The Yummy Fur came out of Glasgow in the early 90s fusing angular ice-cream van guitar riffs to caustic blather concerning gay cowboys, schemie junkies, ultra bras and Cassavetes movies. They split up into a million tiny shards in 1999 with members going on to form Franz Ferdinand and 1990s and their influence reaching its […]

Redd Kross is an American rock band from Hawthorne, California, who had their roots in 1978 in a punk rock band called the Tourists, which was started by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald while Steve was still in middle school. With the addition of friends Greg Hetson and John Stielow on drums, the band’s first […]

This Is The Kit, led by the enigmatic Kate Stables, aren’t here to hold your hand. This is intricate, often unsettling folk-rock that worms its way under your skin with its off-kilter rhythms and Stables’ distinctively English lilt. They’ve been championed by the likes of Guy Garvey, toured with The National, and garnered serious critical […]

TICKET LINK Senser exploded onto the scene amidst the chaos of free festivals, squat parties, and political unrest, forging a sound that defied easy categorization. Their politically charged lyrics and seismic live performances quickly established them as a force to be reckoned with. By ’94, they unleashed their debut, ‘Stacked Up,’ crashing into the UK […]

TICKETS While Stages Festival lights up Sunderland, Pop Recs is hosting the weird, the wired and the downright uncompromising. On Sat 27th Sept, three acts step sideways into the fringe: A23a, BDGR, and Distant Listening. Expect fractured voices, electronic chaos, DIY fury, and drum machines that think for themselves. This isn’t background music — this […]

TICKET LINK When Modern Nature toured their last album, 2023’s No Fixed Point In Space , it became apparent to Jack Cooper – the band’s main creative force – that they were already pulling away from the free, open ended approach they had spent five years working towards; almost as if the music had become […]

TICKET LINK Sunderland Music City are hosting a Mercury Fringe event, which will be a fantastic showcase of Sunderland based artists at different stages of their evolution. Featuring live performances from The Last Time, Ruby Kelly and Patrick Gosling. Tickets are completely FREE!

TICKET LINK To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of Prefab Sprout’s seminal album Steve McQueen, founding member Martin McAloon will be touring the whole album in 2025.

TICKET LINK The Fire Doors faithfully bring to life the music of Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek and John Densmore; a celebration of The Doors’ six classic albums, from […]