Pan American aka Mark Nelson’s tenth solo album is structured like a long flight, from one shore of the Pacific Ocean to San Francisco. The place of take-off is unknown. The names may be purely ...

Newcastle Piano Festival returns to Jesmond on 20–22 March (as well as the 9th May), bringing top pianists and community‑focused events back to the city.

It’s a heavy, high‑voltage listen without tipping into full darkness, and its constantly shifting dynamics keep everything sharp and unpredictable. Alex’s vocal sits deep in the mix, adding grit and ...

It’s not everyday a band gets to celebrate its fifteenth anniversary, and in typical Tea Pad style, Rob Heron and his band are making a big deal of it. Lee Fisher looks back on the band’s journey so ...

Fusako Yoshikawa brings her meticulous Japanese woodblock prints back to Northern Print from 18th March to 8th May ...

Given her legendary status as a DJ, it really came as little surprise that Avalon Emerson could effortlessly pivot to a ...

On the back of the release of their new single, Timewasters, North-East rock 'n' rollers PØRTERS give us five of their favourite albums to listen to that will be a good use of your time ...

An exhibition celebrating the bold, brilliant and boundary‑breaking women who shaped Sunderland has opened at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens.

We caught up with the group to find out more… Tell us a little about the Axum Folk Ensemble. How did you get together? The ...

Half a century ago a bunch of suburban school mates from Solihull banded together to form one of the most DIY and lo-fi of ...

The Teesside R&B artist gives us an exclusive listen to her debut single, Obsessed, which sees her team up with rapper Sturge R&B artist Tariro is set to drop her debut single Obsessed, which sees her ...