The down to earth and gracious Spinto Band seem to have begun Vampire Weekend’s career. Previously dropped from a major label, Virgin “decided not to put out” their second album, “We got mountains of problems”, they sing in Mountains, one of the few bright lights in the first half of the set, and that’s never [...]
Posts Tagged ‘gigs’
The Spinto Band, The Sugarmill
Posted in Stoke, Uncategorized, tagged gigs, reviews on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kids In Glass Houses – The Waterfront
Posted in Norwich, tagged gigs, reviews on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You could easily be mistaken for thinking Kids In Glass Houses are in fact American, what with them singing about Californ-i-a with a definite borrowed American twinge – until they talk that is, they’re straight out of the valleys. Following in the footsteps of fellow Welsh rockers Funeral For A Friend and Lostprophets, Kids In [...]
Duke Special – The Arts Centre
Posted in Norwich, tagged gigs, reviews on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Looking as though he could well be in the Murderdolls, Peter Wilson, better known as Duke Special, modestly shuffles onto the stage alone. Showcasing, and showcasing is certainly the right word, new songs and old from 2006’s ‘Songs From The Deep Forest’ accompanied by himself, a gramophone and a screen, better known to some as [...]
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong – The Waterfront
Posted in Norwich, tagged gigs, Review on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The poisoned chalice of ‘Next Big Thing’ that labels so many bands that it’s now become worthless has been tagged to Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and it appears to be fairly misguided. Introducing himself as ‘Joe, and these are the Jing, the Jang and the Jong’ and entering the stage after the [...]
One Night Only, The Waterfront
Posted in Norwich, tagged gigs, Review on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Time is a major factor for One Night Only. It’s used in pretty much every song and it’s very much on their side. Selling out a whole tour and reaching number 10 with debut album ‘Started a Fire’ at their young age is an impressive feat, and they really are connecting with a wide audience [...]
The Holloways, Waterfront
Posted in Norwich, tagged gigs, reviews on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It was a night of chipped teeth and grabbed balls at the Waterfront as a surprisingly sparse crowd greeted the Holloways brand of dancey indie guitar pop. The support came from the impressive and confident local band The Interpreters and the passionate acoustic-punk of ex-Million Dead frontman Frank Turner and the crowd warmed to each [...]
The Courteeners, Waterfront
Posted in Music, Norwich, tagged gigs, reviews on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When you actually see The Courteeners, you soon realise how much of an impact they are having, how much people have really connected with them. Every song can be related to, it isn’t quite Definitely Maybe, but it’s not a million miles away. Playing to an audience that was filled with more 30-somethings than you’d [...]
Wonky Pop Tour
Posted in Stoke, tagged bands, gigs, reviews on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Wonky Pop Tour danced its way to Stoke’s Sugarmill with Alphabeat, currently sitting at number seven in the single chart, Leon Jean-Marie and Frankmusik. Leon Jean-Marie opened the night in spectacular style and had the whole, albeit very young, crowd moving to his soul, funk, reggae rock with a voice that was somewhere between [...]
Summer In The City
Posted in Norwich, tagged gigs, Norwich on April 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The music scene around Norwich has always been thriving but this year looks especially exciting. Having managed to tempt Stereophonics to perform a warm-up show for their end of year world tour in September, this year certainly has something to live up to.
The Supergrass and the-Britpop-gods-that-are James gigs in April go a long way to [...]
