Classics like No Rest and 51st State still fizzle with rage, and more recent tracks like Winter and Angry Planet are already welcomed like long lost friends
Read full Article >Wild Paths gets underway properly on Thursday, with a programme that features over 150 acts performing in fifteen venues across the city.
What a truly great performer and beautiful man Collins is as he bows out, for good, from playing live.
Quite the most extraordinary performance that I have seen at the Waterfront Studio.
A slickly delivered show, and a long-overdue return to Norwich for Billy Nomates
The thing about the Bohmans is that there is usually the backbone of meaning to their performance, albeit a meaning that is purposely impenetrable.
Read full Article >His masterly command of the stage and his considerable charisma hides it well, but he has been trotting out the same gags, the same asides and - of course - the same poems for at least fifteen years. How big a problem that represents is largely down to the affection in which he is held.
Yes, there was prepared stuff about grinding her teeth, a throwaway reference to Charlie Kirk, and a criticism of the status quo (situation, not band) but nothing compared to the comedy gold of the UPS distribution centre in Tamworth.
It was all a bit bonkers, the surreal queasiness of the TV show trumped by the need to make an audience laugh out loud. And in fairness, laugh they did.
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway blockbuster Hamilton brings the founding fathers to Norwich in a revolutionary performance.
At the Suffield Arms 393 Station Rd, Lower Street, Norwich NR11 8UE, UK Friday 29 – Sunday 31 August 2025
Read full Article >Rock N Roll Circus is coming to town for three packed days of live music &entertainment – and here is All You Need to Know.
Simply stunning and superb in equal measure
Get a feel for the amazing work that has gone on.....
Our Tabitha caught up with Ben of Wild Fields ...
Read full Article >Kids in Glass Houses guitarist Iain Mahanty joined me for a quick call just days before the release of the group’s comeback album Pink Flamingo.
Born in Scotland, raised in Denmark, and now based in Copenhagen, she’s a composer and multi-instrumentalist with a reputation for blending everything from William Blake’s poetry to French philosophy into her sound.
Read full Article >From the rainforests of Ghana, Alogte Oho brightens the rainy skies of Norwich with his enthusiastic Sounds of Joy.
This electric jazz performance had me shocked with how good it was.
Stunning semi-improvised sections made for a compelling listening experience, enhanced by some stunning solo singing.
However many N&N shows you see, at least one Toast session should be part of the mix, especially if you can top it off with a Song of the Bulbul.
Malevolence are pleased to announce a new 11-date UK club tour for February 2024, tipped to completely sell out like last year's headline tour. They will be joined on the road by Pain Of Truth and Rough Justice.
Read full Article >What the hell is Outline up to you may well say.......... Well we got an invite so why not go along, thought we would send our Jessica along
I usually try to surmise at the end of a review, but let’s put our cards on the table: what is to follow is an attempt to do justice to one of the most exciting, most exceptional meals I’ve had in a long time.
A month in but Danomey kitchen are serving beautiful plates with a whole heap of great tastes.
Blue's kitchen made their name with their impressive lockdown takeaways, now this was my chance to go out, into the real world, and try it ........
A magnificent debut album from a band that has been on Pavlis’ radar for a good while now.
Read full Article >Here is a collection of songs to feast on, a taster menu of all that Eliza and her pals offer, one artfully window dressed in poignant lyricism, of love and longing and loss.
Two arguably unrecognised classics get the rerelease treatment and are well worth checking out.
Support local talent. Buy this album. And watch Kitewing soar.
It’s a brilliant debut with all the flavours and buzz of that very special gig.
Our volunteer writers and photographers are STARS. Not only do they trudge along to all kinds of shows and gigs in Norwich, they also take the time to write reviews and take photos so y’all can pretend you were there. Here are some of their personal picks on music and more in the year of 2024!
Read full Article >Our volunteer writers and photographers are STARS. Not only do they trudge along to all kinds of shows and gigs in Norwich, they also take the time to write reviews and take photos so y’all can pretend you were there. Here are some of their personal picks on music and more in the year of 2023!
Esfahani was our notional headliner, but one that seemed at his most content when playing with like-minded musicians, all of whom were playing at the top of their game.
Read full Article >Baque Luar is all about the beat, and that is what their first visit to Norwich will be remembered for, long after this year's Norfolk & Norwich Festival has ended.
The musicians’ performance was very respectful of the original album and largely managed to recreate its dark, chilling, chaotic quality while being able to add subtle touches of their personality
Viewed as pure spectacle, this was the kind of grandstanding show not seen at the festival for years, thankfully forestalling what had been a shrinking theatrical component. The bigger question, however, is whether that spectacle served the show's strong autobiographical content.
Another wonderfully atmospheric music evening within the Adnams Spiegeltent.