Rory Charles Graham, better known to most people as “Rag’N’Bone Man” dropped into Liverpool’s Mountford Hall as part of his 2021 “Life By Misadventure” tour on Thursday 4th November 2021. Warren Millar was there to catch the action. Theirs a cold chill in the air around the musical city of Liverpool tonight as we park […]
The Dead Daisies – Birmingham Institute – October 30th 2021
The much anticipated UK tour of supergroup The Dead Daisies finally kicked off this evening in the birthplace of Heavy Metal and the historic ornate surroundings of the Birmingham O2 Institute, Founded in 2013 by accomplished rhythm guitarist and, stand aside Bruce Dickinson, jet fighter pilot, David Lowy, they are a musical collective with an […]
SKINDRED SHOW TIME TOUR – Rock City Nottingham, 9th October 2021
Support: The Howling Tides & Raging Speedhorn So, another journey to Rock City, this time to see that Welsh Nu-Metal maestro Benji Webbe and the mighty Skindred. OK, maybe not necessarily Nu-Metal – how about Nu-Reggae? On first we have The Howling Tides; this young band have already thrilled fans by appearing on the Jägermeister […]
Caravan at the Gloucester Guildhall – October 8th 2021.
The Canterbury Scene, as it became known, concerned the emergence of a string of bands in and around Canterbury predominantly in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Amongst those bands that appeared were Soft Machine, Gong, Hatfield & the North and Camel. Caravan was another of those bands, formed from the remnants of the Wilde […]
Mason Hill: ‘Against the Wall’ UK Tour, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
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 […]