2020-02-21 11:00
Missed part 1 of my Output Belfast showcase roundup? Head back here.
Back to life with something with a bit more meat and teeth, and only so many steps back upstairs. Like Trick Mist earli… Read More
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A collection of ticket alerts, news, views and reviews from the UK popular live music scene.
2020-02-20 11:00
Some may say they love the outdoor charm of a camping festival. But for me, the best reason to attend a city music festival is getting to know the town you’re in and its music-going c… Read More
2020-02-19 11:00
For years, I had truly meant to visit Northern Ireland and specifically for Output Belfast. But it never quite worked out previously. Part of it had to do with the amount of previewing I w… Read More
2020-01-20 11:00
Last week, the full daytime schedule for the highly anticipated 2020 edition of Output Belfast was released. Taking place on the eve of Valentine’s Day, the daytime schedule for this… Read More
2019-07-09 13:00
Header photo of the Rocket Garden from the Kennedy Space Center; NB: TGTF returns for a short time this month for a preview of an upcoming unique event that has personal meaning to me.
Nex… Read More
2019-04-05 10:00
Header and in-text photo by Abel Maestro Garcia in Andalucia, Spain
A funny thing about change. When you’re the one changing, it can be hard for others to see you as something other th… Read More
2019-04-04 17:00
I have avoided posting lyric videos in the Video of the Moment slot unless they’re done really well. In the case of the newest video from Titus Andronicus, I think the visuals and whe… Read More
2019-04-04 12:00
One of the great things about SXSW as a whole and that doesn’t really happen at UK or Irish multi-day city festivals is that you usually have an opportunity to catch acts again. If yo… Read More
2019-04-04 10:00
In past years, I’ve used Saturday as a breather. I usually use it as a lie-in day. By then, everyone’s spent: they’ve drank too much, they’ve run around too much an… Read More
2019-04-03 17:00
Around the start of this year, The Twilight Sad released their fifth album. ‘It Won/t Be Like This All the Time’, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Nobody Wants to Be Here and… Read More
2019-04-03 12:00
Photo of Johnny Cash from the official SXSW Web site
I’ve spent time in March in Austin every year for the last 7 years. And yet, all this time, I have never seen a film that was part… Read More
2019-04-03 10:00
Friday night began in a very relaxed way for me. After 2 days of hustling, I decided it was time for a nice break: a salmon dinner and a prickly pear margarita at Caroline on Congress Avenu… Read More
2019-04-02 17:00
While we’re still talking about SXSW, we shouldn’t forget that Australian trio Middle Kids were the buzz kids of SXSW 2017. Last year, they released their debut album ‘Los… Read More
2019-04-02 13:00
Header photo and photos of Mansionair and Beacon throughout article by guest photographer Patrick Ryan
On the first day of spring 2019, we had a visit from one of the brightest rising bands… Read More
2019-04-02 12:00
Changes are to coming to the the British Music Embassy in 2020 but as no news about them has been made public, you’ll have to wait until next year (hopefully not that long?) to hear ab… Read More
2019-04-02 10:00
This year at SXSW 2019, I struggled to find convention sessions and talks whose summaries I would write that I felt would speak not just to our regular readers of TGTF but to a wider audienc… Read More
2019-03-27 18:00
Back in January, Lucy Rose previewed her then upcoming next album with the video for ‘Conversation’. (You can watch it in full in this previous post on TGTF.) Last Friday saw t… Read More
2019-03-27 18:00
Two Door Cinema Club kind of went underground following the release and promotion of their 2016 album ‘Gameshow’. (Read my review of the polarising long player through here.) Ab… Read More
2019-03-27 13:00
After APRE’s performance, I really wanted to see The Joy Formidable at the Dr. Martens showcase at Container Bar. However, many, many other people had the same idea, and you could tel… Read More
2019-03-27 11:00
