Notes On… Gigs

Notes On… Dignan Porch, Rice Milk, Baker Island @ Head of Steam, Newcastle

Saturday nights are built for… DIY fuzz-fests. What did you think I was going to say? With Dignan Porch stopping off on the second night of their mini UK tour, supported by two of the north east’s premier purveyors of offbeat indie, the Head of Steam became a haven of reverb on an otherwise bleak…

Notes On… George Ezra at Newcastle University 17/10/14

It might be the last time you’ll see George perform a venue this intimate in the North East, but either way he’s welcome back anytime.

Notes On… Gary Numan at 02 Academy Newcastle, 12/11/13

It was a crisp November evening and there was a fierce nip in the air. A sea of leather cascaded along the walls of the O2 Academy in Newcastle as me and the hundreds of other waited patiently for our time to see Gary Numan. Standing there in my coral jumper, I felt slightly out…

Notes On… Tune-Yards at The Sage, Gateshead – 10th July 2012

It’s near impossible not to be captivated by the carnivalesque, tidal wave of kaleidoscopic complex wonderment served up in the unbridled, infectious melodies.