Concert Reviews
‘Start the Sound’ Tour Islington Assembly Hall, London Saturday 18th June 2016 A Panic Room gig is always a cause for eager anticipation. Their live performances are, without fail, musically thrilling, emotionally intense and warmly uplifting. At the same time…
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Sub89, Reading Wednesday 15th June 2016 Frost* are in good mood tonight as they take to the stage for their ‘warm up’ gig before heading out on the road for a UK tour supporting the release of their third studio…
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Obihall, Firenze, Italy 31st May 2016 Well, not quite as Close To The Edge as I would have liked to my accommodation, but a 3.7 mile trek from the jungle of buildings that constitute Florence; it is hot, it is…
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Real World Studios, Box, Wiltshire 22nd May 2016 Big Big Train are a band which does not follow the usual and mundane in any shape or form, whether it is in their finely crafted progressive rock albums or their commitment…
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The Palladium, London Friday 29th April 2016 Three years since he last toured in the U.K., Roger Hodgson returns to one of London’s most iconic theatres in a show prompted by the overwhelming demand from fans unable to get tickets…
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The Musician, Leicester 9th May 2016 Pagan Vibes in the Land of Champions. Starting a short tour to promote their rather fine new platter Bottled Out Of Eden, the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ur-rock psychedelic beastie that is Knifeworld chose Leicester’s…
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The Wharf, Tavistock 29th April 2016 Recommendations for bands to see are a good thing, and when the opportunity to travel only a few miles to see one at a venue in rural Devon arrives it is not to be…
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[With many thanks to Mike Evans, Anthony Firmin, Adam Kennedy and Jeff Cooper for their images, and to Sharon Chevin at The Publicity Connection for co-ordinating.] Colston Hall, Bristol Wednesday 4th May 2016 What should a band like Yes actually…
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The Cavern Club, Exeter Thursday, 24th March 2016 White Room, enveloped in the swirling lighting of the Cavern Club, provided good solid support, a blend of psychedelia and rock reminiscent of early Pink Floyd. Great bass player, and the others…
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Dominion Theatre, London Saturday 5th March 2016 The burden of expectation weighs heavily on Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, to give it its full and proper title. Released thirty eight years ago in 1978 with…
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