Yorkshire Evening Post - Music and Gigs Feed

Music interview: Jamie Cullum

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:56:58 GMT

Watching Jamie Cullum on stage, leaping around, standing on his piano, cracking jokes with the audience, you sense the one thing he’s not short on is confidence.

Leeds singer Marc Almond wins Ivor Novello Award

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:59:55 GMT

Leeds-raised singer Marc Almond said he was “overwhelmed to receive an Ivor Novello Award.

New line-up: Fog on the Tyne’s fine again!

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:11:49 GMT

They are most famous for their song Fog on the Tyne.

One Direction announce world tour

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:27:15 GMT

Boy band One Direction have announced plans for a stadium world tour in 2014.

Gig preview: Cast, 02 Academy, Leeds, May 18

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:21:42 GMT

Ten years ago, if you would have asked John Power a question about being the frontman of one of Britain’s most popular 90s bands, you might have got a short answer.

Gig preview: Deaf Havana, Slam Dunk Festival, Leeds Uni, May 25

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:19:54 GMT

NORFOLK alterative rock band Deaf Havana are busy working on the follow-up to their album Fools and Worthless Liars, which topped the UK Rock Album Chart.

Gig preview: Dodgy, The Cockpit, Leeds, May 24

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:15:45 GMT

TWENTY years ago gig-goers in Leeds took a shine to an up-and-coming power pop trio from the Midlands, greeting their set with such enthusiasm that the band have never forgotten it.

Hollywood star Jack Black brings rock band to Leeds

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:16:35 GMT

Hollywood star Jack Black is to bring his satirical rock band Tenacious D to Leeds later this year.

Gig review: John Grant at Jumbo Records and Leeds Metropolitan University

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:22:59 GMT

THE sound of someone belting out a handful of carefully-placed profanities accompanied by the tinkling of a piano isn’t something most shoppers in St John’s Shopping Centre will expect on an average Saturday afternoon.

Album review: English Rain by Gabrielle Aplin

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:02:27 GMT

A YouTube sensation before signing to a major label, Bath singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin struck festive gold when her rendition of the Frankie Goes to Hollywood ballad The Power of Love was chosen to accompany a Christmas TV commercial by John Lewis.

Gig review: Alt-J at the O2 Academy Leeds

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:02:00 GMT

Leeds-created four-piece Alt-J have certainly had an epic year on the back of their debut album An Awesome Wave.

Album review: Live With Britten Sinfonia by Jaga Jazzist

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:43:31 GMT

What do you get if you bring together a Norwegian ‘nu-jazz’ band known for their catchy, cinematic compositions with a premier UK chamber ensemble? Funnily enough, just what you’d expect, fun, melodic jazz with added orchestral bells and whistles.

Album review: Haven by Pieter Nooten

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:42:08 GMT

With hi-tech music production gear more accessible than ever to the man on the street, the fact that the airwaves aren’t full of homemade tracks suggests that fancy software doesn’t guarantee interesting, or even particularly creative, music.

Gig review: OMD at O2 Academy Leeds

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:07:06 GMT

The Academy isn’t packed to the gunwales tonight for synth-pop pioneers OMD’s first gig in Leeds for 29 years but, boy, does this audience seems glad to see the original line-up of Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Copper and Malcolm Holmes back in town.

Album review: A by Agnetha Faltskog

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:35:36 GMT

Albums by former members of Abba are a rarity. In the three decades since Sweden’s greatest musical export split up singers Agnetha Faltskog and Frida Lyngstad have only released seven albums between them. Since Faltskog released an album of cover versions in 2004, it was generally assumed she had quit the music industry altogether.

Gig review: Live at Leeds 2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:25:49 GMT

Bigger and better than last year, Live at Leeds 2013 was a much hyped one day-er in the proper north’s capital.

Music interview: Primal Scream

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:11:34 GMT

Interviewing Bobby Gillespie brings certain expectations. Since their debut Sonic Flower Groove was released in 1987, his band Primal Scream have virtually been a byword for rock’n’roll excess.

Gig preview: Bob Mould, The Cockpit, Leeds, May 17

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:38:15 GMT

BOB Mould recently offered a simple summary of his latest album, Silver Age. “It’s 38 minutes of rock,” he said.

Gig preview: Louise Distras, The Hop, Wakefield, May 10

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:31:52 GMT

FOR several months of this year, Louise Distras, the acoustic punk singer from Wakefield, has been touring the UK and Europe, spreading the message against hate crimes.

Gig review: Live at Leeds 2013

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:27:05 GMT

Live At Leeds 2013, by all means surpassed all expectations and proved to be the best LAL yet.