After a luxurious sleep (read: more than 6 hours) and the breakfast buffet in my hotel, it was time for a trip to the often neglected west side of Austin, which has some of the most chill an… Read More
2019-03-26 18:00
The day before I left for Austin APRE unveiled a new video. In case you somehow missed it, I previewed their appearances at SXSW 2019 in this Bands to Watch feature. ‘Gap Year 2008&rsq&hell…Read More
2019-03-26 15:00
No SXSW would be complete without visits to your favourite country showcases and houses and seeing friends. For a second year running, Focus Wales put on a networking mixer on Wednesday nig… Read More
2019-03-26 13:00
An often criminally overlooked part of SXSW are the Radio Day and International Day stages on the 4th floor of the convention center. If you have ever attended SXSW as a badge-carrying dele… Read More
SXSW 2019: The Return To Austin And David Byrne Vs. Lance Bass – 13th March 2019 (Wednesday, Part 1)
2019-03-26 11:00
Reflecting on my eighth SXSW in a row, there are some things about the Music portion of SXSW that are self-evident. One of those things is that there is no good or bad time to arrive for t… Read More
2019-03-07 18:00
Debut album klaxon! Australian artist Harriette Pilbeam, better known under her stage name Hatchie, will be releasing her debut ‘Keepsake’ this summer. It will follow the dream p… Read More
2019-03-07 12:00
Unless there’s an added horn section, and even that doesn’t happen too often, it’s rare for us to write about a six-piece band here on TGTF. The band members of Sports Tea… Read More
2019-03-06 18:00
Since seeing him and interviewing him at SXSW 2017, Ten Tonnes has been a firm musical favourite of mine. I’m delighted to relay the news that he’s decided to release a live fan… Read More
2019-03-06 16:00
The Pale Waves train hasn’t really slowed down at all, has it? The band recently toured with their in real life and labelmate buddies The 1975 from the start of this year. I don’… Read More
2019-03-06 11:00
Every year without fail, you can count on the SXSW Conference to bring you an illuminating parade of industry visionaries and artists speaking next month in Austin. In a few weeks, there wi… Read More
2019-03-05 18:00
Sudanese singer/songwriter Ahmed Gallab has been making music under the stage name Sinkane for quite a few years. Following 2017’s ‘Life & Livin’ It’ (review her… Read More
2019-02-26 12:00
Ahead of Live at Leeds 2018, I previewed Rascalton, a Glaswegian band whose name I described last spring as sounding “like the name of an anarchic village, where disorder is the rule o… Read More
2019-02-21 18:00
The preppy, boat shoe-wearing Vampire Weekend returned last month with a new song, ‘Harmony Hall’. If I were to guess what the promo video to go with the single means, I think i… Read More
2019-02-20 18:00
Punk girls Abjects released their debut album last Friday. ‘Never Give Up’ is available now from Yippee Ki Yay Records, based in Austin, which is handy because the trio will be a… Read More
2019-02-20 16:00
Like her fellow Northern Irish singer/songwriter Joshua Burnside, Naomi Hamilton, stage name Jealous of the Birds, will be appearing at SXSW 2019 in Austin in mid-March. Just like Burnside w… Read More
2019-02-19 18:00
I will always treasure the two trips I’ve taken to Australia. It’s so far away, it feels you’re on another planet, except there is so much that seems familiar. One of thes… Read More
2019-02-19 16:00
Sydney’s Mansionair released a new video last week on Valentine’s Day. Latest single ‘We Could Leave’ follows in the heady footsteps of the many sexy, sultry songs we… Read More
2019-02-14 18:00
Danish group Rainbrother have a new promo video out for their new single. ‘The Master’ is an early taster of their upcoming album ‘Island’, out the 29th of March. Th… Read More
2019-02-14 12:00
Part of the metropolitan area of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Pontefract is a town that has been around for a long time. I mean, a really long time: try AD 1086 or thereabouts. The town&rsqu&hell…Read More
2019-02-13 18:00
Savoir Adore will be releasing their fourth album in April. ‘Full Bloom’, scheduled for release in early April, is the second half of two albums, following the unveiling of &lsqu&hell…Read More
