Silje Nes There were four acts on the bill at the second Fat Cat Records night at the Theatre Royal in Brighton – the middle two Frightened Rabbit and The Twilight Sad were both enjoyable enough guitar rock bands…but they weren’t the reason we were there. The first act Silje Nes also was not the [...]
Hazel just sent me a link to this lovely (if a little ropy) live video of Stereolab performing Stomach Worm and god they were so fucking great it makes me wince to think of the doodly nonsense that passes for a ‘lab album these days – I keep buying them in the hope that they’ll [...]
The Clientele @ The Luminaireoriginally uploaded by grange85 Another visit to the Luminaire to see The Clientele…and another excellent Clientele show, despite Alasdair’s quips about being strangely nervous they seemed very relaxed. Nice set – some old, some less old, nothing new (“we’ll play some new songs next time because we have some rehearsed…but they‘re [...]
Not too many shows this year (although maybe more than last) – and a couple I never took my camera to, most notably Sparklehorse at The Shepherds Bush Empire and Joanna Newsom at the Albert Hall which would both be very near, if not at the top, of my list… In no particular order… The [...]
St Vincent @ The Bush Halloriginally uploaded by grange85 We saw a stunning set by St Vincent last night at the Bush Hall. There’s something a little incongruous about the frail young thing on stage in her cocktail dress and dainty shoes playing her guitar so emphatically. Occasionally she was sweet and sometimes possessed and [...]
