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It’s pop-punk galore at Slam Dunk next May with Jimmy Eat World, State Champs and more. From 26 until 28 May Slam Dunk festival will once again open its doors to music lovers in Leeds, Hatfield and Birmingham with the fist round acts announced this week. Joining headliners Jimmy Eat World will be Taking Back…
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Ahead of his tour with Lucie Silvas I sat own with Nashville singer-songwriter Charlie Worsham and chatted about his love for the UK, touring with Lucie and writing songs. Born in Mississippi, Charlie Worsham has been calling Nashville his home for a few years now, it’s also where he recorded both his debut record Rubberband and sophomore…
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Time to color the town, well, purple – Fall Out Boy are back in the UK next year! After kicking off their US run of shows for the M A N I A tour, Chicago pop-punkers Fall Out Boy sweeten this Wednesday morning with news of a UK tour for March 218 which will see…
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The band have been busy working on new material – listen to the new title-track now. Last year saw Lonely The brave secure a no.1 on the rock chart with their sophomore LP Things Will Matter, sell-out a headline tour and play main support on a hugely successful European tour with Biffy Clyro, followed with…
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The trio also share a new track ahead of their UK shows in January and May Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan of I’m With Her have announced the release of their full-length debut See You Around, out 16 February 2018. Co-produced by Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Laura Marling, Paul McCartney) and the band,…
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Lucie Silvas invited Charlie Worsham out on tour with her and it was a sound for sore ears (see what I did there!). Things I love about the UK country/folk/Americana scene is people discover new organically, hence audiences at smaller country shows are there because they genuinely enjoy the music and the artist rather than…
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English alt-rockers Deaf Havana have been touring the UK with a run of small shows, including a night at Cambridge Junction on Sunday. Earlier this month, Deaf Havana released an album of reworked tracks of their new record All These Countless Nights which featured more stripped back arrangements of the songs. On this Sunday night in Cambridge,…
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Hailing from the German capital, Beatsteaks blew the roof off of KOKO with their show on Friday night. Dear British punk fans – if you haven’t checked out Beatsteaks yet, I strongly urge you to do so. Their London show last week proved once again why they are so loved back home. A 24-track set…
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When London-based indie-folk duo Worry Dolls took over the Borderline it was smiles all around as with this much talent you can’t help but be happy. It is thoroughly enjoyable to see how many young, new folk and country bands have come out of the UK in the last few years. Worry Dolls are no…
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St.-John-at-Hackney provided a beautiful backdrop for Amy Macdonald’s London show this week. For her current tour, Glasgow singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald stripped back her songs to acoustic versions and delivered an absolute stunner of a show at a church in Shoreditch. “This is the real hipster London, you can’t just do a gig at a normal…
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High Fives & Stage Dives 