Thursday 18th June
Arrived in Zweibrucken to beautiful sunshine and a beautiful smiley face of my friend Iris who was picking me up and driving me to Saarbrucken where I was to spend the rest of the day in her garden eating cherries straight from the tree and annoying her cat with a long/thin stick. Later the same day we had a lovely dinner at a rather picturesque local old brewery come restaurant where I was introduced to...[more]
Showing posts with label Live Music Reveiew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Live Music Reveiew. Show all posts
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
11 June 2009: Eastfield + Garden Gang + Paul Carter + Chris Butler - Victoria Inn, Derby, England, UK
It was much later than I had anticipated when I arrived at Derby's Victoria Inn and I was dreading missing the first artist but, a bit of good fortune for me, it was much later than anticipated when Chris Butler appeared on the stage at about 20:30 and consequently I managed to catch all of his set.
Less fortunately, Chris's set had to be cut short to fit all of the acts onto the bill. This meant that we only got four tracks. But, oh, what tracks they were.
Chris is a folk-punk-protest singer and his songs are story-telling...[more]
Less fortunately, Chris's set had to be cut short to fit all of the acts onto the bill. This meant that we only got four tracks. But, oh, what tracks they were.
Chris is a folk-punk-protest singer and his songs are story-telling...[more]
Thursday, June 11, 2009
29 April 2009: The Sizzling Gypsies - The Enterprise, Camden, London, England, UK
Fortunately for the 30-40 foot-tapping music loving audience in the Enterprise last night, 5 males have been drinking gallons of the stuff.
Raucous vocals, drooling riffs and boundless energy were the first impressions I got from The Sizzling Gypsies. Put these traits together with an ability to write and perform huge songs and it seems all the ingredients are in place. Granted, I’ve only known of the band for roughly 48 hours through my friend Kev who has known the members of the band for several years, but having witnessed 30 minutes of material last night it’s easy to get pretty excited....[more]
Raucous vocals, drooling riffs and boundless energy were the first impressions I got from The Sizzling Gypsies. Put these traits together with an ability to write and perform huge songs and it seems all the ingredients are in place. Granted, I’ve only known of the band for roughly 48 hours through my friend Kev who has known the members of the band for several years, but having witnessed 30 minutes of material last night it’s easy to get pretty excited....[more]
Thursday, May 28, 2009
24 May 2009: The Specials - Millennium Square, Leeds, England, UK
Young and old skankers alike turned out in force on Sunday, to welcome legendary Two Tone ska band The Specials back to Leeds. After a thirty-year absence, Terry Hall marked the Millennium Square leg of the group’s long-awaited reunion tour by apologising for “taking so long to come back”. All was forgiven though, as the diverse congregation of contented cider-infused spectators (save for the few miniature offspring of original ska aficionados) were just thrilled to be present on such a momentous day.
The absence of Jerry Dammers prompted the question of whether relations are quite what they once were in the rude boy camp, however the evening was not sullied by this one exception and the remaining members-Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers, Horace Panter and John Bradbury-performed as passionately and energetically as they did back in 1976, when they first notably Rocked Against Racism...[more]
The absence of Jerry Dammers prompted the question of whether relations are quite what they once were in the rude boy camp, however the evening was not sullied by this one exception and the remaining members-Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Byers, Horace Panter and John Bradbury-performed as passionately and energetically as they did back in 1976, when they first notably Rocked Against Racism...[more]
Thursday, May 07, 2009
06 May 2009: Ginger + Laika Dog + Dear Superstar - Seven, Nottingham, England, UK
When Junktion 7 closed down at the end of last year I feared for the future of live music in Nottingham. Thankfully, somebody saw sense and rebooted the venue and here I am back at, the renamed, Seven for another Ginger gig.
Other than the name, nothing much else has changed, and the venue remains probably the best small venue in the city.
For once, due to unprecedented levels of organisation, a little luck and deliberately ignoring the fact that the Champions League semi-final second leg was on the Telly, I found myself in the venue before the first band had started.
Dear Superstar were enthusiastic, slick and...[more]
Other than the name, nothing much else has changed, and the venue remains probably the best small venue in the city.
For once, due to unprecedented levels of organisation, a little luck and deliberately ignoring the fact that the Champions League semi-final second leg was on the Telly, I found myself in the venue before the first band had started.
Dear Superstar were enthusiastic, slick and...[more]
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
21 March 2009: Re-Play Music Festival - The Grove Tavern, Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Some days are better than others and last Saturday was one of the better days. I’d go as far as to quote Lou Reed “Just a perfect day, problems all left alone”.
That bright and warm thing in the sky that you kids call the sun was beaming down relentlessly which is most unusual but very welcome after months of simply miserable weather. The only problem with these early sunny days is the pasty white legs and spare tires on show. Although this is a small problem, catching a sight of the offending body parts can be blinding if the sun reflects from them at a particular angle.
So, after deciding not to venture outside preferring the comfort of my friends sofa, I settled down for a 7hrs non stop Rugby. Yes folks, I am one of those people who howl at the TV set.
Sun gone, Rugby over, yours truly well satisfied with the results, it was time to put on some slap and go out. The Idea was to go to this gig at a pub not far from my friend’s gaff, where I spend most of my weekends. I only intended to see one...[more]
That bright and warm thing in the sky that you kids call the sun was beaming down relentlessly which is most unusual but very welcome after months of simply miserable weather. The only problem with these early sunny days is the pasty white legs and spare tires on show. Although this is a small problem, catching a sight of the offending body parts can be blinding if the sun reflects from them at a particular angle.
So, after deciding not to venture outside preferring the comfort of my friends sofa, I settled down for a 7hrs non stop Rugby. Yes folks, I am one of those people who howl at the TV set.
Sun gone, Rugby over, yours truly well satisfied with the results, it was time to put on some slap and go out. The Idea was to go to this gig at a pub not far from my friend’s gaff, where I spend most of my weekends. I only intended to see one...[more]
Monday, October 06, 2008
27 September 2008: Levellers + Nick Harper - Royal Albert Hall - London
The Royal Albert Hall is an awe-inspiring place. Not for the...[more]
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
10 April 2008: James - Assembly Rooms - Derby
Arriving in the venue reception area was like...[more]
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
08 March 2008: Bloom Festival - Koko - London
The Bloom Festival, taking it's cue from the likes...[more]
Friday, March 07, 2008
06 March 2008: Levellers - Beautiful Nights - Night 1 - Civic Hall - Wolverhampton
Billed variously as Beautiful Nights, by the Levellers...[more]
Thursday, March 06, 2008
24 February 2008: Nick Harper -Komedia - Brighton
The stage was waiting with a single microphone and...[more]
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
03 February 2008: Nick Harper - Academy - Manchester
03 February 2008: Nick Harper - Academy - Manchester
What’s in a name? Well quite a lot if you’re the son...[more]
What’s in a name? Well quite a lot if you’re the son...[more]
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Monday, December 17, 2007
Thursday, December 06, 2007
16 November 2007: Tokyo Dragons - Junktion 7 - Nottingham
So loud…..partially deaf today as a result…more
20 May 2007: Levellers - The Engine Shed - LUSU - Lincoln
Rolling around the Lincoln ring road following my...more
11 May 2007: NFD + Rhombus + Nightmoves - J7 - Nottingham
I missed the start of Nightmoves set as I had to...more
29 April 2007: Levellers - Winding Wheel - Chesterfield
Contrary to popular opinion, it's a late spring this...more
27 April 2007: Levellers - Warwick Arts Centre
It’s not the first time that I have ventured to the...more
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