Collaborative Music Blogging Project
The last time KV caught Woodpigeon, after the cancellation of last year’s Junip support slot, was at the End of the Road festival way back in 2010, where he was in full band mode, backed up by Eagleowl. Tonight, Woodpigeon the man (born Mark Andrew Hamilton), adorned in a chunky sweater – perhaps a souvenir…
Continue reading [Live Review] Mark Eitzel & Woodpigeon, The Fleece, Bristol
(Eds note – this review by Geoffery Crescent) Seal Club kicked the night off with a blend of fuzzy riffs and noise rock style tunes that didn’t quite gel, but brimmed with potential. Lead singer Jack Lawrence would have been wiser to sing within his vocal range; his high notes were often unpleasantly raw and…
Continue reading [Live Review] Wet Nuns, The Croft, Bristol – 3rd March 2013
Django Django are firmly established as KV favourites – I think this is the third time we’ve seen them in Bristol, and fifth time anywhere. The double denim look being sported by all except singer/ guitarist/ percussionist Vincent Neff is new to us though. They seem like such a natural choice of support for…
Continue reading [Live Review] Hot Chip and Django Django, O2 Academy Bristol, October 15, 2012
Brighton-based folkstress and beekeeper (fun fact – I was a childhood beekeper. More power to the beekeepers) Woodpecker Wooliams (born Gemma Williams) releases the single Gull on November 26th on Robot Elephant Music, and it is amazing. Take a listen: Woodpecker Wooliams is on tour to promote the single and will be playing OCTOBER 24…
Continue reading Woodpecker Wooliams – Gull
The summer of constant downpour is mercifully reprieved for tonight; although the beautiful venue is shrouded in apocalyptic cloud and my raincoat is at the ready. Support comes from Norweigan electronic songstress Susanne Sundfør who is performing with a male associate. The two of them are surrounded by an impressive-looking fortress of equipment. The sounds…
Continue reading M83 @ Summer Series, Somerset House, London 16.07.12
It’s a rare, balmy night in this summer of rain and the residents of Dalston are taking full advantage of the clement weather by gathering in the garden area. Unfortunately for the Mancunian lo –fi types, the garden area also has massive tv screens showing Euro 2012 and most people are jumping up and down…
Continue reading Milk Maid Album Launch, Shacklewell Arms, Dalston 28.06.12
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Summer Series at London’s beautiful Somerset House throughout July. The programme includes flamboyant songstress Paloma Faith, musical comedian Tim Minchin and the ever-lovely Tindersticks. The full programme this year includes: July 07 TIM MINCHIN July 08 KATY B July 09 JILL SCOTT July 10 JILL SCOTT July…
Continue reading Somerset Series @ Somerset House gigs on sale featuring M83, Tindersticks & Tim Minchin
Following on from the remastered double CDs of classic Kinks albums that have been released recently, Sanctuary Records have put out the first seven albums (Kinks, Kinda Kinks, The Kink Kontroversy, Face to Face, Something Else, The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society, and Arthur, or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)…
Continue reading The Kinks in Mono Boxset
Having had to be sensible and adhere to day job commitments, your humble scribe did not make the inaugural awards show but by all reports it was a fun and raucous affair, but there’s plenty of atmosphere left to soak up as we arrive at XOYO for the live show. Gary Numan was awarded a…
Continue reading Artrocker Awards Live Show: The Computers, Gruff Rhys and Jim Jones Revue, XOYO, London, 02.12.12
It’s very cold out, and an eerie blanket of mist envelopes the Somers Town Church. It looks quite spooky and isolated as we approach, like the opening scene to a Hammer Horror film. Fortunately inside is candle-lit and parochial and full of people in knitwear: the Vicar of Dibley for indie folksters. I arrive just…
Continue reading Ólöf Arnalds @ St Pancras Old Church, London, 24.11.11
