Between 29th July and 2nd August, Durham Fringe Festival takes over 11 city‑centre venues with more than 130 shows and nearly 300 performances spanning theatre, music, stand‑up, magic, spoken word, ...

The Teesside troubadour tells us about his perfect gig on the back of the release of his sea-soaked single, Exam Papers ...

The Unthanks (23rd July) and Nadine Shah (24th July) team up with The Royal Northern Sinfonia as part of the North-East BBC ...

I’ve been fortunate enough to see Hector Gannet in pubs, clubs, festivals, stadiums and even a launderette, but it was in the inspired location of Redhills, accompanied by Durham Miners’ Association ...

The Newcastle-based post punk outfit tell us about the inspirations behind their atmospheric new track and its accompanying ...

Hexham Bluegrass & Americana Festival returns for its fifth year on 25–26th July, bringing two days of free live music, workshops and community‑driven roots culture to The Sele and venues across the ...

The Newcastle trio, who release their single Isolation, discuss their favourite post-punk tracks with a bunch of fives ...

Joanna Long finds out more about the North Shields singer-songwriter as she drops her new single, Dead On The Floor ...

Michael Gallagher has been keeping busy since branching out of Hartlepool and working on his craft: canny, catchy indie tunes ...

Ali Welford catches up with the inventive electronic artist as he talks about his new album, Durham Come Save Me, based on ...

Right Of Way bring their alt‑folk imagination underground this month as they perform in the pitch‑black depths of Newcastle’s ...

Joanna Long caught up with The Wombats drummer Dan Haggis, ahead of their show at Times Square, Newcastle on Friday 24th July ...