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Author: Conal Dougan

Review: Lund Quartet, Hen & Chicken

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Conal Dougan

Lund Quartet are a hidden gem in the Avon Gorge, the Bristol four-piece first discovered by tonight’s compère “ethereally floating down the dock on the Matthew.” Criminally under-exposed, their eponymous debut album, released in 2012, introduced an economic yet highly… Continue Reading →

Music hen and chicken, jazz, lund quartet

Something for the Weekend

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Conal Dougan

Donegal mix master Colpey Calling selects his new Track of the Week, as well as the Best Track You’ve Never Heard. Track of the Week Boxcutter & Defcon – ‘Skylights’ (feat. Kaidi Thatham) (2014) A fantastic crossover track between three Belfast… Continue Reading →

Music boxcutter, cecil holmes, colpey calling, new music

Gig Review: Little Dragon, O2 Academy

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Conal Dougan

Little Dragon love Bristol – in our interview with Erik from the band, he reminisced about the “river or whatever it is going low and muddy at some times”, and Thekla as “a nice, smelly, humid and mouldy little boat… Continue Reading →

Music little dragon, nabuma rubberband, O2 academy

Review: Sinkane, Start the Bus

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Conal Dougan

Sinkane is one of those musicians who produces music which is, from a journalist’s viewpoint at least, frustratingly difficult to define. While many would blandly pigeonhole it as ‘World Music’, that simply will not do. Ohio’s Sinkane, alias Ahmed Gallab, used… Continue Reading →

Music mean love, sinkane, start the bus

Artist of the Week: Jim Noir

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Conal Dougan

This week, we’re bigging up the weird pop of Jim Noir, who has the ability to splice the sunshine licks of the Beach Boys and the rhythm of early Beatles tracks with a low-fi-ish Mancunian charm and a bowler hat.… Continue Reading →

Music finnish line, jim noir, louisiana

Mark Watson, Tobacco Factory

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Conal Dougan

This was an evening when Mark Watson, Shirehampton native, once again proved why he is one of the best, most nuanced comedians around. Playing to a home crowd can be difficult – the added expectation, pressure and the fact that… Continue Reading →

Theatre flaws, mark watson, tobacco factory

Something for the Weekend

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Conal Dougan

Donegal mix master Colpey Calling selects his new Track of the Week, as well as the Best Track You’ve Never Heard. Track of the Week Doc Daneeka – “Together” (2014) The whole EP covers lots of house styles – from disco… Continue Reading →

Music charlie, colpey calling, doc daneeka

Secret Garden Party Reveals Itself

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Conal Dougan

The nights are drawing in and the damp is seeping through the ceiling, but it won’t be long until Summer festival season is upon us again! Today one of the biggest hitters out there, Secret Garden Party, has revealed it’s… Continue Reading →

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