Gigs, Live music, Portraits

City Pulse Festival

More music than you can shake a stick at was the order of the day on the May bank holiday weekend in Nottingham, with not one but two festivals next door to each other, in the form of the free City Pulse festival on the Old Market Square and the Dot to Dot festival across most of the other venues in town. Read more…

Gigs, Live music, Photography

Polymath

Polymath on the Nottingham Arts Theatre stage

The dictionary states a polymath is ‘a master of many disciplines’ and Polymath the band don’t mince their words, their Live Extravaganza brought together artists from all sorts of disciplines, presenting a plethora of sights, sensations and sounds. Not to mention tastes, which Included cake! Read more…

Events

Firewalk

Helpers stoke the glowing embers at the July 2008 NRSB firewalk

Nottingham Royal Society for the Blind ran a fund raising firewalk held at the National Water Sports Centre on Friday 11th July. Well done to everyone who came and braved the fire walk, it took some real courage to walk over those red hot embers, fingers crossed there weren’t too many singed toes! it was really inspiring to watch. Read more…

Photography, Portraits

The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama - photo by Dom Henry (c)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama was in Nottingham over the May bank holiday weekend giving a series of public talks and teachings. Read more…

Gigs, Live music, Photography

Hot Club de Paris

Hot Club de Paris - pic by Dom Henry (c)

Hot Club de Paris were headlining the April JD set (Jack Daniels touring night) at Nottingham’s Junktion 7, I’ve not heard them for a while and their punky indy pop sound has got decidely more upbeat. Read more…

Gigs, Live music, Photography

Prospect Lane & Nephu Huzzband

Prospect Lane live at Junktion7 - photo by Dom Henry (c)

Prospect Lane and Nephu Huzzband were supporting Hot Club De Paris for the Nottingham installment of the JD set. Prospect Lane were on first and to their credit they put on a genuinely entertaining show despite being the ice breakers, mixing all sorts of styles and indie tempos from thoughtful to thumping. Read more…

Gigs, Live music, Photography

Scouting for Girls

Roy Stride singing for Scouting for Girls at Rock City - photo by Dom Henry (c)

Scouting for Girls have captured the hearts of a young myspace generation, you can tell this because said young teens are going bonkers in the front row having snapped up all the tickets. The lads from Harrow were greeted by squeals of delight and shouts of “Show us yer cock!” and “I’ll have yer!” … eeh! them Nottingham lasses… Read more…

Gigs, Live music, Photography

The Midnight Juggernauts

The crowd leaping about at The Midnight Juggernaughts at the Bodega Social Club - pic by Dom Henry (c)

The Midnight Juggernauts had the crowd at Dollop leaping about all over the shop at the Bodega Social Club on Friday 28th March. Read more…

Photography, Portraits

Rob’s records

Rob posing with some tasty vinyl in his legendary record shop - photo by Dom Henry (c)

Rob’s Records is a legendary shop in Nottingham, hidden in a tiny Georgian alleyway in the city centre. Read more…

Gigs, LeftLion, Live music, Photography

The Go! Team

The Go! Team performing at Nottingham Trent Students Union - photo by Dom Henry (c)

Shot energetic Brighton based band The Go! Team at Nottingham Trent Students Union (NTSU) on March 7th. Great fun to watch, the six members keep swapping roles which keeps things fresh. Read more…