Molly Rymer at Hyde Park Book Club on 19 December
Molly Rymer warms the wintry basement for a festive Hyde Park Book Club gig. On a wintry Friday night, I took myself down to Leeds’ hottest DIY grassroots venue for a festive treat; that being Molly Rymer’s last show of 2025. After a well-received headline at Oporto, this show commemorated a year of huge successes […]
An Evening of New Music at Wharf Chambers
Introducing the evening, promoter Sam Legg of Elusive Jazz quipped that this was to be a night of creatures. Cats, snakes, and wolves were conjured by the names of three acts: Catbandcat, Vipertime and Marco Woolf. He had even brought along bags of catnip for the merch stall. I didn’t take him up on his […]
Down for the Count at Harrogate Royal Hall on 5 December
Down for the Count Orchestra’s Swing Into Christmas concert took us back to the 1950s. Outside, it was cold and very wet, but inside we were we bathed in the warm glow of thirty musicians who were clearly enjoying themselves. It is rare these days to listen to a full orchestra outside a major classical […]
Wolf Alice at Leeds First Direct on 5 December
Four-time Mercury Prize–nominated band Wolf Alice, the first act ever to be nominated for all of their first four albums. That’s just how good they are. They graced Leeds’ First Direct Arena with a dazzling show full of sparkle. To say Wolf Alice are underrated might seem like an oxymoron after reading about their decorated […]
Review: Private Empire, YouVee, Hardware…. Arches Social on 29 November
What better way to spend a Saturday night than supporting your local scene? Last weekend, I had the absolute privilege of swinging by one of the new hotspots for community, The Arches Social. Based down Brussels Street, a stone’s throw away from the Corn Exchange, this volunteer-run nonprofit started up this past summer with the […]
