I’ve seen Sunflower Bean a few times this year. They’ve basically toured continuously for most of the year but despite
Category: Live Reviews
I hadn’t been to the Water Rats for a few years. Since then it had it’s ceiling collapse and has
My Baby played the local Rhythms of the World festival and went down well with the Hitchin audience. So it
An interesting day. I’d spent the afternoon at a fascinating BBC Proms at the Roundhouse inside the Ron Arad 360
A bit of an odd evening. Decided to do a ‘random’ at the Horn. But it was one of those
I’ve seen Gwenno a few times now. She has a nice voice but there’s something lacking live. So I hadn’t
After the Cult of Dom Keller gig at Rough Trade, I headed along to the Old Blue Last to catch
Continuing my day of random gigs. I heading up to Camden the long way, I walked through Hyde Park catching
The annual British Summer Time events in Hyde Park seem to get bigger each year. Advertised at the last minute
I’ve never ‘got’ Bat For Lashes until Natasha’s dalliance with psych music with her Sexwitch project. Until then, I’d found
Josh T Pearson’s one of my favourite artists. I stumbled upon him at SXSW in 2011. Since then, I’ve tried
I last went to Camden Rocks in 2014. I enjoyed the day but thought the over emphasis on hard rock
I become a bit of a fan of the Membranes after catching them at Rockaway Beach. Tonight they played at
This gig is definitely going to feature amongst my gigs of the year. Yak were simply at the top their
NOTS were one of my highlights of The Great Escape and produced one of my favourite albums in 2015. So
Catching up with a SXSW discovery can often be a disappointment. There’s always a chance that you were drunk or
Another great Bank Holiday weekend of music at the Shacklewell Arms. It seems to be my go-to place at Bank
I’ve seen Basia a few times. I’ve always liked the simplicity when she plays on her own with just an
After the Black Mountain gig I headed to the Lexington to grab some random bands. I arrived as Throws were
I do like Rough Trade gigs. They’re a good deal. Album and gig for the price of the album. It’s
A new location for me, Tooting Tram and Social. It’s a nice, but very noisy place. Not idea for tonight’s
I really loved Aldous Harding’s first album. It was one of my top albums of 2014 and I was fortunate
A new venue (the 229 Club) and a bit of a weird lineup. The evening seemed to have a 60s
I love Austin. It’s a relaxed city with a great love of music. This was my third visit to SXSW