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

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Interview: Wonderful Life singer-songwriter Black Oct 23 2012

WHETHER or not his name rings a bell, a few bars into singer- songwriter Black’s most famous track is bound to have you singing along.Read

Review: Grizzly Bear, with support from Villagers, The Sage Gateshead Oct 22 2012

I’M getting on and so don’t normally do support bands. But this would be stubbornness to the point of silliness if that band is Villagers, as accomplished a warm-up act as you’re likely to see.Read

Preview: Vintage Bus Trip 3 at The Cluny, Cluny 2 and Central Bar Oct 18 2012

YOU wait ages for a bus to come along. Then (if you’re lucky), a vintage one turns up and offers to take you on a tour of music venues which just happen to be hosting a clutch of sizzling Americana bands.Read

Review: Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Sage Gateshead Oct 17 2012

By the end of the evening, nothing more could surprise me about Carolina Chocolate Drops.Read

Opera singer Janice Cairns is singing her heart out for good causes Oct 17 2012

JANICE Cairns missed the very first North East Last Night of the Proms in 1990 in unfortunate circumstances.Read

Little Comets get back to blazing their own trail Oct 16 2012

ROB Coles is multi-tasking in a manner which makes me want to ask if he’s actually a woman.Read

Milestone year for classical pianist Sarah Beth Briggs Oct 16 2012

ACCLAIMED classical pianist Sarah Beth Briggs is back in her native North East tonight for a very special concert.Read

Slash glad to be part of a band once more Oct 15 2012

The original guitar hero returns to Tyneside this month as Slash prepares to play a sell-out show in Newcastle. SIMON RUSHWORTH caught up with the man in the hatRead

Review: Fay Hield & the Hurricane Party at The Sage Gateshead Oct 09 2012

FAY Hield, who studied folk music at Newcastle University, returned to Tyneside with her band of “new folkie” superstars. It was the first night of a tour to promote her latest recording, The Orfeo.Read

Review: Nickelback at the Metro Radio Arena Oct 09 2012

THREE years after their sell-out show at Metro Radio Arena, Canada's favourite corporate rock behemoth Nickelback returned to repeat the trick with room to spare.Read

Jamaican singer Anthony B set to star at Boss Sounds festival Oct 08 2012

THAT most irresistible of festivals, Boss Sounds, is back this week. A show that has brought some of the finest acts in reggae to the North East continues to impress.Read

Review: George Michael at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Oct 06 2012

CAST your mind back, if you will, to 1988 and the Nelson Mandela Birthday Concert at Wembley, when the South African freedom fighter was still behind bars and George Michael was not long out of short trousers.Read

American rockers Daughtry playing to a whole new crowd Oct 04 2012

WHILE Daughtry is one of the biggest names in US arena rock, the band is yet to break the UK – but a tour bringing them to Newcastle tomorrow, where they’re supporting good friends Nickelback, could turn the tide.Read

Interview: The Human League vocalist Joanne Catherall Oct 03 2012

THEY were as well known for their unique sense of style as their pioneering sound and since exploding onto the stage over three decades ago they’ve braved the musical storm.Read

North East Music Co-operative musicians get ready for winter concerts Oct 03 2012

PREPARATION is key for young musicians in the region who are already warming up for winter concerts.Read

Review: The Romantic Symphony Cycle, The Sage Gateshead Oct 02 2012

CONDUCTOR Thomas Zehetmair has only minutes left to change for the concert as he kindly sits with us in a pre-concert talk, explaining his personal link to Northern Sinfonia’s new cycle of Romantic Symphonies.Read

Review: Halestorm and Rival Sons, Newcastle O2 Academy Sep 29 2012

LIKE buses, you wait an age for a potentially explosive live show and then two come along at once.Read

Usher drummer Aaron Spears to give masterclass at Newcastle College Sep 27 2012

ONE of the world’s top drummers is to give a masterclass at Newcastle College next month.Read

Mumford and Sons announce Metro Radio Arena gig Sep 25 2012

THE good news for those who failed to get tickets for Mumford & Sons back in June is that they are returning later in the year to a much bigger venue.Read