They’re one of my favourite local outfits at the moment so I was delighted to hear that the mighty Grandfather Birds will be supporting Illustrators at The Head Of Steam on April 5. Recent track “Grandfather’s Bones” is stunning. Check it out here:
Grandfather Birds – Grandfather’s Bones MP3
Point your browser at the band’s MySpace page [...]
There’s been no shortage of North East gigs this year for Tyneside’s rising indie stars Detroit Social Club. Fresh from appearances at The Other Rooms in Newcastle and Fibbers in York, the band have just announced details of an extensive New To Q tour that includes a gig at the O2 Academy 2 on May [...]
They’re one of the hottest bands in the North East right now so it’s no surprise to hear that Let’s Buy Happiness have landed a support slot with Scottish indie giants Idlewild at their forthcoming O2 Academy Newcastle gig on April 26.
The guys have also just confirmed via Twitter that they’ll be playing The Great [...]
I’ve been singing the praises of Northern newcomers White Belt Yellow Tag here at Toonwaves for months, but with the impending release of their debut album it finally looks like the rest of the world might start to take notice. Due to land via Distiller Records on April 5, the Chris Potter (Blur, The Verve) [...]
Ever-impressive North East indie startlets Brilliant Mind have posted an hilarious blog about their recent trip to London to launch Fierce Panda’s Zip It Up EP:
http://leaveyourfriendsbehind.blogspot.com/2010/03/london.html
The sophomore album from Florida-based powerpop four-piece We The Kings is streaming in full online here:
http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.singleplaylist&friendid=6940840&plid=1172221
Smile Kid is set to land on Monday (March 8 ) and the band are supporting You Me At Six at the O2 Academy in Newcastle on March 13. Here are their full tour dates:
10th – Kingsway Newport Centre
11th [...]
US alt-fuzz legends Dinosaur Jr have announced details of a full UK tour that includes a gig at the O2 Academy in Newcastle on May 14. Definitely not to be missed. Here are their full dates:
May 2010
Saturday 8th 02 Academy Oxford
Sunday 9th 02 Academy Liverpool
Monday 10th Black Box, Galway, IRE
Tuesday 11th Vicar Street, Dublin, IRE
Wednesday [...]
Newcastle indie outfit Ever Since The Lake Caught Fire have uploaded a brand new track to Bandcamp. Head over to their profile and have a listen to “July Song.” It’s a cracker:
http://eversincethelakecaughtfire.bandcamp.com/track/july-song
Fake Indie Disco takes over The Black Swan in Newcastle from 8pm til midnight tonight. Get in.
Ubiquitous Tyneside indie outfit Let’s Buy Happiness have just confirmed that they’ll be supporting Robots In Disguise (pictured) at The Other Rooms in Newcastle on April 3. Should be a cracking gig.
