Gig reviews
“Nice hats,” I turn to my companion as the Velcro Teddybears launch into their four song set as they bid to become the winners of Yorkshire Unplugged. A couple of members of...
Two of the finest bands our beloved Sheffield has to offer team up for a free gig at an intimate...
Here's a fact for you: Los Campesinos! roughly translates as ‘The Peasants’ (cheers Google...
Nero + Killsonik @ O2 Academy 14.03.12 So this is what it’s like when the O2 turns into a...
Let’s talk industrial music. A mild anticlimax for Corporation; the crowd doesn’t really...
read more (Killing Joke + The Icarus Line + The Crying Spell @ Corporation 09/03/12)
Without a doubt the hottest ticket in town, Plug is absolutely rammed tonight . I'm only three...
What a start to the year! As I turned up to see Lindi Ortega tonight at the Bowery I wasn’t...
What's that burning smell? It’s loo-loo fixated Harlem rapper and singer Azealia Banks , whose...
Alestorm has a reputation. Clearly, so does Sheffield. Two words: pirate metal. The theme of the...
Bella Qvist checks out Vod from Fresh Meat's DJ set at Propaganda, O2 Academy, Sheffield “She is...
The first night of a tour must be fairly nerve-wracking for any band. Not knowing if your setlist's...
For many party-goers, New Years Eve is the event of the year and warrants an epic night out....
To mark the ten year anniversary of their first album, Turin Brakes are touring and playing the...
Music is changing- Music has changed. Those among us - and they are a legion - who class the next...
Led Bib have been at the forefront of the British contemporary jazz scene for almost a decade now...
The O2 academy plays host to Miles Kane's latest secret gig, playing to a packed crowd on October...
Promoting new album "A Creature I Don't Know", Laura Marling's church tour hit Sheffield Cathedral...
read more (Laura Marling @ Sheffield Cathedral- 22nd October)
When Music becomes Art... The Manic Street Preachers sang “Libraries gave us Power” in their...
Rita Hosking has all the right credentials to perform the traditional American music that...
Tubelord have been knocking about for a good four or so years now, pursuing their pyrotechnic...
It’s getting to that time of year when we’re all taking the time to prepare for colder, longer...
The nocturnal bear-pit of feral students that is The Harley played host to a thrilling showcase of...
Saturday ended up being a very different kind of day from Friday for me. In fact, I’d be hard...
Tramlines got off on fine form last night: Every venue across town had some standout bands on,...
For one reason or another, Villagers were a good 20 minutes late taking the stage. Roadies were...
There's always been a dark side to country music. Merle Haggard did time in San Quentin and ran a...
If you read our interview with Hey Sholay this time last year, you’d be wise to approach this gig...
Fresh from releasing her new EP, “Everyone Knows” with Mixed in Sheffield, Sarah Mac is setting...
Reet then! The tent, the ridiculously overpriced beer, the shit filled porta-cabins and the smell...
After a three year hiatus The Young Knives are back with latest album Ornaments From The Silver...
OK, confession time; I need to unburden myself. I used to love the Monkees. In fact I was Peter...
The Salvo once again injected our fine city with a robust dose of debauchery. Gracing the stage at...
Canadian duo P.S. I Love You are currently blossoming in the world of lo-fi, indie noise rock....
read more (P.S. I Love You supported by Horses and Bhurgeist, The Harley 10.5.11)
The Handsome Family are a bit odd. They have a dark, almost gothic take on traditional American...
Sheffield’s music scene is in as fine form as ever, if the quality of the bands showcased at the...
Sweaty, Dirty, Filthy Rock ‘N Roll licks from a new school band with an old school vibe. Probably...
The Academy is sold out for this pair of ex-pub rockers and the crowd is a real cross-section -...
read more (Stranglers and Wilko Johnson, O2 Academy 25.3.11)
The Queen’s Road Social is fast becoming the venue of choice for anyone wanting to see something...
read more (Josh T Pearson, Queen’s Road Social Club 24.3.11)
Unquiet Desperation present an electronic feast for us tonight, and the stage is packed out with...
read more (Napoleon IIIrd and Run Toto Run, The Harley 10.03.11)
Comparing them to Frightened Rabbit is truly a testament. The flipside of supporting their Scottish...
A lot of bands hate to be labelled, but by describing themselves as “fight pop”,...
The improbably named and implausibly fey Frankie Francis skips and flails across the stage like the...
If you haven’t heard La Shark yet then it’s not long until you will as they display flamboyant...
Tonight, prog is back, in The Harley of all places. King Capisce sift their delightful mix of rock...
read more (Led Bib supported by Inclusion Principle & King Capisce, The Harley 2.03.11)
Before we get on to the most ludicrous live show on Earth, Young Legionnaire, who support tonight,...
