Review: Eccentric Roisin Murphy delights at Beacon with powerhouse electronica (11/2/24)
(Photo by Casper Serjesen) Amidst those in the standing area of the packed Beacon,...
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Review: This Is The Kit’s large and affable UK tour closer at the Beacon (3/2/24)
Tonight’s homecoming show has Bristol-based musician Kate Stables and her project This is the...
Review: Ocean Colour Scene – nostalgia and new beginnings at Bristol Beacon (4/12/23)
At the start of tonight’s show, it already feels as if new ends and...
Review: Penguin Cafe’s UK Tour Closer at Freshly Opened Bristol Beacon
Our first December weekend in Bristol also brought the first weekend of the...
Review: Ben Folds’ Brilliant Tour Opener at Bath Forum (8/11/23)
(Photo by Alysse Gafkjen) Two songs into tonight’s performance, singer-songwriter Ben Folds declares “It’s...
Review: An intimate evening with M.Ward at Strange Brew
An oft overlooked pleasure in the gig-going pursuit of a favourite artist is that,...
Review: Divide & Dissolve + Blacks’ Myths – Voice Without Words – Battling Oppression with Powerful Drone in Strange Brew
(Divide and Dissolve) On the night of Wednesday 6th September I ‘popped my...
Review: Amanda Shires – amid Glasto and Bristol Sounds – gives an excellent show in the shadows at The Exchange
(Photo by Michael Schmelling) It makes one endeared to the Bristol music scene that...