Music Review: Forwards Festival brings a weekend of shimmering music to the Downs Author Conal Dougan Date September 4, 2023 An early September weekend with thousands of Bristolians flooding northwards across the Downs can...
Gig Reviews Review: Amanda Shires – amid Glasto and Bristol Sounds – gives an excellent show in the shadows at The Exchange Author Scott Hammond Date June 24, 2023 (Photo by Michael Schmelling) It makes one endeared to the Bristol music scene that...
Gig Reviews Review: Arctic Monkeys’ generation-spanning masterclass at Ashton Gate (29/5/23) Author Scott Hammond Date May 30, 2023 (Photo by Paul Gillis/Reach PLC) Eighteen years since they emerged from Sheffield with...
Gig Reviews Review: Caitlin Rose – enthralling music and a nifty comedic sideline at The Fleece (23/4/23) Author Scott Hammond Date April 24, 2023 (Photo by Laura E Partain) In the nine year hiatus between her second album...
Gig Reviews Review: The Comet Is Coming at SWX- a jazzy fusion for an intergalactic future Author Scott Hammond Date March 13, 2023 Given that it can certainly be interpreted as a name that alludes...
Gig Reviews Review: Courtney Marie Andrews’ bell-clear vocals and weeping guitars at Trinity Centre (2/3/23) Author Scott Hammond Date March 3, 2023 With a bell-clear vocal style and an effective grasp on the dynamics of introspective...
Theatre Review: Hard hitting drama ‘Revealed’ launches at the Tobacco Factory and you will ‘Love It’ Author Kevin McGough Date September 28, 2022 27th September 2022 The recent deaths of Chris Kaba and Oladeji Omishore once...
Gig Reviews, Music Review: Bristol Holds Tight for emotional final day of Forwards Festival Author Kevin McGough Date September 5, 2022 4th August 2022 After a frantic day of fun on Saturday, Forwards Festival has...