27th September 2022 The recent deaths of Chris Kaba and Oladeji Omishore once again highlighted just how pervasive, systemic and institutionalised racism is in this country. In 2022 black people are still twice as likely to die in police… Continue Reading
4th August 2022 After a frantic day of fun on Saturday, Forwards Festival has a lot to live up to on its second and final day. From the outset though it’s clear that any fears are misplaced as the pace… 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
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
13th October 2021 A five-star Guardian review of DC Fontaines’ show at the University of Liverpool earlier this month saw them brandished with the oft touted, and seldom anything but hyperbolic, moniker of a “once in a generation” guitar… Continue Reading
Live music having ground to a halt over the last eighteen months, this year’s Dot To Dot Festival – the first since May 2019 – will offer Bristol gig enthusiasts the ideal opportunity to make up for lost time and… Continue Reading
2nd March 2020 Just three days since The Orielles’ second album Disco Volador was birthed into the musical landscape, the Yorkshire quartet’s appearance at the 1,100 capacity SWX is a venue upgrade almost exactly a year on from their… Continue Reading
23rd February 2020 “Technically, this will be the first show in a while where it will sound any good.” Spending the first moments of tonight’s performance slowly tuning his acoustic guitar, Washington folk musician Damien Jurado makes reference to… Continue Reading