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Tribes – Wish To Scream

Andy Baber — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:16 +0000

Just over a year since they burst onto the scene with their brilliant debut album, Camden four-piece Tribes are back...

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30 Seconds To Mars – Love Lust Faith + Dreams

Andy Baber — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:40 +0000

As you would expect for a band led by a film star, 30 Seconds To Mars are not a band...

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Goldblade – The Terror Of Modern Life

Martin Headon — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:06 +0000

“STILL FIGHTING THE PUNK ROCK WAR,” proclaims the Goldblade website in block capitals. Like Japanese soldiers, hiding out in the...

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London Gigs Diary: 20-26 May 2013

Helen Clarke — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:35 +0000

Last weekend marked the start of the festival season, with Brighton’s The Great Escape, but for many Londoners, this weekend’s...

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Falstaff @ Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Lewes

Melanie Eskenazi — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:58:45 +0000

Not so much cabbages and kings, as cabbages and cats; once more, the ginger pussy is one of the stars...

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The Haxan Cloak – Excavation

Sam Shepherd — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:00:55 +0000

Conceptually, Excavation follows directly on from the end of The Haxan Cloak’s eponymous album. Whist Bobby Krlic’s debut album concerned...

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Ariadne auf Naxos @ Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Lewes

Melanie Eskenazi — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:38:49 +0000

Ariadne auf Naxos is not exactly the most sensible of operas, but this production makes surprisingly good sense of what...

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La donna del lago @ Royal Opera House, London

Sam Smith — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:32:08 +0000

John Fulljames’ new production of Rossini’s La donna del lago, an opera that has not been seen at Covent Garden...

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Philharmonia/Salonen @ Royal Festival Hall, London

Christian Hoskins — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:18:09 +0000

This superb concert by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen paired two contrasted Shostakovich works from the 1930s, the European...

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Boats – A Fairway Full Of Miners

Sam Shepherd — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Part of the joy of Boats is their somewhat absurdist nature. Band leader and vocalist Mat Klachefsky has a habit...

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Scout Niblett – It’s Up To Emma

Chris Saunders — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:56 +0000

The opening track of this, Emma Niblett’s sixth album It’s Up To Emma is about hunting down someone who stole...

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Is Tropical – I’m Leaving

Christopher Monk — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:20:11 +0000

London trio Is Tropical suffer from what might be called ‘OK Go Syndrome’, whereby a musical act’s video content attracts...

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Texas – The Conversation

Philip Matusavage — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:28 +0000

Everybody else is doing it, so why can’t Texas? While they never formally disbanded, the re-emergence of the Scottish band...

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CSS @ Hoxton Square Bar + Kitchen, London

Marc Burrows — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:50:05 +0000

Something’s gone wrong with CSS. Tonight’s set is at the teeny tiny Hoxton Square Bar + Kitchen, a venue chosen...

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The National – Trouble Will Find Me

Andrew Burgess — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:35 +0000

Matt Berninger is a man who wrestles with his demons and soaks his tales of defeat, loss, and inadequacy in...

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Dirty Beaches – Drifters/Love Is The Devil

Elliah Heifetz — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:00:55 +0000

Frankly, it’s hard to grasp exactly how to listen to electronic act Dirty Beaches’ latest LP Drifters/Love Is The Devil....

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Katy B – What Love Is Made Of

Michael Hubbard — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:41 +0000

Following her recent Danger EP, which featured collaborations with Diplo, Jessie Ware, Iggy Azalea and Wiley, Katy B releases her...

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Interview: The National

David Meller — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:45 +0000

Judging from the promo images, The National’s Scott Devendorf – with his orange aviator sunglasses and broad smile - is the...

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Jamie Cullum – Momentum

Aaron Payne — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:36 +0000

Jamie Cullum’s new record sees him writing nearly all his material for the first time. The results are, on the...

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2013 Festivals Guide: UK City Festivals

Helen Clarke — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:05 +0000

Gone are the days when festivals meant camping out in a rainy field with cows and portaloos for company. Along...

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