Frightened Rabbit make London live return at tiny Boston Arms gig

A mark of how far the band have come.

3rd November 2016

Yak tear it up at London Scala show

Here at the Scala, Yak more than live up to their reputation.

31st October 2016

Sleigh Bells get riotous at sold-out Tufnell Park Dome

Tonight, the Brooklyn duo seem intent on dismantling the Dome.

31st October 2016

Jagwar Ma take the club to the Electric Ballroom at London headline

Though the set is short of sing-alongs, the dancing just about makes up for it.

28th October 2016

Glass Animals celebrated as heroes at a sold-out Roundhouse

A sea of waving limbs and shaking torsos.

28th October 2016

Nai Harvest say goodbye with chaotic - and celebratory - London show

There’s a full-on stage invasion by the first chorus.

25th October 2016

INHEAVEN bring mayhem to sold-out Boston Music Room

The riot is happening.

25th October 2016

One night to have and to hold: Japandroids make UK live return at London’s Birthdays

Neither band nor crowd have missed a step in the Vancouver duo’s absence as East London parties like never before.

21st October 2016

Angel Olsen gives KOKO the shivers at London headline

Nobody, from this world or otherwise, is more in control than Angel tonight.

21st October 2016

Sälen make themselves at home for London Kamio show

London trio make diss-filled, laid back pop for the masses. It’s spreading fast.

20th October 2016

VANT, INHEAVEN and Circa Waves take over Manchester for the inaugural Neighbourhood Festival

Hundreds of different acts take over eleven venues in the south end of the city.

14th October 2016

Turnover settle into their Emperor’s New Clothes at London’s The Dome

Turnover’s vintage hazed, complex ruminations on melancholy and medication are a world away from their more angsty teenage guises.

14th October 2016

Björk shines at Iceland Airwaves 2016, while the new breed come on strong

The festival serves as a celebration for a barrage of acts off the back of huge summers.

11th October 2016

Kero Kero Bonito bring sugary sweet relief to London’s Scala

The mood is more energetic than a small toddler in a sweetshop.

11th October 2016

Declan McKenna transcends ‘one to watch’ tag at blistering Nambucca sell-out

He feels like an artist the world can’t do without.

10th October 2016

The Kills kill it at London Roundhouse ‘homecoming’

Their unique brand of no-holds-barred rock is not one to mellow with age.

10th October 2016

Black Honey, Doe, Eat Fast and more fly the new musical flag at Southsea 2016

It feels like a real celebration of fresh talent, free of the constraints of cool that plague so many of its contemporaries.

10th October 2016

The Magic Gang help launch YALA Records in spectacular fashion

There’s a few star turns in the DJ booth too, for good measure.

8th October 2016

Primavera Sound 2016

A modern concrete paradise, it’s an architect’s dream come true.

6th October 2016

Bon Iver reinvents the wheel at surprise Berlin show

Justin Vernon and co. give a new spin to third album ​’22, A MILLION’, with a special night at Berlin’s Michelberger hotel.

29th September 2016

Grace Jones, Youth Man and HO99O9 among highlights at Afropunk London

Black joy is contained in the historic Alexandra Palace for the first ever Afropunk London.

28th September 2016

Catholic Action punch hard as they kick off UK tour at The Old Blue Last

This Glasgow four-piece are only getting started.

28th September 2016

Dilly Dally, Weaves and Abattoir Blues, Scala, London

Canada’s largest city is set to hold onto the musical throne for some time yet.

27th September 2016

Deap Vally, Yak and Biffy Clyro bring riffs to Reeperbahn 2016

Behind the street’s glaring neon lights is a hub of creativity.

27th September 2016