NILS LOFGREN | PREVIEW
NILS LOFGREN | PREVIEW Nils Lofgren returns to St David’s Hall, Cardiff as he celebrates 50 Years… Up The Road. This will be a night of celebration as the legendary …
NILS LOFGREN | PREVIEW Nils Lofgren returns to St David’s Hall, Cardiff as he celebrates 50 Years… Up The Road. This will be a night of celebration as the legendary …
BLACK PEAKS / CASEY / CHROMA | LIVE REVIEW Grand Theatre, Swansea, Tue 22 May In the wake of one of the biggest weekends of music ever to grace …
Loefah + Pangaea Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Fri 1 June The mid-to-late 00s saw UK dance music mutate into new forms, with a swathe of producers and DJs marrying creaking …
STELLA DONNELLY | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Wed 16 May Anyone pondering the origins of Annabel Allum’s angst during her opening slot this evening is presumably unaware …
The Valleys town has been undergoing something of a resurgence, thanks in part to the Merthyr Rising Festival. Fedor Tot speaks to organiser Lyn Williams about its ethos and significance. …
HowTheLightGetsIn 2018 With more than 400 events, 150 debates and talks, and hundreds of musicians, HowTheLightGetsIn2018 is set to be a cracker. Renowned figures such as philosopher and political activist …
ANONYMOUS ICONOCLASTS **** A.I. (Bywyd) You can almost smell the pubs these songs were honed in. At first a seeming tribute to the era of dad-rock, there’s a definite late …
JUNGLE **** Cardiff University Great Hall, Sat 5 May Is there a better way to spend the Saturday evening of the hottest Early May Bank Holiday weekend on record than …
THE SHIRES | LIVE REVIEW St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Mon 14 May The Shires, the UK country duo of Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes, really started shining in 2015 …
ADORE DELANO | LIVE REVIEW **** Tramshed, Cardiff, Tue 15 May Adore Delano became an instant fan-favourite on season six of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and she’s now transcended that reality-tv …
MACHINE HEAD | LIVE REVIEW Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, Mon 14 May You have to give them credit. San Francisco metal titans Machine Head rarely forget Wales …
INK. | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 11 May Fans queue outside Clwb Ifor Bach eager for INK.’s arrival, and the rain does not reflect their mood. …
NAWR: MODERN RITUAL BBC Hall, Swansea Studios, Swansea Fri 25 May Since moving to Swansea a couple of years back, experimental harpist Rhodri Davies has more or less single-handedly made …
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”162″] THE HERBALISER | PHOTO GALLERY Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Fri 4 May Formed in 1990 by Jake Wherry and Ollie Teeba, The Herbaliser’s journey from turntables to a …
I AM DRUG | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Sat 28 Apr There’s a time and a place for I Am Drug. That time is now and that place …
Don McLean ***** Wales Millennium Centre, Sun 6 May He’s a little bit country and a whole lot rock ’n’ roll and it was clear from his stage presence and …
NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Sun 6 May Twenty-seven years since Oasis formed – a band who Noel Gallagher once said were bigger …
THIS FEELING | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Thurs 3 Feb The fairy lights taped to the guitars are switched on as indie-pop trio Hunter From Fremonte [above] take to …
INK. | INTERVIEW words AMY FARRER With their initial presence, and music, emerging online in mid-March, UK alternative rock trio INK. brings three friends together for a new venture: vocalist/guitarist Todd …
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”89″ gal_title=”King King”] KING KING | LIVE REVIEW The Muni, Pontypridd, Fri 4 May A night of blues-rock delivered by Lincoln’s King King, touring their fourth album Exile & …
MANIC STREET PREACHERS | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Sat 5 May In the same way one has to experience a Welsh rugby international to see the passion and …
ANSOME Compound @ Jacobs Market, Cardiff Fri 18 May Jacobs might have come to prominence as a club venue with Teak’s vibes-heavy disco and house selections, but it isn’t bad …
THE LAST SHIP Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Mon 14-Sat 19 May In Wallsend, in the north-east of England, the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard loomed large. Sting – …
AMANDA PALMER Dresden Doll, activist, and all-round kick-ass person Amanda Palmer had a brief chat with Ruth Seavers on the power of music to inspire people, her recent book, and learning to stand on …