Category: Live Reviews
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Riot Fest 2019
(Header Image: The Flaming Lips – Timophy Hiatt) Back in 2018 I was introduced to the world of Riot Fest a home for punk and the more alternative genres of music in the heart of Chicago. They’re renowned for incredible reunions and album play throughs and this year’s lineup is a doozy. With the reformation…
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Review: Earthmass, Torpor, Jotnarr April 2nd, The Waiting Room
You know it’s a heavy night in store when it opens with Jotnaar, who, in the smaller constraint of The Waiting Room, sound even bigger than they did at the arts centre; the sound largely coming straight from the guitar amps rather than being boosted by a PA, ever nuience audible as the sound assaulted…
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Review: The Physics House Band, Black Peaks @ Colchester Arts Centre
I’d be the first to admit I’m a bit suprised that a year after their last appearance, supporting the excellent Arcane Roots, Black Peaks are back to headline the Arts Centre. I’ve caught them once since that show (ArcTanGent Festival) and I hadn’t really heard much buzz outside of small circles but the turnout is…
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Live Review: Off The Wall, Chasin Vegas, James Burrage @ The Waiting Room
Some shows you’re kind of taken aback by the crowd reaction at a gig. It’s great to see the Waiting Room busy for what I think would be fair to call the younger end of Colchester’s talented music scene. Mostly, as I walk through the door to the sound of James Burrage and band, everyone…
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Review: Eliza & The Bear – Colchester Arts Centre
You can generally get a good feel for how busy a show will be by looking at the Facebook event for it. Often there’s hundreds attending and people chatting about the show and other times there’s a handful of people and silence. I think it’s fair to say Eliza & The Bear fell into the…
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Live Review: Love Love Records Anti-Valentines Day Ball
‘Eclectic’ doesn’t really do this insane lineup justice; the bill featuring djs, bands of assorted genre, a grime preacher, interpetive dance. Ridiculous. By the time I get there a dj set is in full flow, slightly glitchy music filling the room. It’s a short wait before we’re greeted by μ2, who’ve somehow grown in size…
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Live Review New Town Kings’ New Years Eve Celebration 2015
Live music on New Years Eve can usually be a bit of a downer; it’s a big earner for covers bands, certain pubs knowing that inoffensive not-quite-as-good renditions of well known songs for some reason draw a crowd. The Arts Centre wouldn’t commit such offense though; they know full well that the only way to…
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Islam Chipsy, Dead Rat Orchestra, μ2 Colchester Arts Centre, 11/12/2015
It seems like Colchester has been doing a good job of bringing the weird and wonderful world of music home recently, but I was still fairly surprised to read about Islam Chipsy and E.E.K, an eclectic keyboard player performing with two drummers, playing improvised pieces. Watching a few videos online, I was sold; it looked…
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Jeffrey Lewis, Horse Party, Superglu, PollyPreacher The Lakeside Theatre, 04/12/2015
I appear to be a Jeffrey Lewis convert. I’ve never really given his music the attention it apparently deserves, despite him being popular amongst many friends I share tastes with and clearly that was an oversight. Along with his band, Los Bolts, Jeffrey took the audience on a ride through his mind over the space…
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Live Review: Slugworth + Superglu The Olde Albion, Rowhedge, 12/12/2015
If I were going to pick a band to prepare me for Christmas, it’d have to be Slugworth. Sure, they’re not all that Christmassy, but it’s impossible to watch Geoff, Stu and Carl and not grin like a fool throughout. Their complicated yet fun tunes never fail to impress. This was also an opportunity to…
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