Review: Eccentric Roisin Murphy delights at Beacon with powerhouse electronica (11/2/24)
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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 the first night of our UK tour. This is the night that sucks, and the rest of it will be amazing.” But many false things have… Continue Reading
Review: Divide & Dissolve + Blacks’ Myths – Voice Without Words – Battling Oppression with Powerful Drone in Strange Brew
(Divide and Dissolve) On the night of Wednesday 6th September I ‘popped my cherry’ in more ways than one; I attended my first live metal/drone gig, and I wrote my first gig review. The acts to not-so-gently welcome me… Continue Reading
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 – on an evening whereby live music alternatives are available in the form of the Glastonbury Festival and James’ concurrent appearance at the harbourside – there’s… Continue Reading
Review: Bristol Comedy Garden, Thursday 15 June 2023
(Photo by Rob Grieg) It is a truth universally acknowledged that a comedy review cannot be funny. Sorry. Returning to Queen Square after two spells on the Downs, Thursday night at this established Bristol favourite promised a lineup delivering off-beat,… Continue Reading
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 typecast as something of a stoner rock dude, Kurt Vile and his Violators appear punctual and focused as they take to tonight’s stage. Apparently, Vile isn’t… Continue Reading
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 2005 debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, Arctic Monkeys remain a 21st century musical behemoth. That album’s distinctly Northern-flavoured navigations of fledgling… Continue Reading
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 The Stand-In and November 2022 release Cazimi, Nashville’s Caitlin Rose endured a period of personal and creative tumult that saw her fall out of love with… Continue Reading