Concert Reviews – Page 42

Camel

The Forum, Bath 7th July 2015 [With many thanks to James Loudoun for the use of his photos in the body of this article] Camel have been a much cherished band for me since I first heard the title track…

At look back at Night of the Prog IX

Next Friday will see the running of the 10th Night of the Prog and TPA will be there to cover it, providing a full post-review as well as live updates via our Facebook page. With the beautiful natural setting of Freilichtbühne…

Theo Travis’ Double Talk

The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston, London 2nd July 2015 I’m glad this gig was not on the day before, when temperatures in the capital shot over 35°C, which combined with the sopping humidity and the thick breeze made stepping outside…

Magma

Cadogan Hall, London 8th May 2015 ‘Unique’ is a word that is used far too often but for the creative wonders of Christian Vander and Magma it is spot on. This music is unique, and when delivered with the power…

Amplifier

[With many thanks to Josep Monrós for the use of his photos, please visit his Flickr stream] The Exchange, Bristol 23rd April 2015 Charismatic and enigmatic Amplifier front man, Sel Balamir, amusingly described in a pre-gig interview (which you can…

Änglagård / The Gift

[Photos by Leo Trimming] The Boston Music Rooms at The Dome, Tufnell Park, London 11th April 2015 As we are all well aware, Facebook has many negative aspects but these are outweighed by the positives, otherwise why would anyone bother…

Steven Wilson

The Corn Exchange, Cambridge 12th March 2015 by Roger Trenwith Cambridge Corn Exchange is a smallish venue, and with the temporary seating installed probably held around 1000 last night, assuming the balcony was used and full – for some reason…

Anathema – Acoustic

Exeter Cathedral 5th March 2015 There has been a sacred building on the site of Exeter Cathedral since at least Roman times and this beautiful medieval cathedral was a perfect venue for the spiritually uplifting and emotionally drenched music of…

Fish – Spirit of 66, Verviers

Fish played the final date of his Moveable Feast Tour to a sold-out Spirit of 66 in Verviers, Belgium (yes, Verviers!). Re-scheduled from the previous date of 4th December due a throat infection, the intimate venue was packed to the…

The Enid

The Wharf, Tavistock 30th January 2015 What to expect on an auspicious night for singer Joe Payne, named best vocalist of 2014 in the Prog Magazine awards on that very day. My knowledge of The Enid was and for now…

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