2019-02-13 16:00
I wasn’t sure where to put this video on TGTF, as it doesn’t fit neatly into any of our normal feature type. Since we often put acoustic live versions in the Live Gig Video sect… Read More
2019-02-12 18:00
I’m pretty opinionated about live videos filmed at gigs that are hawked around as promo videos. I’m a smidge less critical about the karaoke-style lyric videos. Trust Teleman, o… Read More
2019-02-12 12:00
When I first started blogging 10 years ago, bands with the word ‘bear’ in their name was a thing. Now it seems that the buzz word is ‘island’. (See my review last w… Read More
2019-02-07 18:00
I can tell I’m really going to love Julia Jacklin‘s new album out later this month. The Aussie singer/songwriter has tapped into feelings that come out strongly following a faile… Read More
2019-02-07 12:00
I’ve admitted publicly more than a few times here on TGTF that shoegazer slacker rock isn’t my cup of tea. I can appreciate that some find it the music and disaffected vocals gr… Read More
2019-02-06 18:00
Punk band FIDLAR released their third album ‘Almost Free’ in January. Strange name for a band of their genre, eh? ‘Can’t You See’ is the latest video to come… Read More
2019-02-06 16:00
Welsh/Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly is previewing her upcoming debut album out at the start of March. Just prior to a North American tour to support the new LP, ‘Beware… Read More
2019-02-06 12:00
Header photo of Low Island by Dan Kendall
In the South of England, the lofty spires of University of Oxford loom above a city that consistently punches above its weight in the production of… Read More
2019-02-05 18:00
It’s been a spell since we’ve had new music from The Killers. ‘Wonderful Wonderful’, the Las Vegas band’s fifth album, made its debut in autumn 2017. Brandon Fl… Read More
2019-02-05 16:00
Post-punks The Ninth Wave is part of a small but strong contingent of Scottish bands scheduled to showcase next month at SXSW 2019. Last May, I previewed their band ahead of their appearanc… Read More
2019-02-05 12:00
In case you somehow missed the meteoric rise of Brighton’s Royal Blood and Tunbridge Wells’ Slaves, musical duos have proven you can make it in the UK music world without having… Read More
2019-01-16 16:00
The uncompromising Lucy Rose will be releasing a new album this March. The follow-up to 2017’s ‘Something’s Changing’ and its associated 2018 remix album, ‘No W… Read More
2019-01-15 16:00
In case you’ve somehow missed this, Friday sees the release of The Twilight Sad‘s fifth album. The band have previewed several tracks from ‘It Won/t Be Like This All the T… Read More
2019-01-10 18:00
Girl group Abjects will be releasing their debut album next month. Premiering on the 15th of February on Yippee Ki Yay Records, an Austin label, ‘Never Give Up’ by Jim Riley at… Read More
2019-01-09 18:00
I think at some point in our lives, we’ve all imagined what our musical heroes must have been like as children. Slaves decided to take this very idea and make a music video for their s… Read More
2019-01-08 18:00
Have you been wondering what happened to Chemical Brothers? I did. Apparently, I completely missed ‘Free Yourself’ unveiled last autumn. Or maybe I just wiped it out of my con… Read More
2019-01-08 16:00
We first came across Picture This when previewing their appearance at SXSW 2017. They were part of the strong, annual Irish contingent to Austin, chatting to Carrie and appearing at the full… Read More
2017-06-23 17:00
We’re now officially in the throes of summer, and Sylvan Esso have pulled it out with a wistful, summery promo that we’ll end the week at TGTF with. Carrie described ‘The… Read More
2017-06-23 11:00
Here we are in 2017, and we’re still having to point out the discrepancies between men and women in professional opportunities available to them and salary. It’s embarrassing… Read More
2017-06-22 17:00
We live in a musical world where unexpected reunions happen and produce amazing results, which is pretty amazing in itself. One of the most recent success stories in this vein is the reform… Read More
2017-06-22 11:00
The Coronas are back with their impressive fifth studio album ‘Trust the Wire’. After four previous albums, and a decade together as a band, The Coronas have made huge strides fr… Read More
