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TVOD

30 April 2026 by ellierogers

Brooklyn-based rockers TVOD stand out with emotional, sometimes juvenile lyrics, paired with driving, catchy songs that never fail to get a crowd moving/moshing. Influenced

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Diz Undone: Love & Rage PA

30 April 2026 by ellierogers

Rapper, poet, producer, firestarter. Songwriter, multi instrumentalist, raconteur… Diz (formerly Dizraeli) is a genre of his own. From his cult debut album Engurland /

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Sleep’s Cousin

30 April 2026 by ellierogers

Sleep’s Cousin fills whatever room they’re in with bars that spit and beats that hit. Taking influences from a wide range of rap/hip-hop, they

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MADELEINE

26 February 2026 by ellierogers

An emerging player in the nu-jazz and UK soul scene, MADELEINE is a singer, songwriter and producer taking influence from the progressive electronics of

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JayaHadADream

20 November 2025 by ellierogers

Jamaican-Irish rapper JayaHadADream is one of the UK’s most exciting new voices, blending raw, introspective lyricism with grime and hip hop influences. After leaving

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Ife Ogunjobi

26 February 2026 by ellierogers

Ife Ogunjobi is a Grammy award winning London based trumpet player, composer, and producer of Nigerian origin. His music reflects the richness of culture

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Cut A Shine

26 February 2026 by

Cut A Shine is a collective of musicians, dancers and callers who’ve been spreading their brand of rip roaring hoedown and barn dance music

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CLADA

17 November 2025 by

CLADA is a traditional Irish folk band from County Galway, Ireland. Formed in 2024, CLADA is made up of five Irish musicians who all

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Home Counties

20 November 2025 by ellierogers

When disenchantment runs high, when city life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – when you’re forking out seven quid for a pint,

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Kaya Fyah

17 November 2025 by

British, South African and Jamaican vocalist Kaya Fyah is already a veteran of sound system culture. Raised in a Junglist household in North London,

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Fedzilla

26 February 2026 by ellierogers

Bass-heavy hip hop meets sounds from the global south. Carving out an exceptionally infectious sound, Fedzilla is a riveting MC and rapper. From festival

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RuMac

26 February 2026 by ellierogers

Ruairidh Maclean A.K.A RuMac is a Scottish accordion player who started off playing traditional Scottish music and slowly drifted into a strange mix of

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