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CSS @ Hoxton Square Bar + Kitchen, London

by Marc Burrows

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


Texas @ 100 Club, London

by Helen Clarke
Think of Texas and you’re surely transported back to long summers of mid-’90s commercial radio; safe, warm and cosy ‘mum rock’. Texas were popular in...
Texas @ 100 Club, London

The Knife @ Roundhouse, London

by Michael Hubbard
Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer have never been keen on playing live at gigs. They played no gigs at all for their first two...
The Knife @ Roundhouse, London

Leona Lewis @ Royal Albert Hall, London

by Philip Matusavage
As she reminds us during this evening’s concert, it’s been seven years since Leona Lewis won The X-Factor and released a cover of Kelly Clarkson’s...
Leona Lewis @ Royal Albert Hall, London

Sounds From The Other City 2013 @ Various Venue...

by David Meller
On entering Salford arts hub and festival HQ Islington Mill, you’re greeted by a corridor of coned hats, akin to dunces’ caps, draped from the...
Sounds From The Other City 2013 @ Various Venue...

Van Dyke Parks @ Borderline, London

by Steven Johnson
As you descend the stairs into the Borderline the walls proudly bear the names and images of acts to have played the venue in previous...
Van Dyke Parks @ Borderline, London

Beyoncé – O2 Arena, London

by Philip Matusavage
To say that the crowd in the O2 Arena is excited about seeing Beyoncé would be an understatement. As the minutes count down until her arrival,...
Beyoncé – O2 Arena, London

Low @ Barbican, London

by Steven Johnson
The near-universal praise bestowed on their 10th album The Invisible Way seemed to confirm Low as one of the most consistent and critically acclaimed bands...
Low @ Barbican, London

Hadouken! @ Electric Ballroom, London

by Taras Binns
To many, the nu-rave scene of seven years ago was a passing phase that flashed by as quickly as the very nature of the music...
Hadouken! @ Electric Ballroom, London

Noah And The Whale @ Palace Theatre, London

by Max Raymond
Charlie Fink announces that the audience had witnessed the premiere of his film just before the interval in such a nonplussed way that you’d find...
Noah And The Whale @ Palace Theatre, London

The Leisure Society @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

by Chris White
Those who, like this reviewer, are familiar with the largely unremarkable Midlands town of Burton-upon-Trent will be aware that its main contribution to British culture...
The Leisure Society @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Veronica Falls @ Islington Assembly Hall, London

by Steven Johnson
Indie pop. That most derided, dismissed and divisive of genres. Yet, judging by this sold-out gig at the Islington Assembly Hall by London four-piece Veronica...
Veronica Falls @ Islington Assembly Hall, London

Dexys @ Duke of York’s Theatre, London

by Helen Clarke
Dexys were never going to release an MOR album but even still, last year’s One Day I’m Going To Soar was something of a surprise....
Dexys @ Duke of York’s Theatre, London

Dubstar @ Lexington, London

by Philip Matusavage
It doesn’t seem so long ago that people would jokingly refer to ’90s nostalgia, mocking the trend for ‘School Disco’ and ‘Guilty Pleasures’ evenings which...
Dubstar @ Lexington, London

Night Beds @ Borderline, London

by Helen Clarke
What a difference an album can make. Just a couple of months ago, on his first trip to the UK, Winston Yellen – aka Night...
Night Beds @ Borderline, London

Palma Violets @ Electric Brixton, London

by Neil Dowden
Returning to their roots in Brixton, Palma Violets put on a lively show for their “home” crowd. Just a few blocks away from 180 Lambeth...
Palma Violets @ Electric Brixton, London

Other Voices Festival @ Wilton’s Music Ha...

by Michael Hubbard
Ireland’s Other Voices festival originated in Dingle, with Spiritualized and Amy Winehouse among acts playing in a room for 95 people in its various early...
Other Voices Festival @ Wilton’s Music Ha...