It’s not often that a gig for such a gifted performer is so intimate that one receives a light ridiculing from said performer before the show has even begun. Alas, this was my experience of Manchester-based Liz Green’s appearance at… Continue Reading
With his stating of Leonard Cohen as an influence along with comparisons to the folky sounds of such acts as Bon Iver, one can be forgiven for expecting a rather more conventional singer/songwriter experience upon attending a show by 24… Continue Reading
Bombay Bicycle Club’s announcement of their new tour came as welcome news for their loyal following of fans, and one of Bristol’s busiest music venues, O2 Academy, managed to snag the band on Wednesday 12th March. The group from London,… Continue Reading
After an enriching opening performance from exciting French act We Were Evergreen and a tipple of the local ale, I could only share the anticipation of the sold out audience for Goldfrapp. I could just about make out the band… Continue Reading
Somewhere there is a record for the hottest gig venue. For Molotov Jukebox’s set, the record has been absolutely smashed as the crowd drips aboard Bristol’s floating Thekla venue. Still the gypsy-step outfit aren’t satisfied – vocalist Sam Apley tells… Continue Reading
Spellbinding and hair tingling Hitcham born Rhodes (David Rhodes) arrives in Bristol armed with some sure-fire future hits – so perfectly formed you may suspect they were a gift from Zeus rather than a mortal creation – to enrapture Bristol’s… Continue Reading
Aberdeen is not the first place one would think to find a jazz superstar, but then Scottish born Seb Rochford and his troop of experimental pioneers, Polar Bear, are in so many ways an exceptional case. Former Mercury Music Prize… Continue Reading
In recent years, Metronomy, the electronic four-piece fronted by Joseph Mount, have progressed from cult indietronic band to festival headliners, and tonight sees them touring their most commercially successful album to date, ‘Love Letters’. The sell-out crowd at Bristol’s O2… Continue Reading