Review: Sheer Eclecticism Brings Success To Simple Things Festival 2015

24th October 2015 After Friday night’s experimental noise-rock curtain raiser by Montreal’s Godspeed You! Black Emperor, it’s a saturating autumnal drizzle that greets Bristolian music fans as the fifth annual Simple Things Festival begins in earnest on Saturday afternoon. Scrambling… Continue Reading

Gallery: Blossoms at Thekla

22nd October 2015 Some shots from Blossoms’ impressive appearance at Thekla (Read our review of the show) [gallery_bank type=”images” format=”thumbnail” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” special_effect=”none” animation_effect=”fadeIn” album_title=”false” album_id=”89″] Stef Formica Photography [advps-slideshow optset=”1″]

Review: Bristol Old Vic delivers brooding and intense rendering of ‘The Crucible’

14th October 2015   Returning to the home of its premiere UK performance in 1954, and performed during the centenary week of playwright Arthur Miller’s birth, Bristol Old Vic’s production of ‘The Crucible’ adroitly delivered the powerful intensity and foreboding… Continue Reading