Gig 35/25 - back to the Brudenell for Bug Teeth with support from CLAMM 🇦🇺 and Tulpa. @nathbrudenell.bsky.social ##keepmusiclive

Gig 34/25 - Saturday night, up to Pop Recs in Sunderland for Lucas Renney celebrating the Golden Virgins' Songs of Praise album, with upbeat support from electro-pop duo Chat. #keepmusiclive

Gig 33/25 - back to the Brudenell to see US 4AD/ alt-rock legends Throwing Muses ✨️

Gig 32/25 - Mik Artistik's Ego Trip at The Attic in Leeds 👍 #keepmusiclive

Gig 31/25 - day 2 of In Colour festival at the Brudenell. Some bands new to me - I especially liked Child of Prague 👍 @nathbrudenell.bsky.social #keepmusiclive

Gig 30/25 - up to The Peacock in Sunderland for the live debut of The Fire Doors, a band that pays loving tribute to the music of Densmore, Krieger, Manzarek and Morrison. File under 'F', between Field Music and The Futureheads... @fieldmusicmusic #keepmusiclive

Gig 29/25 - down to the Brudenell for The Mekons with support from The Murder Club. #keepmusiclive

Gig 28/25 - Alabaster DePlume at the Brudenell. ##keepmusiclive

Gig 27/25 - ar Leeds City Varieties for Richard Dawson with support from Faye MacCalman. #keepmusiclive

Gig 26/25 - across to Hebden Bridge Trades Club for the opening night of Benefits' Constant Noise tour, with support from Hang Linton. ##keepmusiclive

Gig 25/25 - across to The Eagle Inn in Salford for a great concise set of fuzzy, melodic power-pop from Ex-Vöid 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 with support from All Girl Arson Club and Algenon Cornelius 🎶 #keepmusiclove

Gig 24/25 - back to the Brudenell Social Club for an album launch show for Nature Kids, with support from Haxton Baby and Suckle. @nathbrudenell.bsky.social #keepmusiclive

Gig 23/25 - over to Project House, Leeds for an album launch show from Black Country, New Road, with support from Ninush. ##keepmusiclive #BCNR ##foreverhowlong

Gig 22/25 - back to the Brudenell Social Club for Pale Blue Eyes supported by British Birds. #keepmusiclive @nathbrudenell.bsky.social

Gig 21/25 - Wednesday night at Brudenell Social Club for an ace sellout show by The National's Matt Berninger, playing solo material backed by piano and acoustic guitar. #keepmusiclive @nathbrudenell.bsky.social

New FF tune up on Bandcamp and your favourite streaming services 🎶✨️😎👍

Gig 20/25 - up to Stockton's Georgian Theatre for The Wave Pictures, with support from Middle Management. #keepmusiclive

Gig 19/25 - back to the Brudenell in Leeds for The Weather Station with support from fellow Canadian Georgia Harmer @theweatherstation.bsky.social @nathbrudenell.bsky.social

Gig 18/25 - across to Yes, Manchester for night of energetic garage-punk from Delivery 🇦🇺 with support from local bands Honk and Gold Cup.

Gig 17/25 - down to Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds for Coldwave 🇦🇺 with support from Pleasure Centre and Bank Details.

Gig 16/25 - back to the Brudenell for a top gig from rising stars Honeyglaze, with support from PEM. @nathbrudenell.bsky.social

Gig 15/25 - down to Nottingham Metronome for another night with Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, with support from a solo Our Man In The Field.

Gig 14/25 - up to St Lukes in Glasgow for another fab night with Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, with support from Our Man In The Field. ❤️✨️

Gig 13/25 - up to The Cluny, Newcastle for another fabulous show from Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, with support from Our Man In The Field (in solo mode). Magnificent 🔥

Gig 12/25 - down to Leeds Irish Centre for a fun night with The Bug Club, plus support from Getdown Services and Tulpa 👍 Venue upgraded from @nathbrudenell.bsky.social due to demand 👏

Gig 11/25 - a fabulous night at Brudenell Social Club with Chuck Prophet & His Cumbian Shoes, with support from Our Man In The Field. Joyful is the word. @nathbrudenell.bsky.social

Gig 10/25 - up to Gosforth Civic Theatre for Jim White & Trey Blake, with support from Nev Clay. An uplifting night of gothic murder ballads 😉

Gig 09/25 - Community Room @nathbrudenell.bsky.social for Our Girl, with support from local artists Marnie Glum and Fig By Four.

