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At The Barrier

Live music, reviews and opinion / Est. 2018

Lyvia

LYVIA – Manchester Academy 3: Live Review

By Micha Thompson on 17th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Nottingham-based singer-songwriter, LYVIA, stops off at Manchester Academy 3 for The Honey I’m Home Tour.

Damien O’Kane & Ron Block Band – Band On The Wall, Manchester: Live!

By Mike Ainscoe on 17th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Banjos get real. An evening of banjoviality with the Damien O’Kane & Ron Block band at Manchester’s Band On The Wall.

Militarie Gun – God Save The Gun: Album Review

By Harry Hodgson on 17th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Melodic hardcore outfit, Militarie Gun, fire on all cylinders throughout the entirety of God Save The Gun.

Josienne Clarke – Far From Nowhere: Album Review

By Seuras Og on 17th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Somewhere, deep in the forest, something stirs as the analogue Clarke delights.

Dollpile – Stoplights: Single Review

By John Barlass on 17th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Second single to preview the forthcoming album, Someone Else’s Heaven. Stoplights is another alluring chunk of Fuzz Folk from Denver. Colorado outfit. Dollpile.

George Mann & Mick Coates – Ghosts Of The Old West: Album Review

By John Barlass on 17th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The talents of Ithica, NY polemicist George Mann and Aussie folky Mick Coates fit together very well as Ghosts Of The Old West demonstrates.

Mudlow – Sally Ruby: Video Premiere

By At The Barrier on 16th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Video premiere as Mudlow dip into the swing and storytelling heart of Kelly Joe Phelps’ Sally Ruby.

Katherine Priddy – Matches: Single Review

By John Barlass on 15th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

First foretaste of These Frightening Machines, the forthcoming third album from wavemaker Katherine Priddy.

Anders Rasmussen on Ronnie James Dio: Why I Love

By Special Guest on 15th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Self-confessed fan of Liverpool FC and F1, Anders Rasmussen joins us to share his love of the late, but ever so great talent of Ronnie James Dio.

Level 42 – Birmingham Symphony Hall: Live Review

By Peter Freeth on 15th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

We’re at Birmingham Symphony Hall for Level 42 and their World Machine 40th Anniversary Tour.

Testament w/ Obituary, Destruction & Nervosa – O2 Forum, London: Live Review

By Graham Hilling on 14th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Thrash of the Titans Tour, with Testament headlining, rolls in old London town, with what promised to be one of the best metal gigs of the year….it has a lot to live up to. Did it deliver?

Killswitch Engage – O2 Academy, Leeds: Live Review

By Andy Pountney on 14th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Killswitch Engage head an impressive and hefty bill at the Leeds O2 Academy.

Reg Meuross – Stolen From God – Ashburton Arts Centre: Live!

By Special Guest on 14th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Guest reviewer, Andy Hill, catches up with Reg Meuross and the Stolen From God project.

Frankie Archer – The Demon Lover: Single Review

By John Barlass on 14th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Demon Lover single from Frankie Archer, where tables get turned, light becomes dark and morals get rewritten.

Avi C. Engel – Mote: Album Review

By Gareth Allen on 14th October 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Avi C. Engel’s new album is a superbly put together suite of songs and performances.

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