Sparks
May 28
THERE’S A RON AND A RUSS IN MY POOL When: 22 May 2018 Where: O2 Academy Support: Finiflex Band Previously Seen: 29 June 2015, Troxy, London (as FFS) I don’t think I have seen a crowd as enthusiastic and ecstatic as tonight’s for quite some time and all for a couple of pensioners who have been making quixotic, idiosyncratic pop for more than 50 years. This was the first...
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
May 21
HOPE RISES! When: 20 May 2018 Where: CCA Support: Boy Azooga The Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (often referred to the slightly less of a mouthful Rolling Blackouts CF) may have a name that does not dance off the tongue but their music certainly makes your feet want to dance. It is classic twangy indie rock delivered with energy and panache. And not only can they write infectious...
Mercury Rev
May 18
‘HOW DOES THAT OLD SONG GO?’ When: 27 April 2018 Where: CCA Support: Lyla Foy Band Previously Seen: 13 November 2008, Shepherd’s Bush Empire Deserter’s Songs is one of those albums that once you hear it stays with you forever, it has its own special sound and mood. The fact that it saved the life of the band that recorded it adds to its allure. It is no...
Eden
May 07
WONDER/FULL When: 25 April 2018 Where: O2 ABC This was an impressively controlled and sophisticated gig: from the glitchy electronica of the music, and the excellent band, to the impressive lighting and smoke show that throughout bathed the stage in dense colours and strobes, to the presence of Irishman Jonathon Ng (Eden himself) who was partially, and at times fully, hidden by the lights and...
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