The bank holiday weekend is almost coming to a close, and for once the cliché of rain and unsuitable weather is not holding true. By the evening the sun is still out, and groups of people are arriving almost lazily
What do you get when two established labels pit the cream of their crop against one another? Musical deliriousness. With Nottingham’s Denizen Recordings going against Leicester’s Flat Five Records, the crowd are as pumped up as The Cream Tangerines barrel
Japanese sound(e)scape artists Mono play their wordless set in the Leicester Cathedral tonight on the penultimate UK leg of a European tour. For most, cathedrals summon up memories of grandeur and high elegant interiors, where people congregate for normally quite
Singing the first song ‘Seaside Towns’ with the delicacy of a skylark, lead singer Samuel Kirk and front man of much tweeted about new band Injured Birds, went on to lead them through a fantastic ‘bird of paradise’ display last
Hot young scamps Park Bench Society practically filled The Musician for this matinée performance, though it’s hardly the usual crowd, as support act Nancy Dawkins notes.“This is surreal”, she admits to the dozens of teens, “I’m used to playing rooms
It’s the kind of brisk, autumnal evening that cries out for warm ale and earthy music played on proper instruments – a nice bit of old fashioned folk in short. And while there was plenty of that on offer tonight,
Its seen as an event that would only materialise in our dreams; Foals, a band with a bountiful young following, playing Leicester’s Lock 42, on an intimate tour of the UK’s smallest venues, setting a warm up for the release
When it’s Baltic outside and you feel like your ears might freeze clean off, what’s better than a mug of cocoa and another night in front of shit TV? The Crumblin’ Cookie, that’s what. And tonight, Live in Leicester and
Flickering candles and soft lighting create the perfect weeknight setting for an evening of enthralling vocals and subtle yet emotive acoustic performances culminating with Paper Aeroplanes at The Cookie Jar. Leo Stannard warms up the audience nicely before Roxanne De Bastion
Scholar Bar at the O2 Academy plays host to local band Arms of Atlastonight, playing their hometown performance on a tour that has seen them play neighbouring counties and cities up and down the land. The full throttle evening features some
The sixth Baby Lemonade showcase night at the Crumblin’ Cookie is headlined by a Nottingham based five piece (who go by the name of an old collegian women’s fraternity) Kappa Gamma, a band who’s look is also as strong as
