Rock City

Dot To Dot is an annual festival that tours Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham over May Bank Holiday weekend. With more than 200 local acts across these locations, the festival celebrates all kinds of musical genres in various venues and bars. Impact had the pleasure of going along for the day in Nottingham and getting a taste of all the action.  After...

Formed in 2011, Grayscale have been quick to rise through the ranks of their music scene. Their debut album, Adornment, offers a relentless barrage of energetic emotion, fuelled by alternative and well-crafted personal narratives. Impact spoke with lead vocalist Collin Walsh to talk about Grayscale’s unprecedented rise to success,...

They’re Australian, for a start. And about 20 years too late. But, in defiance of space and time, DMA’s are leading a Britpop revival. Their thoughtful lyrics, clever melodies and low-key look have evoked memories of era-defining artists like Oasis and The Charlatans. Ahead of their sold-out show at Rock...

After my second time experiencing a DMA’s gig, I can now say with confidence that this is a band that is meant to be seen live. Though their first and newly released second albums both have a great deal of charm and character, you only really feel their electric...

As we should all be aware, DMA’s are set to grace Nottingham’s Rock City in late April, and if their upcoming album is anything like their newly released singles ‘Dawning’ and ‘In the Air’, we should be bloomin’ excited. If you are new to DMA’s, an accurate description of...

The Night Café are an often-overlooked indie rock band who deserve some love. If you’re into the likes of ‘Catfish and The Bottlemen’ and ‘Circa Waves’, then you’re bound to like this young, up and coming four-piece from Liverpool. Bandmates Sean Martin, Josh Higgins, Arran O’Connell and Carl Dillon...

As someone who loves being known for being punctual, if not early, to literally everything, arriving 20 minutes early to Rock City and having to queue around the corner and into the adjacent car park, even I was shocked by Notts’ love for George Ezra. With 2 hours to...