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Royal Bangs // Norwich Arts Centre - 11.04.10

Friday, May 10th 2013

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes // Norwich Arts Centre - 16.04.10

Friday, May 10th 2013

It was though he had received some kind of divine inspiration.

Times New Viking // Norwich Arts Centre - 27.04.10

Thursday, May 9th 2013

Winter Mountain Band // The Birdcage - 28.04.10

Thursday, May 9th 2013

Winter Mountain at The Birdcage.

Tribes // The Waterfront - 10.4.13

Tuesday, May 7th 2013

‘Coming of Age’ had some of the veteran ‘Tribsies’ (official term for a group of Tribes fans) welling up.

Craig Charles Funk & Soul Night // Open -

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013

Listen to Lister!

The Vagaband, Feral Mouth, Das Fenster & The Alibis // Epic - 09.04.2013

Monday, April 22nd 2013

Tonight's gig at Epic was a celebration of home-grown talent.

Dingus Khan, OPEN // 17.04.2013

Thursday, April 18th 2013

Why would anyone stay at home and watch TV when they could be at Open for a quadruple header at £6 in advance?

Antlered Man // OPEN - 04.04.2013

Tuesday, April 9th 2013

'Surrounded By The White Men' demonstrates the strength of AM’s mix of brutal, crunching hardcore

Eels // UEA - 26.03.13

Saturday, April 6th 2013

Tracksuits and Fleetwood Mac

Foals // UEA LCR - 08.03.13

Thursday, April 4th 2013

Foals are polished, sharp, and dangerous; fast becoming one of the UK’s finest exponents.

Stiff Little Fingers, Waterfront // 20.03.2013

Sunday, March 24th 2013

Old punks and folk rockers of the world unite, Ed Tudorpole and The Men Tey Couldn't Hang are back and supporting Stiff Little Fingers.

Halestorm // Waterfront - 6th March 2013

Thursday, March 14th 2013

They launch into the mega sing-along Freak Like Me, the highlight being Lzzy's falsetto high note at the end, executed with Beyonce-style power.

Bastille // Waterfront 8.3.13

Saturday, March 9th 2013

The buzz surrounding this band is astounding and they have completely exploded into our collective vision, for very good reason as they adequately prove tonight.

Of Monsters And Men, UEA // 03.03.2013

Monday, March 4th 2013

Cracking show from Iceandic award winner and his protégés.

Bloody Knees & There's Someone In The Pond // Olive's - 09.02.2013

Tuesday, February 26th 2013

Great gig, strange venue.

Negative Pegasus, Balaclava Kid & Dad and Star Fields // NAC - 22.02.2013

Tuesday, February 26th 2013

Noise, glorious noise. Another top night courtesy of Wombat Wombat & NAC.

Thurston Moore & Michael Chapman // NAC, 02.02.2013

Saturday, February 9th 2013

Brilliance from a veteran of the '60's folk scene meets less than brilliance from a veteran of '80's No Wave.

Michael Chapman & Thurston Moore // Norwich Arts Centre - 02.02.2013

Sunday, February 3rd 2013

Guitar Heroes at Norwich Arts Centre

The Joy Formidable & We Are Animal // Waterfront, 23.01.2013

Saturday, January 26th 2013

Muse without the wankiness supported by a(nother) tribute to the Beta Band.

Blood Red Shoes & Wet Nuns, Arts Centre // 21.01.2013

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013

Cracking gig by great bands. Shame about the stage divers.

Squeeze and Paul Heaton // UEA - 16.12.12

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013

The end of tour frolics continue towards the end of their set as Paul Heaton and his band members appear on stage, brooms in hand in their caretaker overalls.

Daughter // Norwich Arts Centre, 14.01.13

Saturday, January 19th 2013

"'Youth' brings an inevitable sing-along, most recent release 'Smother' smoulders, and the shoe-gazey direction on some newer songs is especially inspired"

Demented Are Go // Norwich Arts Centre, 30.11.12

Monday, December 31st 2012

The whole band looked like a bunch of mohicaned reprobates who'd lost a fight with a group of rampaging B-movie zombies. With fake blood dripping from their 'wounds' the band tore through classic tunes with the precision of seasoned pros.

Wombat Wombat Twelfth Birthday Party // NAC - 14.12.2012

Friday, December 21st 2012

Wombat Wombat celebrates twelfth birthday in (dark) style.

The View // The Waterfront, 04.12.12

Thursday, December 6th 2012

"The View, The View, The View are on fire. Now where are those fire extinguishers?" - Steve reviews The View at The Waterfront

Adam Ant // UEA – 21.11.12

Tuesday, December 4th 2012

The atmosphere is overwhelmingly positive and everyone is having so much fun, most of all Adam Ant himself.

Crystal Castles // UEA, 23.11.12

Monday, December 3rd 2012

"Alice led the masses, swaying, raving, sweating, while Ethan flooded the room with searing beats and the lightshow left strobes burned into my eyes."

Lau // Arts Centre, 13.11.12

Sunday, November 18th 2012

Leftfield, slightly twisted, contemporary folk trio.

Bellowhead // OPEN, 09.11.12

Sunday, November 18th 2012

Disappointment from the folk Madness...

Twin Atlantic // UEA 5th November 2012

Tuesday, November 6th 2012

Ellie checks out Twin Atlantic at the UEA...

The Jim Jones Revue // The Waterfront, 18.10.12

Monday, November 5th 2012

Exhibiting a stagecraft that in an anyone else's hands could appear cheesy and contrived, in Jim's it just makes you want to be a disciple.

Norwich Sound + Vision // 13.10.12

Sunday, October 28th 2012

Pavlis reports on Day three of NS+V

Norwich Sound + Vision // 12.10.12

Sunday, October 28th 2012

Day two and tiredness starts to set in...

Norwich Sound + Vision // 11.10.12

Sunday, October 28th 2012

Pavlis at the first night of Norwich Sound + Vision 2012.

Bat for Lashes // UEA, 26.10.12

Sunday, October 28th 2012

Bat For Lashes play live at Hallowe'en

Chuck Ragan The Revival Tour // The Waterfront, 17.10.12

Thursday, October 25th 2012

The idea behind 'The Revival Tour' is to bring back the old school, a small town show where the line-up is fluid and the feeling is almost communal...

Benjamin Francis Leftwich // The Waterfront - 19.10.12

Monday, October 22nd 2012

They say variety is the spice of life; I’d have to say Benjamin Francis Leftwich was more like cumin than saffron.

Azealia Banks // The Waterfront, 07.10.12

Saturday, October 13th 2012

Azealia Banks - The ghetto girl gets all up in the Waterfront's grill.

Young Guns // The Waterfront 9.10.12

Wednesday, October 10th 2012

Searching for a musically solid, vocally great and energy driven show? Well a Young Guns gig is just the thing for you!