Review: The Big Moon’s time transcending show at Tramshed, Cardiff
27th September 2022 In the before times, late February 2020, it was the London born indie rock four piece who provided The Fix with its penultimate live… Continue Reading
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Review: Bristol Holds Tight for emotional final day of Forwards Festival
4th August 2022 After a frantic day of fun on Saturday, Forwards Festival has a lot to live up to on its second and final day. From the outset though it’s clear that any fears are misplaced as the pace… Continue Reading
Review: Forwards Festival brings music back to the Downs with a bang
A weekend of world-class music is back at the Downs, this time in the guise of Forwards Festival. Any suggestion of slow ticket sales beforehand is negated as throngs of revellers burst through the turnstiles, ready for one last… Continue Reading
Review: Belle & Sebastian end two year wait with positively non ‘twee’ harbourside show
15th July 2022 “I don’t mind having a morning off, but not two and a half years” says frontman and prime songwriter Stuart Murdoch halfway through tonight’s set. Indeed, it’s been a long time coming; essentially a curtain raiser… Continue Reading
Review: Nile Rodgers and Chic delivering ‘Maximum funkosity’ at Bristol Harbourside
13th July 2022 When, toward the end of tonight’s performance, Chic drummer Ralph Rolle incites the packed harbourside audience to show their appreciation for main man Nile Rodgers, he invokes a staggering statistic that, as producer… Continue Reading
Review: Courtney Barnett’s outstanding sold out show at Tramshed, Cardiff
29th June 2022 (Photo by Danny Clinch) Of all the acts to have emerged into the alternative/indie rock universe in the past decade, Melbourne based singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett makes a solid claim to being the most brilliant and unique.… Continue Reading
Review: The War on Drugs end Bristol Sounds in guitar shredding style
27th June 2022 Having begun with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ pre-Glastonbury show last Wednesday night, this year’s Bristol Sounds – the largest to date with a programme of six quality headliners performing over consecutive evenings – ended in… Continue Reading
Review: New look First Aid Kit reliably solid at Bristol Sounds
26th June 2022 When three unfamiliar musicians enter stage left at 8.30pm and perform a short instrumental interlude, one can be forgiven for feeling a slight sense of confusion. A rugged, long haired guitarist stands in the spot once… Continue Reading