2017-06-22 10:00
Of all the smaller festivals that have popped up over recent years, LeeFest (10-12 August in Edenbridge, Kent) is perhaps the best one. Somewhat a mini-Glastonbury-style festival, ‘The… Read More
2017-06-21 17:00
It’s usually an excellent sign of already achieved success if a debut album is being re-released as a deluxe edition. Sundara Karma appear to be in that boat with their debut that was… Read More
2017-06-21 10:00
Fifty-two years is quite a long time for a festival to be running, but when it’s something as revered as The Cambridge Folk Festival (27-30 July at Cherry Hinton Hall in Cambridge), yo… Read More
2017-06-20 17:00
Manchester stalwarts Elbow released their seventh studio album ‘Little Fictions’, their first without drummer Richard Jupp. Their latest music video isn’t so much a ‘… Read More
2017-06-20 11:00
The tagline for alt-folk singer/songwriter Charlie Fink’s latest project ‘Cover My Tracks’ is an intriguing one: “An idealistic young songwriter sets out to write a 2… Read More
2017-06-19 17:00
Rising rap trio Rusangano Family have a new video out for their current single. For this, the Limerick, Ireland group worked with Bob Gallagher, the director who has helmed Dublin post-punk… Read More
2017-06-19 11:00
In the days leading up to me writing this review, I think my subconscious wanted to be sure it got a say in the final piece. The kick arse riff of ‘Loose Change’ woke me up a fe… Read More
2017-06-19 08:00
If you read our recent review of Barns Courtney‘s new single ‘Golden Dandelions’, you’ll have seen already that the English-American rocker had announced a pair of sh… Read More
2017-06-16 17:00
Julia Jacklin came to wider prominence after appearing at SXSW 2016 and the release of her Transgressive debut ‘Don’t Let the Kids Win’ last winter. The Australian singer/… Read More
2017-06-16 11:00
English-American alt-rocker Barns Courtney has been barnstorming North America on his current Shoestring Tour. You might remember that we here at TGTF first encountered Courtney at SXSW… Read More
2017-06-15 17:00
This week, brother band The Cribs have unveiled the promo video for an unexpected single. We’re not sure what will follow after ‘In Your Palace’ – a new album, maybe?… Read More
2017-06-15 11:00
Everything Everything have been hinting at new material for quite a while now. The anticipation that has been building has clearly worked. A series of four live shows – a paltry numb… Read More
2017-06-15 08:00
Good news, Wolf Alice fans. They have a new album out this autumn. The follow-up to their 2015 debut ‘My Love is Cool’, ‘Visions of a Life’, will be out on the 29th o… Read More
2017-06-14 17:00
Good news: indie wunderkind Declan McKenna has announced his debut album will drop next month. The socially-conscious teen from Hertfordshire who has already wowed with singles ‘Brazil… Read More
2017-06-14 11:00
Back in 2013, Darlia released a debut EP ‘Knock Knock’. This was followed by festival appearances and releasing a debut album, ‘Petals’, in early 2015. Now in 2017 we… Read More
2017-06-14 08:00
French/Cuban sister act Ibeyi have announced a trio of live dates in England in October. Tickets go on sale this Friday, the 16th of June at 9 AM. The twins have also revealed they will be r… Read More
2017-06-13 17:00
Ah yes, yet another animated video lands in my inbox. Atlanta-based Manchester Orchestra have announced they’ll be releasing a new album next month. To preview the upcoming collection… Read More
2017-06-13 11:00
With her debut ‘We Slept At Last’, Marika Hackman found herself being lumbered in the same boat as Laura Marling et al. While folk music was certainly slathered over the album… Read More
2017-06-13 09:00
Naomi Hamilton, better known under her evocative stage name Jealous of the Birds, has something to give that’s pretty rare in these parts. The Northern Irish singer/songwriter recentl… Read More
2017-06-12 17:00
Talos is the stage name of Cork-based singer/songwriter Eoin French. Back in April, he released his debut album ‘Wild Alee’, previewed by single ‘Odyssey’ that our Ad… Read More
2017-06-12 11:00
