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...
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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: Forwards Festival brings a weekend of shimmering music to the Downs
An early September weekend with thousands of Bristolians flooding northwards across the Downs can...
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...
Review: Kurt Vile’s enjoyable, not always essential, guitar jams at SWX
Though the Philadelphia born singer/songwriter’s laidback guitar jams and hirsute gawkiness have seen him...
Review: Arctic Monkeys’ generation-spanning masterclass at Ashton Gate (29/5/23)
(Photo by Paul Gillis/Reach PLC) Eighteen years since they emerged from Sheffield with...
Review: Caitlin Rose – enthralling music and a nifty comedic sideline at The Fleece (23/4/23)
(Photo by Laura E Partain) In the nine year hiatus between her second album...
Review: Ryan Adams delights the die-hards with marathon Hippodrome show
Considering Ryan Adams’ mid-1990s incarnation as lead singer for alt-country band Whiskeytown, it’s an...