Shanty Town
I first heard about Shanty Town a couple of weeks ago when I was trawling through the schedule for In The City. I was lucky enough to catch them on the closing… Read More
Phoenix @ Manchester Academy 27.10.2009
French alt. rock sensations, Phoenix, have been one of the most talked about bands of 2009. Their brilliant fourth studio album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix has already seen the release of two outstanding… Read More
Frank Turner @ The Junction, Cambridge – 23/10/2009
Frank Turner, dear readers, is amazing. I saw him at the same venue back in January of this year, and the vibe has certainly changed in over the course of a few… Read More
A week spent with The Xcerts, Bellowhead and Frank Turner
This week, I’ve been to three gigs that are worthy of mention, and rather than bombard you with three separate posts (how would you have coped?!), I thought I’d give you a… Read More
Yes Giantess – NME Radar Tour @ Norwich Waterfront – 12.10.09
Yes Giantess are extremely American. Not in that insulting ‘those-wankers-elected-George-Bush’ sort of way, but rather in that ‘there’s-something-far-greater-there-than-the-nationality-is-credited-for’ sense. Their thirty minute set to open the NME Radar tour on Monday evening… Read More
Fanfarlo – Bush Hall, London – 06.10.2009
Fanfarlo are a band that none of your friends will have heard of, and you can take joy in telling them they’re idiots for just that reason. Over the past two years,… Read More
Mumford & Sons – Junction 2, Cambridge – 4th October 2009
Here at The Blue Walrus, we’ve all been massive fans of Mumford & Sons since the boys first hit the road a couple of years back, so much so that there was… Read More
Wolf Gang – The King and all of his men
To continue his reign as one of my favourite artists of the moment, Max McElligot (better known as Wolf Gang) has another single being lined up for release next month. This time… Read More
