The Underground Stage
“I like to imagine that when Nerdlinger are not on stage they spend all their time just winding up, like a clockwork bomb that gets louder and better and dafter the longer that time passes. Tonight they explode so loudly it’s like having clowns full of C4 detonate in a fireworks factory. Never less than […]
“To quote someone else, Ebolagoldfish have muscles in places where I don’t have places. This is a perfect demo of the perfect three-piece, music made from both chaos and perfect synchronisation. You don’t just hear the songs, you hear the wooden beams in the ceiling creaking from the pressure wave.” Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
“The Great Awake are a reliable brewery, whatever is served will do just bloody nicely. Tonight we’re treated to new ‘uns, and they’re easily as good as their previous best, which is saying some stuff. Form a disorderly queue.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157712709004247″]
“Ess-Em self-describe as folk-punk but that doesn’t really get close. Sure, there’s an upright bass and a trombone and an acoustic guitar but this rage is baroque and wide-ranging and a lot more than that simple label implies. It is also disgustingly talented. Few bands deliver this much skill, nous, and fun in one set. […]
“The Lenores kick off their new album with sneering and stomping glam-punk, larking around like the earliest bits of Green Day. It snarls and it spits and it bites, and it tumbles around like a bucket of bolts in a tumbledryer.” Learn More: Facebook – Instagram Subscribe to The Underground Stage on Spotify
“It’s been too long since I last saw Mac The Knife and – boy howdy! – have they bulked up. This is full-strength and full-on, head down and charging right into the parts that’ll knock you on your arse. Really meaty, but without being a dick about it.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157712490983538″]
“I’m pretty sure that The Violet Stones don’t want to make you feel happy, they want to cover you in grunge and then watch you drown in it. If – like me – this is your idea of an top-tier night out, this set contains all the component parts of your lucky day.” Facebook | […]
“Commodore Charlie bring it like a mix of snotbag punk and massive hair rock, with a healthy side of Jane’s Addiction and screaming for good measure. Muscular, extravagant fun.” Facebook | Instagram [flickr_set id=”72157712489570117″]
“It’s Day 3 of a new decade and if I see anything more wilfully unhinged in the next ten years than Terrificus, I’ll be stunned. 300bpm drum machines, Japanther, satire, “fucking Radiohead”, ear-splitting noise, an overhead projector, and – I can’t quite believe I’m writing this – quite a lot about Shaggy. Utterly deranged, in […]