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Gig review: SQUEEZE – Roundhouse, London, 22 November 2024
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Gig review: SUZI QUATRO – London Palladium, 13 November 2024
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Gig review: HRH XVII, Great Yarmouth, 7-9 November 2024
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Gig review: WHEN RIVERS MEET, CHANTEL MCGREGOR, XANDER AND THE PEACE PIRATES – Dingwalls, London, 7 November 2024
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Gig review: DEEP PURPLE – 02 Arena, London, 6 November 2024
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Album review: SAMANTHA FISH – Wild Heart
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Album review: BIG APPLE BLUES – Energy
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Category Archives: GIG REVIEWS
Gig review: THE ROBERT CRAY BAND – Barbican Hall, London, 6 May 2014
Plush, refined surroundings for this gig and it was a big step up for support act Azadeh. This was a home town gig for the singer/songwriter and she looked and sounded genuinely pleased to be there. She held the stage … Continue reading
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Tagged 6th May 2014, Azadah, Barbican Hall, blues, Dover Weinburg, gig, Les Falconer, live, London, Otis Redding, review, Richard Cousins, Robert Cray, Robert Cray Band, rock
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Gig review: AN EVENING FOR WALTER TROUT – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 4 May 2014
‘An Evening For Walter Trout’ was an unforgettable event with 65 musicians – including a posse of guitarists with borrowed amps – plus Walter Trout’s road and sound crew, all coming together to share their love for the blues-rock icon … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Vincent, Alan Glen, An Evening For Walter Trout, Andrew Elt, Bernie Marsden, Bob Hadrell, Danny Bryant, DEL BROMHAM, Flamingo All Stars, Glynn Evans, Ian Parker, John O'Leary, Jon Trout, Larry Miller, Laurence Jones, Marcu Malone, Mitch Laddie, Nick Newall, Otis Grand, Paul Cox, Pete Lamont, Pete Miles, Roger Chapman, Stephen Dale Petit, Stevie Smith, Stray, Tim Penn
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Gig review: MAGNUM – Islington Town Hall, 4 May 2014
Turning to item 5.1 on the agenda…oh wait, sorry thought I was in a council meeting given tonight’s venue. The hall features a rather grand stage with stalls (complete with springing floor) and a small circle. A new venue to … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 May 2014, Bob Catley, classic rock, gig, Harry James, Islington Town Hall, Magnum, Mark Stanway, melodic rock, Neonfly, review, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: YES – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 2 May 2014
I am not the biggest Yes fan in the world. This may seem a strange statement to open a Yes gig review, but as they said on the X Files ‘the truth is out there’. That is not to say … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 May 2014, Alan White, Chris Squire, Close To The Edge, Clyde Auditorium, Geoff Downes, gig, Glasgow, Going For The One, Jon Davison, live, prog, progressive, rock, Steve Howe, The Yes Album, Yes
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Gig review: IAN ANDERSON – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 2 May 2014
It amazes me how, generally, the reaction to Ian Anderson’s latest opus is warm, and welcoming. There seems to be a lack of critical faculty in some quarters. Perhaps, in my case, I’m just too old to rock ‘n’ roll. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 May 2014, gig, Homo Erraticus, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall, prog, progressive, review, rock, Thick As A Brick
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL BLUES – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014
Friday 21 March Kicking off the blues stage properly for the festival was Crowsaw, a hard hitting 3 piece blues outfit from South Wales whose riff driven blues rock sparks a glimmer of life in the bleary eyed yet enthusiastic … Continue reading
Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL PROG – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014
Thursday 20 March Amongst the highlights on the first night Synaesthesia only had a few gigs under their belts but gave us a great keyboard driven modern prog rock set. With most of their music being written by 20 year … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish, Flower Kings, Focus, gig, Hard Rock Hell Prog, Hawklords, March 2014, progressive, review, rock, The Enid
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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL AOR – Pwllheli, 21-22 March 2014
Friday 21 March Hailing from Stoke on Trent, I was eager to see how Lawless were to be received by the HRH family, playing live on the Friday as part of their Mad March Tour, which already had seen a … Continue reading
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Gig review: MAGNUM – The Garage, Glasgow, 29 April 2014
Magnum over the years have become a British institution. Like Motorhead, Saxon, Status Quo and several others they annually tour the highways and byways of the nation and no matter where they turn up they are guaranteed a good crowd. … Continue reading
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Tagged 29th April 2014, Bob Catley, gig, Glasgow, live, Magnum, Neonfly, review, rock, The Garage, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: HEAVEN’S BASEMENT – The Fleece, Bristol – 25 March 2014
This tour package contains some of the best up and coming bands currently doing the rounds across the UK. With a large crowd present for tonight’s gig it would appear that the word is spreading that there are some first … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th April 2014, Aaron Buchanan, Bristol, Fire Fire, gig, Glamour Of The Kill, Heavens Basement, live, metal, review, rock, Savages, The Dirty Youth, The Fleece
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Gig review: CARAVAN – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 13 April 2014
Tonight the Rescue Rooms are playing host to Caravan, a name synonymous with the early British Prog/Canterbury music scene, I’m sure one of the founding members Pye Hastings won’t mind me reminding him that this is their 46th year and … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 April 2014, Caravan, Geoffrey Richardson, gig, Nottingham, progressive, Pye Hastings, Rescue Rooms, review, rock, Tristan Mackay
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Gig Review: VANDENBERG’S MOONKINGS – Islington Academy, London 24 April 2014
