Music Gigs and Venues
Wet Leg at Find Joy weekender at BRIGHTON CONCORDE 2 (Sunday 29 August). The Find Joy weekend event at the Concorde 2 in Brighton was sure to provoke lots of interest as it consists of mainly new , young and unsigned bands and there are always loads of people in this part of the world who are keen to catch acts that have yet to hit the bright lights . [Read more…]
Introducing Olli Esmo. A brief interview with Olli Esmo discussing the musician’s interests, background and direction. With a link to her song, Ain’t about that
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Sydney, Australia – Preparations are ramping up for Vivid Sydney – the largest festival of Light, Music and Ideas in the Southern Hemisphere – and the 2019 program has garnered global attention. [Read more…]
South Africa – Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa says the nation has lost a one-of-a-kind musician with the passing of Jazz legend bra Hugh Masekela. [Read more…]
Pretty Yende, a rising star soprano with a modern fairy-tale story, releases her debut album A Journey on Sony Classical. Available September 16, this recording has been a joyful labor of love for Yende, as it celebrates the milestones in her extraordinary musical journey, rising to the top of the opera world with unparalleled speed. [Read more…]
Gale McAll, a photographer who blends her photography with art, captured an evening of some of the best local music. Thymeless Tings offered a perfect setting as Gypsy restaurant / music venue. [Read more…]
In April and May, the Barbican celebrates the 40th anniversaries of two of the most adventurous string quartets of our time. The Arditti Quartet: 40 Years Young (26 April) explores the ensemble’s four decades of pushing the boundaries of new music and comprises three sessions in one day, featuring world premieres of works by Harrison Birtwistle, Brice Pauset, James Clarke and Hilda Paredes. [Read more…]
In 2013 teen singing sensation Lorde (Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor) became one of New Zealand’s most famous exports. [Read more…]
He may have been an in-demand DJ and respected record label boss of late, but until last month it had been thirteen years since Ben Watt last sang and played live with a simple microphone and guitar – not since he and partner Tracey Thorn parked their band Everything But The Girl in 2000. As for solo gigs, you have to go back even further. Thirty years, in fact. As far back as 1983 to the days when he was making left-field folk-jazz recordings like ‘Summer Into Winter’ and ‘North Marine Drive’ as a precocious 19 year-old for London indie label, Cherry Red, with stellar collaborators like Robert Wyatt and Kevin Coyne. [Read more…]
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