Review by Arran Dutton – “I think I know about half of you,” said the beaming Gary Stringer as he looked out over the crowd packed into the hall at the back of The King Arthur in Glastonbury. Locally the… Continue Reading
Fujiya & Miyagi, neither Japanese nor a duo, are one of those bands that perhaps deserve a little more attention than they receive. The Brighton four-piece have been making consistently catchy, foot-tapping rock-pop for 14 years and five albums, the… Continue Reading
On the night after Swans, legendary purveyors of bombast and gore, played Bristol’s Trinity Centre, it might be expected that US duo Matmos’ gig at Colston Hall’s Lantern venue would provide some respite for Avon ears. However, what ensued could easily… Continue Reading
“I’m in a Pirate mood” explains Matt Goud (aka Northcote) as he takes the mic to “debut these songs on the water“. Born and raised in the small-town of Saskatchewan in Canada, Goud has made it, along with his guitarist Stephen,… Continue Reading
Review by Hannah Bailey – Photos by Will Fahy (willfahy.co.uk) Roots and jam bands are all about the live performance, and character-filled Australian threesome John Butler Trio did not disappoint when they played to a raucous and sweaty sell-out crowd… Continue Reading
Originally part of the American lo-fi guitar ‘scene’ along with bands such as Blank Dogs, Woods and Crystal Stilts, Dum Dum Girls have now been around for so long that their inception occurred when Dee Dee Penny (real name Kristin Welchez)… Continue Reading
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