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Patrick Wolf @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

by Martin Headon

Yes, it’s one of those civilised gigs. A concert, really. The Wolf is tamed. There’ll be no spitting at security guards, throwing mic stands, or…

Suede @ Alexandra Palace, London

by Marc Burrows

If Suede are about anything, they’ve always been about grandeur. Their lyrics spoke of council estates and bedsit sex, but the music has always been...

Squarepusher @ Roundhouse, London

by Alex Roth

In the first quarter of 2013 alone London has already been treated to a spate of keenly anticipated audio-visual shows produced by some of the...

Haiku Salut @ Buffalo Bar, London

by Steven Johnson

In a time when band names can tend to gravitate towards the uninspired or formulaic the appearance of Derbyshire all-girl trio Haiku Salut has been...

Beach House @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

by Max Raymond

Since the resurgence of the ‘dream pop’ sound fully took hold over the indie world a few years back, many and varied bands have enjoyed a smattering...

Beach House @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Jake Bugg @ Academy, Bristol

by Andy Baber

There are few artists around that have had a better time in the last year or so than Jake Bugg. The 19-year-old’s self-titled debut album...

Yo La Tengo @ Barbican, London

by Jenni Cole

Yo La Tengo have never been a band to play by the rules, and this evening is no exception. Parading their 13th studio album before...

Johnny Marr @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

by Neil Dowden

Despite being given the kiss of creative death memorials of Q Hero Award and NME Godlike Genius, the recent release of his excellent first official...

Johnny Marr @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

Nina Nesbitt @ Islington Assembly Hall, London

by Laurence Green

Anyone that tunes in to Radio 1’s weekly round-up of the official Top 40 would be able to tell you that the charts increasingly feel...

Nina Nesbitt @ Islington Assembly Hall, London

Coves @ Birthdays, London

by Helen Clarke

When a band oozes the cool of The Kills and can pack out one of Dalston’s hippest venues on a drizzly Wednesday night, you could...

Jessie Ware @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

by Max Raymond

Before the much-heralded homecoming of Jessie Ware, it’s up to Laura Mvula to warm up the crowd, two days after the release of her debut...

Jessie Ware @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

My Bloody Valentine @ Hammersmith Apollo, London

by Daniel Paton

‘Earplugs are available everywhere! Just ask a member of staff’. The signs are displayed prominently around a packed out Hammersmith Apollo, for the reputation of Kevin Shields’...