REVIEW: DELPHIC AT BRISTOL THEKLA (30/10/12)

REVIEW: DELPHIC AT BRISTOL THEKLA (30/10/12)

Three years ago, Delphic threatened to run off with the indie dance floors…

REVIEW: ERRORS AT EXCHANGE, BRISTOL (19/10/12)

REVIEW: ERRORS AT EXCHANGE, BRISTOL (19/10/12)

Errors gigs, for me, have a warm sense of familiarity that comes…

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: 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: THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS AT BRISTOL FLEECE (04/07/12)

REVIEW: THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS AT BRISTOL FLEECE (04/07/12)

The Psychedelic Furs epitomised the 80s post-punk culture and spirit and influenced…

REVIEW: SPIRITUALIZED AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (21/03/12)

REVIEW: SPIRITUALIZED AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (21/03/12)

Spiritualized were one of the many influential undercurrent of shoegaze bands from…

REVIEW: THE JOY FORMIDABLE SECRET GIG IN BRISTOL

REVIEW: THE JOY FORMIDABLE SECRET GIG IN BRISTOL

The thing that really bugs me about fashion-sponsored gigs like this (Clarks…

BRISTOL BIG JEFF: CUTTING FROM THE EDGE (JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012)

BRISTOL BIG JEFF: CUTTING FROM THE EDGE (JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012)

Dear readers, it has been quite sometime since I last wrote to…

REVIEW: JUSTICE AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (09/02/12)

REVIEW: JUSTICE AT BRISTOL O2 ACADEMY (09/02/12)

Through out the past 20 or so years, France has been at…

REVIEW: MY RUIN AT BRISTOL TUNNELS (25/01/12)

REVIEW: MY RUIN AT BRISTOL TUNNELS (25/01/12)

I have never been to the Tunnels before, so it was a…

BRISTOL BIG JEFF: CUTTING FROM THE EDGE (NOVEMBER 2011)

BRISTOL BIG JEFF: CUTTING FROM THE EDGE (NOVEMBER 2011)

Well hello readers! It’s been quite a while since I last wrote…

REVIEW: ZUN ZUN EGUI AT BRISTOL TRINITY CENTRE (29/10/11)

REVIEW: ZUN ZUN EGUI AT BRISTOL TRINITY CENTRE (29/10/11)

Tonight saw the album release party for one of Bristol’s most exciting…

BRISTOL BIG JEFF: CUTTING FROM THE EDGE (OCTOBER 2011)

BRISTOL BIG JEFF: CUTTING FROM THE EDGE (OCTOBER 2011)

How can I go about summing up the events of the past…

REVIEW: ATARI TEENAGE RIOT AT BRISTOL FLEECE (13/05/11)

REVIEW: ATARI TEENAGE RIOT AT BRISTOL FLEECE (13/05/11)

Foe take to the stage tonight, looking like a bunch of uber…

REVIEW: DRIVE BY TRUCKERS + JOSH T PEARSON AT BRISTOL ANSON ROOMS (06/05/11)

REVIEW: DRIVE BY TRUCKERS + JOSH T PEARSON AT BRISTOL ANSON ROOMS (06/05/11)

Josh T Pearson entered the stage, looking thin and withdrawn with his…

REVIEW: STANDON CALLING FESTIVAL 2010

REVIEW: STANDON CALLING FESTIVAL 2010

I found myself travelling into an almost mysterious land just due north…