Its almost an unspoken rule in Bristol, that when you're at a gig where local hero Big Jeff is also in attendance, you're in for a good one. Wednesday April 17th at Thekla was no exception when Belfast based instrumental post/math-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar graced the stage in the bowels of arguably Bristol's 2nd most famous boat (but when do you ever get the chance to start a mosh pit on the S.S. ...

[caption id="attachment_3369" align="alignnone" width="1024"] The Band: Rise In Our Time[/caption] Rise In Our Time (R.I.O.T) are a 5-piece band from Cardiff, South Wales. The band formed in 2008 and since then have developed greatly as performers and musicians; working hard to write, record and perform as often as they can! Taking influence from the likes of the Foo Fighters and Linkin Park, Rise in Our Ti ...

On the last day of the Mojo Rising Festival in Falmouth, in one of the best venues of the festival, the electro rock, synth-packed beast of The Hit Ups were scheduled to headline, but the event was cancelled due to noise level problems. Instead of an energy fuelled mosh, HOLDUPNOW sat down in the corner of the emptying bar with lead guitarist Charlie Torrible and lead singer Josh Hughes-Games to have a chat ...

[Photo by Theo Cottle, www.theosphotos.tumblr.com] As a tribute to my first review on HOLDUPNOW I have decided to review the live performance of Mala's album Mala In Cuba  at Motion, Bristol for the Outlook Festival Launch Party on February 23rd. The night was headlined by Mungo's HiFi who graciously also brought along their renowned sound system for the event and supported by such acts as Prince Fatty, Gen ...

Black Pistol Fire (BPF) are a talented two-piece piece band hailing from the southern US. They released Big Beat '59 in August this year, a fast moving, thoroughbred rock 'n' roll album. Drummer Eric Owen and guitarist/vocalist Kevin McKeown took some time out of their tour in the North America to answer a few questions for holdupnow. HUNOW: There’s a lot of bands you have been compared with, The Black keys ...