InMe – Rock City 8/1/16 by Tanya Russell Music Reviews by Editor - January 9, 2016January 24, 20160 An awesome auditory blast kicks off our weekend with a storming support set from Inme prior to Alien Ant Farm's anniversary tour gig. With some fantastically frantic fretwork that has the crowd clapping and dancing along, the band performed metal laced melodies of belting beauty. Performing songs of screaming intensity against a
SHED SEVEN – Rock City 17/12/15 Tanya Russell Music Reviews by Editor - December 18, 2015January 24, 20160 Creating a veritable indie disco right from the start, SHED SEVEN play FRIDAY and a packed room of Converse clad indie lovers go predictably mental, myself included. WITTER then throws himself around the stage during CASINO GIRL as his vocals permeate the air over the audience's attempts to sing along. WHYBT is
The Fratellis – Nottingham 16/12/15 – Review by Tanya Russell Music Reviews by Editor - December 16, 20150 As the crowd finish clapping along to the intro music, THE FRATELLIS take to the stage and launch into BABY DON'T YOU LIE TO ME and the crowd start stomping to the rifftastic indie rock and roll. The pounding rythmn of HENRIETTA has the audience jumping with arms aloft and
The Darkness, Nottingham Rock City 35 Year Celebration – Review by Tanya Russell Music Features Music Reviews by Editor - December 4, 20150 After a mammoth journey to Rock City through almost stationary traffic, we arrive just in time to experience the mounting excitement of the crowd as they await The Darkness. We are primed and ready to really kick off Christmas season with some glittering anthemic rock as part of Rock City's
Skinny Lister, Rock City, 16/11/15 Tanya Russell Music Reviews by Editor - November 16, 2015November 17, 20150 To a ground shaking pounding of a drum, Skinny Lister stride onto the stage and with a twirling double bass perform a thundering rendition of RAISE THE WRECK. Continuing with the musical mayhem of melodic sea shanties and accordion layered energetic loveliness, Skinny Lister have the audience captivated by their high
Habberdash – The Maze, Nottingham Music Reviews by Editor - October 20, 2013October 20, 20130 Habberdash – The Maze – Nottingham – Tuesday 17th September Review – Tanya Russell Sometimes as a music journalist, you attend a gig and immediately want to see the band again. Sometimes…but not very often. Tonight, however, was one of those nights. From the moment that the band launched into their first track,
GlastonBudget 2012 – In Review – Part 2 – Tanya Russell Music Reviews by Editor - June 15, 2012June 24, 20121 Saturday We arrive early at the site and after a short chat with some Marvel superheroes (this festival is fantastic for fancy dress) we decide to go to the Big Top tent and check out Neon Sarcastic, primarily because we like their name. We soon discover that although you shouldn’t judge