Category: Live Reviews

Review By Darren McIntyre Parker Barrow are a blues-infused Southern rock outfit from Nashville, Tennessee, who originally came to our attention in 2023 with the release of their debut album, Jukebox Gipsies. The band take their name from Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow, who were the infamous bank robbers in the 1930s [more…]

Where – Yardbirds, Grimsby When – 14th/15th November 25 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Friday 14th November, 25 The Yardbirds in Grimsby is well known for its live music scene, and tonight it’s the perfect setting for the first of two nights celebrating some brilliant grassroots rock bands. There’s already a [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson Lauren Tate, aka Delilah Bon, is a singer/songwriter/rapper/producer/hip-hopper from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who was the former frontwoman of Hands Of Gretel and now currently releases music under the pseudonym Delilah Bon. Lauren has been active since 2013 and showcases her genre in music, which [more…]

Written by Nigel Foster Images By Ken Jackson Big Wolf Band – Tuesday Night Music Club – 11 November. Review written by Nigel Foster and shared with his permission. Jonathan Earp, Mick Jeynes, TimBo Jones, Justin Johnson and Arran Shanghavi, gentlemen, that was an absolute masterclass in blues rock, and I thank [more…]

Gig Review by Paul McWilliams – Jace Media Music Manchester was drenched, the kind of relentless, sideways rain that soaks through your jacket and chills your bones. But as fans hustled through the wet streets toward Gorilla, there was a crackle in the air that no weather could dampen. Inside this beloved [more…]

Where – Trillians, Newcastle When – Thursday 13th November 25 Support – Electric Black & To Nowhere Thursday nights don’t get much better than this. Trillians might not be the biggest venue in Newcastle, but what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in character. The long bar glows [more…]

Where – Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth When – Nov/8th Nov 2025 Day Three: Saturday, 8th November 25 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott It’s the last day of Hard Rock Hell at Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth, and despite three full-on days of music, laughter and late nights, the stamina [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre. Images By Scott Anderson Gothenburg’s own Aviana have come a long way since emerging from the Swedish metalcore scene in 2016. With three acclaimed albums—Polarise (2017), Epicentre (2019), and Corporation (2022)—and a fourth, Void, on the horizon, the band has built a formidable reputation for crafting music that [more…]

Manchester O2 Ritz 5th November 2025 Review and photos by Phil Ingham With the ghost of Halloween still lingering on the streets of Manchester, it is an appropriate time to watch the man too ghoul for school, Wednesday 13. The former Murderdolls frontman, touring on the back of the 2025 album ‘Mid [more…]

VENUE – Off The Square, Manchester DATE – 8th November 2025 Words – Graeme Wright, Nicola Warren Pictures – Graeme Wright Ah, Juliet’s Not Dead. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. With apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning (who I never thought I’d manage to shoehorn into one of [more…]

Where – Vauxhall Holiday Park, Great Yarmouth When – Nov/8th Nov 2025 Day Two: Friday, 7th November Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Friday dawns bright over Great Yarmouth, and with the Awards Night and Day One done and dusted (reviews for both are separate), it’s time for another full day of [more…]