Friday, 5 December 2014

Blood Red Shoes, Fri 5 Dec, Bleach, Brighton

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Punchy, scringy rock that a sweaty, enthusiastic young crowd lapped up.  Sounded like the White Stripes would if they were fronted by Meg ra...

British Sea Power, All Saints Church, Hove, Fri 5 Dec 2014

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A beguiling performance. Felt as if we were watching the band rehearse rather than that we were being performed to. The Bournemouth Symphony...

It Hugs Back, All Saints Church, Hove, Fri 5 Dec 2014

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Melodic guitar rock in the vein of Lemonheads, Ride, and Teenage Fanclub.  Good sound complemented the harmonies and drumming, and a great M...
Monday, 17 March 2014

Drenge, British Music Embassy at Latitude 30, Austin, Saturday 15 March 2014, SXSW 2014

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2014 was the year grunge came back to SXSW in its steel-capped Doc Martens. There is only so much sound checking a two-man guitar and drums ...

Folly and the Hunter, Saturday 15 March 2015, Tap Room at the Market, Austin, SXSW

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We had come across this Montreal band via a pre-SXSW playlist so only knew one of their songs. They used two sets of keyboards, balanced on ...

Tim Easton, Saturday 15 March 2014, Tap Room at the Market, Austin, SXSW 2014

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A treat of SXSW is to catch an artist you’ve never heard of because you’ve arrived early for the next act. Tim Easton was an unexpected plea...

Cody ChestnuTT, Saturday 15 March 2014, the Bungalow, Austin, SXSW 2014

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The crowd had been whipped up into a party atmosphere and were very excited for Cody’s set. He did not disappoint in the short time he had. ...

Deep Cotton, The Bungalow, SXSW, Saturday 15 March 2014

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This phenomenal band were introduced as the funkiest most ridiculous thing we would hear all weekend. That was an accurate predication and t...

Liam Bailey, the Bungalow, Austin, Saturday 15 March 2014, SXSW 2014

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Liam played a funky set of bluesy rock overlaid with soul style vocals. Some of the songs made us think of Led Zeppelin, the White Stripes a...

Wye Oak, Brooklyn Vegan at Red 7, SXSW,  Saturday 15 March 2015

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This synth-playing duo gave us sweet vocals and lush keyboard tones, and created a sonic landscape halfway between Chvrches and the XX. Thei...