Hot Chip – review

The gig is driven by the interplay of Alexis Taylor's gently melancholy falsetto and Joe Goddard's lugubrious baritone, but has the energy of a rave, writes Dave Simpson

Amanda Mair: Amanda Mair – review

On this debut Mair is merely a sweet-voiced muse, singing small, pretty songs with aplomb, but not always mastering them, writes Caroline Sullivan

Hot Chip: In Our Heads – review

Hot Chip are one of the UK's greatest exponents of quirky, compelling pop music – so why aren't they getting the credit they deserve, asks Alexis Petridis

Benga – review

For someone who started out making beats on his PlayStation at home, Benga delivers a polished, at times thrilling, performance, writes Kieran Yates

DJ Fresh – review

The man behind the first dubstep No 1 emerges tonight as the ultimate host of this sprawling scene with special guests galore, writes Mark Beaumont

The Great Escape – review

With massive queues to see the big artists in Brighton, the most appealing perforances were off-piste, writes Alexis Petridis

Matthew Herbert: One Pig – review

With hacksaws for beats and dripping blood for basslines, Herbert turns a pig into a live musical show – complete with frying pigtails, writes John Lewis

Garbage – review

Garbage are back from hiatus with slick new music – and Shirley Manson has clearly not spent their downtime mellowing, writes Ian Gittins

Ladyhawke – review

After a nervous start, the New Zealander electropopper won the crowd over, writes Dave Simpson