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Oct 21, 2018
2 min

Silver Wilson @ The Bodega

After having some trouble with a support act, Silver Wilson played their first headline show at The Bodega Nottingham on Saturday night, with support from Remy and Badminton. They brought their feel-good indie-pop vibes to an excited and energetic crowd. First up was last minute support Remy, winner of this years Notts factor. The recently turned eighteen-year-old played a mixture of his own songs and some covers which included Brittney Spears, Christina Aguilera and The Arct

Abby Clarke

Oct 11, 2018
2 min

Cassia @ Rescue Rooms

Cassia have begun their UK tour after returning from playing in Europe, and they started it at Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. They were joined by The Mocking Jays and Manchester band Larkins and filled the venue with their chilled-out tropical indie vibes. First up were indie-pop band The Mocking Jays from Nottingham who have now played the Rescue Rooms stage twice this year. They’ve really been getting their name around the music scene and have played lots of shows and festival

Oct 9, 2018
4 min

Interview with Kelly Bennaton from 'Women in Music'

The Mic magazine were beyond delighted to be offered the opportunity to participate in a Q&A with Kelly Bennaton, one the organisers of the highly prestigious event – Women in Music. The event itself aims to address the gender imbalance within the music industry and we were extremely excited to hear about Kelly’s past experiences and what her advice to women making their mark in the music industry would be. Kelly Bennaton- An organiser of the Women In Music event The Women in

Abby Clarke

Oct 8, 2018
2 min

Interview with Deco

Over a year ago I joined Deco before their last Bodega headline show and Saturday night I joined Max and John again to catch up with what they’ve been up to since. They admitted that their music has become both more popular with fans but also, they have streamlined their sound to appeal to wider audience. They also explained that the four of them have rebranded as a two-piece (although four still perform) and are focusing more on primary colours and summery vibes. Strangely,

Abby Clarke

Oct 8, 2018
2 min

Deco @ The Bodega

Following a successful summer of festivals and the recent release of their new single “Upside Down”, Deco came home to headline a sold-out Bodega. Supporting were LUNAH (also known as Ben Mcconnachie) and Black Cats and Magpies. LUNAH- Photo credit unknown Opening the show was LUNAH, an indie-electronica music producer who recently produced the music for Deco’s latest song. He also invited singers Katie Cooper and Giulia onto the stage to perform the songs that he has produce

Oct 6, 2018
3 min

Interview with Airways

Forming in 2015, Airways consists of Jake Daniels as the lead singer and guitarist, Alex Ruggiero on guitar, Jamie Reynolds on bass and Brian Moroney on drums. They released their debut EP ‘Starting to Spin’ on the 19 th of May 2017 and recently released the single ‘Alien’. During their time as a band, Airways have opened for such acts as Nothing but Thieves and The Hunna as well as having their own European headline tour. I met up with them ahead of their first ever concert

Oct 4, 2018
3 min

Interview with Rae Morris

Daisy and Olivia chatted to Rae Morris before her gig last Saturday, the last in the tour of her second studio album, “Someone Out There”. “Glad to finally be here!” Rae laughs, weaving her way onto the bench in her bright red tracksuit an hour before her performance. Indeed, it has been a performance months in the making, having been moved from the original date in March to this chilly September day. After a couple of minutes of small talk, she elaborates. “It’s a bit odd to

Abby Clarke

Oct 3, 2018
2 min

Pale Waves @ Rock City

Pale Waves returned to Nottingham on Tuesday night after they’d previously played an incredibly packed out set at this year’s Dot to Dot festival. Having only just released their debut album “My Mind Makes Noises” a couple of weeks ago, the Manchester four-piece have exploded onto the music scene, helped by The 1975’s Matt Healy, and don’t look to be slowing down any time soon. Starting the night off were angsty indie rock band- King Nun. They took a little while to settle in

Oct 2, 2018
2 min

Sleaford Mods at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall

After a couple of years of listening to and trying to figure out Sleaford Mods and where they stand in today’s music scene and its decline in originality, it can be said with great certainty that Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn are delivering ideas that are bold, new and often feared. As we watched the interesting choice of supporting band, Grey Hairs, an ostentatiously angry performance in which the seemingly passionate lyrics were drowned out by the rest of the band, it w

Oct 1, 2018
2 min

The Magic Gang @ Rock City

The Magic Gang, an indie boy band from Brighton who burst onto the music scene in 2014 with Shallow on SoundCloud, headlined Rock City on Saturday 29th as part of their UK tour. The band have cited Weezer, their eponymous 1994 album in particular, as being a key influence on their sound, and have only grown in success and popularity since their beginning. They were supported by up and coming The Orielles and Sports Team and brought out a rowdy mix of teenagers and adults ali

