Music in Newcastle, live music & gigs in the North East

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Interview: Sir Thomas Allen ahead of his performance at Durham Cathedral Dec 11 2012

ONE of the region's great stars, Sir Thomas Allen, talks to David Whetstone ahead of his weekend performance at Durham Cathedral. Read

Review: Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti, The Sage Gateshead Dec 11 2012

SIMON Thacker is a classical guitarist and Svara-Kanti is his ensemble that weaves together Western and Asian music, drawing mainly on contemporary classical influences.Read

Flute-playing rocker on bill at Christmas cathedral gig Dec 10 2012

ATTUNED to organs and choristers, a cathedral will resound to a different beat this week, says David Whetstone. Read

Review: Wild Beasts, The Sage Gateshead Dec 08 2012

Here’s a band who bring me out in effusive praise of the I’ve-seen-the-future-and-it’s-from-Kendal variety.Read

Review: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, The Sage Gateshead Dec 08 2012

A viral infection kept CBSO conductor Andris Nelsons off the podium but Simone Young was a superb replacement.Read

Review: Mumford & Sons, Metro Radio Arena Dec 06 2012

MARCUS Mumford is a man who simply oozes woe, pain and good old-fashioned heartache. So venturing out into a dismal December night to wallow in his angry sweat, blood and tears seemed a decidedly unfestive prospect.Read

Stars to shine at St Nicholas Cathedral concert Dec 06 2012

DURHAM-BORN opera star Ian Storey and Britain’s Got Talent winner Jai McDowell will have plenty to sing about at a special concert in Newcastle tonight.Read

Interview: Songwriter Katie Doherty on festive songs for kids' play - AUDIO Dec 05 2012

YOU may think that a job where you don’t have time to sleep for three weeks might be a bit of a pain.Read

Interview: 'Barberpop' group Scarlet Street Dec 04 2012

NOT only a new vocal harmony group but a new musical genre will be unveiled before a, hopefully, receptive public at the end of the week.Read

Review: Metro Radio Live 2012 at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Dec 03 2012

THIS sell-out show featured some of the biggest names in pop including Little Mix, Lawson and solo singing sensation Leona Lewis.Read

The Dylan Project, The Sage Gateshead Nov 27 2012

IT may be a little rambling and shambolic at times but the message is loud and clear. These guys revel in paying homage to the legend that is Bob Dylan.Read

Exciting year for Dennis ends on high with collaboration Nov 27 2012

DENNIS, the folk-rock-indie-brass outfit, are bringing an exciting year to a close with a special concert at The Sage Gateshead on Friday.Read

Jazz of every kind tunes upto the fill Sage Nov 22 2012

JAZZ lovers can start planning their diaries for 2013 thanks to the newly-announced line-up for Gateshead International Jazz Festival, with tickets going on sale on December 7.Read

Interview: Joey Tempest from rock band Europe Nov 22 2012

PRIME-TIME teatime television, mainstream radio airplay and sold-out venues across the UK ... it’s almost like the last 25 years didn’t happen as chart-toppers Europe continue to regain lost ground and rediscover their traditional fan base.Read

Review: Zappa plays Zappa, Hall Two, The Sage Gateshead Nov 21 2012

FRANK Zappa's son Dweezil has been touring and performing his father's songs for a half a dozen years.Read

The Dylan Project re-ignites a golden period and great albums Nov 19 2012

WE are probably not going to see Bob Dylan performing in the North East again. But Ron Clarke reports on the next best thing.Read

Review: Lionel Richie, Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Nov 19 2012

IT began with Hello, and after an array of classics detailing every romantic predicament and a rip-off of a YouTube sensation, it finished with Goodbye.Read

Review: The Makropulos Case, Opera North, Newcastle Theatre Royal Nov 19 2012

AN opera that opens in a solicitor’s office hardly promises to hit the heights of emotional drama, but Opera North’s new production of The Makropulos Case catches exactly that veneer of trivial anxiety and negotiation which, through three short acts, will peel back to disclose a terrifying dislocation of time, identity and experience.Read

Review: Faust, Opera North, Newcastle Theatre Royal Nov 15 2012

WHAT would tempt you to sell your soul to the devil? In the case of Faust it’s the chance to return to his youth and cash in on the opportunities he missed first time around.Read