Josef Waller is a Newcastle‑based singer‑songwriter crafting honest, heartfelt songs shaped by the people, places and moments ...

Ikenna Offor tells all about South Shields’ songwriters’ collaborative performance with the Gateshead‑based orchestra for the ...

Ten Eighty Trees are a Newcastle alt‑rock trio dealing in big riffs and grungey energy, returning with Bittersweet Coming of ...

Revolver is probably the Beatles record we come back to most. She Said She Said has everything we love: chiming guitars, ...

Stockton photographer Adam Parkin marks two decades of documenting Stockton International Riverside Festival with a new ...

The Newcastle indie‑pop outfit try to sum up the sounds of their new single Free From This using three other tracks ...

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 ...

Joanna Long speaks to Middlesbrough writer Louise Powell about her debut novel ‘Underdogs’, a love letter to a vanished world ...

ORTON ’s debut EP Gan Canny is a North East‑built rap project created entirely with local producers and collaborators, rooted ...

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

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, ...

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 ...