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TUESDAY 22 JAN 📣📣 Lecture: Gilman’s Women  Djanogly Theatre  Free, 1pm ♫ Live at Lunch: Tom Hewson Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall  Free, 1pm 🎭🎭 ROH: Royal Opera 2018-2019 Season - The Queen of Spades Savoy Cinema  £11 - £13.50, 6.45pm ♫ Lost Under Heaven Rough Trade  Free, 6.30pm ♫ Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweata Rock City  £27.50, 7pm 🎭🎭 Audition for Shadowlands by William Nicholson  Lace Market Theatre  Free ♫ Notts in a Nutshell: The Timeouts + King Abyss + Time in Antarctica The Maze  £3, 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 23 JAN 😂😂 NCF Comedy Night Canalhouse  £1 - £1, 8pm 🍴🍴 Wine Tasting + Supper Harts Hotel and Restaurant  £65 - £65, 7pm ♫ Steve Mason  Rough Trade  £9.99 - £24.99, 6.30pm ♫ Jimmy Eat World Rock City  6.30pm 😂😂 The News at 7:42 Nottingham Playhouse  £3, 6.30pm 🎭🎭 There, There and There Nottingham Playhouse  £8, 7.15pm 🎨🎨 Gallery Tour: Things From Home Lakeside Arts Centre  Free, 1pm 🎨🎨 Walkthrough: Catherine Grant Nottingham Contemporary  Free, 2pm

THURSDAY 24 JAN ♫ Steve Steinman’s Vampires Rock Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall  £28 - £35, 7.30pm 📖📖 The Escape with Clare Harvey Waterstones  Free, 6.30pm ♫ Monarchy The Bodega  £7.70, 7pm ♫ Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers Rock City  £16.50, 6.30pm 😂😂 Holiday From Hell Nottingham Playhouse  £5, 9pm 🎨🎨 Shiraz Bayjoo in Conversation New Art Exchange  Free, 6.30pm ♫ Metal 2 The Masses 2019: Heat 2 The Maze  £5 - £6, 7pm

FRIDAY 25 JAN ♫ The Hallé Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall  £10 - £35.50, 7:30pm ♫ Rammel Club #095 - Ernie K Fegg, Alexandertwatz, Yumah The Chameleon Cafe Bar  £5 - £7, 8pm 🍴🍴 Vegan Burn’s Night Supperclub with Craig Floate Debbie Bryan  £40, 7pm ♫ Willie Watson The Bodega  £16.50, 7pm ♫ Tbtyezine Volume 4 Rough Trade  Free, 7pm ♫ NTU Big Band Live Nottingham Trent University Student’s Union £4 - £8, 7.30pm ♫ Cosmic American Presents: Sam Morrow Band The Maze  £12, 7.30pm

SUNDAY 27 JAN 🎭🎭 Going Home  Djanogly Theatre  3pm ♫ Sing with John Rutter Workshop Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall  £8 - £17, 2pm 💃💃 Hula Hooping Nottingham Womens Centre  Free, 2pm ♫ Beat The Streets Various Venues  £6, 1pm 🎭🎭 Bite-Sized Ballets: Tortoise & The Hare Savoy Cinema  £5, 12.15pm 😂😂 MissImp’s Intro to Improv Malt Cross  £105 - £120, 11am 📣📣 Learn Drag: Live Performance, Talk & Q&A Debbie Bryan  £4, 6pm

MONDAY 28 JAN 🌳🌳 Big Birdwatch  Highfields Park  Free, 10am 🎥🎥 Rocky IV Savoy Cinema  £4.85 - £6.60, 8.30pm 🎥🎥 Talk Cinema: Afternoon  Broadway Cinema  £30 - £60, 2pm 👪👪 Retro Video Games on Big Screen Bunkers Hill  Free, 4pm ♫ Death Cab For Cutie Rock City  £31.35, 7pm 🎭🎭 A Streetcar Named Desire Lace Market Theatre  £10 - £11, 7.30pm ♫ Acoustic Rooms: Chrisèe + J Webb Rescue Rooms  Free, 8pm 🎩🎩 Historic Society Meeting The Lord Nelson  Free, 7pm

