VALVE and Persona 28 November 2020 “Stay wonky!” is the takeaway message from this wonderfully compelling and conscientiously curated evening of the experimental and the avant garde.
bedpost. at Network, 29 January 7 April 2020 This February during Independent Venues Week I caught bedpost.'s set at Network, a new venue at DINA in collaboration with Record Junkee. I …
The Storm Officer: Extreme weather and the human spirit 1 February 2020 Matt Black writes poems for adults and children. Matt is already a Sheffield favourite, having lived and worked in the area for many years. …
Kate Rusby at City Hall, 4 December 1 January 2020 You know Christmas has officially begun when local lass Kate Rusby brings her travelling band of merriment to town. Set to a beautifully win…
The Last King of Scotland, Crucible 1 November 2019 Steve Waters' adaptation of Giles Foden's book about the dangerous, charismatic and psychopathic Ugandan leader Idi Amin uses a fictional re…
Red Rum Club, Academy, 26 September 1 October 2019 "This is the first night of the tour, and we wouldn't want to spend it anywhere else, Sheffield," utters Fran Doran, the lead singer of six-…
Natalie McCool, Park Hill, 21 September 1 October 2019 There must be only a handful of people on the planet whose first, and so far only, visit to a flat in Park Hill was to attend the most intim…
Manu Delago, Abbeydale Picture House, 26 September 1 October 2019 Manu Delago might be known as a percussionist, but after this show it's clear that it's in his role as composer that his ear is put to best …
Robbie Thompson & R.Loomes, Bishops' House, 20 September 1 October 2019 Everyone has visited a place like Bishops' House before. It's a small museum in an old Tudor house, timber-framed, thick-walled and fitted o…
Dora Mars, 1 August, Frog & Parrot 1 September 2019 The Frog & Parrot is a great little pub for a gig. The band is at ground level with the majority of the packed audience overlooking them…
The Lehman Trilogy, Showroom 1 September 2019 The Lehman Trilogy is the story of three brothers who arrive in America from Bavaria in the mid 1800s, setting up a modest cloth business wh…
Hexis, 16 August, Mulberry Tavern 1 September 2019 A lot has been said online about the obscene length of Hexis' current European tour, comprised of 111 shows in 109 days with no days off; a …
Control x Mizik Nou, 25 August, Night Kitchen 1 September 2019 Joining forces for a 16-hour party at The Night Kitchen on bank holiday Sunday, Control and Mizik Nou supplied something even hotter than th…
The Diary of a Showstopper 1 August 2019 Prologue The hour before I performed in an improvised musical at the Lyceum, I was as ready as you could be for a completely made-up show. I…
Finch & Keita, Abbeydale Picture House, 18 July 1 August 2019 Touring their second record together, SOAR, Senegalese kora player Seckou Keita and Welsh harpist Caitrin Finch descend upon the Abbeydale P…
Africa 3.0, Showroom, 13 September 1 August 2019 Africa 3.0 was a special opportunity to watch a film documenting a near-phenomenon and to then experience it. In this instance, the phenomen…
Sunday Afternoon at Folk Forest 2019 1 August 2019 HoneyfeetHailing from Manchester, Honeyfeet brought eclectic instruments, passionate vocals and bags of energy to Folk Forest. Featuring psy…
KALLIDA 2019 - Sheffield on Tour 1 August 2019 The third instalment of KALLIDA, a small capacity festival of music and visual arts, took place over the weekend 19-22 July. This year saw a…
Marconi Union, 16 June, Yellow Arch 1 July 2019 I feel slightly uneasy as I try to settle into an uncomfortable plastic chair in the darkened back room of Yellow Arch on a gloomy Sunday ev…
Carson McHone, 28 May, Cafe #9 1 July 2019 Cafe #9 in Nether Edge is as appropriate a setting for Carson McHone's alternative Americana as you could find in Sheffield. Wood-panelled, …
