Sunday, December 29th, 2013
Only three parts to my year's gigging. I missed a few gigs I would have liked to attend, but made it to others I may not have gone to. I think I've had a pretty good year of live music overall, but it may be getting more difficult to know ...
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Sunday, April 14th, 2013
More gigs! Some familiar bands, some new, and a couple known for their recordings but being seen for the first time. It's a mixed bag.
Toy, Charlie Boyer & the Voyeurs, Novella at the Scala
There's been a buzz about Toy for a while, but I procrastinated long enough about going to ...
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011
I appear to have been to more gigs in the past couple of months than the whole year before. I am trying to get out more, which is kind of working. I am getting out of an evening and, for the most part, enjoying seeing live music, but the secondary ...
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Sunday, November 27th, 2011
More gigs! I am trying to Get Out More and seeing live music has long been an activity I've enjoyed. It seems the obvious way for me to do something away from a computer, even if I end up seeing Bo Ningen a dozen times this year. They like to ...
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
It looks like back in 2010 I was still endeavouring to write a review for gigs the day after I attended them, the habit tailing off towards the end of the year. I find it difficult to be thorough and timely, particularly if I don't have much to say, probably ...
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Sunday, September 25th, 2011
I have been remiss in reviewing gigs I've been to for quite a while now. I have wanted to keep them timely and accurate, jotting down notes on my tube journey home to write a review the next day, but external pressures don't always make that possible, nor do I ...
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Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Too long ago I consider telling my China Drum story, and now seems like an appropriate time.
Many years ago, for two or three years in a row Radio 1 held a week of gigs for new bands and artists, broadcasting the music live. The best and brightest of new ...
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
The house lights go down but the band don't appear on stage. A little longer passes before a ripple of excitement passes through the audience, just as Slow Club does. Strumming acoustic guitars, Charles and Rebecca squeeze their way from a side door to the centre of the ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
As far as I am aware, Holy Fuck have only one album release and as it clocks in at a little over thirty five minutes I travel to the venue hoping I'll enjoy the songs I won't recognise to fill up what must be at least a one-hour set. ...
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