Review: Adrianne Lenker – beautifully intimate, occasionally unpolished, at Bristol Beacon (29/4/24)
Bookending tonight’s performance – and with a few straightforward declarations of audience love along...
Review: Paul Weller’s era-spanning masterclass at Bristol Beacon
It’s incredible to think that it’s been 42 years since ‘Modfather’ Paul Weller broke...
Review: Sam Lee evokes loss and beauty at Lantern Hall
Sam Lee is part of a growing movement of British and Irish folk musicians...
Review: Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball end of tour celebration of Gomez at Trinity (26/3/2024)
With Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball having toured the United States and Australia in...
Review: Bill Ryder-Jones – mining hope from the heartache at sold-out Thekla (17/3/2024)
With January’s Iechyd Da – it translating as “good health” in Welsh and his...
Review: Speedy Ortiz at Rough Trade – a punchy, indie rock distraction from the bullshit (23/2/24)
As the Philadelphia four-piece crash into opener ‘Ghostwriter’, they feel like the perfect type...
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,...
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...