Author: Jim Wolfe

The music industry is awash with great Australian talent at the moment. The latest UK tour from Courtney Barnett has seen three of those acts grace these shores. With Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever jetting back down under, it’s left to solo artist Laura Jean to support Barnett at the Brighton Dome.

Yak @ The Haunt, Brighton Frontman Oliver Henry Burslem is a figure cut from a different age – all golden curls and Jagger pout – a 70s rock star with no idea of his place in 2018.

On occasion, it’s still possible to witness a truly great artist in a sized venue that retains a sense of intimacy. This is one of those occasions and finds the legendary Joan Armatrading taking to the stage in the impressive Brighton Dome.

The auspicious surroundings of the leafy University of Sussex campus find an eclectic line up of DJ-cum-band leader James Holden, and his Animal Spirits, with support in the guise of Free Love in an impressive plush 60s auditorium.

A live Anna Calvi show is a much-anticipated event and one that has been much written about. Tonight’s show brings an added sense of anticipation due to its location of Hove’s impressive All Saints’ Church.

Day two of any festival usually brings the day crowds and with it, a sense of anticipation that the line up should step up a gear from opening day. This is evidenced by the jam-packed line up of brilliant and diverse artists set for Saturday at Green Man 18.

Dreamy, soaring, and wistful: hippy tripping in the Welsh Mountains at Green Man 2018 – ft. King Gizzard, Joan As Policewoman, Snail Mail, Amber Arcades & King Tuff.