednesday 3rd March as part of The Station Sessions. Recently… Read More
Alessi’s Ark announces second album and UK tour
The stunning Alessi’s Ark has announced details of her second album and a full-band UK tour this May. The follow-up to 2009’s ‘Notes From The Treehouse’ will be released on April 25th… Read More
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Live The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Singer-songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich created an atmosphere at the Brudenell Social club on Wednesday I had until then overlooked. Starting his new tour at the Leeds venue supported by ‘The Sorry Kisses’,… Read More
Noah & The Whale – Last Night On Earth
Charlie Fink is an artist. I don’t mean the pretentious “musical artist” kind of title – I mean a multi-faceted, genuinely innovative and actually quite genius-like individual in a range of different… Read More




