Concert Reviews
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 two guitarists playing in…
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Melville Theatre, Abergavenny Sunday, 2nd February 2020 On a windy Sunday night, my other half Hazel and myself made the forty-odd mile drive to Abergavenny in anticipation of seeing Talinka live. I was looking forward to hearing their blend of…
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Once Around the World Tour Bush Hall, London, Sunday, 19th January 2020 & Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton, Friday, 17th January 2020 BUSH HALL, LONDON by Rosamund Tomlins Francis Dunnery’s It Bites mini UK tour, following on from the past three years,…
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Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer Saturday, 25th January 2020 Breaking the strings It has been some time since I last saw Jan Akkerman perform solo with his band. Most recent experiences were his ‘Knight of the Guitar’ sessions in which he, accompanied…
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Birmingham Town Hall Wednesday, 11th December 2019 In October 1969, Frank Zappa released an album which was to have a massive impact on the rock music world, still being felt fifty years on. The innovative blend of rock and jazz…
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Islington Assembly Hall, London Sunday, 19th January 2020 No Sleep ’til Islington So these Fins have been making fairly regular incursions into our fair isles since around 2011. In past raids, they have tended to limit their marauding to the…
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The Musician, Leicester 29th November to 1st December 2019 For the uninitiated, Danfest is a prog festival invented, curated and promoted by Danny Mayo, so how the festival gets its name is a complete mystery! But seriously, any fans of…
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Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer Saturday, 7th December 2019 From strength to strength For years no sign of life and then suddenly, boom, twice new studio work and even three live shows within exactly twelve months. Life within the Flower Kings is…
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O2 Academy, Bristol Wednesday, 20th November 2019 It’s been 50 years since Daevid Allen started the psychedelic behemoth that is Gong, and as the band head into their 50th year, with a wonderful new album The Universe Also Collapses, and…
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Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer Saturday, 30th November 2019 Still going strong/Not dead yet On a cold November evening in 2019, Zoetermeer’s De Boerderij plays host to the legendary Soft Machine. Founded in 1966 by Daevid Allen, Mike Ratledge, Kevin Ayers and…
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