(Photo by Dave Sausins) Sporting a black, rhinestone old school military jacket, eyes doused in kohl, and wearing thick black lipstick, frontman Thomas Hawtin appears something akin to a gothic Sgt Pepper. Considering their ingeniously off-kilter name and self-description as… Continue Reading
It was in Bristol 20 years ago that Francois Marry started the Atlas Mountains project. Working as a French tutor, he was playing around with electronic instruments and sketching soulful snapshots of the city. Their first album was released on… Continue Reading
The name of rave-infused, electro-punk oddballs Snapped Ankles’ upcoming album offers up an appealingly straightforward recourse for regular folk in a time of crisis. Tonight’s show arrives eight days before the release of the London-based group’s Hard Times Furious Dancing.… Continue Reading
(Photo by Jeff Bierk) The pre-gig observation that the stage has been adorned with three monolith sculptures, that on closer inspection appear to be replica Easter Island statues, brings with it a foreshadowing of the triadic themes of tonight’s show.… Continue Reading
Toward the end of this enjoyable and inspiring 100 minute documentary, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne describes the eponymous collective of session musicians therein as “as much the authors of these songs and this music as the artists they did it with.”… Continue Reading
Previously, Squid have described their live shows as something like a DJ set – blending songs together, making stuff up and improvising a way to launch themselves from one sonic adventure to the next. Tonight at Bristol Beacon there is… Continue Reading
Despite earning numerous festival appearances, global tours in support of acts such as Coldplay and The Strokes, and a well-received album in the form of 2020s The Prettiest Curse, Hinds were in realistic danger of succumbing to the Covid era.… Continue Reading
Newcastle’s Beth Jeans Houghton is an artist, so replete with abilities, that their (preferred pronoun noted) relative underground status highlights just how gifted the human talent pool is. In addition to their status as a singer-songwriter, Jeans Houghton is a… Continue Reading