TUESDAY 29 JAN 🔧🔧 The Future of Business The Newton Building, Nottingham Trent University  Free, 5.30pm 🔧🔧 Basic Bike Maintenance Nottingham Bike Works  £40, 6pm ♫ Charlene Soraia Rough Trade  £9.99 - £17.99, 6.30pm 😂😂 Acquaria The Glee Club  £20 - £35, 7.30pm ♫ Heavy Lungs Rescue Rooms  £7.70, 6.30pm 🎭🎭 Missing Nottingham Playhouse  £8 - £24, 7.30pm 🎥🎥 Lord of Milan   Lakeside Arts Centre  £9 - £9.50, 7pm ♫ Boyzone Motorpoint Arena Nottingham  £48.50 - £130.90, 7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 30 JAN 📣📣 Lecture: Harold Gilman and the Camden Town Group  Djanogly Theatre  Free, 1pm ♫ Mats Eilertsen Trio  Djanogly Theatre  £10 - £16, 7.30pm 🎤🎤 Crosswords Uncovered Malt Cross  £2, 7.30pm 🎥🎥 ROH Live: La Traviata  Bonington Theatre  £10 - £15, 6.45pm ♫ The Faim The Bodega  £11, 7pm ♫ Shvpes (Red Room Show) Rescue Rooms  £8.80, 6.30pm ♫ Mats Eilersten Trio  Lakeside Arts Centre  £10 - £16, 7.30pm ♫ Cosmic American Presents: Andrew Combs + Charlie Whitten The Maze  £12 - £13.20, 7.30pm

THURSDAY 31 JAN 👊👊 Paradox Wrestling Riley’s Sports Bar  £10, 6pm 🔧🔧 Crafty Club Nottingham Womens Centre  Free, 10am ♫ The Howl & The Hum The Bodega  £8.80, 7pm 🍴🍴 Port Tasting Evening The Golden Eagle  £30, 7.30pm 🎭🎭 I’m Not Running Savoy Cinema  £11 - £13.50, 7pm ♫ Parway Drive + Killswitch Engage + Thy Art is Murder Motorpoint Arena Nottingham  £38.42 - £84.40, 7.30pm ♫ Roderick Williams Baritone & Christopher Flynn Piano Lakeside Arts Centre  £8 - £22, 7.30pm ♫ Metal 2 The Masses 2019: Heat 3 The Maze  £5 - £6, 7pm

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SATURDAY 26 JAN 👣👣 Dancing England Nottingham Playhouse  £15 - £19, 6.30pm ♫ Nottingham Philharmonic Orchestra Family Concert: Heroes & Adventures! Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall  £9 - £23, 6pm ♫ Kill Your Television Club The Old Salutation Inn Free, 9pm ♫ Heathen Deity + Sykelig Englen + Abduction + Saarkoth The Chameleon Cafe Bar  £5, 8pm ♫ BTS World Tour: Love Yourself In Seoul Savoy Cinema  £9.25 - £11, 2.30pm ♫ The Northern Soul Night Rough Trade  Free, 7pm 😂😂 MissImp’s Intro to Improv Malt Cross  £105 - £120, 11am

TheoristGhosts (Album)

Appropriately named, Ghosts is a haunting album by Theorist. Smudges of blurry vocals are interspersed with jarring pauses and static to give the tracks a chilling feel that had me looking over my shoulder to check I was alone. No genre can describe the unique, unnerving atmosphere these songs create; listening to Ghosts is like watching a horror fi lm that doesn’t stop when you turn the TV off . Each song is utterly diff erent to the next, possessing distinctly addictive and morbid personalities, yet the tracks still share an identical underlying tension. This album feels more like an experience than just music; Ghosts will plunge you into something resembling fear, then rip you back out at the end before turning off the lights. Hannah Beresford

