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Review: The Answer plus supports, Fibbers
Hugely exciting… The Answer The Answer + The Picturebooks + Bad Touch Fibbers March 11, 2015 The Answer website After a few gorgeously intimate acoustic shows around York recently, the time was right...
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Review: Vintage Trouble, Fibbers
Vintage Trouble + DJ Papa Ray Fibbers, York March 27, 2015 Vintage Trouble website Having supported the Stones and performed on Letterman, it did spring to my mind before last night’s show to ask why...
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Review: Glass Caves, Fibbers
Glass Caves + Val Cale + Red Rum Club + Red Kites Fibbers April 4, 2015 Glass Caves website Glass Caves are probably the best known buskers in York, excluding that guy with the electric violin. So...
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The Amazons + Push + Wildlife The Duchess, York Thu Apr 9 The Amazons Facebook The first thing to mention about the Amazons at the Duchess was that they played to a far smaller crowd than their...
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Review: Tigercats, Basement, York
Tigercats + Fever Dream + Tuff Love The Basement, Coney Street, York Sat Apr 11 Tigercats Facebook page At the start of the week, for whatever reason, in my head the Amazons gig was going to be proper...
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Review: Palma Violets, The Duchess
The view of the Palma Violets from The Duchess mosh pit Palma Violets + Kid Wave The Duchess, York Tue April 21, 2015 The Duchess website After the intense jealousy I felt at some of my jammier friends...
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Review: Apollo Festival 2015
Apollo Festival York Sports Club, Shipton Road, York Sat June 27, 2015 Apollo website You know you’re at a family festival when there are almost as many ice cream vans as stages. This year’s Apollo...
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A bad back forces Berwick to bail on The Railway Children opening night
Panto legend Berwick Kaler is out of the opening night of blockbuster show The Railway Children. Berwick, who plays The Old Gentleman in the classic story, has hurt his back and so can’t take part in...
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23 things to do in York this weekend, August 22-23, 2015
Horses, creepy crawlies, barbies and bands feature this week. Get out there and make the most of summer while it’s still here! To get the full picture, see our comprehensive guide to everything going...
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Review: Swim Deep and support, The Duchess
Swim Deep, Catholic Action, The Magic Gang The Duchess, York October 14, 2015 The Duchess website Catching them on the impressive NME tent at this year’s Leeds Fest, I was sufficiently intrigued by...
View ArticleQuiz: How well do you know your York bands?
York has always had a vibrant live music scene – and now a terrific new Facebook group is celebrating that fact. The York Bands Of The Past group is all […] The post Quiz: How well do you know your...
View ArticleQuiz: How much of a Rowntree’s expert are you?
Snack titans Rowntree’s conquered the sweet-toothed world from humble beginnings in York. But how well do you know the company and its products? Can you distinguish between a jelly tot […] The post...
View ArticleQuiz: How many of these then-and-now pix of York can you identify?
A lot can change in the space of eleven years. Back in 2009, Lance Armstrong had seven unquestioned Tour de France titles to his name. Miley Cyrus was still playing […] The post Quiz: How many of these...
View ArticleQuiz: How well do you know York’s pubs and bars?
It’s been nigh on three months since most of us last felt the warm embrace of one of York’s myriad pubs. No matter what delights Sainsbury’s beer aisle has to […] The post Quiz: How well do you know...
View ArticleQuiz: How many of these York TV and movie appearances can you name?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that seeing someone you know on TV is the most feverishly exciting thing you can experience. Running that a very close second is seeing […] The post Quiz: How...
View ArticleThink you know all about York books and bookshops? Then try our fiendishly...
One of the small pleasures that I’ve taken from our restricted year so far has been the rare opportunity to go through novels like cheap bottles of wine. (And vice […] The post Think you know all about...
View ArticleQuiz: How well do you know your York bands?
York has always had a vibrant live music scene – and now a terrific new Facebook group is celebrating that fact. The York Bands Of The Past group is all […] The post Quiz: How well do you know your...
View ArticleQuiz: How much of a Rowntree’s expert are you?
Snack titans Rowntree’s conquered the sweet-toothed world from humble beginnings in York. But how well do you know the company and its products? Can you distinguish between a jelly tot […] The post...
View ArticleQuiz: How many of these then-and-now pix of York can you identify?
A lot can change in the space of eleven years. Back in 2009, Lance Armstrong had seven unquestioned Tour de France titles to his name. Miley Cyrus was still playing […] The post Quiz: How many of these...
View ArticleQuiz: How well do you know York’s pubs and bars?
It’s been nigh on three months since most of us last felt the warm embrace of one of York’s myriad pubs. No matter what delights Sainsbury’s beer aisle has to […] The post Quiz: How well do you know...
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