Review: Ben Ottewell & Ian Ball end of tour celebration of Gomez at Trinity (26/3/2024)
Review: Bill Ryder-Jones – mining hope from the heartache at sold-out Thekla (17/3/2024)
Review: Speedy Ortiz at Rough Trade – a punchy, indie rock distraction from the bullshit (23/2/24)
Review: Eccentric Roisin Murphy delights at Beacon with powerhouse electronica (11/2/24)
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 Kit arrive at the final stop of a lengthy UK and Ireland tour. While previous shows have seen them perform in the relative modesty of 500-600… Continue Reading
Review: Oliver Twist at the Tobacco Factory, an adventure to bring warmth to audiences’ souls
This Christmas, the Tobacco Factory is hosting a show that wouldn’t immediately be identified as festive. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’ famous tale of the dark Victorian London underbelly, is brought into present-day Bristol with the hope that the story… Continue Reading
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 new beginnings permeate the room. Just one day out from Bristol Beacon’s opening weekend after a renaming and renovation project worth a staggering £132 million saw… Continue Reading
Review: Penguin Cafe’s UK Tour Closer at Freshly Opened Bristol Beacon
Our first December weekend in Bristol also brought the first weekend of the Bristol Beacon being back open to the public in 5 years. Having closed its doors in 2018 for a £48 million refurb (which ultimately ballooned to… Continue Reading