Alt rock

• Music / new releases

  Four new tracks and one album to rock out to

  Rock music is having a moment in Bristol

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Deerhoof, Strange Brew – ‘A sound uniquely theirs’

  The venue goes big guns with this superstar show, and it pays off

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Cheekface, Strange Brew – ‘the hottest gig in Bristol’

  Even in a room hotter than the sun, Cheekface made it impossible not to dance

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Zebrahead, Thekla – ‘Relentlessly high-energy’

  Zebrahead whipped Thekla into a punk rock storm

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Hellogoodbye, Thekla – ‘A synth-driven set ahead of 20th anniversary’

  Hellogoodbye prove they’ve still got the charm that made them cult favourites in the 2000s

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• Music / Alt rock

  One of the least successful bands I’ve been in!

  This Is The Kit guitarist Neil Smith doesn’t really do hype

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: The Futureheads, SWX – ‘Exactly as expected’

  The 'Hounds of Love' innovators' 20 year celebration tour took in a stop at SWX

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• Music / News

  Dot to Dot drops first wave lineup for 2025

  A day festival FFO indie, experimental, shoegaze, post-punk and emerging sounds

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