Live Reviews

Reviews of previous gigs and events from bands in Brighton & beyond.

The WitchDoktors line up for a photo
The WitchDoktors are – as listed on their Facebook page: PLANET ANDY: Lead Holler, Gretsch ‘n’ Gibson Geetars, loud attire BIG T: Gibson ‘n’ Gretsch Geetars, B.Vox, Gob Iron, shades ZIG C: Fender Precision Bass, scary shouting, shades MR COLFAR: Drum kits. Wild wild wild youth. I had heard a […]

Review: Is there a WitchDoktor in the house?

FORTE: Dan, Adam and Jessie.
  Not heard of the band Forte? You will – and soon!   The band are made up as follows: Daniel Coburn: vocals,  Jesse James: guitar and vocals, Harry Patterson: guitar and vocals Adam Stone: bass and vocals and Reece Bradbury: drums The five piece band come from London and […]

Review: Forte – Brighton gets Goosebumps!

Steven Wilson © Photo by Gili Dailes
Steven Wilson | Hand. Cannot. Erase. Tour @ Brighton Dome    |   25/1/2016   I’ve heard the name Steven Wilson quite often in the past few years. Whether with regards to his leading role in Porcupine Tree, his involvement with Blackfield and other projects or his solo career- it was […]

Review: Steven Wilson – Live in Concert 25/1/2016

On a damp December evening just before Christmas Art Noise headed to the Green Door Store to witness the debut gig of Codename Aquarius amongst a line up hosted my MI AMIGO. Here’s some photos from the bands first ever live performance. Enjoy! 1 2 ►

Pictures: Codename Aquarius @ Green Door Store 22/12/15

I am  a huge electro swing fan, and so I came in to this gig with high expectations, and yet somehow Caravan Palace exceeded them all. The O2 Forum was filled with folks dressed up, looking glamorous and itching to move their dancing feet as soon as possible. JFTH warmed […]

Review: Caravan Palace @ O2 Forum 15/12/15

Review - Joe Bonamassa – Live in Concert
Photo by Gili Dailes Photography We walked down to Brighton’s seafront on a Friday night to see the legendary American guitarist who opened for B.B King at the age of 12, Joe Bonamassa. Playing guitar since he was 4 years old and with 16 solo albums being released in the […]

Review: Joe Bonamassa – Live in Concert

According to the website ‘Breakout Festival is the first and only outdoor heavy rock festival to have hit the shores of Brighton, set to bring rock and metal back to the city. It returns for a second year at Brighton Racecourse on Saturday September 26th, overlooking the iconic Brighton seafront. […]

Pictures: Breakout Festival 2015

Whilst we couldn’t quite get to the bottom of support act LTNT’s interesting costume choices, we loved their sound. Seether kicked ass with some of their classics like Rise Above This and Fake it, which turned into a Reggae-style jam. The show ended with front-man Shaun Morgan getting off the stage towards […]

Pictures: Seether & LTNT @ Concorde 2 26/08/2015

Sea Bed Live Music Review Brighton Blog
My body may well have been in the Prince Albert, Brighton at 8:30PM on a Monday night, but my mind was somewhere else entirely when Sea Bed came on stage. The opening act of the night, Sea Bed are a fresh out of the studio duo with a lot to […]

Review: Sea Bed @ The Prince Albert 20/04/15

To tie in with Record Store Day 2015, Pop Up Brighton have been hosting a record shop all week selling only local artists work. On top of selling records, CD’s and merch, they are also hosting intimate acoustic gigs too. I popped down to take a look and was not […]

Review: Strange Cages + Ferdi @ Pop Up Brighton ‘Local ...

The sun is setting on Queens Road, Brighton as I enter my local, The Hope & Ruin, grab a hot dog and prepare for the night ahead. To promote the launch of their new single ‘Landslide’ Alt Rock band Glass City Vice are hosting an intimate gig, and I was […]

Review: Glass City Vice + Quiet Lions + Aniseed Treats ...

Good Friday lived up to its name at Green Door Store, and the fact the show was free made it even more value for money. I have a lot of fond memories of Green Door Store, it’s the location of the first proper Art Noise event, and that show (back in […]

Review: Echoic + Them The Sky + Cousin Avi ...