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The concert opened with home-grown talent Callum Burrows, better known as Saint Raymond. Having already had success over in LA with HAIM, he commanded the stage with the confidence of someone who was headlining. Accompanied by his passionate band, Saint Raymond clearly felt at home. Turning the crowd into...
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Dan Croll seems an artist whose rise to prominence over the last couple of years has been accompanied, at every turn, by sensational hype. Not everyone is aware of his stuff – most will recognise the “song that started it all” ‘From Nowhere’ – but those who have faithfully...
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Confined to the dingy upstairs room of the Oxford O2, a crowd of about fifteen fans await Southern, who are due to headline the venue on their first proper UK tour. The first group to support them are a three-piece consisting of two jolly looking folk, a rounded young...
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With their tour fully underway, Eagulls take on the crammed basement of The Cookie; making for an intimate, intense and– above all else- sweaty live show. Stevenage four-piece, Bad Breeding, fully fulfilled their role as support; going through all known measures to get the crowd going. Stripping, screaming in...
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808 managed to put on a cracking night, with Perry Louis stepping up to the plate in Ron Morelli’s absence. Bar Eleven seemed an ideal venue for this event; the dancefloor stayed packed all night, with a really playful atmosphere which is often lost in larger clubs. Willow, 808’s resident, played...
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How best to describe The Phantom Band? The Scottish six-piece, formed in 2002, have notoriously become as difficult to pin down in terms of genre as it was for the group to finally settle on the name ‘The Phantom Band’ – this, in itself, a reference to their...
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Friday night saw Derby graced by the likes of Superheaven and Nai Harvest, each putting their own unique spin on the broad spectrum of emo music. Support came from Nottingham’s own Bluebird, offering music akin to JT Soar’s house-band, Plaids. Whether due to local following or not, the band’s...