La Luz
Oct 07
NO MEAN DREAM – WE’R ALL LA LUZERS NOW When: 25 September 2018 Where: Mono Support: Peggy Sue Peggy Sue get the night off to a great start with a set the crowd enjoyed – even if all the songs are about the breakup of a relationship. Wiki categorises La Luz’s music as ‘surf music, doo wop, neo-psychedelia’ and elsewhere I have seen them described as ‘surf...
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...
The War On Drugs
Nov 11
SLAVE TO THE AMBIENT Where: Barrowland When: 9 November 2017 Support: The Barr Brothers Adam Granduciel (WoD’s creator, heart and soul) has managed to add a new twist to the classic rock template with a drifting melodic sound that is also grandiose and tinged with sadness. As many have noted, it has a Springsteen-like quality even though you cannot imagine Springsteen actually playing any WoD...
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