Merseysiders The K`s arrive in Brum a couple of weeks after the release of their cracking debut album `I Wonder If The World Knows`. There's a real sense of palpable anticipation as this nigh-on sold-out crowd...
It is the third time in just a little over a year that I’ve seen South Of Salem grace the stage at KK’S. Each time they’ve opened and each time they’ve got just a little better....

THE PROFESSIONALS, HEADSTICKS, THE BOO TIKIS @ CASTLE AND FALCON, BIRMINGHAM 11/04/2023

The Boo Tikis originally began a few years ago playing instrumental music. Thats not the case anymore, and the three-piece – including Robber Byker...

KID KAPICHI / DEAD PONY / DUMB BUOYS FISHING CLUB @ O2 ACADEMY 2, BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY 10th APRIL 2024

Kid Kapichi arrived in Birmingham on the penultimate date of a twelve date UK leg of their `There Goes the Neighbourhood Tour` named after...

TERRORVISION, THE HOT DAMN! SHE BURNS RED @ THE MAYORS FEST 2024, KK’S STEEL MILL, WOLVERHAMPTON 06/04/2024

She Burns Red proved they were an excellent proposition with last years "Out Of The Darkness" record - and the pick of its work...

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IN SAN FRANCISCO

As I set down to write what will likely be my best review ever I have a few things to clear off my chest. I...

UB40 @ ST ANDREWS@KNIGHTSHEAD PARK, BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY 1ST APRIL 2024

I hadn`t planned to go to this event but a childhood friend offered my wife a couple of tickets, so it was too good...

THE WANDERING HEARTS, PEARL CHARLES @ O2 INSTITUTE 3, BIRMINGHAM 31/03/2024

Pearl Charles - and I hope she takes this as the compliment it's meant as - looks like they've transported her here straight from...

SLASH (FEAT MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS) MAMMOTH WVH @ RESORTS WORLD ARENA, BIRMINGHAM 30/03/2024

It was, December 2022 when Mammoth WVH last stood on this stage. They were opening for Alter Bridge that evening, and in so doing...

HOT WATER MUSIC, A WILHELM SCREAM, CATBITE @ RESCUE ROOMS, NOTTINGHAM 26/03/2024

When I think of bands from Philadelphia I'm duty-bound to mention Marah. A band I saw play a show so good in this city...

CHRIS SHIFLETT, WILLY COBB @ O2 ACADEMY 2, BIRMINGHAM, 25/03/2024

The man who bills himself on his Instagram as Wild Willy Cobb found himself on the wrong side of the law earlier today. Unable...

LIVE REVIEW: SIMPLE MINDS / DEL AMITRI @ NOTTINGHAM ARENA 24/03/2024

As with any band of a certain vintage rumours have been rife and discussions had about what tracks Simple Minds would be playing live...

AND ALSO THE TREES – CASTLE & FALCON, BIRMINGHAM, SUNDAY 24TH MARCH 2024

And Also The Trees are a bit of an enigma or mystery. The band formed in 1979 in Inkberrow, Worcestershire, a village thought to...

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM, EMILY WOLFE @ THE UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON AT THE HALLS, WOLVERHAMPTON 23/03/2024

As Emily Wolfe arrives onstage, she does so with Hole's "Celebrity Skin" playing. It's easy to pigeonhole things. We all do it, whether we admit...

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