Maria Somerville may be better known to people as the host of the Early Bird Show on NTS every Monday and Tuesday morning, where she plays esoteric, moving selections that kick the day off to just the right start. Since 2018, Somerville has been releasing music of her own that…
Richard Dawson and Lankum are a canny pairing for tonight, the latter’s headline show at the Hammersmith Apollo. They both write and perform from a place that is at once modern and entirely folkloric, reviving the ancient to make real those old feelings and sentiments again. To be in the…
For a band as rarefied and reclusive as Adult Jazz, a bit of awe is expected at one of their only live shows to promote their latest album So Sorry So Slow. They create an aura of expectation around them; their last release was 2016’s Earrings Off! and they very…
A gig at Alexandra Palace is an occasion, both for audience and artist. At over 10,000 capacity, it’s one of London’s biggest venues, reserved for show-stopping acts… and the darts. It’s also so far out of anyone’s way that the trek up the hill, especially on an unseasonably crisp evening…
There is a certain level of showmanship that you can expect from a Dorian Electra show. If the high drama and campy concepts written through their last three albums aren’t a clue in themselves, their live show is a spectacle wrought from the most reverently irreverent take on drag and…
Squeezed into a run of European and US tour dates, Blondshell only touches down in the UK to perform a rescheduled Bristol date and this brand new date in London. It’s a rare opportunity to see the LA musician live and the excitement is palpable. Lafayette is already reasonably full…
A show at EartH always feels special; the amphitheatre seating manages to feel intimate yet spacious and the crumbling paint on the walls adds an element of dilapidated grandeur. This being said, the appeal of the room itself is up against the prospect of hosting a seated gig, and all…