AVA SAINT. Photo Credit: Ishmael Daniels
A celebration of creativity, a way cooler version of Prince, plus Notts music Christmas. It’s another week in ya fav city. x
WEDNESDAY
This week the Young Creative Awards returns to celebrate all the awesome… well, creative talent of young peeps in Notts. And – as always they’ve gone and got a bunch of live performances from local musicians to make it even more awesome. This year ya can see Soul queen NINA SMITH bossing it, LOUIS CROFT sharing his Singer-Songwriter vibes, and that’s just the beginning. Cos – to keep us all on our toes, we’re told there’s some super top secret performances kept in store too. Ooooh, secret. Ooooh. Oooh.
And it’s a nice excuse to get out your trackies for a night, init.
Nottingham Playhouse
Wednesday 23nd May
Doors: 530pm
Price: free, but you need to reserve a ticket.
THURSDAY
AVA SAINT, kinda the Prince of Notts in that you’ll probs know her by the name of ‘The Artist formerly known as HOLLY TAYLOR-GAMBLE’, is playing a headliner at The Maze this week, and it’s shaping up to be a banger. Ava and her band bring the biggest wall of sound that is designed to drown your ear drums in wonderful sensations. And then there’s them high notes. DEM HIGH NOTES MAAAAN. Ava’s drummer Tyler bled for the music during their Future Session, so if anyone wants to take plasters, that would be nice.
Supporting are THOSE HOWLIN’ SOUNDS. Who are one of those bands that have a name, that kinda gives you an idea of the music they make. Big, kinda howling, but mostly just sick Indie with an incredibly unique vocal tone. And then there’s LNC – I’ll let you google to find out what it stands for. Epic, ballsy Indie-Rock, with some very witty and engaging lyrics. Nice1.
Gladis from Yorkshire are also supporting.
The Maze
Thursday 24th May
Doors: 745pm
Price: £3.50 adv
SUNDAY
The best game of join the dots you ever did play – Dot to Dot returns this weekend, and brings yet again a humongous collection of local artists to its lineup. Whether you’re seeing WHISKY STAIN tear up Jam Cafe, watching JOEL BAKER play the legendary Rock City main stage, embracing the debut performance of JONNY OLLEY w/ his band at Broadway, or indulging in the stunning sounds of VERA GULL at Suede. There’s so many combinations and artists to see, we could be here all day (and we’ve got this lil important show dropping tomorrow…) so, HERE are the set times. Plan your day, and then completely forget about it, get wavy on Red Stripe, and find your new fav Notts artist.
All over Notts City
Sunday 27th May
Doors: Venues start at diff times, earliest around 12pm.
Price: £14.30 adv
Yours in Love of New Music,
Sam Nahirny x
