Index will take the form of a comprehensive online directory of contacts and information encompassing the region’s music ...

Your favourite song of the year? Keeping things local I have loved “Eyes on You” from Elizabeth Liddle and Billy Smith since its release in March. A slice of 70s infused Americana angel delight.

What was your favourite gig/show of the year? Lindsay Hannon Blues Trio at The Old Black Cat Jazz Club in Sunderland. Tell us ...

Returning with their twelfth album, aptly named 12, White Denim opt for a more experimental stance. Tracks like Flash Bare Ass and Your Future As God have a lot going on, and their eclecticism rises ...

Caitie ’s debut EP Electric Blue is a rich blend of energetic retro pop that dances alongside delicate, introspective musings ...

We ask our writers to gives us a recap of their year as well as a little preview of 2025, starting with Mack Sproates ...

Mack Sproates learns about symbolism, magic and Ax-is Mun-di, the first major solo exhibition by Newcastle artist Mani Kambo ...

If winter is a time for reflection, North Shields’ Lee J Toby’s fresh track Roll With The Weeds is a strong contender for a ...

SUNDERLAND Music City is to unveil its strategy to transform and expand the region’s musical economy at The Fire Station on ...

Wonderful folk-adjacent duo Staithe – recently rechristened from Brick which, let’s be fair, made them sound like an Oi! band – seem ceaselessly busy right now, not least with a gig this month at ...

Released under the moniker of Metal Machine Music with son Davey, Love Bombing offers two minutes of groovy playfulness that riffs on the genre and challenges listeners not to smile – it’s clear why ...

Pair out of this world arrangement with down to earth lyrics and you have Vertigo by Griff. It sounds like too mad a juxtaposition, but this album makes it work in a blur of synth-y goodness and ...