Stu Larsen: Brighton and Manchester Dates
Following a 2-month tour around the UK with Passenger, our good friend Stu Larsen is returning to Manchester with fellow Australian Bec Sandridge on September 4th and will be gracing The Bay Horse venue once again. For those down South you can also catch them a few days earlier, on September 1st, at The Hobgoblin in Brighton. Definitely not a gig to miss, so pen it in your diaries now! You can get your tickets for either show here! Check Stu Larsen... Read More
Photos & Review: Marcus Foster & Foy Vance @ Brudenell Social Club 21/06/11
Photo: Victoria Schofield After travelling cross country, TLS arrived at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club. We’d heard much talk about the venue that finds itself a popular haunt for bands and mere mortals alike so we had high hopes. In house photographer at TLS, Victoria Schofield, broke out her camera for a few live shots you can peruse below too. Read More Read More
Review: Communion Glasgow @ 13th Note 19/05/11
Knowing of the compromised size of 13th Note as a venue and having witnessed the audience that came out in support of the Communion Glasgow launch last month, it’s understandable that a fair few people were turned away at the door to the heaving evening on reflection. The four groups billed to play were a mixture of local and transatlantic artists, making for highly anticipated listening. Read More Read More
Review: Communion Glasgow Launch @ Stereo 28/04/11
It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows of TLS that we had high expectations for the Communion Glasgow Launch and it comes with great pleasure we’re able to say said expectations were surpassed by the fantastic atmosphere at Stereo on Thursday. Read More Read More
Review: Marcus Foster @ Night & Day 11/04/11
Photo: © Jessica Anne, 2009 Marcus Foster walks the tightrope between blues and easy-listening acoustic music with expert precision, his own musical preferences meanwhile radiating from his unique stage presence. These qualities are displayed effortlessly at this evening’s gig at Manchester’s Night & Day, the set‘s brevity leaving this reviewer wanting more. Read More Read More
Review: Three Blind Wolves @ The Arches 25/03/11
Photo: Musical Chairs Photgraphy, The Arches, 2011 Well known and liked for their unique approach to, and appreciation for, music culture, it should be known that 99/9%, maybe even 100%, of the time Three Blind Wolves will be on top form for each and every one of their gigs, why the hell wouldn’t they be? Tonight’s show at The Arches falls into the 99.9% category unsurprisingly, the audience treated to fantastic local acts Open Swimmer and Bwani... Read More
Review: Efterklang @ Oran Mor 24/02/11
Photo: Vince Kmeron, Nuits Botanique Brussels, 2010 At times, albums can lose their way when being translated on the live stage. Efterklang are one band who certainly haven’t fallen into this trap and, time and again, prove themselves to be more than capable of handling the task of transforming their astounding music for live audiences’ enjoyment the world over. Read More Read More
Review: The Lowly Knights @ Nice n Sleazy 23/01/11
Photo: David Mackintosh, Dundee 2010 Unexpected surprises are tricky things, actually come to think of it, surprises are in their nature unexpected. So, to rephrase, surprises are tricky things. The most universal example I can think of is a present, sometimes, they’re spot on, and in other instances, you begin to wonder if your loved ones know you at all. But the sheer number of people at The Lowly Knights at their Nice n Sleazy gig was a surprise... Read More