22nd October 2015 Last visiting Bristol in an impressive support slot for The Charlatans at the O2 Academy in March, Stockport quintet Blossoms boarded the good ship Thekla as bona fide headliners of a UK tour that had already… Continue Reading
18th October 2015 When, three songs into the performance, vocalist and lead songwriter Ira Kaplan announces that this is Yo La Tengo’s first ever appearance in Bristol over the course of their thirty year existence, one can appreciate the… Continue Reading
September 9th 2015After a summer spent hitting the UK festival scene with some vigour, Glastonbury based blues big hitters Swampgrass returned to their hometown and local drinking hole with a special gig to celebrate the impact of music connoisseur Simon… Continue Reading
8th September 2015 It looked like it would never happen. Last week’s announcement that The Libertines would be playing their first club dates in over a decade came at the end of a tumultuous eleven year path of acrimony,… Continue Reading
2nd September 2015 Finally selling out in the days before this evening’s show, in fact around the time their current UK tour was kicking off in Sheffield two nights prior, Toronto based indie pop five-piece Alvvays (pronounced Always) brought… Continue Reading
28th July 2015 Being as we are in the middle of summer, the Bristol music scene seems a little bereft considering the many artists and music fans currently in the midst of festival season hibernation. However, tucked away for… Continue Reading
22nd July 2015 Bowling into town like a Steinbeck dust cloud, former New York buskers The Felice Brothers could easily be mistaken for being characters lifted right out of one of the great mans novels, given their achingly beautiful… Continue Reading
18th July 2015 Anton Newcombe and Tess Parks’ Friday night show at The Exchange was bound to be a very special affair and after ironing out some initial technical difficulties, the duo were able to deliver an impressive performance of… Continue Reading