She was my highlight of Primavera Sound and tonight she was playing Rough Trade East. Again, it was a great
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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
Evening of rock with God Damn, a band I’d been impressed with as a support act. Tonight they were equally
I noticed The Old Blue Last had a lunchtime gig and as I was going to be walking past the
How do you describe Laura Marling that hasn’t already been said many times? She’s an amazing talent. Tonight’s gig was
I’ve seen Dredge several times. Each time I enjoy their gigs but I’m not blown away by them. However, tonight’s
I caught Twilight Sad play an acoustic gig in a bandstand last summer and had been impressed by them. So
It was Record Store Day and although there were some interesting gigs at various stores, I also knew they would
My only gig this week was Saint Agnes with the Bohicas at the tiny Social (which is awful for photography
I rang my parents the weekend after the Wolf Alice gig and they had been looking at my Flickr stream
Lovely, but short gig at Rough Trade from Nadine Shah in support of her new album, Fast Food. It was
Attending as many gigs as I do, you start to see many familiar faces and here recommendations for new bands.
My second day at the Lock Tavern Easter Festival and what looks on paper to be a very strong lineup.
So it’s Good Friday. Time for some perspective. I’ve seen a few ‘Passions’ and I in the main enjoyed them.
The Lock Tavern were putting on a series of free gigs over Easter. It’s the first time I’ve been here