Category: Live Reviews

Not one for the children, Kunt & The Gang’s potty mouthed minor internet hits certainly drew out the masses. The Soundhouse is more alive than I’ve ever seen it before, the floor full of people, drinks in hand. Opening the night is Mike Gibbons playing some smutty tracks on an acoustic guitar. There was some…

A venture into London can be a bit of a pain for bands – traffic is always horrifying and stupid parking regulations see Superglu’s mode of transport towed before the set can start, which has to be a bit of a downer but, if there’s any venue in London to cheer you up a bit,…

Here’s a confession; I’ve never really gotten into the music of Captain Beefheart. I think perhaps I gave him and his Magic Band a go too early in life, introduced by my friend Tony to his music in secondary school; it was likely just a bit too weird for me. Oddly, despite my music taste…

The excitement surrounding this show is unreal for a band who’ve been around such a short time as Surge. The release of their first 7” single is clearly quite a big event for the boys and the hype seems to have spread among their friends. It’s only fitting that such an occasion be marked with…

With an advert that warns that there may be blood, this show was looking to be a particularly interesting one well in advance – Justice Yeldham (apparently now going by the name Granpa but seemingly nowhere making a note of the change) creates music by taking a piece of glass, fitting a pickup to it…

It takes quite a lot for me to walk away from a live set bewildered by what I’ve just seen; by now I thought I had seen everything and, that aside, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen Dingus Khan more times than I can count on my fingers and toes. That they’re still pushing that bar…

You couldn’t have hoped for a better day to kick off the festival. While early fears of weather going between overcast and heavy rain may have worried everyone, the skies are clear, the ground dry, everyone’s in good spirits and there’s a good crowd of people relaxing on the grass even before the first act,…