Music | London Evening Standard

Music RSS

Olly Murs, O2 Arena - review

Who would have predicted this? Two years after finishing runner up on The X Factor, Essex's answer to Robbie Williams is now popular enough to sell-out two nights at the cavernous O2 Comments (2)

La Fanciulla del West - review

Bold and bizarre as ever, Opera Up Close give us Puccini's least loved opera relocated from the Wild West to our own West End Comments

Paul Weller's rocker son attacks celebrity children as 'monsters'

The eldest son of Paul Weller has labelled some children of famous people "monsters" as he launched his own rock career Comments (3)

Best British chart figures since 1996

Adele is at the forefront of a British revival in the album charts with homegrown artists recording their best sales for 15 years Comments (1)

D'Angelo, O2 Academy Brixton - review

D'Angelo is more than a former tour de force who's been forced to tour and with a nine-piece band honed to perfection, this was no Whitney Houston-style car-crash comeback Comments (4)

Philharmonia/Masur, Festival Hall - review

Looking frail - he will be 85 this year - and exhibiting a worrying tremor, Masur chose to stand throughout a taxing programme Comments

D'Angelo and his mojo make a comeback

After a decade of silence, the daddy of neo-soul has regained his groove and is playing Brixton tonight. What's all the fuss about, asks David Smyth Comments (3)

Panic! At the Disco, O2 Academy Brixton - review

Fresh, focused and not afraid to experiment, Panic! At the Disco's two-hour set proved they remain slightly irritating, but grudgingly good Comments

CDs of the week: Paul McCartney, Maverick Sabre and Tania Maria

Our critics guide you through the week's best new releases... Comments (1)

Emma Smith, Pizza Express Jazz Club - review

Coming from a "scary musical family", fledgling jazz diva Emma Smith showed glimpses of promise but was all too often saved by the estimable talents of her drummer and bassist Comments (1)

Some may chide their lack of progress but when Feeder tried to evolve they lost almost everything. Right now, they feel like a band with a weight lifted off their shoulders, revelling in playing to their many strengths Comments (2)

Oasis brothers Hero and Villain as NME nominations announced

Noel and Liam Gallagher could have even more to argue about following this year's NME Awards after being nominated for Hero and Villain of the Year respectively Comments (1)

Laura Veirs, Queen Elizabeth Hall - review

Viers, her guitarist and violinist seemed perfectly at ease on stage, bantering among themselves about their "tour goals" and creating a sound that was simple and bare but allowed the singer's voice to skip and soar Comments