To say that the past few years have been a bit hectic for British singer songwriter Jade Bird is something of an understatement, she is fast becoming one of THE most exciting new voices and demand for her shows have been incredible. She has won the hearts of fans across the globe with her debut EP, ‘Somewhere American’ and followed this up with ‘Lottery’, an incredible single which really helped to put her on the map.

Having already performed on ‘Later with Jools Holland’, ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ and ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’, she has amassed a global following and seeing as she is just 20 years old, I imagine that her future is looking VERY bright indeed!

We were invited to watch her and her band perform at The Lemongrove in Exeter, we packed our bags and headed off to watch this incredible musician do her thang….

Sunset Sons are a three-pieced British/Australian band who, earlier this month released their second album: ‘Blood Rush Déjà Vu’. Having previously supported Imagine Dragons and Nothing But Thieves, Sunset Sons have just started a UK wide headline tour before looking to take over Europe. We caught them on their first sold out show at Bristol’s classic venue ‘Thekla’.  

I last saw WILDWOOD KIN when they played to a full house at Phoenix Sound Record Shop in Newton Abbot, this exclusive in store show took place a day after they had released their self titled sophomore album and the place was literally fizzing with excitement to catch the ladies showcasing new material from it.

Fast forward a few weeks and I find myself at The Lemongrove which is part of the Exeter University complex where they would be performing a full length live show to their adoring fans.

I woke to the (belated) news that one of my favourite bands on the entire planet, NEDS ATOMIC DUSTBIN are releasing an acoustic album on December 13th under the name NEDS ACOUSTIC DUSTBIN. I personally cannot see how this will work as Rat’s unique overdriven guitar sound will be nowhere to be seen and also missing from the equation are Mat and Alex’s harmonious bass parts and Dan’s superb drumming. I do think that the tracklist from the new album looks fantastic and, even with a niggling doubt in my head, I am sure that Rat and Jonn will have done a tremendous job!

They’re also playing a handful of live shows from December 2019, more details below.

A single that stands as their first new material in over two years, the band’s insurgent comeback track is now accompanied with visuals that supercharge its dizzying momentum.

2019 marks the 25th anniversary since Snow Patrol formed, 25 years is a long time and I’m sure the band look back over the past quarter century at what they have achieved thus far.

Tonight, the band were at Plymouth Pavilions for the second date of their November/December ‘Reworked’ tour, performing hits from their back catalogue but with a little bit of a twist. They decided to make this an ‘all seated’ tour, allowing people to take in the sheer breadth of the music and the spectacle of seeing additional musicians on the stage, providing strings and brass to the songs.

I saw a brilliant duo called OKAY, BYE play at The Cavern in Exeter last weekend as part of a music networking event and as they were packing up, I introduced myself to Grace (guitar/vocals) and she agreed to have a chat for our ‘Introducing’ feature on the site.

A very good friend of mine was the first British journalist to interview Nirvana featuring a very young Kurt Cobain back in the late 80’s and it transpires that I am the first journalist to interview Okay, Bye. What you read below could be history in the making!

We got together and had a good chat about how the band formed, DIY touring and a new album that is in the making, read on to find out loads more about this great band….

When we heard that BROOKE BENTHAM was joining Sam Fender on his SOLD OUT November/December tour of the UK and Ireland, we had to get in touch and learn a bit more about this super talented musician.

We chatted about how she found out that she was going on tour with Sam Fender, her fear of playing two SOLD OUT shows at Brixton Academy and which bands she’d have headlining her very own mega-festival…..

Formed in Brighton only five years ago, YONAKA are the latest band to tear up the highly populated alt-rock scene. Previously, the band have supported Bring Me the Horizon and have had their song ‘F.W.T.B’ remixed by Grandson. Earlier this year, the band released their first album, ‘Don’t Wait Till Tomorrow’ and on the strength of this are midway through a UK wide tour. We were invited to see them at SWX in the heart of Bristol, read on to see how the evening unfolded.

Following a sensational string of packed-out shows across the UK, today SHEAFS are pleased to announce a fresh run of shows for March 2020.

More and more talented artists rise to fame in the music industry each year. In every genre, you might notice there are new names and new music all the time. Some names shake up the music industry. They do this with their music as well as with their different, unique, and somehow out-of-the-world fashion styles. It’s a talent, indeed, to be known for so many things. That’s probably why they will stand out as icons in both the music and fashion industries.

I saw that an OASIS tribute act called OAS-IS were playing a handful of dates including one at The Lemongrove, part of the Exeter University campus, as it was a Friday night, I thought I’d throw my hat in the ring and see what all the fuss was about!

SHARES THE NEW SINGLE ‘DEEPER LOVE’

NEW ALBUM FOLLOWS IN MARCH

ALSO ANNOUNCES INTIMATE UNDERPLAY SHOW AT JACK SOLOMON’S CLUB ON NOVEMBER 27TH

We’d been looking forward to tonight’s show for a few weeks, tickets were purchased as soon as we saw them advertised on their website and with the added bonus of a photo pass being provided by the venue, we were good to go.

“I remember one night in Germany when us and our Crazy Carter Crew went to see the Wonder Stuff play and we got pretty drunk and crowd surfed a bit too much. Miles had to tell us to fuck off because we were ruining the gig”.

We caught up with Jim-Bob (from Carter USM) ahead of him hitting the road with The Wonderstuff of their Nov/Dec UK tour…..

I wanted to tell you about a very special gig that is taking place at The Barrel House Ballroom in Totnes on Saturday 16th November (8pm) with Evi Vine and special guests Soot Sprite. Two absolutely sublime bands live in one night!

Tickets cost just £10 in advance or £12 on the door.

Advance Tickets are available from behind the bar at The Totnes Brewing Company (downstairs from The Barrel House) and ONLINE

Upon hearing that the London based indie-folk-pop girlband called TRILLS are releasing their new single 'Super Blue Moon' on November 15th, I got in touch with them and asked if they’d be up for answering a few questions, the stars clearly aligned as they said YES! We chatted about how the band formed, breaking London and who would be headlining at their very own 3 day music festival….

Upcoming release ​Super Blue Moon​ is a gossamer-like ballad, all diaphanous synths and interweaving ethereal harmonies.

The Brand New Heavies are a band that formed in the mid 1980’s on the back of the rare groove scene in London, they enjoyed phenomenal success in the early 90’s as a forerunner of the Acid Jazz movement and continue to release music and tour the word to this very day. We heard that they were bringing their funky floorshow to Exeter’s Phoenix and wanted to be there to witness the band in action….