The Handsome Family: at The Brudenell on 18 May, With Danny George Wilson
It’s a Monday night in exam season so there are fewer from the local student community here than usual tonight, but most seats are taken in the traditional wood-panelled bar area at the Brudenell Social Club. It’s a bit like a multi-screen cinema here with something behind every door… a spacious outside drink area with […]
Leeds’ Lewis Jack Inman: New Album Release
Leeds-based musician Lewis Jack Inman returns with his 4th Album The Squeeze released on 15 May. Once again Inman’s latest offering is another alt rock record perfect for fans of Courtney Barnett, Pixies and Queens of the Stone Age. True to his own style, it’s a record that doesn’t conform to predictable patterns. Inman takes […]
LYR at City Varieties Music Hall on May 4th
This evening provided a double sense of excitement, namely matching poet laureate Simon Armitage’s band LYR with the nostalgia that oozes out of the City Varieties Music Hall. The show begins with the philosophical Blah Blah Blah, a list of unlikely statements followed by the words Blah Blah Blah. Quite disturbing in places, but humorous […]
Arborist: at Trades Club on 3 May – With Ailsa Tully
Today is the first Sunday matinee show that The Trades Club has hosted in many years. Blackout blinds hide the afternoon sun and pendant lights highlight the fresh flowers that decorate the tables on velvet upholstered booths at each side of the ‘live room’. Above the bar in the corner, a wooden plaque announces that […]
Rhiannon Hope at The Brudenell on 30 April
With support from Neve Cariad and Sam King. The Brudenell Social Club is looking spick and span for tonight’s free gig, showcasing emerging musicians who have made Leeds their home. Mirrors gleaming, banquette seating around the edge of the venue is spotless. As the doors open, I find myself sitting with an audience member – […]
