Previews
by Steven Johnson
It’s a somewhat quieter week in London, as the capital’s venues seem to take some time out after a particularly heavy recent schedule. That’s not…
Festival season is now well and truly upon us and Saturday 23rd June sees Bushstock, now in its 8th year, return once again to Shepherd’s...
Robert Smith‘s Meltdown Festival finally gets underway at the Southbank Centre this week. Big names to appear over the first few days include shows at...
Two albums likely to feature in ‘best of’ lists later this year are those recently released by Courtney Barnett and Laura Veirs. Tell Me How...
It’s a week the end of which is dominated by festivals. Field Day takes place at Brockwell Park on Friday and Saturday with The Mighty...
In this second part of our 2018 festival season preview (read the first part focusing on England and Wales beyond London here), we focus on...
There is, quite frankly, a ridiculous amount of gigs happening in London this week. The pick of Monday’s shows sees Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør play...
There may be no Glastonbury this year, but there’s still a plethora of other music festivals taking place across the UK which will be creating...
Japanese Breakfast is the name of the current project of Oregon-based musician Michelle Zauner. She released her second album, the aptly named Soft Sounds From...
Anna Burch has spent the best part of the last decade as part of Frontier Ruckus and more recently with Failed Flowers, and released her...
This week starts with a pair of shows by Angel Olsen at Union Chapel. Her reputation has really soared over recent years on the back...
Since the release of debut album Varmints back in 2016 Anna Meredith has established herself as an in-demand artist who can cross musical genres and...
Start unfurling tote bags, ticking off lists and layering yourself up: Record Store Day, this year taking place on 21 April, is nearly upon us...
With two BRIT awards under her arm, a collaboration with Calvin Harris in the bag and on an increasingly steep popularity trajectory, it seems only...
One of our favourite albums of the year so far has been Cusp by Alela Diane. It’s arguably her strongest collection of songs to date...
This week’s gigs in London may not include as many big name, high-profile shows as in recent weeks but there’s still a lot happening. We’re...
This week is headed up by two small gigs featuring artists who have played far bigger venues in their careers. Jarvis Cocker is at the...
We’re always excited when new venues open in the capital and this week sees a new space at the Printworks site in Rotherhithe host its...
London can always be a bit clashy when it comes to gigs, but this week seems to be even more so than usual. It’s in...
It’s a week in London where most of the gigs of note seem to be backloaded towards the end of the week. The pick seems...
The pick of this week’s gigs in London has a decidedly sisterly, European theme to it. First Aid Kit (fronted by Swedish sisters Klara and...
