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Prinzhorn Dance School

For a duo that suddenly went from playing crowds of 200 to supporting LCD Soundsystem on a huge international tour, there's not a lot about performing live that Prinzhorn Dance School don't know...

By Anita Awbi 2 Feb 2015

Leadmill, Sheffield

Leadmill’s promoter Rebecca Walker tells us how venues need to embrace change to survive in the current economic climate...

By Jim Ottewill 2 Feb 2015

Neil Pearson, EFDSS

Welcome to this week’s playlist, curated by Neil Pearson from the English Folk Dance and Song Society. Neil’s selection includes choice folk acts Eliza Carthy, The Full English, Maz O'Connor and Nic Jones…

By Jim Ottewill 31 Jan 2015

Stornoway

‘I left with blood on my hands’ - Oxford’s alt pop stars Stornoway recall their best live music moments…

By Jim Ottewill 30 Jan 2015

Cavern Club, Exeter

David Jones from Exeter’s Cavern Club outlines the challenges facing small venues in our Independent Venue Week interview…

By Jim Ottewill 29 Jan 2015

Boxed In

Boxed In’s Oli Bayston writes wonderful pop songs, inspired as much by his love of krautrock as his penchant for a sly hook. We find an artist unafraid to wear his heart on his sleeve…

By Jim Ottewill 29 Jan 2015

Frankie And The Heartstrings

‘We blame the tories’ - Sunderland rockers Frankie and the Heartstrings on the plight of the indie venue…

By Jim Ottewill 28 Jan 2015

Mic Lowry Part 2

MiC Lowry are a bonafide vocal harmony five-piece with one foot in the future, the other in the R&B nineties heyday. Watch them perform a stripped back version of their song Restart.

By Anita Awbi 27 Jan 2015

Boileroom, Guildford

‘There is no substitute for live music’ - Dominique Frazer, manager and owner of the Boileroom, tells us why smaller venues are more important than ever…

By Jim Ottewill 27 Jan 2015
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