(Photo by Elizabeth Weinberg) When Courtney Barnett emerged in the mid-2010s with two EPs and debut album Sometimes I Sit And Think And Sometimes I Just Sit, there was something about the Melbourne based singer-songwriter that set her apart. At that time, six decades… Continue Reading
On Wednesday night, Bristol’s Thekla hosted a night of riotous dance-punk courtesy of Leeds sextet Adult DVD. The group developed rapidly from humble digital pen pal origins when, during COVID lockdowns, Harry Hanson and Greg Lonsdale would share songwriting efforts… Continue Reading
LSD and The Search For God are a cult shoegaze band that formed in California in 2005. Throughout their career they have operated through relative obscurity known by fans of the genre as pioneers, slowly building a name for themselves… Continue Reading
We arrived at Electric with little to no queue at the door, as we walked in we saw why! The venue inside was packed all the way to the bar, with the audience enthralled by the heavy energetic riffs of… Continue Reading
I have been enamoured of Fickle Friends ever since I heard the single ‘Brooklyn’ in 2017 while living in London. Nine years later, on a mild Tuesday evening in October, I finally grabbed my chance to see them live and… Continue Reading
Ibibio Sound Machine are on fine form as they begin this tour, promoting their latest album Chopping Mountain which was released last month. The first to be produced by co-band-leader Max Grunhard since 2019’s Doko Mien, it is an airier,… Continue Reading
As I arrived at Strange Brew – a DIY arts space and one of Bristol’s coolest live music venues – the night’s sold out event was already veiled with a dense shadowy pall. Bristol’s goth & alternative subculture, with our… Continue Reading
It’s a fairly unsual occurrence for this reviewer to arrive at a live music performance with next to no knowledge of the artist in question. And most of what I already know about the enduring Washington State five-piece is a… Continue Reading