s/b Hollowstar & Empyre Down comes the rain in biblical proportions, as, yet again we head back to Nottingham for a night of live music, this is the 3rd time in 5 days! Instead of Rock City we’re visiting it’s smaller sibling, The Rescue Rooms, a 450 capacity venue which is right next door. Tonight, […]
The Vaccines – Gloucester Guildhall
Opening the evening was Icelandic duo BSĺ who performed an assortment of politically driven and vocally haunting tracks from their politically defiant debut album ‘Sometimes Depressed…But Always Anti-Facist.’ The duality of their album is further proof of the band’s musical malleability, producing a variety of songs that, in spite of each track’s individuality, consistently succeed […]
The Subways: Young for Eternity 16th Anniversary Tour – Rock City, Nottingham, 30th September 2021
When the group got asked by the editor if anyone fancied covering the Subways up and coming tour was met with silence, I decided to take one for the team without researching it first. Covid and the lockdowns had meant that getting any live music coverage was non-existent. My last official gig prior to the […]
RUF’s Blues Caravan ’21 – Robin 2
A first post-lockdown trip back to the hallowed turf of the Robin 2, Bilston sees the self-styled ‘R n B Club’ getting back to its roots with a smorgasbord from the Deep South oeuvre in the shape of the Blues Caravan. A resident fixture of the British Blues scene since 2005, tonight’s nod to the […]
ROCKIN’ THE BOWL – FORGED IN FIRE – SET IN STEEL – SEPT 10th/11th/12th 2021
Day 3 – September 12th. Take day 2 and repeat, up, shower, dress and it’s off to the golden arches. Breakfast and a yarn about Clarkson’s Farm on Amazon Prime is the topic of conversation. If you’ve not seen it, it’s well worth a watch. Clarkson is Clarkson, and it wouldn’t be the same without […]
The Wildhearts with Support from Those Damn Crows & James and the Cold Gun, KK’s Steelmill, Wolverhampton, 15.09.21
I don’t think there is a better way of spending a Wednesday evening that at a live music venue watching and listening to the one thing the last 16 months deprived us all of so badly. Tonight KK’s is buzzing, so many Wildhearts fans have made their way to one of the best venues in […]
ROCKIN’ THE BOWL – FORGED IN FIRE – SET IN STEEL – SEPT 10th/11th/12th 2021
Day 2 – September 11th This was an earlier start so it was a case of up early shower, dressed and off to the infamous double gold arches for a spot of breakfast. Knowing it was going to be a long day and that the on-site vendors like to make money we over ate, hoping […]
ROCKIN’ THE BOWL – FORGED IN FIRE – SET IN STEEL – SEPT 10th/11th/12th 2021
Day 1 – September 10th Well the time has come to leave for Rock in the Bowl 2021, and to be honest I’m not feeling it. I’m not sure what it is, maybe the fact that it is now a 3-day event instead of the single Saturday like the first festival may have something to […]
John Grant, Grand Central Hall, Liverpool – September 11th 2021
John Grant made a visit to Liverpool and the beautiful surroundings of Liverpool’s Grand Central Hall was his stage for the night. This tour came not long after the release of his 5th album “The Boy From Michigan” received some great reviews. This is a man who pours all his soul and past troubles into […]
Inglorious with support from Mercutio, Rock City, Nottingham, Friday 10th September 2021
Tonight is the opening night of the Inglorious tour and where better to start than at such an iconic venue as Rock City. It did feel good to walk up the steps for the first time in over 19 months due to the ‘C’ word, my first indoor gig and speaking to people waiting to […]