REVIEWS

REVIEW: ROLO TOMASSI AT BRISTOL FLEECE (21/10/12)

REVIEW: ROLO TOMASSI AT BRISTOL FLEECE (21/10/12)

The first stop on their 11 day tour across the UK showed…

REVIEW: FOSSIL COLLECTIVE AT BRISTOL LOUISIANA (17/10/12)

REVIEW: FOSSIL COLLECTIVE AT BRISTOL LOUISIANA (17/10/12)

Fossil Collective have been compared to Midlake, so much so that some…

REVIEW: HOT CHIP + DJANGO DJANGO AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (15/10/12)

REVIEW: HOT CHIP + DJANGO DJANGO AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (15/10/12)

It’s songs from the latest album that really stand out. ‘Night & Day’ – which has a most excellent video directed by the one and only Peter Serafinowitcz – battles Hot Chip’s back catalogue as their most catchy tune to date and the crowd certainly agree.…

REVIEW: 2MANYDJS AT MOTION, BRISTOL (13/10/12)

REVIEW: 2MANYDJS AT MOTION, BRISTOL (13/10/12)

Bristol’s In:Motion season has quickly become one of the most anticipated series…

REVIEW: YOUNG GUNS AT CARDIFF SOLUS (11/10/12)

REVIEW: YOUNG GUNS AT CARDIFF SOLUS (11/10/12)

Despite the great collage of bands on this bill, the evening belonged to Young Guns, who prove that hard work does pay off.…

REVIEW: WHY? AT BRISTOL FLEECE (11/10/12)

REVIEW: WHY? AT BRISTOL FLEECE (11/10/12)

Musically the live manifestation of Why? is a harder, edged more lively beast than their recorded counterpart with Josiah Wolf’s percussive skills coming to the fore.…

REVIEW: BO NINGEN AT BRISTOL FLEECE (08/10/12)

REVIEW: BO NINGEN AT BRISTOL FLEECE (08/10/12)

There is a certain gleeful abandonment about the way they play, yes it is big and loud but also really delicately put together, building into walls of psychedelic blasts, before breaking down again.…

REVIEW: GOAN DOGS AT BRISTOL CROFT (06/10/12)

REVIEW: GOAN DOGS AT BRISTOL CROFT (06/10/12)

The stylish fellas fly the flag for homegrown desert rock like a beacon of hope in a scene saturated with forgettable indie rock bands.…

REVIEW: JONNY CRAIG AT BRISTOL CROFT (07/10/12)

REVIEW: JONNY CRAIG AT BRISTOL CROFT (07/10/12)

Craig, an ex-member of popular hardcore/screamo bands Emarosa and Dance Gavin Dance,…

REVIEW: GALLOWS AT BRISTOL FLEECE (05/10/12)

REVIEW: GALLOWS AT BRISTOL FLEECE (05/10/12)

Gallows first reared their head back in 2006 when they released their…

REVIEW: FIGURE 8 FESTIVAL 2012

REVIEW: FIGURE 8 FESTIVAL 2012

Everywhere you turn these days there seems to be a new festival…

REVIEW: WE ARE AUGUSTINES AT BRISTOL THEKLA (01/10/12)

REVIEW: WE ARE AUGUSTINES AT BRISTOL THEKLA (01/10/12)

Sunday gigs can be totally hit and miss. After a whole weekend…

REVIEW: DEXYS AT BRISTOL COLSTON HALL (22/09/12)

REVIEW: DEXYS AT BRISTOL COLSTON HALL (22/09/12)

If you’re expecting some kind of revival band, forget it. Anybody who’d…

REVIEW: BESTIVAL 2012

REVIEW: BESTIVAL 2012

Bestival sits somewhere quite unique in the festival market; the brainchild of…

REVIEW: MERTHYR ROCK 2012

REVIEW: MERTHYR ROCK 2012

Since the closure of the town’s last rock venue, the studio bar,…

REVIEW: THE DEEP DARK WOODS AT BRISTOL ST BONAVENTURE’S (30/08/12)

REVIEW: THE DEEP DARK WOODS AT BRISTOL ST BONAVENTURE’S (30/08/12)

Almost sneaking on stage to start up without any introduction, a furrow-browed…

REVIEW: FRANK TURNER AT FROME CHEESE & GRAIN (16/08/12)

REVIEW: FRANK TURNER AT FROME CHEESE & GRAIN (16/08/12)

Frome’s Cheese & Grain was a curious choice for a one-off Frank Turner festival…

REVIEW: SEE NO EVIL’S MAIL, MAPS AND MOTION IN BRISTOL (17/08/12)

REVIEW: SEE NO EVIL’S MAIL, MAPS AND MOTION IN BRISTOL (17/08/12)

The Passenger Shed, one of Bristol’s most historic and iconic buildings, was…

REVIEW: STRUMMER OF LOVE 2012

REVIEW: STRUMMER OF LOVE 2012

It has been 10 years since the death of Joe Strummer, but…

REVIEW: GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2012

REVIEW: GREEN MAN FESTIVAL 2012

Barely a year has gone by in the 10 year history of…

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