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live review// alt-j
words// Lisa Buckby images// Valerio Berdini This week, the Corn Exchange warmly welcomed Alt-J home (kind of), in what was a packed out gig (having sold out well over six months ago). The band met at Leeds University, and moved
live review// alt-j
words// Lisa Buckby images// Valerio Berdini This week, the Corn Exchange warmly welcomed Alt-J home (kind of), in what was a packed out gig (having sold out well over six months ago). The band met at Leeds University, and moved
live review// Duke Special
live review// Duke Special words// Lisa Buckby Last Tuesday, the cosy wee Junction 2, which is fast becoming my favourite Cambridge venue, was brought to life by Irish musicians Duke Special and his support, Sadpaw. Instead of the usual venue
live review// Duke Special
live review// Duke Special words// Lisa Buckby Last Tuesday, the cosy wee Junction 2, which is fast becoming my favourite Cambridge venue, was brought to life by Irish musicians Duke Special and his support, Sadpaw. Instead of the usual venue
album review// Wolf People ‘Fain’
in review// Wolf People ‘Fain’ words// Matt Parish Wolf People play The Portland Arms on May 19th When I first heard that Wolf People were going to be playing in Cambridge, the city in which I live, I flipped out.
album review// Wolf People ‘Fain’
in review// Wolf People ‘Fain’ words// Matt Parish Wolf People play The Portland Arms on May 19th When I first heard that Wolf People were going to be playing in Cambridge, the city in which I live, I flipped out.
live review// Beans on Toast, Jack Burrell + Tom Heath
live review// Beans on Toast, Jack Burrell + Tom Heath words// Theresa Elflein Tuesday, April 30, The Portland Arms A truly entertaining and unusual acoustic evening by courtesy of newcomers Fizzy Milk Promotions at the Portland Arms. The night began
live review// Beans on Toast, Jack Burrell + Tom Heath
live review// Beans on Toast, Jack Burrell + Tom Heath words// Theresa Elflein Tuesday, April 30, The Portland Arms A truly entertaining and unusual acoustic evening by courtesy of newcomers Fizzy Milk Promotions at the Portland Arms. The night began
album review// Valerie June ‘Pushin’ Against A Stone’
album review// Valerie June – Pushin’ Against A Stone words// Will Law If John Lee Hooker had been reincarnated as a female artist in 2013, then it would perhaps be in the form of Valerie June, a blues singer from
album review// Valerie June ‘Pushin’ Against A Stone’
album review// Valerie June – Pushin’ Against A Stone words// Will Law If John Lee Hooker had been reincarnated as a female artist in 2013, then it would perhaps be in the form of Valerie June, a blues singer from
live review// Rob St John, Dean McPhee & C Joynes
words// Wesley Freeman-Smith Lit by fairy lights and lampshades, rolled with carpets, and walls decorated with portraits of dead Russian Tsars, Crushing Death and Grief bring their unique brand of eclectic experimentalism to CB2 Basement. Usually host to acoustic or
live review// Rob St John, Dean McPhee & C Joynes
words// Wesley Freeman-Smith Lit by fairy lights and lampshades, rolled with carpets, and walls decorated with portraits of dead Russian Tsars, Crushing Death and Grief bring their unique brand of eclectic experimentalism to CB2 Basement. Usually host to acoustic or
in review// luke cowan – ambient iii
words// Wesley Freeman-Smith image// Profilepictures Holden Girl‘s Luke Cowan has been a bit of a busy gent these last few months. Not only have the band been putting finishing touches on their next release, following hot on the heals of
in review// luke cowan – ambient iii
words// Wesley Freeman-Smith image// Profilepictures Holden Girl‘s Luke Cowan has been a bit of a busy gent these last few months. Not only have the band been putting finishing touches on their next release, following hot on the heals of
album review// Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards – ‘Blindspot’
album review// Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards – ‘Blindspot’ words// Naomi Baguley One thing Dan Michaelson could never be accused of is excess. Less achingly bleak than 2011 album Sudden Fiction, Blindspot nevertheless achieves the same feat of sparseness expanding
album review// Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards – ‘Blindspot’
album review// Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards – ‘Blindspot’ words// Naomi Baguley One thing Dan Michaelson could never be accused of is excess. Less achingly bleak than 2011 album Sudden Fiction, Blindspot nevertheless achieves the same feat of sparseness expanding
