Newcastle’s Beth Jeans Houghton is an artist, so replete with abilities, that their (preferred pronoun noted) relative underground status highlights just how gifted the human talent pool is. In addition to their status as a singer-songwriter, Jeans Houghton is a… Continue Reading
Celebrating twenty years since the birth of the band – and also the twentieth birthday of their acclaimed eponymous album in 2005 – The Magic Numbers’ sold out performance this evening sees the decks of the good ship Thekla crammed… Continue Reading
14th December 2019 The pre-show layout of this evening’s stage – two acoustic guitars, a chair, a small table holding a glass vase of roses, the conspicuous absence of a drum kit – indicate clearly the impending… Continue Reading
13th October 2019 Formed in the satisfyingly alliterative origins of Walla Walla, Washington, four-piece indie rock act Chastity Belt arrive aboard Thekla – now sporting a new steel offset hull after its recent £1 million revamp – in support… Continue Reading
24th April 2019 “I’ve been here before; I played The Louisiana and there were about four people there” says sprightly Australian singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly as she expresses her gratitude for the significantly larger crowd she’s drawn this evening. If… Continue Reading
4th April 2019 There is a cool glaze of music rock heads crowding towards the stage at Thekla to see the rock band Cherry Glazerr. With an inflatable cherry being blown up I expected that Cherry Glazerr would not… Continue Reading