My second Hyde Park gig. Today, Blur. But unlike Thursday that had a reasonably cohesive bill, the rest of today’s
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A really interesting setup with a thunderous duo Component#4, mixing drums at electronica to create a really interesting sound. Benjamin’s
Sea of Bees are one of my favourite bands. Despite only playing in support, I still thought it would be
A second British Sea Power gig in a matter of days. Tonight’s gig was another special event to celebrate the
My favourite band, playing one of my favourite albums, playing one of my favourite venues. It has to be a
A bird themed daylight music with two sets of performers, The Great Albatross and Jo Mango, singing together to provide
I’d seen Girlpool earlier in the year but I wasn’t impressed by them live. But I love their recorded work.
With PINS finishing early. I headed up to the Lexington to see Kikagaku Moyo, a Japanese psychedelic group. Support came
Even though I’d purchased the album directly from PINS, I bought another copy for tonight’s performance at Rough Trade. I’m
Over the last few years Field Day’s had some interesting line ups. This year’s featured the Savages and I’ve not
A bit of a random, a free performance by the iyatraQuartet at Songlines Encounters Festival at Kings Place. It wasn’t
An interesting Daylight Music. Astra Forward mixing electronic and violins combined with lilting vocals to create a calming ambient soundscape.
As I was already in London for Torres, I thought I’d drop by the 100 Club to see Du Blonde.
She was my highlight of Primavera Sound and tonight she was playing Rough Trade East. Again, it was a great
The Coathangers were one of my highlights of SXSW2013. They rarely tour Europe so I wanted to catch this performance.
I’ve always wanted to visit Barcelona, so Primavera seemed to give me a good reason to visit. Everyone I’ve spoken
A pretty decent line-up at Daylight Music today. First up was Jon DeRosa from the USA. He was pretty good
The Ukrainians are a guilty pleasure. They’re a decent band, but they’re also edging towards being a novelty act. As
Swans at the Roundhouse was my first experience of a Swans show. It was nearly two hours of intense droning
A niice evening at a local venue listening to te always excellent Honeyblood. I think it might have been the
Last year was my first Great Escape. As it billed itself as Europe’s SXSW, I went to the festival with
I’m amazed how well most musicians deal with long distance travel. But I’m aware that it isn’t easy. Aldous Harding,
A few weeks ago I caught Prom supporting Mourn. It was about a year since I’d last seen them and
And the venues just get bigger and bigger. Tonight’s gig at the Roundhouse, was their biggest London headline set for