Cool is inherently subjective, but it would be hard to find a person on the planet who would fit the description better than Blood Red Shoes guitarist and frontwoman Laura-Mary Carter. If Steven is the chatty, fun, and extrovert chap of the band, Laura-Mary constitutes the mysterious half who’s being …
Read More »Kelsy Karter & The Heroines @Bahnhof Pauli (Hamburg): Review
To put it simply: One of the best shows of 2025 from a name that is soon to be etched into the ether as a true global superstar unfolded at Bahnhof Pauli in Hamburg yesterday. Kelsy Karter, with the backup band The Heroines, is a whirlwind of a performer that …
Read More »Slate @Molotow (Hamburg): Review
It was the grand reopening of the classic Hamburg club Molotow which was from its former location due to gentrification and yet another hotel claiming space at Reeperbahn. Luckily, the drink bar Moondoo a few hundred meters further up Reeperbahn as they called it a day, made space for Molotow …
Read More »The Reytons @Markthalle (Hamburg): Review
Imagine a band that tour the world and does it DIY without being backed by a record label or have PR agencies doing the job for them, a band that sold out Sheffield Arena (12,500) and played a smashing 20,000 cap show at Clifton Park on home turf in Rotherham, …
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I’ve always been a massive fan of Sigur Rós and their cinematic/ambient sort of post-rock (well, the records stores label it like that), not only for some of the best albums I have in my collection – ( ), Takk…, and Valtari are all epic – but for how the …
Read More »Knocked Loose @O2 Victoria Warehouse (Manchester): Review
Exactly one year ago, Knocked Loose played Manchester Academy. They came back to premier their recently released album ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’ with an enigmatic performance featuring hit songs ‘Suffocate featuring Poppy’ and ‘Counting Worms’. The album’s title is mainly influenced by the lead singer Bryan Garris’ …
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