Words: Rachel Wright Band: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly Venue: The Leadmill An intimate and reserved crowd lined the walls of the smaller stage room at The Leadmill, waiting politely while the support act Kurran (of The Wolfnotes) beautifully sang his heart out onstage. They were waiting for Sam Duckworth to perform the Get Cape. [...]
Words: Rachel Wright Photography: Holli Hills Sat backstage at The Leadmill, barefoot and peeling a ginger root, Newton Faulkner is relaxed and at home. He makes himself a drink: “This is just ginger and honey. That’s good for your throat and stuff” he says before leaving the room for a quick sound-check, where he practices [...]
SHUlife’s music editor Adam Kay rounds up the best gigs the Steel City has to offer. It’s Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, and love is in the air in Sheffield. And if music is the food of love, as someone once said, then the Steel City is practically a banquet this week. Tuck in. On Monday [...]
Words & Photography: Tom Walton Please meet Blue Lip Feel, Sheffield’s latest middle finger to suggestions that guitar music is reaching end days. Chaotic blues riffs and larynx pumping sing-alongs are the front line of this young band and despite only a scattering of internet streams and videos, they’ve already racked up support slots with [...]