If Northern Soul Orchestrated isn’t the most joyous show you’ll see this year, then I’ll refund you the price of this magazine. It’s coming to Stockton Globe this November. I caught Northern Soul Orchestrated when it played to a sell-out crowd at the Gl…

Midlands based singer/songwriter Kezia Gill is pretty hard to pigeonhole, but her rise has been nothing short of meteoric and she’ll be raising the roof when she plays The Glasshouse in Gateshead this November. Judging by this pic, it looks like Kezia Gil…

Singer/songwriter Grace Petrie’s new album ‘Build Something Better’ has established her as THE finest voice when it comes to belting out protest songs. Catch her at The Georgian Theatre in Stockton in early December. Grace Petrie’s ‘Build Something Bett…

As the nights get longer then so does the list of quality acts appearing at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead. And this year, their late autumn and early winter programme is absolutely fizzing with exciting artists. Here’s the pic…

These north-east lasses (twins, don’t you know) deal in the catchiest of pop songs that are underpinned by super sharp lyrics. Love – the finding of love and the falling out of love, and the toxic relationships and all of the rest of it – can be exhaustin…

If you’re looking for a band that’s primed to kick up a right old fuss, then Sunderland’s Polyfillas would like a sharp-tongued word. I love the fact that, according to Polyfillas’ press release, their driving force is “centred around the songwriting part…

Nile Rodgers and CHIC are coming to O2 City Hall in Newcastle this November. Quick! Sound the Gig Of The Month klaxon! Forget Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Sex Pistols and Queen. There’s a case to be made for CHIC as being the pinnacle of 1970s bands. The…