live review// edwyn collins
live review// Edwyn Collins words// Connor Browne Edwyn Collins – Cambridge Junction – April 22nd, 2013 It’s difficult not to be inspired by Edwyn Collins’ story. Not only was he a key founding member of influential Scottish post-punks Orange Juice,
live review// edwyn collins
live review// Edwyn Collins words// Connor Browne Edwyn Collins – Cambridge Junction – April 22nd, 2013 It’s difficult not to be inspired by Edwyn Collins’ story. Not only was he a key founding member of influential Scottish post-punks Orange Juice,
live review// James Yorkston, Seamus Fogarty & The Pictish Trail
live review// James Yorkston, Seamus Fogarty & The Pictish Trail words// Connor Browne James Yorkston, Seamus Fogarty & The Pictish Trail – Cambridge Junction J2 – April 15th 2013 Not a year after the last time he played here, James
live review// James Yorkston, Seamus Fogarty & The Pictish Trail
live review// James Yorkston, Seamus Fogarty & The Pictish Trail words// Connor Browne James Yorkston, Seamus Fogarty & The Pictish Trail – Cambridge Junction J2 – April 15th 2013 Not a year after the last time he played here, James
live review// Brian Houston, Robert Vincent & Emma Stevens
live review// Brian Houston, Robert Vincent & Emma Stevens words// Lisa Buckby Cambridge Junction J2 – April 17th, 2013 It’s a double-header gig this evening at The Junction 2; Liverpool-based, Robert Vincent and Belfast’s Brian Houston, making for an evening
live review// Brian Houston, Robert Vincent & Emma Stevens
live review// Brian Houston, Robert Vincent & Emma Stevens words// Lisa Buckby Cambridge Junction J2 – April 17th, 2013 It’s a double-header gig this evening at The Junction 2; Liverpool-based, Robert Vincent and Belfast’s Brian Houston, making for an evening
live review// fossil collective
live review// Fossil Collective words// Zak Thomas Sporting a fine selection of facial hair, Fossil Collective brought their own brand of alternative folk rock to the Portland Arms in Cambridge on Tuesday night. With folk receiving its fair share of
live review// fossil collective
live review// Fossil Collective words// Zak Thomas Sporting a fine selection of facial hair, Fossil Collective brought their own brand of alternative folk rock to the Portland Arms in Cambridge on Tuesday night. With folk receiving its fair share of
in conversation// luls
in conversation// Luls interview// Thomas Talibudeen Last month we caught up with Shaun from Luls, after our New Future Shock gig in Cambridge with Carousels, Bloody Knees and Breedlings.
in conversation// luls
in conversation// Luls interview// Thomas Talibudeen Last month we caught up with Shaun from Luls, after our New Future Shock gig in Cambridge with Carousels, Bloody Knees and Breedlings.
in review// Annie Dressner ‘East Twenties’
words// Wesley Freeman-Smith Cambridge-NY songwriter Annie Dressner delivers a new EP following up on the success of debut Strangers Who Knew Each Other’s Names; and a very concise, carefully crafted release it is too. Musically, it builds upon the lush
in review// Annie Dressner ‘East Twenties’
words// Wesley Freeman-Smith Cambridge-NY songwriter Annie Dressner delivers a new EP following up on the success of debut Strangers Who Knew Each Other’s Names; and a very concise, carefully crafted release it is too. Musically, it builds upon the lush
live review// the travelling band
live review// The Travelling Band words// Zak Thomas The Travelling Band – Cambridge, The Portland Arms – March 28th 2013 Having promised to crank up the volume a few notches, The Travelling Band did not fail to deliver when they
live review// the travelling band
live review// The Travelling Band words// Zak Thomas The Travelling Band – Cambridge, The Portland Arms – March 28th 2013 Having promised to crank up the volume a few notches, The Travelling Band did not fail to deliver when they
live review// Sam Carter + Dan Wilde
live review// Sam Carter + Dan Wilde words// Lisa Buckby Tonight, the Portland Arms saw Cambridge folk promoter, To The Point Music, bring together BBC Folk Awards’ Best Newcomer 2010, Sam Carter, and an admirer of his, local singer-songwriter Dan
live review// Sam Carter + Dan Wilde
live review// Sam Carter + Dan Wilde words// Lisa Buckby Tonight, the Portland Arms saw Cambridge folk promoter, To The Point Music, bring together BBC Folk Awards’ Best Newcomer 2010, Sam Carter, and an admirer of his, local singer-songwriter Dan