Miles Kane has come to Sheffield on numerous occasions before as a Little Flame, a Rascal, and most...
The dark, dingy underground room at Sheffield’s Corporation isn’t exactly the happy-go-lucky...
read more (Reel Big Fish and Suburban Legends, Corporation 26.02.11)
Anna Calvi’s rise seems, on the face of it, to have been fairly meteoric. So fast, in fact, that...
They say good things come in small packages – apparently they also come in the form of Welsh...
Mark Perkins reviews 'the best kept secret in pop'. It’s been a good few years since Sheffield...
Venues don't get much more intimate than this. A packed pub with the bands on the same level as the...
This was a very special evening at the Greystones, for anyone lucky enough to have a ticket. The...
An eclectic mix of all ages filled the Motorpoint Arena as Kings of Leon exploded onto the stage on...
2010 has been a breakthrough year for Sound of Guns, signalling a significant rise for this indie...
read more (Sound of Guns (supporting The View), The Foundry)
The defining voice of contemporary English folk music, Doncaster's Kate Rusby's exquisite...
When you think of a one man band it’s hard to get the image of an old, long-haired man stomping...
Jesse Malin is steeped in the mythology of rock ‘n’ roll having started his first band when he...
read more (Jesse Malin and the St. Mark’s Social, O2 Academy)
Last August, Vampire Weekend announced a headline tour featuring their biggest UK shows to date, as...
For unbeknown reasons, Athlete have never really hit the so-called Big Time. Even the success of...
Sheffield’s adopted son, John Reilly, of Boy on a Dolphin and Acoustic Angels, thrilled a bumper...
Bellowhead have become a bit of a live phenomenon. An 11-strong band playing traditional English...
Unusually, for a twenty-year-old, Laura Marling has managed to make a pretty comfortable living...
NME were recently quoted as saying that Wolf Gang “might actually sell records” and deceptively...
A homecoming like no other. Unbelievable as it might seem, Heaven 17 have never played the Leadmill...
Just when you thought that every musical taste was catered for, along come Alestorm with a twist on...
It's been over three years since they graced our airwaves with a satirical social commentary on NME...
Steve Mason released his first solo album recently, and no-one seemed to notice, yet it was the...
An excellent value night at three quid begins with sound support slots from Awooga, Safe in the...
Reckless Love/Jettblack/The Orphans Sept 23 Corporation Corporation is your archetypal dirty rock...
Josie Long Studio Theatre Oct 5 When Josie Long arrives on stage, there’s something different...
Despite the recent ‘Postcards From A Young Man’ being far from their greatest album,...
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick Boardwalk Sept 29 A crowd of just over two hundred gathered to hear...
A real disappointment this. Founded in Detroit 7 years ago, Deadstring Brothers have developed an...
Agnes Obel opened the night, with a gentle, lyrical set consisting of delicate piano-led songs,...
Born in Boise, Idaho, in 1979, Eilen (pronounced EE-lynn) Jewell cuts a slight, almost waif-like...
It was May 24, 2008 when Milburn played their last gig together, and since they have all gone their...
The way Dum Dum Girls perform, it feels as though they should be playing some dusty, dank club in...
Tonight’s show is sold out, courtesy perhaps of this being the first Monday night of the new...
When bands play in theatres, they tend to fall into one of two categories. There are those that sit...
Whippoorwill The Green Room 17.08.10 By Adam Willerton Whippoorwill’s successful blues and...
The Dead Delta 25/07/10 Frog & Parrot Modern day musical stereotypes are boring. Sure we've all...
Pulled Apart By Horses live up to their name. It’s like they strap a load of blues-rock riffs to...
- When
- July 23
- Where
- Corporation, Tramlines
It’s nearly 1am when Dum Dum Girls finally begin their set, an hour and a half late. They are...
- When
- July 25
- Where
- The Harley, Tramlines
The appeal of Blood Red Shoes is obvious. They are small in size, but big in volume and ambition....
- When
- July 24
- Where
- Tramlines
Picture this. An unenthusiastic, melancholy duo, with a sole aim of playing a mediocre gig then...
- When
- July 9th
- Where
- O2 academy
Yeasayer are one of those bands that really shouldn’t work. They impose experimental indie...
- When
- July 6th
- Where
- Plug
“Someone asked me earlier,” says Midlake’s Eric Pulido. “Why Sheffield?” The jam-packed...
- When
- June 29th
- Where
- Leadmill
The Violet May have certainly made an impact since their formation last year with their onstage...
- When
- July 5th
- Where
- Soyo
Chris Firminger The Bath Hotel, July 18 Making his official debut as a solo performer, Chris...
