Up first tonight to perform to the highly-appreciative crowd were Du Blonde. Fronted by Newcastle-born Beth Jeans Houghton, she decided to go through a visual and aural transformation from sombre folk…
Gig Review: The Old Pink House + Support at The Cluny, Newcastle – 18/08/2018
Only releasing their debut EP ‘Expectations’ one day prior, The Old Pink House’s headline gig at The Cluny was the perfect opportunity to celebrate their success. Not only this, but it was also their …
Gig Preview: Jesse Dayton at The Cluny, Newcastle
In continuation of his four-year non-stop US and European tour, and hot off the back of the release of his new record ‘The Outsider’, Texas-based Americana artist, Jesse Dayton is set to bring his cou…
Gig Preview: Fireball’s Hottest Bands Final, Newcastle
A number of North East artists are set to face off at the 02 Academy in Newcastle on Wednesday 5th September in Fireball’s Hottest Band 2019 competition. Over 350 UK artists entered into this year’s c…
Art: FEED by Zara Worth at Vane, Newcastle
‘FEED’ brings together a body of works created by Harrogate-born artist Zara Worth since 2016. Concerned with our relationships with hand-held technology and social media, Worth’s practice has been de…
Gig Review: Gomez at 02 Academy, Newcastle – 24/08/2018
Whereas the majority of the mid-90s indie scene championed loud guitars, typecast frontmen and most things reductive, history shows that a fraction of artists held firm in an attempt to shield culture…
Comedy: Kiri Pritchard-McLean + Rahul Kohli at The Tithe Bar, Northallerton
Kiri Pritchard-McLean is a memorable name on the comedy circuit and not just because it’s double-barreled. She won Best Club Comedian at the 2018 Chortle Awards and is becoming increasingly famous aft…
Film: Festival of Thrift’s Atonement Re-Shoot
A re-shoot of the famous one-take seafront scene from Atonement is taking place on Redcar beach this summer as part of the build-up to the 2018 Festival of Thrift. Festival organisers have commissione…
Gig Preview: Jonathan Wilson at The Sage, Gateshead
Hot off the back of the release of his critically-acclaimed third solo studio album, ‘Rare Birds’, Jonathan Wilson is set to entertain fans at Gateshead’s illustrious music venue, The Sage, early this…
Interview: “It’s going to be great coming to Middlesbrough for the first time” Leveret to Play Middlesbrough Town Hall
Folk-rock trio Leveret has been steadily building their reputation, with their most recent album, ‘Inventions’, seeing the band receive their largest acclaim to date. Damian Robinson caught up with fo…