Published on 30th March 2021 | by Jez Rowden
The Half Moon, Putney, London Wednesday, 11th March 2020 A significant gig took place approximately this time last year; it was the last-but-one for me before the COVID 19 pandemic shut live entertainment down. More importantly,... Read More →
Published on 9th December 2020 | by Alex Driessen
Hackney Empire, London Saturday 2nd November 2019 The last leg of the Grand Tour For the third consecutive time I could count myself among the small group of fortunate people who were about to experience a... Read More →
Published on 28th June 2020 | by Alex Driessen
At the end of May, the symphonic British neo-proggers IQ were scheduled to visit the Netherlands and France in the context of their Resistance Tour 2020. We now know what happened: both shows had to be... Read More →
Published on 23rd April 2020 | by Pana Markides
Satan’s Hollow, Manchester Saturday, 22nd February 2020 I have a confession, it is less than a year since I discovered the energetic jazzy prog stylings of Thank You Scientist (TYS) (they’ve been around since 2009). Now... Read More →
Published on 25th March 2020 | by Graham Thomas
The Court Theatre, Tring Saturday, 7th March 2020 This showcase at the Court Theatre in Tring is effectively the launch of That Joe Payne’s solo career. Although he has played a few shows since his time... Read More →
Published on 20th March 2020 | by Phil Lively
The Vic, Swindon Monday, 9th March 2020 I’d been looking forward to this. It all started for me with a Facebook Messenger message from an extremely excited Ken Wynne, swearing me to secrecy about a new... Read More →
Published on 16th March 2020 | by Jez Rowden
The Drill Hall, Chepstow 14th March 2020 Music flies over borders. Or at least it should; as Lazuli lead singer Dominique Leonetti quips, the band’s previous trips to the UK have been afflicted by such obstacles... Read More →
Published on 7th March 2020 | by Nick Hudson
The Dome & The Boston Music Room, Tufnell Park, London Saturday, 29th February 2020 Ten Years of Chaos, from Chaos Theory. Wow! Just, wow! What an incredibly well-organised and co-ordinated gig. Full credit to Kunal Singhal... Read More →
Published on 11th February 2020 | by Roger Trenwith
Pin-Ups, Islington, London Saturday, 1st February 2020 With a selection of TPA scribblists in attendance, it would be rude not to ask some of them how it went… Roger Trenwith Frowns. We all wear them too... Read More →
Published on 8th February 2020 | by Alex Driessen
50th Anniversary Tour Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands Saturday, 1st February 2020 “Just a tad more, please? British band Wishbone Ash always guarantees a solid dose of melodic rock music, with its distinctive twin-guitar sound of... Read More →
