Vintage Blyth (13–14 September) transforms the Market Place into a retro playground, with classic cars, swing and rock ’n’ ...

Matt Young chats with Sunderland based alt pop band about feeling disillusioned about the world yet inspired to make music, ...

Lee Fisher immerses himself in an evening of Yorkshire folk dreaminess with Natalie Wildgoose and southern roots music from ...

Fresh off the back of his acclaimed debut EP, and a Sam Fender support slot at home in Newcastle, local lad ERNIE drops his ...

Welcome To The Mood’s title track sets the tone just right: a jazzy, sophisto-pop opener that feels as though you’ve just sat ...

Baxter Dury’ s ninth album takes his poetical matter of fact lyricism and plants it firmly in a disco balled universe, ...

Fran Harvey chats to the poet and performer about his book which chronicles his year of taking spoken word to the doorsteps ...

On Farewell And Godspeed, Northumberland’s Sam Shields strips things back to the marrow. Five songs, just voice, guitar, and ...

The much-anticipated new album from Josh Ritter sees him cemented once again as one of Americana’s best singer-songwriters. I ...

Bulletproof is the opening salvo from Newcastle trio Charts & Graphs ’ upcoming fifth album and it hits like a jolt of ...

Teesside artist Andy Johnson releases his latest single Inertia, a song that ‘expresses real feelings relating to being ...

Emily Elliott talks to North East Emerging Artist Award 2025 winners about their work ahead of an exhibition at Seaton ...