Finally Friendly Fires actually made it to the Guildhall. The long awaited appearance of the disco house trio eventually arrived, after frontman Ed MacFarlane suffered a horrible case of laryngitis. This led to many of their UK gigs having to be postponed to later dates. Supported by the operatic/techno vibes of Chad Valley and the brilliantly…
On a crisp wintery evening, Summer Camp leaves the Joiners crowd feeling warm and fuzzy.
Support bands are always interesting, and Kickstarter’s were no exception. Flunx were up first, a band who thought themselves to be the next Blink-182. Their characters were as different as the flavours in a bag of Revels: the guitarist was donned in a Superman costume, their lead singer had tunnels and tattoos, and their drummer…
Let me just start by suggesting that if you ever have the chance to see The Nightwatchman, the alter ego of Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morrello, I implore you to seize the opportunity. I’ve never been entirely sure whether his album The Fabled City would really work live, or if it would just…
The last time I saw The Vaccines in Southampton they were playing in a tiny room upstairs at Unit, a small alternative nightclub on the Joiners side of town. As the majority of local indie fans assembled at Garden Court to watch Stornoway, the intrigued few crammed into the miniscule room eagerly awaiting a band…
Heavy metal titans Motörhead return to Southampton with their super-speed riffs, indulgent drum solos and whisky-tinged vocals.
The four-piece a cappella band return to Southampton, but fail to live up to expectations and past performances due to tech problems.
Synth pop legend Gary Numan returns to Southampton for his latest tour.
On Tuesday 6th December, Kickstarter will be headlining The Talking Heads in what I can guarantee will be one of those fantastic nights that make you realise just how great a wealth of relatively unknown talent roams Southampton. As unsigned acts go, Kickstarter really are the cream of the crop. The band are a rap/rock hybrid…
It’s not often that a Mercury-nominated band play at The Union, less than ten minutes walk from my house. So the night started with the least stressful journey to a gig ever, and my expectations were high for Wild Beasts’s performance. The band released their third album Smother this year, following the success of their…
An electric performance from the newly reformed glam-rock act.
Oxjam is Oxfam’s month-long music festival, running throughout the UK at many different venues raising money for charity. Let me start by saying I really wanted to enjoy this event. Like, really. I had high hopes. Having loved the music branch of Oxfam in Southampton, I was hoping to make the most of Southampton’s local music…
The four-piece band produce a refreshingly charismatic performance at the Guildhall.
Bowling for Soup are one of those bands with an infectious spirit. From the moment they walked onstage, their mission was to ensure that every member of the audience left with a massive smile plastered across their face. Opening with the song ‘I’m Gay’, they started the way they meant to go on — acting…