The Underground Stage
“One of the loveliest bands on the go right now, Morning TV are rarely anything except a joy to watch. It’s buttery smooth, but with a steel core, with hints of The Sundays and The Cure causing outbreaks of grinning all over the room. Extra points for matching Santa hats, too.” Facebook | Instagram
“Playing their own party, Phantastic Ferniture drop one belter after another. “Gap Year” and set-closer “Fuckin’ & Rolling” are as dense and stellar as ever, but it’s the power of that voice that propels the tight tunes to next-level status. Once you’ve had Julia Jacklin sing “All I Want For Christmas Is You” to you, […]
“As the crowd flows back into the Gallery, Emma Russack warns us that the fun’s over, it’s time for a sad set. Sure, it’s not exactly a chirpy set of songs, but it’s still a joyous one, a rich pleasure from start to finish, ending on a fab cover of Lennon’s “Happy Xmas (War Is […]
“There’s never a quiet moment with Flowertruck, and tonight’s no exception – if their PiL-ish, hyper-wired, pharmaceutical smile of a set isn’t enough to get you moving, the live marriage proposal should have done the trick. Not many finer bands around, and no mistake.” Facebook | Instagram
“It’s a gorgeous set from Georgia Mulligan, shades of PJ Harvey’s steel tinged with dusty sunsets.” Facebook | Instagram
“Betty & Oswald open up tonight – oddball pop delivered with bags of charm.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“By the time Letters To Lions come onstage, the wheels are coming off in the crowd and there’s well-oiled enthusiasm, and you don’t have to be roaring, stage-diving drunk to understand why (although there’s plenty of that too). Coming off the end of a tour, the band are in high spirits and have brought a […]
“In an unusual intermezzo, we also get a short burlesque routine from Miss Violet Viper, who for a few minutes of tightly choreographed and athletically-performed dance. It’s impressive, and predictably fires up the boys in the bands who are down the front. Not the normal order of things at gigs, but a lot of fun.”
“Red Wine Roses come off like a band who want to sound like the Stones but want to act like the Libertines. The guitars have tone to spare, the rhythm is solid as all hell, and the vocals sear and sandpaper, and there’s even a saxophone. Every note basically sounds like filth and it’s fun […]