Oli Brown and the Dead Collective/Dan Byrne The Louisiana, BristolSunday Sunday 28th April 2024Review and photos – Rob WilkinsDespite attending many gigs in Bristol, tonight is my first sample of The Louisiana, an iconic music venue in the revitalised Wapping Wharf area of the City. It’s a tiny, upstairs venue …
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When Rivers Meet – the likeable husband-and-wife duo of Aaron and Grace Bond – are back on the road again, this time armed with their stunning latest album ‘Aces Are High’, and along with compadres James Fox (drums/guitar) and Adam Bowers (bass/keys/guitar) they are out to convert those on the …
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The keyword taken from tonight’s show by Kira Mac is progress. As mentioned by Kira Mac herself (aka Rhiannon Hill), the last headline show that the band performed North of the Wall, sold less than 20 tickets in advance – although more turned up on the night. Tonight it’s a …
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So the night after Lancaster’s finest – Massive Wagons – laid waste to PJ Molloys, it was the turn of Scotland’s local heroes GUN to bring the noise to the Kingdom of Fife, not once, but twice, and both on the same evening. With the stunning new album ‘Hombres’ tucked …
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What began nine years ago with a homemade YouTube video of three young sisters from Monterrey, Mexico covering Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’, has now grown wings at such a rate that the three sisters Dany (guitar/vocals), Pau (drums/vocals), and Ale (bass/vocals) Villarreal Vélez are now one of the hottest properties in …
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The Foundry, TorquaySaturday 6th April 2024Review and photos – Rob WilkinsHome town shows always raise the emotion and energy from a standard gig and the Kris Barras Band has played a blinder or two at the underused Foundry venue in Torquay. Add in an album release and it being the …
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Thekla, BristolFriday 29th March 2024Review and photos – Rob Wilkins/CeltographyUsually, when I rock up at a gig and join the queue, I feel amongst my peers. People with “Monsters of Rock” battle jackets, grey hair, a certain circumference, and a determination to find a nice spot close to the bar …
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Wembley Arena. It’s one of the biggest and most beloved venues in the whole country. It’s a venue that bands far and wide have most likely proclaimed that “our dream is to play there” sometime in their career. And for the bands that are lucky enough to step foot on …
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Pop quiz, hot shot. You are standing at the urinal in the tiniest of toilets at a venue, taking care of business, and the headliner’s frontman comes in, stands at the next urinal over, and answers the call of nature. What do you do, hot shot? You know who it …
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Nothing MoreSiMSiameseSWX Bristol17th Feb 2024Some years ago my partner and I were sheltering in one of the tents at Download, escaping one of the many torrential downpours. We had no idea who was next on stage, but sometimes the unknown turns out to be a revelation, and we were blown …
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