For Bristol music fans not available, committed or opulent enough to dive headlong into a five day, late June binge on Worthy Farm, Bristol Sounds has become a reliable salve to anyone suffering from Glasto envy. With the multi-date event… Continue Reading
Boasting a gargantuan line up of today’s top comedic talent, Bristol Comedy Garden returns to the Downs for its eleventh annual fiesta of stand-up. After its being hosted for a nine year run on Queens Square from 2011-19, the… Continue Reading
2-3 June 2022 From its origins in Castle and Eastville Park via a brief detour in the Downs, Love Saves the Day enters its second decade. This year sees the festival’s first outing at Ashton Court. LSTD encounters the tricky… Continue Reading
Hollywood’s profitable propensity for recycling its own young in the name of a sure bet blockbuster is writ large over this latest effort, with Tom Cruise sporting his patented shit-eating grin at every opportunity as director Joseph Kosiniski re-visits… Continue Reading
25th May 2022 (photo by Poonah Ghana) Seven tunes into tonight’s nine song opening slot for Australian indie rock outfit Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, fellow Aussie Stella Donnelly admits “this is something a support act should never do”… Continue Reading
“We invite you to leave your belongings on your chair and to take your shoes off. When you’re ready, please enter the installation space, and find a place to rest.” So begins A Crash Course in Cloudspotting, with rest very… Continue Reading
18th May 2022 “It’s a testament to the strength of our Mayfest audiences that so many of you have turned up this evening” says festival co-director Kate Yedigaroff in referencing the torrential weather conditions and the as-good-as capacity turn out… Continue Reading
Verity Standen has a history of producing affecting, sensual audio shows for Mayfest. From Symphony to HUG and Undersong, she has a talent for drawing the beautiful out of the banal. A hum can become more than hum-drum, a simple tuning… Continue Reading