Robert Plant, Femi Kuti and Laura Marling to play Guy Garvey's Meltdown
Elbow frontman and BBC 6 Music DJ announces the Southbank music festival will also feature Connan Mockasin, Lift to Experience and the Staves, and there will be a theme – boats
March 2014
Nadine Shah review – 'She commands complete attention'
This is a dramatic, compelling performance and one far removed from the down-to-earth Geordie revealed between songs, writes Betty Clarke
January 2013
I Am Kloot: Let it All in – review
I Am Kloot's material might be warm and reassuring, but too often it's also drab, writes Ally Carnwath
I Am Kloot: Let It All In – review
With the Manchester trio never sounding lovelier, this is their moment to do an Elbow, writes Caroline Sullivan
Music blog
I Am Kloot – Let It All In: exclusive album stream
Listen to I Am Kloot's sixth album and tell us what you think
November 2012
I Am Kloot – review
With a foot on a beer crate and his glass raised, frontman John Bramwell is a far cry from the characters usually commanding audiences here but Kloot still deliver a spiritual experience, writes Dave Simpson
July 2011
Deer Shed festival – review
The family-friendly Deer Shed festival provided a 'very civilised' afternoon lineup, but the evening brought spicier acts, and then a shared mournful moment in impromptu tribute to Amy Winehouse, writes Dave Simpson
December 2010
I Am Kloot: Sky at Night
Musicians, writers and their obsessions
October 2010
Cherry Ghost - review
Fibbers, York Touring their second album, Simon Aldred's dark Americana band have unfortunately re-emerged into an overcrowded genre, writes Dave Simpson
September 2010
Mercury prize 2010: A little bit special
Rosie Swash speaks to the xx, Paul Weller, Wild Beasts and I Am Kloot as they prepare to hear the Mercury prize verdict
Music blog
Mercury prize 2010: Live blog
Which of the 12 nominees will take home the Mercury prize? And what passes for a decent starter in the world of music these days? Follow our live blog tonight for all this and more ...
The Guardian's Music Podcast
Music Weekly: Mercury prize 2010 special
A bumper edition of Music Weekly looks at this year's Mercury prize, with interviews from I Am Kloot, the XX, Laura Marling and Kit Downes Trio
July 2010
Click to download
Click to download: Mercury nominees
Mercury prize shortlist sees return of banjos but barely a beard in sight
Mercury prize 2010: the nominees
Mercury prize 2010: Dizzee Rascal and the xx lead nominations
I Am Kloot: 'I hope we're going to reach people who have never heard us'
Music blog
Exclusive: Listen to I Am Kloot's Sky at Night
June 2010
I Am Kloot
Bush Hall, London The Manchester band's new album looks set to be their breakthrough – and they've acquired an orchestra to match their rising status, writes Ian Gittins
