Considering Ryan Adams’ mid-1990s incarnation as lead singer for alt-country band Whiskeytown, it’s an almost thirty year career that precedes tonight’s lengthy, solo acoustic spotlight. Since hitting a commercial peak with his 2001 sophomore record Gold, the North Carolina born… Continue Reading
Given that it can certainly be interpreted as a name that alludes to a universal, foreboding doom, the chosen moniker of the London based trio holds a darkly attractive charm. Bringing a heady fusion of funk, jazz, rock… Continue Reading
With a bell-clear vocal style and an effective grasp on the dynamics of introspective themes and love-gone-wrong composition, Arizona born Courtney Marie Andrews first garnered significant critical praise for 2018 album May Your Kindness Remain. Outside of Andrews’ solid songwriting,… Continue Reading
As SWX begins to swell toward its 1100 capacity crowd, it isn’t at every gig that one gets to witness what looks like an extra from Quadrophenia busting out magic tricks in support on the evening’s main act. Thus,… Continue Reading
28th September 2022 Any debate as to the importance of on stage badinage at a live music performance isn’t a particularly straightforward one. The most enjoyable gig going experiences can be made so by an artist who can utilise… Continue Reading
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
15th July 2022 “I don’t mind having a morning off, but not two and a half years” says frontman and prime songwriter Stuart Murdoch halfway through tonight’s set. Indeed, it’s been a long time coming; essentially a curtain raiser… Continue Reading
13th July 2022 When, toward the end of tonight’s performance, Chic drummer Ralph Rolle incites the packed harbourside audience to show their appreciation for main man Nile Rodgers, he invokes a staggering statistic that, as producer… Continue Reading