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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
In the Seems was one of my favourite albums from 2014. It was one of those records that feels like
When you go to a Bo Ningen gig, you know two things. It’s going to by loud and frantic and
One of those evenings where you see three different approaches from bands with a similar ethos. In this case all
Friend’s band
I heard some songs by Courtney Barnett and loved them. Then I saw her perform on TV and she didn’t
Hidden down a back street near Tower Bridge you find what looks like an old derelict building. This is in
Another Daylight Music and another early start for me as I’d offered to photograph the day. I arrived about 0930
There’s been a lot of positive press about the Sleaford Mods. So when I heard they were playing a local
I’d been looking forward to seeing the Cult of Dom Keller for over a year. I’ve had tickets to see
I’d been at IBM on the Southbank for most of the day. So I thought I’d drop into the Southbank
After spending most of the week at the Shacklewell, I’d been persuaded to head to Birthdays to check out a
A short visit to the Shacklewell tonight. I’d been persuaded that Mourn playing up the road at Birthdays would be
After Wednesday’s poor timings. Despite having a ticket covering the entire festival I really couldn’t be bothered with wasting another
After a few days in Edinburgh, it was back to the Label Mates festival. Unfortunately, timings hadn’t improved in my
East Coast were doing cheap tickets to Edinburgh. It was a good offer so I decided to take them up
After Daylight Music, it was off to the Shacklewell again for the second Label Mates day. Oddly starting with a
Sometimes Daylight Music just gets it right. Balancing different genres of music in a way that complements rather than clashes.
Label Mates is a series of 10 evenings of music put on by independent labels at the Shacklewell Arms. I
one of those evenings when the lineup seemed like an odd combination. First up were Giant Swan who danced behind
New bands are in italics Bands I liked: Dolomite Minor, Baby Strange, Happyness, Ex Hex, Honeyblood, Peace, Girl Band, The