live review// SHINDIG
live review// SHINDIG words// Connor Browne images // Samuel Taylor Hollow Mountain + Sunwolf + Clorinde – St Phillips Church, March 15th 2013 Cambridge’s premier night of alternative entertainment, SHINDIG, has hosted several nights of amazing sonically and visually-pleasing events
live review// SHINDIG
live review// SHINDIG words// Connor Browne images // Samuel Taylor Hollow Mountain + Sunwolf + Clorinde – St Phillips Church, March 15th 2013 Cambridge’s premier night of alternative entertainment, SHINDIG, has hosted several nights of amazing sonically and visually-pleasing events
in conversation// ypsmael
words// Wesley Freeman-Smith images// Karran Sadaheo Last week at experimental musician Ypsmael‘s CB1 gig, we caught up with the man behind the pedals, talking about how he goes about crafting bespoke sonic soundscapes wherever he happens to land. You play
in conversation// ypsmael
words// Wesley Freeman-Smith images// Karran Sadaheo Last week at experimental musician Ypsmael‘s CB1 gig, we caught up with the man behind the pedals, talking about how he goes about crafting bespoke sonic soundscapes wherever he happens to land. You play
in review// farewell jr ‘health’
in review// Farewell JR ‘Health’ EP. words// Zak Thomas Farewell JR – ‘Health’ – out March 11th With the release of their debut ‘Health’ EP on March 11th, Cambridge outfit Farewell JR. are already drawing comparisons to recent greats including
in review// farewell jr ‘health’
in review// Farewell JR ‘Health’ EP. words// Zak Thomas Farewell JR – ‘Health’ – out March 11th With the release of their debut ‘Health’ EP on March 11th, Cambridge outfit Farewell JR. are already drawing comparisons to recent greats including
live review// sam lee & friends
live review// Sam Lee & Friends words// Zak Thomas Sam Lee & Friends – Cambridge Junction J2 – March 5th 2013 An all seated affair, Sam Lee and his friends, brought their unique twist on traditional folk songs from the
live review// sam lee & friends
live review// Sam Lee & Friends words// Zak Thomas Sam Lee & Friends – Cambridge Junction J2 – March 5th 2013 An all seated affair, Sam Lee and his friends, brought their unique twist on traditional folk songs from the
get yourself to// SHINDIG 15.03.13
SHINDIG – Hollow Mountain // Sunwølf // Clorinde – more info Cambridge’s bespoke, multi-disciplinary gig entity SHINDIG returns for their March show, eschewing acoustic and the typically indie acts for a more eclectic bill this time. Bringing together bands that
get yourself to// SHINDIG 15.03.13
SHINDIG – Hollow Mountain // Sunwølf // Clorinde – more info Cambridge’s bespoke, multi-disciplinary gig entity SHINDIG returns for their March show, eschewing acoustic and the typically indie acts for a more eclectic bill this time. Bringing together bands that
live review// robyn hitchcock
live review// Robyn Hitchcock words// Patrick Widdess Robyn Hitchcock – The Junction 2 – March 2nd 2013 It’s the eve of Robyn Hitchcock’s 60th birthday and the release of his 19th solo album. Where better to mark these twin milestones
live review// robyn hitchcock
live review// Robyn Hitchcock words// Patrick Widdess Robyn Hitchcock – The Junction 2 – March 2nd 2013 It’s the eve of Robyn Hitchcock’s 60th birthday and the release of his 19th solo album. Where better to mark these twin milestones
in photos// kaiser chiefs
in photos// Kaiser Chiefs images// Jean-Luc Benazet Kaiser Chiefs played the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Wednesday, here Jean-Luc Benazet captured the sold out gig for us… Photographs not to be reused without photographer’s permission
in photos// kaiser chiefs
in photos// Kaiser Chiefs images// Jean-Luc Benazet Kaiser Chiefs played the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Wednesday, here Jean-Luc Benazet captured the sold out gig for us… Photographs not to be reused without photographer’s permission
in photos// this many boyfriends
in photos// This Many Boyfriends images// Jean-Luc Benazet This Many Boyfriend’s opened for the Kaiser Chiefs on Wednesday night, here Jean-Luc Benazet captured their set for us… Read our interview with This Many Boyfriends here. Photos not to be reused
in photos// this many boyfriends
in photos// This Many Boyfriends images// Jean-Luc Benazet This Many Boyfriend’s opened for the Kaiser Chiefs on Wednesday night, here Jean-Luc Benazet captured their set for us… Read our interview with This Many Boyfriends here. Photos not to be reused