Phoenix are in good company: with Daft Punk and Air, they are the other French act who have reached the heady heights of global stardom. Since the mainstream success of their Grammy-winning… Read More
2017-06-12 08:00
Maryland pop-punk icons Good Charlotte have announced a series of shows for this winter in the UK. The presale for these tickets begins on Wednesday, the 15th of June, at 9 AM. The general… Read More
2017-06-09 17:00
Dan Croll is gearing up to release a new album next month. ‘Emerging Adulthood’, which will drop next month on the 21st of July, is the LIPA-educated, North East singer/songwrite… Read More
2017-06-08 17:00
Norwegian troublemakers Slotface – stylised Sløtface because their original name engendered much controversy – are one of the most hyped bands around at the moment. The N… Read More
2017-06-08 15:00
Welsh punk rockers Estrons unveiled their single ‘Strobe Lights’ a few weeks ago. Now, they’re ready to share with us the accompanying promo video. Frontwoman Tali Kä&hell…Read More
2017-06-08 11:00
2017 marks 20 years since Foo Fighters released ‘The Colour and The Shape’, quite easily the strongest Foo Fighters albums to date. Couple that with Dave Grohl and co. finally ge… Read More
2017-06-08 10:00
Looking toward the end of summer and the culmination of this year’s festival season which, if you’re a UK citizen, means only one thing. Reading and Leeds Festival, taking place… Read More
2017-06-07 17:00
French synthpop band Phoenix are gearing up to release a new album this Friday. ‘Ti Amo’ from the hugely popular Gallic group drops on the 9th of June on Glassnote Records. To a… Read More
2017-06-07 11:00
Header photo by Shervin Lainez
Brooklyn indie rock quartet Big Thief evidently believe in striking while the iron is hot. Just over a year ago, they released their debut album ‘Masterp… Read More
2017-06-07 08:00
Following their headline turn at Dot to Dot 2017 and ahead of summer festival appearances, SXSW 2017 alumni Sundara Karma have announced a new headline tour for this autumn. The band from R… Read More
2017-06-06 17:00
I’m looking forward to my trip down under in September for BigSound (the Aussie equivalent to SXSW), and I’m looking to soak up as much Aussie music and tips before I get there… Read More
2017-06-06 13:00
Having two great gigs to go to in one night is a good problem to have. Last Saturday, I was able to see Blossoms at relatively new venue Songbyrd Music House in Adams Morgan before jetting… Read More
2017-06-06 11:00
The Swet Shop Boys are transatlantic rappers Riz MC and Heems (ex-Das Racist) and producer Redinho. One part Queens, one part London, Indian-American and British Pakistani, you get my point… Read More
2017-06-05 17:00
Following the rehab and cleanup of Pete Doherty and the reformation of The Libertines, I wondered whether Carl Barat would continue with his other band project, Carl Barat and the Jackals. T… Read More
2017-06-05 13:00
Songbyrd Music House and Record Café is a relative newcomer on the music scene in Washington, having opened in summer 2015 and only recently come on my radar following an invitation t… Read More
2017-06-05 11:00
It’s an interesting and somewhat unorthodox path the trio better known as Blaenavon have tread prior to the release of their debut album. After meeting at school and playing music toge… Read More
2017-06-02 17:00
For a while, we were going through a period where practically every promo video I received was shot as a live performance video at a band’s show. Now oddly, they’re all coming i… Read More
2017-06-02 11:00
A chugging, amassing creation that isn’t too dissimilar to the Muse you wish you would hear, this new offering from Brightonians Demob Happy is, in all honesty, pretty fucking good. St… Read More
2017-06-01 17:00
Legendary synthpop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, also known by their leaner, meaner acronym OMD, have announced they’ll be releasing a new studio album this autumn. &lsq&hell…Read More
2017-06-01 11:00
I don’t like concept albums. I find them pretentious, that as listeners, we’re supposed to sit through an entire record focused on one topic. I also imagine their recording pro… Read More
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