Tyler Ramsey Talks Trump and Staying Grounded Ahead of York Date
‘I’m just a guy with a guitar,’ says the eminently reasonable Tyler Ramsey. The singer-songwriter, guitarist, and ex-Band Of Horses member arrives in York on 4 April 2026 to play the Blue Bird Café, Acomb’s capital of culture.
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Discovery: ’80s Goth and Modern Coldwave Combine in TRAITRS’ New Album Possessor
TRAITRS are a new act for us, and we’re discovering them just as they pivot towards a new sound.
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Live Review: Budapest Café Orchestra Bring Virtuosity and Humour to a Sold-Out Night at NCEM York
‘This is one of our favourite venues of all time,’ says Christian Garrick as his band opens their latest gig at York’s National Centre For Early Music.
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Discovery: Kris Dane Honours Craft Over Clicks on a Beautifully Unpredictable New Record
There is a growing number of us who are sick of pursuing algorithm-driven trends. The music world is filling with innovators refusing to kowtow.
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Discovery: Rock Riffs and Sarcastic Lyrics Set Kingcaid Apart in Colorblind Quarterback
Kingcaid’s new album, Colorblind Quarterback was released 6 March 2026 and consists of eleven catchy new indie rock songs.
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How a Lost Voice Led Natacha Dauphin to Her Most Ambitious Project Yet, UNTAMED
“Before Christmas I caught a virus and lost my voice for ten days… On day nine, I thought ‘this is ridiculous’.” Thus begins the story of Natacha Dauphin’s latest project, UNTAMED.
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Live Review: Scouting For Girls Bound Into York Barbican With Collie‑Like Energy
If Scouting For Girls were a dog, they’d be a two-year-old Collie – slightly barmy, bursting with energy, and hard not to like.
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Discovery: Eoin Shannon Invites Us Into His World With Some Barroom Blues
Eoin Shannon’s new album Every Drunk’s Gotta Story isn’t just an introduction to the artist for us, it’s an invitation into a seedy world full of tales of woe.
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Steeped in Satire, 9 o’clock Nasty Close a Trilogy of Sorts with Chaos
There’s no act as consistently fascinating to me as 9 o’clock Nasty. They are prolific, yet their work never stales or drops in quality.
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