It’s safe to say that it was easy enough to decipher which crowd was there to awe at Tinie Tempah’s grimey beats, and the others who were lurking around, ready to bounce along to the Mystery Jets. Drunken teenagers in older siblings clothes spelt out Tinie. Thick rimmed glasses indicated the Jets. I followed the ...
readmore FeaturesIt’s a miserable, wet night in Belfast. Nonetheless a surprisingly large crowd has decided to face the elements and head for the Spring and Airbrake to see Somerset’s own psychedelic, prog rock, hippie guys Orzic Tentacles. Support is provided by local band, ‘The Cities We Captured’ – part of the growing local trend of long ...
readmore ReviewsProgressive rock is a dying breed of music. With the introduction of and recent worldwide obsession with “Post Rock”, prog rock has been pushed aside for the nerds and freaks to pick away at. The golden days of Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes and King Crimson are long gone and will never come back. A genre ...
readmore ReviewsIf there ever were a list of places compiled to host an ‘MTV Presents…’ gig, the Waterfront Hall in Belfast was one of the last places on my mind. But Our Wee City threw open its doors to the channel, with Mark Ronson and The Business Int in tow. And despite the fact that we ...
readmore ReviewsLED lights were scattered across a black canopy, swept through the marquee, high above the crowd that had gathered to witness the magical spectacle of Seasick Steve. Closing the Open House Festival, the bearded wonder was joined by folk-fused 3 piece ‘Peggy Sue’, who launched into first track ‘Lazarus’. They had a similar sound to ...
readmore ReviewsThe first band to play of the night was ‘Kids For The Weekend’ and, to be frank, I didn’t like them… I’ll try to be professional here but I really didn’t enjoy myself. They started with an emo vibe that they maintained throughout. Apart from a remotely decent cover of the Thin Lizzy classic, “The ...
readmore ReviewsIt’s a chilly Friday night in Banbridge and people from all around are heading to its prestigious Football Club for an intriguing night of metal… “Dwell in Sun”, a three piece band from Banbridge, take to the stage first and grace us with their dark, doom metal. With a reputation of having songs longer than ...
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