Touring forthcoming album See Mystery Lights, YACHT are an American performance duo who explain at length where Oregon is (it’s on the left, up a bit form California) and spend their set in full occupation of the stage, backed by an elaborate powerpoint. Tracks like The Afterlife and the increasingly frenetic It’s Coming To Get [...]
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Florence and The Machine + The Golden Silvers @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 22nd May 2009
If I was going to be in a band – I have decided it would definitely be Florence and the Machine They blew the Academy 2 away on Friday (April 22) with their mix of Indie, hippy Soul, fashionable flair and fun- lovin’ stage frolics. From the moment you walked in the door there was [...]
Breed 77 + Susperia + Illuminatus + Sworn Amongst @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 21st May 2009
Opening tonight’s Insects and Attitude Tour was Sworn Amongst, a Yorkshire 4-piece with lots of hair. It was a heavy set of fast paced guitars, drums and a husky screaming vocal. The song ‘Exploited’ displayed a fast guitar solo that got a few nods of approval from the rather sparse crowd. ‘Severance’ slowed the pace [...]
La Roux + Heartbreak + Magistrates + The Chapman Family @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 13th May 2009
Hype has been mounting for months around La Roux; the London duo whose infectious 80’s inspired synth-pop is hotly tipped to be the sound of 2009. With uber-catchy single ‘In for the Kill’ at an impressive number 2 in the singles chart and their highly anticipated debut album due for release at the end of [...]
Farse + The Skints + The Sharks @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 9th May 2009
Tonight is a very special show, Farse are a Birmingham band that split five years ago so this is their first gig in a long time. With legendary status and so many die-hard fans there’s a lot to live up to. First up however, are The Sharks, who fail to impress much of the audience [...]
Easy Star All-Stars + Ed Rome and the Connectors @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 6th May 2009
Ever wondered what your favourite album would sound like if it was covered by a dub reggae band? No me either. That was until a couple of years ago, however, when I was introduced to Easy Star All-Stars and their take on Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’. It was a revelation. Now, the [...]
Cancer Bats + The Plight + SSS @ Academy 2, Birmingham – 4th May 2009
SSS are preceded by an almost legendary status, mutterings and rumours of this hardcore band that have lasted through time to bring old school hardcore to the new generation of kids. But this reputation only sets them up for a fall, old school they are, but the kind of old school that got forgotten, the [...]
Art Brut + Robocop Kraus @ Birmingham Academy 2 – 29th April 2009
German indie popsters Robocop Kraus slip onto stage before anyone really noticed, looking like a combination of the parents who had taken position at the back of the venue while there kids pushed their way to the front, apart from lead singer Thomas Lang who looked like the long lost brother of 70′s odd bods [...]
Fightstar + In Case Of Fire @ Academy 2, Birmingham – 27th April 2009
The fifth date on Fightstar‘s tour for their new album, Be Human, tonight the Academy 2 is sold out and it shows. There are people spilling across the merch area and the top bar, turning the top floor of the venue into a sweatbox and one wonders why the band isn’t playing downstairs in the [...]
The Beat + Sonic Boom Six @ Academy 2, Birmingham – 28th March 2009
Walking into the gig tonight I can’t help but think the place looks a bit empty. The masses of people I’d expected for a legendary band just weren’t here. Although saying that, the people who were seemed to be excited and happy to be there. The main audience appears to be quite mature, no emo’s! [...]
