Tying Tiffany @ Circolo Degli Artisti

Rome, 10th February

Watching the live Tying Tiffany played in Rome to showcase her new album Peoples Temple was an incredible experience.

Singer and model, Tying Tiffany gave the audience a relentless sequence of songs (without breaks between one and … Read More

Crocodiles @ Barfly

London, 21st February

Crocodiles are cool…

Crocodiles’ short set at the Camden Barfly – February 21 – was loud. So loud that this embarrassed reviewer had to pop in his Ipod earphones to try and soften the raging reverberations from … Read More

Dutch Uncles @ HMV NEXT BIG THING – Relentless Garage

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London, 8th February

Have you ever thought that  “I don’t like this band” just watching it taking the instruments before the gig even starts? Well, I’ve never been so wrong recently and from now on I’ll just wait … Read More

Penguin Cafe/ Portico Quartet @ Barbican Hall

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London, 9th February

When I was 17 years old, one friend of mine invited me for a coffee in his house on the Garda Lake, (Verona, Italy). It was a lovely summer day and he prepared me a … Read More

Maps & Atlases @ XOYO

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Math-rock goes folk! Maps & Atlases enchant the crowd of XOYO with masterly executions and the splendid falsetto of Dave, trademark of the band along with his hippie beard and the disturbing percussions of Chris.

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Anna Calvi + Sparrow And The Workshop @ HMV Next Big Thing

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London, 4th February

Sparrow And The Workshop is all about music. No room for trends or revival, this Glasgow-based trio gets straight to the point with brilliant timeless music.

At HMV Next Big Thing @ Barfly supporting … Read More

The Duke Spirit @ Heaven

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London, 3rd February

“Dedicated to the people that had been there from the start”. This is Liela Moss’ thank you to the crowd of Heaven, under the notes of first success ‘Red Weather’.

At the NME tour awards … Read More

Exit International @ The Old Blue Last

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London, 24th January

Having finally located Shoreditch’s pseudo-legendary Old Blue Last, I settled down in a small, comfortingly dingy upstairs area to witness a headline set from Cardiff’s incomparable Exit International, the band who do not come hundreds … Read More

Ideals @ Camden Barfly

London, 28th January

A sense of eager anticipation suffused Camden Barfly on Friday night as London-based band Ideals took to the stage. From looking around the venue it be impossible to characterize an Ideals fan- seemingly their appeal transcends common … Read More

New To Q Sessions: Alex Winston, Dutch Uncles & Egyptian Hip Hop

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London, 27th January

Tonight the line-up for the second annual New to Q Session are the Detroit-based singer Alex Winston and the two much talked bands about Mancunian acts,  Dutch Uncles and the 17 year-olds Egyptian Hip Hop.

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