For a man with such a pedigree, both with his own band and spending longer as David Coverdale’s right hand man in Whitesnake than anyone else, Adrian Vandenberg’s profile has been surprisingly low for a number of years. However the … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 April 2014, Adrian Vandenberg, gig, hard rock, Islington Academy, London, melodic, review, Vandenberg's Moonkings, Whitesnake
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Gig review: METAL ALLIANCE 2014 – Tremont Music Hall, North Carolina
I hate my Birthday. Hate it with a deep passion. It has nothing to do with getting older. I really couldn’t care less about my age. It’s just a number. I hate it mostly because I link my Birthday with … Continue reading
Gig review: BELLOWHEAD – Royal Albert Hall, London, 20 April 2014
Amazing to think Bellowhead have been going for ten years now as they chose the regal surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate their tenth birthday and bless them they invited all of their fans along. It was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 April 2014, Bellowhead, folk, folk rock, gig, London, Maddy Prior, review, Royal Albert Hall, Steeleye Span, tenth anniversary
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Gig review: MAGNUM – The Tivoli, Buckley, 20 April 2014
With an unexplained delayed start it was a little like being back in the seventies. A crowd that snaked around the block and a cool nip that knived them. The support – or perhaps more accurately on this occasion “warm … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 April 2014, Al Barrow, Bob Catley, Buckley, gig, Harry James, Magnum, Mark Stanway, melodic, Neonfly, North Wales, review, rock, The Tivoli, Tony Clarkin
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Gig review: HAMMERFEST – Pwllheli, Wales, 13-15 March 2014
It’s been a long cold wet winter but now is the time for the Hammer Horde to rise up and make their way to the first of the HRH festivals of the year, Hammerfest VI Book Of The Dead. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged 13-15 March 2014, Book Of The Dead, COC, Death, Enthroned, Extreme, Grand Magus, Hafan Y Mor, Hammerfest VI, Kreator, metal, Monster Truck, Overkill, Pwllheli, Thrash, Unleashed, Vintage Caravan, Wales
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Gig Review: GAZPACHO – 02 Islington Academy, London, 15 April 2014
Support Acts: Se Delan, Bruce and Jon from the Pineapple Thief Review and photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis On the 15 April I decided to ignore the fact that I was travelling the following day, and surrendered instead to my … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 April 2014, Gazpacho, gig, London, metal, O2 Islington Academy, review
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Gig review: WITHIN TEMPTATION/Delain – Manchester Apollo, 11 April 2014
As I arrive at the venue tonight a full hour before it opens the draw of the bands is evident as the queues are already stretching up the road for this rearranged show. The tour originally due to be in … Continue reading
Gig Review: THE WILDHEARTS – ABC, Glasgow, 14 April 2014
Monday nights should be quiet, sober affairs. First day back at work after the weekend, one should spend Monday evenings resting after a long day and looking to the week ahead and to the next weekend in which you can … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 April 2014, ABC, CJ, gig, Ginger Wildheart, Glasgow, Hey! Hello, Jonne Von Hertzen, Kie Von Hertzen, live, Mikko Von Hertzen, pop, prog, punk, review, rock, Scott Sorry, the Wildhearts, Victoria Liedtke, Von Hertzen Brothers
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Gig Review: THE BERMONDSEY JOYRIDERS, The Black Heart, Camden, 8 April 2014
This was quite simply a brilliantly entertaining triple-header of power packed and swaggering punk pop. Officially, the launch of The Joyriders’ new single, each band played a set of seven songs in deference to the seven-inch black plastic platter of … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 April 2014, Black Heart, Bubblegum Screw, Camden, gig, review, The Bermondsey Joyriders, the Healthy Junkies
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Gig review: FOREIGNER – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 12 April 2014
A different gig tonight as Foreigner were playing unplugged, their only UK acoustic date slotted in after their headlining tour with Europe and FM was announced. Not quite the sell-out that the full electric tour has been but a healthy … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 April 2014, acoustic, concert, Foreigner, Jeff Pilson, Kelly Hansen, London, Mick Jones, Shepherd's Bush Empire, unplugged
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Gig Review: DAVE DAVIES – The Barbican, London, 12 April 2014
Given Dave Davies current spiritual bent, he’s probably a firm believer in karma. And it is that principle of causality that works for him at The Barbican tonight, a venue not totally unfamiliar with rock music, but still lacking any … Continue reading
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Tagged Dave Davies, gig, guitar, Ray Davies, review, rock, Teddy Freese, The Jigsaw Seen, The Kinks, The Move, Tom Currier
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Gig review: HALESTORM, HMV Forum, London, 9 April 2014
The popularity of Halestorm in the UK is on a rapidly rising curve. Each headline show seems to be at a larger venue, and in 18 months they have progressed from the Islington Academy to the 2400 capacity Forum where … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 April 2014, gig, Halestorm, HMV Forum, London, metal, review, rock
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Gig Review: STATUS QUO – 02 Academy, Glasgow, 9 April 2014
This is the second night of a two night stint in Glasgow by the Frantic Four and the denim clad Quo Army are once again out in force. After the one-off reunion tour in 2013 proved to be such a … Continue reading
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Tagged 02 Academy, 9th April 2014, Alan Lancaster, Dr Feelgood, Francis Rossi, Frantic Four, gig, Glasgow, Glasgow Apollo, John Coghlan, live, Norm Watt-Roy, Quo, review, Rick Parfitt, Status Quo, Wilko Johnson
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Gig review: RIVERSIDE – O2 Liverpool Academy, 5 April 2014
Support Act: Votum Review and Photos by Yiannis (John) Stefanis Polish Prog Metal outfit Riverside have acquired a reputation for being a top quality live band over the years, so accepting this gig assignment was a no-brainer to me. Now, … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 April 2014, gig, Liverpool O2 Academy, Poland, Polish, prog, progressive, progressive metal, review, RIVERSIDE, Votum
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