While on his tour of the UK, the Mic managed to have a quick catch up with Darwin Deez to ask him about his new album, and his UK tour...

Indie folk is one of those genres which deserves more recognition. The bearded Irish beauty, Ciaran Lavery just summed up what is missing...

Recently at The Mic, we’ve been keeping a keen eye on one Nottingham singer in particular.  Delicate, humble, gracious; three words that...

It was on a Thursday night in a packed, perspiring room at the Nottingham Rescue Rooms that the evidence was provided that Spector have...

Although born in Coventry, local lads Robin Hearn and Liam Arnold began their musical journey right here in Nottingham.  With their style...

This Friday Bristol band Coasts brought their own brand of indie to Rescue Rooms, and impressed throughout the night. Although this is...

New York indie band Darwin Deez are set to hit The Bodega, Nottingham this October. Having released their third album Double Down in...

Fresh from successful performances at Reading and Leeds festivals and the positive critical reception given to their newly-released...

Having seen Mallory Knox twice before at Slam Dunk, I chose to review this gig because I knew how much emotion gets put into their music,...

When you struggle to find standing room at a gig, you know the band is on to something great. It was Gengahr’s first headline show in...

As we sway away from the pop-punk-rock-esq My Chemical Romance days, ex-rhythm guitarist, Frank Iero has continued his music artistry...

The first act appeared on stage only fifteen minutes after doors had opened, as eager to play as we were to listen. The stunning,...

Never before have I seen the queue line go round the block for Rock City, nor have I seen teenage fan girls get excited over quite such...

When Rough Trade Records opened a store in Nottingham earlier this year, the city knew they would be treated to a wealth of new artists...

Being heavier than the usual gigs I attend, I wasn’t sure what this was going to turn out like. But damn, the bands and the Rescue Rooms...

In a place like Bodega you are always going to get a real feel for what a band is like, to have their energy seep into your skin; 9th...

When you’ve grown up listening to a band for so long, you develop a certain level of respect for the ones that persist in making music...

Originally from the Isle of White, brothers Michael and David Champion are the make-up of Champs; an indie rock band with an old school...

Opening the show, and offering an upbeat and quirky prelude to the main act of the night, were up-and-coming bands White Chalk – a...

On Saturday 7th March, Less Than Jake returned to Nottingham along with their long-time friends Yellowcard, who last played here in 2006....