Category: Live

Blistering rockers WAVVES take to the Gorilla with a hand from Brisbane‘s Dune Rats. Liam Moody has the words. Two bands separated by over 7000 miles and the Pacific Ocean travel halfway across the world to find themselves united in music inside a central Manchester sweatbox. San Diego four-piece Wavves, touring in support of their…

While issues stand, Liverpool Sound City triumphs with their return to the city, as Sound City takes over the Baltic Triangle for the weekend. Last year, Liverpool Sound City brought their signature Liverpool festival to the docklands at Clarence Docks, however this year it seems as-if they’ve partially retreated to the budding Baltic Triangle outside…

The festival for the freakscene returns for the second year, perfectly crafted noise and striking uproar bring WRONG returns once again, banding the freakscene together for an all-out clash at the Invisible Wind Factory, North Shore Troubadour and Drop The Dumbulls, with another jaw-dropping bill. While the bill last year was a little bit more…

In the land of the Moz, all sorts of terrific reinterpretations of Morrissey and The Smiths come-out-and-play, but none more different and brilliant as Mexrrissey. Liam Moody writes for SFN. It’s often far easier said than done to separate art from artist, when careers are overtaken and mired by controversy to such a point that…

This past St. George’s Day saw a momentous occasion for the city, as our multicultural roots shone brightly as The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians joined with Brit-icon, and frontman to Gorillaz and Blur, Damon Albarn for an event at the Philharmonic Hall. Kieran Linford for SFN writes: The Orchestra of Syrian Musicians and Damon Albarn…

With adventure all over the city centre, Rebecca Worthington picks the right choice when she caught Public Service Broadcasting at the Liverpool Olympia for Sounds From Nowhere. With mining lamps hanging from the ceiling, dimly illuminating the venue, and two winding wheels either side of stage, the scene was set at the Olympia for Public…

After rescheduling their three intimate shows into one huge set at the Albert Hall, noise-icons Dinosaur Jr. show Manchester all their might. Liam Moody reports from the scene of the crime: It begins with four chords- F, A-sharp, G-sharp, C-sharp, repeated. Drums kick in. Distorted power chords. A two-note riff. A call to arms to…

The Numanoids pack into a boiling hot O2 Academy, as the electronic pioneer returns for his third date in under two years. Gary Numan is not only an electronic pioneer who created some of the best music in a changing world after robbing Ultravox‘s synthesizer back in the day, he’s an absolute cult icon. His…

As the title suggests this is the fourth in a series of nights that take the tired formula of an open mic night and turn it into vital bite sized chunks of carefully curated class acts. While each set is vastly different, tonight they each compliment the other and build up momentum like a finely…

With hardcore legends At The Drive-In back in town with Death From Above and Le Butcherettes in-tow, SFN sought out Michael Edward and sent him down to catch the riot. Bills like this are rare occurrences for normal tour dates, especially considering At The Drive In and DFA both saw healthy success back in the…