Wet Leg Brighton Concert

Wet Leg at Find Joy weekender at BRIGHTON CONCORDE 2 (Sunday 29 August). The Find Joy weekend event at the Concorde 2 in Brighton was sure to provoke lots of interest as it consists of mainly new , young and unsigned bands and there are always loads of people in this part of the world who are keen to catch acts that have yet to hit the bright lights . [Read more…]

Introducing the musician Olli Esmo

Introducing Olli Esmo. A brief interview with Olli Esmo discussing the musician’s interests, background and direction. With a link to her song, Ain’t about that
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50 Days To Go Until Vivid Sydney

Austral Floral Ballet - Vivid Sydney

Sydney, Australia – Preparations are ramping up for Vivid Sydney – the largest festival of Light, Music and Ideas in the Southern Hemisphere – and the 2019 program has garnered global attention. [Read more…]

Hugh Masekela, South African Jazz Legend, dies

hugh masekela

South Africa – Minister of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa says the nation has lost a one-of-a-kind musician with the passing of Jazz legend bra Hugh Masekela. [Read more…]

South African Soprano Pretty Yende, A Rising Star

pretty yende

Pretty Yende, a rising star soprano with a modern fairy-tale story, releases her debut album A Journey on Sony Classical. Available September 16, this recording has been a joyful labor of love for Yende, as it celebrates the milestones in her extraordinary musical journey, rising to the top of the opera world with unparalleled speed. [Read more…]

Thymeless Tings by Gale McAll

thymeless tings

Gale McAll, a photographer who blends her photography with art, captured an evening of some of the best local music. Thymeless Tings offered a perfect setting as Gypsy restaurant / music venue. [Read more…]

Barbican celebrates string quartets

kronos quartet

In April and May, the Barbican celebrates the 40th anniversaries of two of the most adventurous string quartets of our time. The Arditti Quartet: 40 Years Young (26 April) explores the ensemble’s four decades of pushing the boundaries of new music and comprises three sessions in one day, featuring world premieres of works by Harrison Birtwistle, Brice Pauset, James Clarke and Hilda Paredes. [Read more…]

Lorde of Song

Lorde - Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor

In 2013 teen singing sensation Lorde (Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor) became one of New Zealand’s most famous exports. [Read more…]

Ben Watt Announces UK Tour

Ben Watt

He may have been an in-demand DJ and respected record label boss of late, but until last month it had been thirteen years since Ben Watt last sang and played live with a simple microphone and guitar – not since he and partner Tracey Thorn parked their band Everything But The Girl in 2000. As for solo gigs, you have to go back even further. Thirty years, in fact. As far back as 1983 to the days when he was making left-field folk-jazz recordings like ‘Summer Into Winter’ and ‘North Marine Drive’ as a precocious 19 year-old for London indie label, Cherry Red, with stellar collaborators like Robert Wyatt and Kevin Coyne. [Read more…]

Lissie Announces October UK Tour

Lissie

Lissie

As the countdown continues to the release of her highly anticipated second album, ‘Back To Forever’, on 14thOctober, Lissie announces that she’ll be taking her much-lauded, high-octane, Tequila swigging live show on the road for an October 2013 UK tour. [Read more…]