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Venue – KK Steelmill, Wolverhampton Saturday – 4th April 2025 Review and Photographs by Linda McDermott Mayor Fest Saturday takes place at KK Steelmill in Wolverhampton, a great venue that has had some amazing bands grace its 40-foot stage. Today there was a fantastic lineup, with bands to please all tastes, plus [more…]

Date: 5 April 2025Venue: The Sugar mill, Stoke-on-Trent Review and Images By Paul McWilliams  There are gigs that deliver what you expect—and then there are gigs that exceed every expectation, grab you by the collar, and remind you why you fell in love with live music in the first place. Wayward Sons [more…]

Review and Images By Paul McWilliams There are some gigs where everything just clicks — the energy, the venue, the band — and you walk away knowing you’ve just witnessed something special. That was exactly the case on April 5th at The sugar mill in Stoke-on-Trent, where Derby-based trio MuddiBrooke took to [more…]

Camden Underworld – April 4 2025Review And Images By Fraser Allen It was an unusually warm early April day in London, and the temperature in the sold out Camden Underworld was already ramping up. I was looking forward to seeing London funk-metallers, In Search Of Sun and had been listening to their [more…]

Review and Images By Scott Anderson Better Joy are a 4 piece band hailing from Manchester that only formed in 2023. They have a contemporary, familiar, classic sound, which reminds me of the heady days of 80’s Indie music. An uncomplicated sound that is a breath of fresh air in today’s music [more…]

Friday – Giffard Arms, Wolverhampton 3rd April 2025 Review and Photos by Linda McDermott There’s something special about the rock community when they come together, and this weekend is one event that showcases this. With Mayor Fest being split over three days, with Saturday as the main event, this festival brings together [more…]

Location: Manchester, UK Review by: Ian Walker for Jace Media Music Dark, Twisted & Unforgettable: Amigo the Devil Brings Murderfolk Magic to Manchester Amigo the Devil doesn’t just perform—he possesses. On a rainy night in Manchester, Danny Kiranos transformed Academy 1 into a confessional chamber where gallows humour, raw vulnerability, and banjo-driven [more…]

Review and Images By Ken Jackson Burning Rope at the The Tuesday Night Music Club. A Triumphant Debut for Paul Longs new Band, Burning Rope . After the tragic passing of Matt Long in 2024, it was clear that Catfish couldn’t continue. Matt wasn’t just the heart of the band—he was Catfish, [more…]

Review and Images By Erin Greasley After seeing the headline tour of South of Salem being announced, I knew a definitely needed to be there, and what an amazing sold out show it was at the Key Club in Leeds, with too amazing bands, In Search of Sun and High Parasite, it [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre Images By Scott Anderson There are gigs that you simply enjoy, and then there are gigs that leave an imprint on your soul—the ones that are raw, emotional, and unapologetically real. That’s exactly what happened when Millie Manders and The Shutup stormed into Glasgow Audio on March 28th [more…]