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Servant Jazz Quarters, Dalston / 11/02/2012
After trawling Dalston for jazz bars like a cross between Howard Moon and Goldilocks, we eventually pull a Nicobobinus and find the Servant Jazz Quarters was under our collective nose the whole time...
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 Cats and Cats a...
Bull & Gate Kentish Town / 10/02/2012
I stumble through the doors of the Bull and Gate’s back room just in time to see A Genuine Freakshow kick into the seriously sick drumbeat of their single 'Hopscotch Machine Gun Madness...
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 Mastodon, The D...
Manchester Academy / 06/02/2012
Whoever put this line up together has been pretty shrewd. There's something here for every Mastodon fan as an apéritif before the main course; could the night match my bloated expectations...
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 The High Commis...
Proud Camden / 01/02/2012
The first band I see tonight at Camden’s Proud gallery is Mad Staring Eyes, an all American experience, harking back to the late 60’s revival in country and western, aided by an “...
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 M83 / Porcelain...
Glasgow Arches / 19/01/2012
Tonight is a sellout and it’s getting quite difficult to move around. The Arches in Glasgow is a repossessed set of subway tunnels that have become a venue which hosts everything from clubs and...
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 A Winged Victor...
Glasgow Oran Mór / 15/01/2012
It’s a chilly night in Glasgow outside as you breathe in it’s the kind of cold that stings your nose and even has the potential to make you a bit lightheaded. Fortunately downstairs in...
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 Cathedral / Gra...
London HMV Forum / 03/12/2011
This is the end, beautiful friends, the end. Hand of God has struck the hour, and the Christmas lights along Highgate Road reflect in beads of grease that cling to the meaty petals of the small doner...
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 ATP Presents: B...
London HMV Forum / 21/11/2011
Battles really know how to pick who they get involved with. Any band that can get four of the most inimitable and revolutionary artists of their time to appear as guests on their album shows not only...
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 Arab Strap / Th...
Glasgow Nice 'n' Sleazy / 17/11/2011
What can you say about Arab Strap? A rather odd-sounding Scottish group driven by two equally odd Scottish chaps in Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton, known for their melancholy tunes of drunken...
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 William Fitzsim...
Manchester Deaf Institute / 13/11/2011
After waking up with some serious beard envy over the resplendent facial furriness of William Fitzsimmons, I spend the best part of an hour trying my hardest to comb my own beard every which way in...
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 Opeth
Manchester Academy / 11/11/2011
As a venue, the Academy is great for bounce-along anthems, massive riffs, sweaty aggression; Opeth are simply not about any of these things, or rather musically, they don't sustain this physical...
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 Acid Mothers Te...
Manchester Ruby Lounge / 07/11/2011
I do up my fly, look around and squint from the glare of fluorescent lighting. The whole of this deserted gents toilet is vibrating and constituent parts buzz or rattle in sympathy with each bass...
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 Effluence
Cellar Bar, Barnoldswick / 30/10/2011
Sunday night, and a chance to skip 'Songs of Praise' and catch up with psycho grunge reprobates Effluence. It's the hometown launch party for their 'Catch Rag' single; scores of...
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 Wolves In The T...
Salford Islington Mill / 28/10/2011
The venue is dotted with clusters of red candles and the fumes from burning sage fill my nostrils. Thoughts drift from ceremonial intimacy to, rather inappropriately, Paxo stuffing. I appreciate more...
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 Bill Wells...
Manchester Deaf Institute / 18/10/2011
The moon's huge tonight, a massive golden-brown poppadom hovering over Manchester. Having narrowly avoided a road traffic accident, Team Beard makes for the warmth and splendour of the Deaf...
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 Ghostpoet
Captain's Rest, Glasgow / 24/09/2011
In July this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist was announced, and alongside big hitters like Elbow and eventual winner PJ Harvey was nestled a quiet gem of an album. Ghostpoet’s 'Peanut...
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