Review: Elly Hopkins’ single release party and effortless genre shift at Ill Repute (6/6/25)
Perhaps it’s an indictment on my loosening grasp as to the joys lurking within...
Review: The Horne Section crease up Bristol Beacon
Fifteen years ago, back before Alex Horne had established himself as a National Comedy...
Review: Cat Power channels Dylan ’66 at The Forum, Bath (3/6/25)
Nearly sixty years after his controversial world tour of 1966, it seems rather ludicrous...
Review: Andrew Cushin – youth presides over nostalgia at sold out Exchange show
Surrounding Newcastle-born singer-songwriter Andrew Cushin is a rather unique and conflicting aura of vibrant...
Review: The Flaming Lips’ visual bonanza at sold out Beacon Show (5/5/25)
(Photo by George Salisbury) If one weren’t already familiar with the band’s usual stagecraft,...
Review: Manic Street Preachers delight with songs old and new at sold out Beacon (26/4/25)
Thirty three years after the release of their debut record, tonight finds us just...
Review: Erotic Secrets of Pompeii excel in homecoming at The Exchange
(Photo by Dave Sausins) Sporting a black, rhinestone old school military jacket, eyes doused...
Review: A heady homecoming for Francois & the Atlas Mountains
It was in Bristol 20 years ago that Francois Marry started the Atlas Mountains...