J. CooperMalignant Spectres (Album)

J. Cooper returns with an album full of impressive experimental tracks, and no two sound the same. His lyrics are sung with a soft touch and come complemented by mind-soothing accompanying instruments. Whether it’s the press of a key or a guitar string plucked, the music empowers the vocals, creating an alternate, experimental-indie style that can't be compared to anything else. It's not just the songs and lyrics that showcase Cooper's alternative tendencies; even the album's eerily atmospheric artwork matches the experimental style of the tracks. When men are dressed as goats, you know things are going to get strange. Get past the goats though, and Malignant Spectres will transport you. Soft and peaceful, it’ll lift your mood in an unconventional way. Ryan Muress

Chloe McShaneButterfl y (EP)

Chloe McShane made her fi rst mark on the Nottingham music scene back in 2012, when she provided vocals to various underground producers. In 2013, she started writing her own music and recorded her debut EP, Singing Red, comprised of four hard-hitting tracks showcasing the best of her singing ability. Chloe’s velvety-smooth vocals are back out to play on latest release Butterfl y, reminiscent of early noughties r’n’b classics. The track was played on BBC Introducing in December, and has been making waves on Spotify and Apple Music since. A jack-of-all-trades, Chloe’s songs successfully venture into pop, indie and electronic genres. Inspired by her own personal experiences, her lyrics provide an outlet for the singer to “express herself without being judged.” We can’t wait to hear what’s next. Alexandra Chrysotomou

Paul Ibbotson Consolation for Violin & Piano / Prelude for Piano (Album)

The delicate level of rhythm coming from Paul’s mix of violin and piano is fi t for a meditation, a slow dance and a drift-off , all rolled into one. With each track played so beautifully and carefully, there’s time to admire the pace changes between slow and speedy, shown best on the Violin and Piano Mix, which builds with some slight suspense. The album has a wonderful blend of artistry, sound and general musical brilliance, played with passion and pleasure. It’s the type of album that you could listen to on repeat. Invigorating to the brain, and riddled with that other-wordly wooze; if you’re looking for something to relax your bones after a long day, Paul’s therapeutic melodies will do just the trick. Hanna Mawla

Juga-Naut x SonnyjimThe Purple Door (Album)

Sonnyjim once said that there were only a few rappers in the UK that he truly liked. On The Purple Door, Juga-Naut demonstrates why he’s one of them. An excellent pairing of boisterous and witty personalities, this release is a highlight of Sonnyjim’s career as EatGood

records head honcho. Both are well known by their fans as lovers of the fi ner things in life, yet they shrug off their lavish brands and instead inject wordplay into a variety of fl ows. However, their similarities end there. While they both excel in gluttonous bravado, Jugz reminds listeners of the proactive, positive message of hip hop on Look Around, a highlight of the album. Whereas Sonnyjim’s verse on Duck Season is a belter, with searing punchlines delivered by his signature nonplussed demeanour. Ashwin Balu

If you’re from Nottingham and want to get added to our music writers list, or get your tunes reviewed, hit us up on:editorial@leftlion.co.uk

Your new Notts music tip sheet, as compiled by Nusic’s Sam Nahirny. Want more? Check out the fortnightly podcasts and live sessions on the Nusic website.

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Tilly Greentree

Ever think back to when you were a wee lad or lass at school and how you did absolutely nothing productive? Tilly Greentree is fi fteen years old, and has already written and released three banging pop songs that wouldn’t sound out of place on an early Dua Lipa EP. Soulful and diverse, mixing between vibey summer-pop and melodic acoustic numbers, it’s crazy to think that Tilly has crafted these beauties at such a young age. Where she’ll go next musically, we don’t know, but we are defi nitely intrigued to see what slick productions drop next.

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True Colours

This is the new project of former Adelphia frontman Nick Crampton, and if you loved the epic guitars and monstrous choruses of Adelphia, you're in for a treat. This proper exciting project takes all the best bits of that band and ruff s it up around the edges with added ferocious screams, while still maintaining that beautiful pop sheen that could see them take on the Rock City stage one day. Get your best fringe cut and prepare yourself for the best emosh-mosh of your life.

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