The New Jersey boys caught live by our man in Glasgow, Matthew McAndrew.

Photos: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. + We//Are//Animal – Barfly, London – 12/02/2012
The Detroit duo check into the UK with a riotous Barfly show. Burak Cingi was there to capture the madness.

Photos: GZA – The Arches, Glasgow 13/02/12
The man also known as Gary Grice gets it on for an appreciate Glasgow crowd. Matthew McAndrew shoots.

Photos: tUnE-yArDs + Trailer Trash Tracys – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 15/02/12
Merrill Garbus brings her powerful, lo-fi experimental folk to the capital with a headline show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Support from shoegaze quartet Trailer Trash Tracys. Jason Williamson supplies the shots.

Photos: Nada Surf + WATERS – KOKO, London 08/02/12
The venerable NYC alt-rock trio play a headline show at London’s KOKO, with support from label-mates WATERS. Photos courtesy of Jason Williamson.

Photos: King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Shepherds Bush Empire, London 02/02/12
A Domino records double whammy as the moving collaboration between the Fife folkster and electronic auteur is supported by our current Gallic band of choice. Burak Cingi shoots.

Jonathan Wilson – The Ruby Lounge, Manchester 01/02/12
Twisting timeworn templates into compelling new shapes, Jonathan Wilson brings a touch of vintage L.A. sunshine to wintery Manchester. Janne Oinonen

The Long Count by Aaron & Bryce Dessner w/Matthew Richie – Barbican, London 02/02/12
Despite some lush orchestration and a top-notch cast that includes members of The Breeders, TV on the Radio and My Brightest Diamond, Anika Mottershaw is left scratching her head by the Dessner brothers’ foray into theatre.

Photos: First Aid Kit – Debaser Medis, Stockholm 04/02/12
Photos from the first of two sold out First Aid Kit shows at Stockholm’s famous Debaser Medis venue. Making a guest appearance on vocals was Adam Olenius of the Shout Out Louds and Serenades.

The Maccabees + Trailer Trash Tracys – Brixton Academy 26/01/12
The Maccabees are more than copyists – there’s a soul to what they do, and a deep connection with the crowd that’ll take them wherever they want to go, writes Charlie Ivens.

Photos: Wild Flag – Electric Ballroom, London 01/02/12
The four-piece supergroup round off their UK tour with a headline show at London’s Electric Ballroom. Jason Williamson was there to capture it all.

Photos: The Maccabees + Trailer Trash Tracys – Brixton Academy, London 26/01/2012
Riding high after the release of third album Given to the Wild, the London five piece deliver a riotous show with support from cute-gaze curiosities du jour Trailer Trash Tracys. Burak Cingi sends these pictures.

Tiger & Woods – The Nest, London 20/01/12
With little in the way of promotion in the UK, only those in the know have all turned out tonight to see the US disco house duo Larry Tiger and David Woods, who pull out every trick in the book on how to rock the party, writes Andy Slocombe

Casiokids – Cargo, London, 24/01/12
In lieu of the abolition of January, we can prescribe two things to assuage the pain of the dark months. One is a good alarm clock and a series of early nights, and the other is Casiokids.

Photos: A Winged Victory for the Sullen – Cecil Sharp House, London 16/01/12
Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie bring their sensitive, cinematic side project to old London town. Burak Cingi sends us these photos of the evening.

Photos: Trailer Trash Tracys – The Lexington, London 12/01/12
There’s been early, strong acclaim for the London-based experimental pop foursome. Burak Cingi sends us a gallery of their recent headline show in the UK capital.
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