A band named after a Can song is immediately going to grab my attention, and this Canadian outfit certainly don’t disappoint when it comes to dishing out the bizarre and the off-beat. Their influences take in post-rock, krautrock (natch), shoegaze, classi…

45 stalls of quality handmade products from makers, artists and local small businesses? I’m slapping the Forage Winter Market with a big “Yes please!” There’s nothing I love more in the run-up to Christmas than a good forage, and, luckily for me, there’s …

‘Art Cares’ at the main gallery at Bishop Auckland Town Hall, showcases work from young people that had previously been displayed at bus shelters across the region. This transformative collection of artworks were displayed at bus shelters in the north-eas…