Although not without trepidation, the return to regular gig going in 2022 has been nothing short of amazing. From cavernous arenas to cramped basement stages, boat hulls to backstreet cinemas, it’s been a thrill and a deep...
Category - Live
It’s a beautiful spring evening as I stroll through Clifton towards the White Rabbit. A couple of beers in, feeling the last push of warmth from the sinking sun before the colder air gathers, listening to the birds trilling...
2017 was a great live music year for me. There was a healthy dose of nostalgia – I got to see Radiohead for the first time, experience the Flaming Lips at their euphoric best, and dance very hard indeed to the Avalanches...
1. Stevie Wonder Hyde Park, London 10th July 2. Billy Cobham Trio with Donald Harrison and Ron Carter Blue Note, NYC 28th April 3. The Comet is Coming Old Malthouse, Bristol 14th October 4. Ian William Craig Cafe Kino 10th...
Stanley Brinks and Freschard – Bristol Live Review At The Well, Stokes Croft, Bristol 11th April 2016 Anyone walking past and looking in through the window of At the Well on Stokes Croft tonight would think: “Well that...
1. George Clinton – Parliament / Funkadelic O2 Academy, Bristol 17th April 2. Richard Dawson Polish Club, Bristol 14th May 3. Doldrums Louisiana, Bristol 22nd May 4. Destroyer The Lantern...
In 2014, I got to see bands that I thought I would never ever see live – McLusky, Neutral Milk Hotel, Violent Femmes, Neil Young as well as various other acts that I have sang along to in various bedrooms in various houses...
My Gigs of the Year 2013 Suuns – The Exchange, Bristol “Gig of the year…best band on the planet @suunsband deserving of #nmehyperbole” Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Fleece...
Magnificent AK 47 October 20th St Georges Bristol Gathering Voices Festival of Song 2013 With as many costume changes as key changes, it is clear that the Magnificent AK 47 are not your traditional male voice choir. In fact, the...
The Taledragger & Me It started in Canada in 2001. I was nineteen. I had followed a girl across the Atlantic, flying blind into the unknown. It didn’t take long for my teenage heart to be broken and for me to be seeking...