Kronos Quartet & Trevor Paglen: Sight Machine at Life Rewired at The Barbican, London, 11/07/19gigwise.com - Adrian Cross The machines are watching us, but are their pictures a crude simplification of what's actually in front of them? This is the question posed by audio …
Play buttonRadiohead London band Squid seem poised for big things, listen to ‘The Cleaner’gigwise.com - Cai Trefor A disco-funk, post-punk cut taken from the forthcoming Town Centre EP Squid are only in their early 20s and in the early part of their career but a …
Robbie Williams Live Review: Robbie Williams at British Summer Time, London, 14/07/2019gigwise.com - Anna Smith “It used to be cocaine and strippers backstage, now it’s hummus. My life is so much better now, or so my wife tells me” quips Robbie Williams as he …
Play buttonGuitar Album Review: Tycho - Weathergigwise.com - Jonny Edge Tycho's fifth studio album, Weather introduces vocal-led tracks for the first time in the collective's history – a change which signals reinvention, …
Play buttonWichita, KS First Play: The Goon Sax get riled up in Rough Trade’s toiletgigwise.com - Shannon COTTON The band perform ‘Sleep EZ’ in the East London record shop’s bog Theres always potential to discover a hidden gem when walking the aisles of Rough …
Thom Yorke NOS Alive 2019: 'A magic event'gigwise.com - Ben Willmott Lisbon's NOS Alive was stacked with big names. Thom Yorke and The Chemical Brothers were perhaps the pick of the bunch on day two and three After the …
Live Review: Bob Dylan and Neil Young at Hyde Park, London, 12/07/2019gigwise.com - Ciara Bains The legendary musicians co-headline the same stage for one night only When tracing back the evolution of modern music, few names remain as culturally …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBands Mini Mansions and The Amazons are our guests on episode five of The Gigwise Pintcastgigwise.com - Jessie Atkinson Michael and Matt discuss rock ’n’ roll, studio toys and being a musician today At The Great Escape this year, Gigwise met a whole host of bands, and …
Play buttonThyroid IDLES fight walking thyroid for ‘Never Fight A Man With A Perm’ video - watchgigwise.com - Jessie Atkinson A toxic masculinity takedown in beat ‘em up arcade style Eternally excellent IDLES have released another Very Good music video to add to their …
Florence Welch Live Review: Florence + the Machine at British Summer Time, London, 13/07/19gigwise.com - Maisy Farren In a music industry that’s still, sadly, dominated by men, Florence + the Machine’s British Summer Time gig was an all day celebration of female …
Play buttonLyrics Watch: Trupa Trupa share video for new song 'Longing'gigwise.com - Cai Trefor The soundtrack and visual to your existential crises is streaming here now Gdank's Trupa Trupa continue to stake their claim as one of the most …
Festivals Win tickets to this year’s VISIONS Festival in London Fieldsgigwise.com - Jessie Atkinson East London’s alternative festival VISIONS has today announced its stage splits and timings as well as - crucially - details of its dog show. And …
Jazz Festivals Montreal Jazz Festival 2019: The bands that stormed the 40th editiongigwise.com - Cai Trefor A decadent musical adventure in one of the best cities in the world. Cai Trefor reports on the highlights of five days spent in Quebec You’ll hear …
Jorja Smith The Cure headlining NOS Alive 2019: 'A masterclass in how it's done'gigwise.com - Ben Willmott Other highs on the opening day of the mighty Lisbon festival include Mogwai and Jorja Smith It's a tough job being all things to everyone, unless of …
Guitar Playing Live Review: Empire Of The Sun at O2 Academy Brixton, London, 09/07/2019gigwise.com - Luke Scanlan On the 10th Anniversary tour of their Walking On A Dream album, Australian synth-pop duo Empire Of The Sun emptied their barrel-load of kaleidoscopic …
Iggy Pop Mad Cool Festival 2019: Iggy Pop, Perry Farrell, and The Hives are highlights so fargigwise.com - Cai Trefor Line-up craft here has been perfectly thought-out and Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra are on another level Thursday (11 July) at Mad Cool …
Salford Live Review: The National at Sounds of the City, Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, 10/07/2019gigwise.com - Ethan Weatherby Effortless consistency is easy to find as the band take on Castlefield Bowl The National are built upon a simple foundation: life is populated by …
Lewis Capaldi Live Review: Lewis Capaldi at Kew The Music, London, 10/07/2019gigwise.com - James Ayles Fresh from his acclaimed set at Glastonbury, Lewis Capaldi charmed once again in the rather more sedate surroundings of Kew Gardens. Capaldi, who …
Play buttonAnger First play: DSND bring monochromatic atmosphere in video for ‘Colour’gigwise.com - Jessie Atkinson Anguish and anger combine beautifully in their new electro-pop tune DSND have released a brand new video for ‘Colour’, the second atmospheric …
Wales Gruff Rhys announces new album Pang!, streams two new songsgigwise.com - Cai Trefor Super Furry Animals’ Gruff Rhys has today shared details of a new experimental album titled Pang! set for release on 13 September via Rough Trade. Two …
Play buttonMusic Festivals The Murder Capital release palpable new track ‘Don’t Cling To Life’ - listengigwise.com - Shannon COTTON It’s the final song to be released ahead of their debut album The Murder Capital have today (10 July) unveiled another slice of their …
Play buttonLeeds First play: Marsicans get snappy in new video for ‘Little Things’gigwise.com - Shannon COTTON Lights, camera, action. Marsicans have today released the picture perfect video for their track ‘Little Things’ and you can watch it first right here …
Play buttonLeeds Poppy announces Reading and Leeds Festival appearancegigwise.com - Cai Trefor The BBC Radio 1 Rock Show curated stage The Pit will host the 'Scary Mask' hitmaker The quality of the Reading and Leeds festival 2019 line-up has …
Indiana Track By Track: Briston Maroney on propelling new EP, Indianagigwise.com - GIGWISE The singer-songwriter gives us an insight into his world on his latest release It’s no secret that Nashville has a rich, rich musical history. Here to …
Berlin Album Review: Mueran Humanos - Hospital Lullabiesgigwise.com - Richard Foster Berlin via Argentina band's new album reveals a core love of Alan Vega's Suicide Un dios me ha concedido Lo que es dado saber a los mortales Por todo el …
Funk Music Playlist: The best of Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul – the eclectic Birmingham fest happening this weekgigwise.com - Cai Trefor Tune into a playlist which highlights the superb lesser known acts at Mostly Jazz... With the 10th anniversary edition of Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul fast …
Play button Album Review: Khruangbin - Hasta El Cielogigwise.com - Ciara Bains A hypnotic international fusion of laid back psychedelia and classic, bass lead dub The hazy days of summer have a new soundtrack: Khruangbin’s Hasta …
Play buttonMargate Royal Blood to tour UK small venues this Augustgigwise.com - Cai Trefor With the height of Royal Blood’s 2017 How Did We Get So Dark? album campaign well gone we haven’t heard much about the powerhouse rock duo in recent …
Rammstein Live Review: Rammstein at MK Stadium, Milton Keynes, 06/07/2019gigwise.com - Rachel Hiley Rammstein have been a must-see live band since they played afternoon festival slots in the mid-90s. While some of their fire-free SFX have led to a …
