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English singer-songwriter Barns Courtney brought his big sound to the capital.  While putting the finishing touches on his sophomore record, Barns Courtney embarked on an eight-date UK headline tour that culminated at London’s Heaven on 15 November. We were there to catch him in all the live music glory. And boy, oh boy, what a…

Country-pop in all its glory with Liv Austen and A Moment Of Your Time.  Norwegian singer-songwriter Liv Austen has been making waves in the country music scene with her infectious country pop. Just earlier this year she played the UK’s biggest country music festival C2C at London’s O2 arena. With debut album A Moment Of Your…

It’s their biggest headline show to date – and boy did they do it justice.  Having released their incredibly addictive new record Living Proof earlier this year, it was finally time for State Champs to bring their anthemic pop-punk to our shores. We saw them play at Slam Dunk Festival, and many other times before, but this show at…

Ticketmaster hosts songwriter’s round with Jimmie Allen, Laura Oakes and Megan O’Neill.  With country music seeing a huge growth in the UK over the last few years, the UK’s leading ticket agent is taking charge in spreading the country music love with their country guide and a stellar showcase on 22 October featuring US rising…

The Canadian country singer-songwriter makes sweet love to her guitar and we get to watch.  Sound a bit voyeuristic? Well, it felt like it, but what can you do when you’ve got Lindsay Ell mesmerizing you with her riffs on stage! London’s Borderline has never felt so hot. She may have unfortunately lost most of…

After having had to reschedule the shows, the band more than made up for the wait.  Illinois pop-punk outfit Knuckle Punk took a step away from the touring to focus on their mental health, especially lead singer Joe Taylor. In a statement lat last year he said: “The past few weeks have been incredibly challenging…

The band’s London show proved to be a rowdy, epic ball of fun.  In support of their recently released new album Proper Dose, The Story So Far gave their UK the chance to check out the new tracks for themselves. With support from Citizen and All Get Out, their show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town was…

With support from Chris Farren, Rosenstock delivered a stellar performance at London’s Village Underground.  Having released his brand new album POST- on Quote Unquote Records/Specialist Subject Records earlier this year, which received rave reviews almost everywhere imaginable Stateside, Jeff Rosenstock returned to the UK earlier this month with Chris Farren. POST- was written in a double-wide trailer in the…

We may be far away from Broadway, but there ain’t nothing stopping the E Street Fans from having all the fun in the world with the She Street Band.  The music and influence of New Jersey rock icon Bruce Springsteen has taken over the globe ever since his 1984 record-breaking album Born In The USA. And to…

As proven at their show this Friday at Boston Music Room to celebrate the release of their latest effort Master Volume.  To everyone who’s seen The Dirty Nil live it will be a mystery as to why this Ontario trio isn’t playing bigger venues – their delivery of the ultimate rock’n’roll show that would leave even…