Articles by Kris Lavin

Standon Calling 2012 @ Standon Lordship, Hertfordshire 2-4/8/2012

Even in silly amounts of rain, choice acts shone on this year’s varied and slightly unpredictable line-up.

Artists: Beardyman, Death In Vegas, Standon Calling, Willy Mason

Pond @ Cargo, London 22/5/12

The three boys from Perth (and Tame Impala) brought their shambolic brand of psychedelic rock to Shoreditch, and won us over in no time.

Artists: Pond, Tame Impala

Pinkunoizu @ The Lexington, London 28/11/11

Seeing Pinkunoizu was like being in a bizarre dream – the same, strange musical phrases kept repeating, while the crowd looked on, transfixed like statues.

Artists: Pinkunoizu

Other Lives @ St. Giles-In-The-Fields Church, London 21/11/11

Ambient drones gently oozed out of the speakers, reverberating around the cavernous stone structure. If heaven exists, I hope its waiting room is like this.

Artists: Other Lives

Jukebox The Ghost @ Camden Barfly, London 3/11/11

Disciples of the Church of Jukebox the Ghost will be itching to go to the next service, and there may well be a few new recruits next time too

Artists: jukebox the ghost, The Mountain Goats

Dananananaykroyd @ KCLSU, London 04/11/11

It’s quite the spectacle watching an entire room of strangers simultaneously hugging to the music of Dananananaykroyd

Artists: Dananananaykroyd

Male Bonding @ The Garage, London 17/10/11

It took a while to get going, but Male Bonding’s performance was solid overall, and remarkable towards the end

Artists: Male Bonding

Nat Baldwin ? People Changes (Western Vinyl)

There are some great moments on People Changes, especially ‘Lifted’ and ‘A Little Lost’, but it could really do without the lengthy voyages into noise

Artists: Nat Baldwin