Joan of Arc/Love of Everything/This Town Needs Guns @ 100 Club, London, 07/06/09

Tim Kinsella is something of a cult icon; though not quite as prolific as Guided by Voices’ Robert Pollard, he’s put his name to several experimental, cathartic and expressionate projects over the past 15 years. Read more

Deerhunter @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 22/05/09

Characters: that’s what bands seem to be lacking in a bit these days; particularly in this apparent new resurgence of shoegaze that’s engulfing Britain like a thick fog from American shores. Read more

Kristin Hersh @ The Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 20/05/09

It’s always difficult for a performer to open for an artist with the sort of cult following enjoyed by Kristin Hersh. Read more

Cancer Bats/The Plight/SSS @ O2 Academy, Birmingham, 04/05/09

Just last October, I saw Cancer Bats supporting Funeral for a Friend; so unknown were they to that crowd that frontman Liam Cormier was able to man the t-shirt stand after their set, with very little harassment (bar me). Read more

Philip Glass @ Norwich Theatre Royal, 15/05/09

This isn’t any ordinary gig. Neither is it your run of the mill kinda-famous indie band playing their hits. This is the Philip Glass. Read more

Cursive @ Camden Dingwalls, 12/05/09

Most would agree that, in an ideal world, a band’s visual aesthetic would play little role in the reception of their material. The current climate is providing gulfs on both sides of the argument: whilst several bands are playing up their fashionista credentials (though noticeably the Horrors are no longer constituents of that maligned group of bands) there are those whose secrecy and lack of interest in public identity has become just as much a part of their image (see: Burial). Read more

The Invisible @ Cargo, London, 12/05/09

Even though the band are 30 minutes late the atmosphere isn’t one of tension or restlessness like you get with delays at bigger venues; it’s akin to the anticipatory feeling you get while queueing for your favourite club: one of a knowing expectancy of the good times ahead. Read more

The First Floor @ The Plug, Sheffield, 09/05/09

The First Floor are a small four piece post punk band from Rotherham. As a mutual friend of the band, I was at their latest show and here is how it turned out. Read more

Rolo Tomassi, Grammatics & Pulled Apart By Horses @ Cardiff Barfly 29/4/09

With pretty much the most exciting line up of northern UK bands imaginable, this gig was always going to be an occasion. Read more

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead @ Camden Electric Ballroom, 23/4/09

Jesus died for somebody’s sins, but not theirs Read more

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