On the cusp of a decade playing music, Lisburn's Mojo Fury have a strong case for being our most consistent...

  It has been a long hard slog for our shortlist of twenty acts all vying for a place in...

  Last week the impending madness that was our Kickstart competition got the better of me and meant our gig...

Regular readers will know I tend to wax lyrical about the amount of talent to be found in our wee...

  Last night the Hillsborough based, Sunflowerfest surprised us all with details of the first batch of acts playing the...

Our thirst for new music never lets up here at CB and it seems that it's no different for you...

Jarrod Dickenson with support from Gentry Morris & Stephen Macartney Saturday 15th February 2014 - Sunflower Public House, Belfast Texan...

  What is it about Derry/Londonderry that it keeps raising the bar for Northern Irish music. This time it is...

Belfast three-piece Alt-Rockers, Venus Effect, don't take themselves too seriously, which is a refreshing change from the self-hype and self-absorption...

If the name Smoking Tongue conjures up a mental image of an alt-rock band awash with grunge influences yet pointedly...

  The Oh Yeah Centre in Belfast is easily one of the best resources Northern Irish musicians can avail of...

Seemingly on a crusade to prove you can write a great song about anything. Derry fizz-pop revellers Wonder Villains have...

Silences with support from Mere Moths & Rory Dee Thursday 13th February 2014 - The Menagerie, Belfast Silences are riding...

  Well there you go, the twenty shortlisted acts have been announced. We have been absolutely astounded by the quality...