Gig 08/25 - across to Manchester's Band On The Wall for another crackin' evening with @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social and openers The Golden Dregs. #keepmusiclive

Gig 07/25 - back to 'the best venue in the world' @nathbrudenell.bsky.social for another cracking show from maverick mackem art-rockers @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social, with support from The Golden Dregs. #keepmusiclive

Gig 06/25 - up to Glasgow for a cracking show by Field Music at Oran Mor on the last night of Celtic Connections festival, with support from The Golden Dregs. @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social

Gig 05/25 - down to Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds to see Treeboy & Arc, with support from Fossick and Slick Cage. A good night of noisy post-punk with plenty of motorik rhythms and driving bass riffs 👍

Gig 04/25 - up to Pop Recs in Sunderland for Field Music's tour warm-up show, with support from OldMan. A full house and lots of love in the room 😍 @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social @poprecsltd.bsky.social

Gig 03/25 - down to Hyde Park Book Club for a sellout show from dark-folk rising star Jacob Alon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 with support from PEM.

Gig 02/25 - down to Jumbo Records in Leeds for an early evening instore show by The Weather Station 🇨🇦, celebrating the release of their new album 'Humanhood' 👍 @theweatherstation.bsky.social

I had another fun & productive day up at @harbourmasterrr.bsky.social studio yesterday. Martin & I captured one more harmony-drenched, guitar-pop banger 🎶 that will eventually find its way onto the next FF album 😁 #musicproduction #allpopnostar

Gig 01/25 - The Jesus Lizard at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, with support from Care Home. @nathbrudenell.bsky.social

Five years ago we lost the great Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist with Rush. A life tragically cut short when he should have been enjoying a long, peaceful retirement and a second chance at happiness. I wrote this song as my personal tribute to the man and his music 🎶🥁🇨🇦 #NeilPeart #Rush

I was at the Riverside on Saturday and reflecting on the fact that it's over 55 years since my Dad took me to my first Boro match. Boro 2-1 West Ham, FA Cup third round, 3 Jan 1970. Big cup upset that day, 2nd Division Boro overturning Moore, Hurst, Peters, etc. @mfc.co.uk #allboro #utb

Agreed. Another frustrating day at the Riverside. That early goal should have been the foundation for 3 points. Boro too predictable with their passing game, looked most threatening when someone (usually Dijksteel) carried the ball into the the Cardiff half. Final ball poor and lack of shots 😒

New music released today,in the form of two tunes recorded at @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social studio back in May 2024. 'Throw Your Arms Around The World' seems to be a suitably positive message to kickoff 2025 🤞❤️🌏 You'll find it on @bandcamp.com, Spotify and the rest.

New music on its way in a week's time, in the form of two tunes I recorded with @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social back in May. Release date - Friday 3 Jan, 2025. #allpopnostar #northbynortheast

I'm still trying to get my head around yesterday's frustrating "game of two halves" that ended Boro 3 v 3 Sheff Wed. Here's a soothing pre-match pic for everyone's who's still wound-up. Match stats for Dad's lucky shirt now read: played 6, won 5, drawn 1 #allboro #utb #typicalboro

I was lucky enough to have a front row seat for this fantastic event, it was brilliant entertainment and a magnificent charitable gesture by the ever-impressive Sunderland music community 👏👏👏

Gig 75/24 - back to @nathbrudenell.bsky.social for a sellout show from top CCR tribute band Creedence Clearwater Revival Revival, with support from Rory Holl. Lots of singing & dancing from the enthusiastic & partisan Mad Friday crowd 🎄🍻

Not sure I'd describe it as awful, but certainly happy to keep a clean sheet and take all three points. Agree that Jonny Howson was fantastic, you can never write him off. PS I recognise that view, it looks like you sit v close to me 😉

Happy to say that my Dad's old shirt continues to bring good karma to the Riverside, Boro 1 v 0 Millwall. Shirt stats - played 5, won 5 👍 PS Jonny Howson was magnificent 👏 #Boro @mfc.co.uk

New music coming on the first Friday of 2025. If you survive the bedlam and chaos of Christmas and New Year then this treat will be waiting for you on the other side, two fab tunes recorded with our friends Fiel Music 🎶 #allpopnostar @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social

Gig 74/24 - up in Sunderland on Sunday night for the Music Against Child Poverty fundraiser at the Fire Station. The event was a based on Live Aid, with a host of Mackem musicians taking turns to perform songs from the original 1985 show(s), with @fieldmusicmusic.bsky.social as house band. Brill 👌

Gig 73/24 - up to PopRecs in Sunderland for the Young Musicians Project Xmas Social, a cavalcade of fresh young talent. Great stuff and the sellout show also raised funds for the 'Love, Amelia' charity (supporting children living in poverty) 👍 @poprecsltd.bsky.social