20th April 2015 “Rock n’ roll is cold”, Virginia musician Matthew E White sings on the lead single from his excellent sophomore record Fresh Blood, released last month; judging by the atmosphere at The Marble Factory tonight, it can also… Continue Reading
“I’m sorry if we’re having more fun than you are”, says Nick Parker as he addresses the crowded Zuhause in Aachen as he, Gaz Brookfield and Ben Wain throw out some impromptu collaborations to a delighted audience in the first… Continue Reading
14th April 2015 With their new album just a day old, Villagers visited St George’s on the first night of a thirteen date UK tour and the ecclesiastical surroundings proved conducive to the beautifully crafted songs of the… Continue Reading
11th April 2015 With forty of the UK’s best online music writers having had to decide upon a shortlist of 120 from over 6,000 entries, and that number subsequently having to be whittled down to a final eight acts for… Continue Reading
7th March 2015 New material, new guitarist and a new tour marked the start of a new era for Reef, rock legends here in the south west and when they graced the stage at O2 Academy Bristol the Somerset lads and… Continue Reading
17th February 2015 On a night when the pre-gig bustle of the Colston Hall foyer and the employ of extra security staff are indications of the triumphant return of local hero George Ezra, something rather lower key was going on… Continue Reading
1st February 2015 I’m not sure what they were putting in infants milk in the 1990s but whatever it was it seems to have birthed a generation of psychedelic bands (see Tame Impala, Temples, Toy etc) that owe much more to the trippy-ness of… Continue Reading
29 January 2014 Ibibio Sound Machine arrive at the Lantern at a time when interest in West African funk and afrobeat is high. Alex Gibney’s Finding Fela documentary and David Byrne et al’s reworking of William Onyeabor have brought African music… Continue Reading