Review: Massive Attack’s climate conscious Act 1.5 a big success at rain-sodden Downs show
The August Bank Holiday weekend of 2024 will hopefully be a significant marker in...
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Preview: Dozens of top acts descend on the Downs for 3rd annual Forwards Festival
After its former incarnation as Downs Festival, starting in 2016, next weekend sees Forwards...
Review: The Breeders with potent Bristol Sounds closer
There’s something of an end-of-the-party feeling in the air as the 90s alt-rockers take...
Review: Placebo play host to Bristol Sounds’ flagship 2024 sell out.
After headline shows by Skindred and Gentleman’s Dub Club last week, and James Arthur...
Review: Prima Queen – pop choruses and a worthy support slot at Rough Trade (7/6/2024)
Called up as an eleventh hour substitution at this year’s Dot To Dot Festival,...
Review: Richard Hawley’s blissful sonics at Bristol Beacon (6/6/2024)
“You know, I sometimes think about retiring” says Richard Hawley one song away from...
Review: Beatles Dub Club emphatically resides over Thekla’s fortieth celebration finale
At a time when small, local music venues have sadly become an endangered species...
Review: Adrianne Lenker – beautifully intimate, occasionally unpolished, at Bristol Beacon (29/4/24)
Bookending tonight’s performance – and with a few straightforward declarations of audience love along...