Sofar Sounds: Bringing Back The Magic To Music
A vaguely-mysterious looking email popped up last Friday – Ok so I had asked to be part of the burgeoning international movement of Sofar Sounds as a …
Music & Festivals
City Nomads’ reviews, recommendations and features on the best music happenings in the world such as reviews of concerts, gigs, festivals and more.
They’ll call it Awesome August, that’s what they’ll say!
Mother said it's not nice to brag, to toot one's horn, blow your own trumpet so to speak! (snigger) But we're so excited about the plethora of amazing…
Lit Up 2013 – Snippets
Lit Up 2013 is an independent arts festival that does not just refer to the genre classification (or rather, un-classification) of the art on display, it celebrates the flowering of art in Singapore. …
We’re in the Army now! Michael Chiang’s Army Daze is back
The recent release of Ah Boys to Men II has done a good job of resurrecting awareness around the theme of young Singaporean boys coming of age during …
Singapore Dance Theatre Presents Two Spectacular Weekends of Ballet Under The Stars
Now that our skies are free of haze, it's time to dispense with the facemasks, venture out and enjoy the outdoors again. And what better way of doing …
Natalie Hiong makes a Beautiful Mess!
Perhaps I reviewed this album a little too late, three months after its release. Or maybe not. The charm about Natalie Hiong's album is like a pot of congee on a slow cooker, or a con on a long-term j…
Don’t Upset the Rhythm! – An Interview with The Noisettes
You may have heard that The Noisettes recently came to town. An English indie rock band from London composed of singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa and…
MusicFest@SGH – bringing sunshine to Singapore’s hospitals
When you go to a hospital, either as a patient or a visitor, the last thing you expect to see is a live music performance! But that's exactly what yo…
Going mad for MAAD: Introducing Panayo
This month's MAAD is tomorrow (Friday the 7th) and expect the usual tomfoolery and shenanigans you've come to expect from the Red Dot's monthly creative playground!
If you're thinking, what is this…
Music Matters Live 2013: Moments
For the festival-hungry goer who lives for the alcohol-tinged stimulation and the humid giddiness that punctuates a gathering of disparate people nodd…