23rd February 2020 “Technically, this will be the first show in a while where it will sound any good.” Spending the first moments of tonight’s performance slowly tuning his acoustic guitar, Washington folk musician Damien Jurado makes reference to… Continue Reading
Brooklyn trio, Daddy Long Legs stroll into The Louisana, for a headline tour following the release of their new album Lowdown Ways; a new direction from their first two studio albums (released by Norton Records) which sees the boys widen their sonic horizons… Continue Reading
23rd January 2020 In a week where we endured yet another ‘Blue Monday’ – supposedly the most depressing day of the year – a performance of Emma Rice’s delightful musical is about as effective a panacea for the January… Continue Reading
16th December 2019 Four days after Labour were resoundly defeated in the epochal, Brexit deciding General Election of last Thursday, the sound of “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” (to the tune of ‘Seven Nation Army,’ obviously) emanates from pockets of tonight’s… Continue Reading
14th December 2019 The pre-show layout of this evening’s stage – two acoustic guitars, a chair, a small table holding a glass vase of roses, the conspicuous absence of a drum kit – indicate clearly the impending… Continue Reading
19th November 2019 “I know that it’s not sold out tonight but it would be in Canada” remarks Joey, the youngest of the Brother’s Landreth, about the size of tonight’s audience compared to those the Winnipeg duo… Continue Reading
13th October 2019 Formed in the satisfyingly alliterative origins of Walla Walla, Washington, four-piece indie rock act Chastity Belt arrive aboard Thekla – now sporting a new steel offset hull after its recent £1 million revamp – in support… Continue Reading
7th October 2019 Within the first few minutes of Midge Costin’s impassioned ode to the art of cinematic sound design, the audio elements that augment our favourite films are described as “subliminal, understated and under the radar”. The art… Continue Reading