Oct 1, 2018
2 min

The Night Cafe @ Rescue Rooms

Thursday night saw The Night Café bring their headline tour to Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms, one of our city’s finest intimate venues. With their intelligent lyrics and catchy riffs, barely three months after their EP ‘Bunkbed’ was released, this was a gig I’d been looking forward to for a long time. Supporting were Hartlepool group Plaza and Brighton band Chappaqua Wrestling – both were excellent choices, with Plaza’s moody dark beats and Chappaqua Wrestling’s old-school Kooks

The Mic Magazine

Aug 4, 2018
2 min

The Yoyo Effect – 'Rainy Day Music EP'

Experimental Nottingham newcomers offer a rich and eclectic take on psychedelic rock for their debut EP. Over the past five years, Nottingham has made a name for itself for being a city which thrives on the nurturing and promotion of new musical talent and this time it’s the turn of three-piece alternative rock band The Yoyo Effect to take the spotlight. Having already been promoted by BBC Introducing as well as performing at the iconic venue, The Bodega in Nottingham, the tr

Abby Clarke

Feb 16, 2018
2 min

Franz Ferdinand @ Rock City

Less than a week after the release of their fifth album ‘Always Ascending’, Franz Ferdinand played a headlining show at Rock City on Valentine’s Day. There were supported by American singer/songwriter Albert Hammond Jr., who is best known as the rhythm and lead guitarist from The Strokes. Both played amazing sets and made this Valentine’s a night to remember. Albert Hammond Jr. walked onto the stage to a somewhat sceptical applause but after a couple of songs, the growing cro

Nov 20, 2017
2 min

Preview: The Killers @ Motorpoint Arena

Seeing The Killers live always requires a battle for tickets, and their 2017 tour was no exception. After eventually getting through on the Motorpoint Arena website, and paying a rather high price, I secured tickets to see the band for the second time. A huge UK and Ireland tour follows the release of the Las Vegas band’s fifth album, Wonderful Wonderful and a sensational surprise set at Glastonbury in the summer. The support act for the Nottingham show will be Juanita Stein,

Nov 10, 2017
4 min

Interview with The Shrives

We chatted with Matt Grocott, lead singer of punk rock four-piece, The Shrives. The band play Rock City on 25th November supporting Arse Full of Chips, following on from their electric set at Nottingham’s Hockley Hustle. How did the band form? The band formed through an opportunity to go to America to record. We’d be jamming my songs about for about half a year – demoing and stuff – when this rare thing came along and we realised we had to do something serious about it. Josh,

Nov 5, 2017
3 min

The Smyths @ Rescue Rooms

The Smyths returned to Nottingham for a sold-out gig at Rescue Rooms on their ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’ tour. This was my first time seeing the tribute band, and I’d heard great things about how well they channel the distinctive sound of The Smiths. The venue quickly filled up, and Rescue Rooms was soon heaving with people excited to see the band do their thing. There was no support before the gig, meaning it kicked off just before 8, allowing the band a full two hours to p

Nov 27, 2016
2 min

Johnny Lloyd is supporting The Fratellis on their upcoming tour

Johnny Lloyd is a singer-/songwriter from Camden Town, London. He made himself a name as frontman of his former indie-rock band Tribes. Sadly, they split up in November 2013 after just four years together and two released albums. Now Lloyd is doing his own thing – he decided to go solo and he does it well! His songs are exciting, rousing and so catchy, that I found myself humming them at every (even the most inappropriate) occasion. Johnny Lloyds solo stuff still contains so

Oct 24, 2016
3 min

New material from two of Nottingham’s most promising young artists

Nottingham’s very own Jack Peachey aka Gallery 47 has released another hugely emotive track called ‘Mother’s Plan’. It is taken from his forthcoming album ‘Clean’, set for release on 11th November 2016 via AWAL / Bad Production Records. The track premiered on For Folk’s Sake and you can also listen to it on Gallery 47‘s Soundcloud page now. Following the release of Jack’s sophomore album, ‘All Will Be Well’ in 2014, Gallery 47 set off on tour with Paul Weller across Europe an

Oct 19, 2016
3 min

Jeremy and his Loops Bring Some South African Vibes to Nottingham

On Monday evening singer-songwriter Jeremy Loops (born as Jeremy Hewitt) and his band played Rescue Rooms as part of their huge world tour; their Debut Album Trading Change has been released in Europe this year. The band’s musical style is quite unique. You can describe it as modern folk music, but it also contains elements of various genres like Hip-Hop, African music and Electronica. Jeremy’s artist name derives from Electronica, a genre which uses loop-pedals as an essen

Sep 30, 2016
2 min

Psych-Grunge Trio Brooders are paying the Chameleon a visit

New to Notts and want to experience the DIY scene? Check out Brooders at the Chameleon Arts Café Nottingham has a special music scene, so widely renowned that out of every city in the world the mighty Rough Trade chose Nottingham as the destination for its fourth shop, with the others located in the music hubs of London and New York. A strength lies in the range of capacities each venue holds, from the mighty, grandious arena all the way down to the Chameleon Arts Café which.