Gig Reviews Review: Divide & Dissolve + Blacks’ Myths – Voice Without Words – Battling Oppression with Powerful Drone in Strange Brew Author Scott Hammond Date September 8, 2023 (Divide and Dissolve) On the night of Wednesday 6th September I ‘popped my...
Music Review: Forwards Festival brings a weekend of shimmering music to the Downs Author Conal Dougan Date September 4, 2023 An early September weekend with thousands of Bristolians flooding northwards across the Downs can...
Music Preview: Forwards Festival brings heritage acts and cutting edge rising stars to the Downs Author Conal Dougan Date August 9, 2023 After it’s inaugural outing last year, the second annual Forwards Festival – featuring a...
Gig Reviews, Music Review: The Who, Badminton Estate Author Conal Dougan Date July 17, 2023 With the pair approaching their ninth decades on planet rock, Pete Townshend and...
Gig Reviews Review: Amanda Shires – amid Glasto and Bristol Sounds – gives an excellent show in the shadows at The Exchange Author Scott Hammond Date June 24, 2023 (Photo by Michael Schmelling) It makes one endeared to the Bristol music scene that...
Gig Reviews Review: Kurt Vile’s enjoyable, not always essential, guitar jams at SWX Author Scott Hammond Date June 16, 2023 Though the Philadelphia born singer/songwriter’s laidback guitar jams and hirsute gawkiness have seen him...
Gig Reviews Review: Arrested Development oversee joyous Friday night at Propyard Author Scott Hammond Date June 3, 2023 In the early 1990s, a time when West Coast gangsta rap ruled the hip-hop world,...
Music Review: Lush surrounds and big tunes at Love Saves the Day 2023 Author Conal Dougan Date June 1, 2023 SATURDAY Upon entry to Ashton Court, the vibe is calm, bucolic almost. It’s clear...