Friday night at Café Dekcuf with Wild Planes (photo essay)
I first discovered Wild Planes at a late-night show during Canadian Music Week in 2017 at The Painted Lady. […]
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival 2018 (photo essay)
Tim Horton’s Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival 2018 was recently held in the Nation’s capital. Having been in existence for a […]
Shun Ng with Lesley Mok – Live at Hojoko Tavern (Boston)
Shun Ng is the incarnation of joy. He plays his guitar with the enthusiasm of a novice and the intensity […]
October Drift and 485C – Birthdays, London (photo review)
Birthdays is an underground venue in a bar in Dalston. Dalston is an area of London that seems to sport […]
Florist blossoms at Espace B in Paris (photo review)
Words and photos are from Elissa Vinh, a photographer and writer based in Paris, France and London, England. An assertive, […]
Ria Hall: ‘Rules of Engagement’ – New Zealand Festival (photo review)
Rules Of Engagement by Ria Hall Every two years, one of the best arts and music festival in New Zealand […]
Thunder on the Left – Rough Trade East, London (photo review)
Gig in a shop. Not a bad idea. Thirty years ago today, I was the Assistant Manager of an Our […]
Big Wreck’s ‘In Loving Memory Of’ Anniversary Tour, Ottawa (photo essay)
Big Wreck exploded onto Canadian radio stations in 1997, instantly proving themselves to be a new force with their […]
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Live in Austin (photo review)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was one of founding bands that revived the roots rock genre. Their style combines dirty […]
Starcrawler – Omeara, London (photo review)
Omeara is a sprawling arts venue near London Bridge. The building was renovated just over a year ago by Mumford […]
Marcus’ top pix of 2017
2017 has been a crazy year for photographing bands. I’ve managed to get a whopping 277 of them in front […]
Cigarettes After Sex, Bad Sounds, and We Were Promised Jetpacks (photo reviews)
November was a busy month for London gigs. Many nights saw at least five bands playing in various places across […]
The War on Drugs – Alexandra Palace, London (photo review)
Alexandra Palace was built in 1873 and is steeped in history. The huge arched building on top of a hill […]
John Jacob Magistery perform Harmoney at Cafe Dekcuf
John Jacob Magistery first came to our attention in 2016 when they impressed us during a late-night set at The […]
Pissed Jeans – Electric Ballroom, London (photo review)
A night of three faces of punk rock at Camden’s Electric Ballroom – from the haven of grunge punk to […]
Julien Baker – Union Chapel, London (photo review)
The Union Chapel is found in the middle of a Georgian terrace of houses and set back from Islington’s busy […]
Chk Chk Chk, Boxed In & Sink Ya Teeth – Electric Ballroom, London (photo review)
Regular readers will know me as an indie kid. If I was pushed to give you my favourite genre, I’d […]
Nite Jewel at Meow in Wellington (photo essay)
Ramona Gonzalez’s project as Nite Jewel would make a fascinating Doctoral thesis. Like many independent musicians, her initial works flew […]
London gig roundup (photo review)
Been a busy couple of weeks for my camera and earplug combo. Here’s a sample of where I’ve been in […]
Debo Band – The Water Rats, London (photo review)
Anyone who reads my stuff on The Revue will know I tend to cover smaller indie bands, usually in Victorian […]