Rabble rousers The Empty Page are one of the most exhilarating alt-rock outfits plying their trade today, and they’ll be kicking up a right old fuss when they visit Newcastle this November. Seeing The Empty Page live is akin to someone shoving a Hoover…

This slim novel (which has been translated by Aneesa Abbas Higgins) stayed with me long after I’d finished it, largely because of its indelible imagery and its exploration of family ties and belonging. It sees Agathe leaving New York to return to her chil…

The Georgian Theatre in Stockton continues to put on some fab Sunday afternoon events, and in early December their Blues In The Bar gig comes courtesy of Elaine Palmer. Dividing her time between the North Yorkshire Moors and Arizona, the acclaimed sing…