Over the last May bank holiday weekend, Now We Are returns to The Public in West Bromwich. A two day mini fest, celebrating ‘all that is brilliant in indie-pop n’ roll thrills, spills and bellyaches’, NW… perhaps I’ll leave the acronym, Now We Are 2013 runs from 3:30pm to 2am on May 25th & 26th; […]
Words by Katherine Priddy / Pics by Lucy Heath Alessi is a name I’ve caught floating around the folk circuit for a while now, overheard in fervent discussions at the Moseley Folk Festival and cropping up in conversation at various gigs. But up until now I’ve not listened to her much myself. So with both quiet optimism and slight […]
Words by Holly Pyke, pics by Charlie Rose I first saw Peace perform in June 2012, supporting Editors, and found them to be mediocre musically. But a lot has happened for this band over the last ten months and I was keen to see how they’d grown. And where better than their big homecoming gig, […]
Alessi’s Ark, aka Alessi Laurent Marke, performs at the Hare and Hounds on Wednesday May 1st. A gentle but potent songwriter, Alessi’s Ark has garnered general industry acclaim across the past half decade; maintaining her identity within a burgeoning acoustic scene. Squeezing 10 UK dates into 11 days, the singer/songwriter is touring to promote her third album, […]
PREVIEW: Peace @ O2 Academy, April 27th Recently returning from Europe, Peace play the Birmingham O2 Academy on Saturday April 27th. Currently on a substantial UK tour, Peace will play a total of 20 dates throughout April and May – finishing with the Live at Leeds Festival on May 3rd. Peace are on the road […]
