Clattering drums and raw guitar riffs - in our era of airbrushing and auto-tuning, this Ohio duo are a definitive argument for keeping things rugged and real
Read full 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
Fresh, focused and not afraid to experiment, Panic! At the Disco's two-hour set proved they remain slightly irritating, but grudgingly good
In music, as in life, sometimes less is more. With the Range nowhere in sight, Bruce Hornsby came to west London with just his voice, piano and enviable back catalogue
Every year, the music industry is contractually obliged to anoint a group as the "saviours of guitar music". In 2012, that dubious honour belongs to Howler
In front of a crowd with more beards than the Old Testament, Bonnie "Prince" Billy sloped on stage with the look of a lost busker
From their daft name downwards, there's something of the Spinal Tap about Chickenfoot. Too often the total wasn't just less than the sum of its parts: it was a mess
Welsh politicos, who recently released their singles compilation National Treasures, packed 38 songs into their epic O2 set, which came complete with an interval and a host of special guests
Complete with judges Gary Barstool, Louie Welsh and Cheryl Tweed, The X Folkter is coming to Farringdon's Betsey Trotwood on Tuesday, December 13
Singing to a packed Barbican, the close harmonies of Nick Hemming and Christian Hardy possess a timeless quality, which attract an audience of folkies young and old
At 69, Paul McCartney shows no signs of slowing down. At the 02 Arena, McCartney made the O2 feel like his front room, especially with his version of Blackbird
Thanks to Ritual Union, the band's third studio album, they're now popular enough to pack out the 2,000-capacity O2 Shepherds Bush Empire - and it's easy to see why
In the fickle world of pop, Frank Turner represents the finest of things: an artist you can believe in
Equal parts talented and irritating, Marina Diamandis makes Marmite music: you either love it or hate it
As the first artist to sign to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label, much is expected of one Jermaine "J" Cole
After last year's lucrative reunion tour with Pavement, Stephen Malkmus has returned to triumph in his day job alongside the Jicks
Hardly lacking in self-belief, Tinie was soon telling the crowd "I wanna be like Jay-Z". You wouldn't bet against him, either
With a third album due out in January, Brighton's The Maccabees appear to be in this indie-rock lark for the long run
Laura Marling is no normal 21-year-old. On Goodbye England (Covered in Snow), her enchanting voice succeeded in the improbable task of making an English winter sound inviting
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Apr 8, 7pm
HMV Apollo
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Apr 5, 6.30pm
HMV Forum
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Apr 28, 7.30pm
The O2 Arena
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Apr 27, 6.30pm
02 Shepherd's Bush Empire
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