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Gig review: DEWOLFF – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Thursday 5 January 2023
New Album – Love, Death & In Between (Album Launch Party Gig) GRTR! has been trumpeting the extraordinarily versatile southern rock, psychedelic/blues uber-combo, DeWolff, for years now and they have really excelled themselves with their new album, “Love, Death & … Continue reading
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Tagged Album Launch, Amsterdam, big band, blues, blues rock, DeWolff, gig, Paradiso, review, rock, Thursday 5 January 2023, van de Poel
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Gig review: STATUS QUO – Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, 2 December 2016
Let’s put some background markers down first – I first saw Quo in Sheffield in 1977 and assuming an average of a gig per tour since and then throw in the ad-hoc promotional stuff like the first Aquostic gig at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 December 2016, Amsterdam, classic, Francis Rossi, gig, Heineken Music Hall, review, rock, Status Quo
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Gig review: THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD – Paradio, Amsterdam, 3 March 2016
Call it ear-gasmic sonic science, like being wrapped in whisky-soaked cotton wool blanket of classic Americana – the superlatives escape me but you would be very remiss not to catch the Chris Robinson Brotherhood (CRB) as soon as you can … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, Amsterdam, Black Crowes, blues, gig review, Paradio, rock, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood
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Album review: STATUS QUO – In Search Of The Fourth Chord/Quid Pro Quo (reissues)
Edsel [Release date 28.10.13] There’s something quite irresistible about Quo, perhaps the more so since they’ve recently reformed with the classic line-up and re-discovered their seventies mojo. Yes, they have had their fair share of naff-ness (recently consolidated by their … Continue reading
Album review: TODD RUNDGREN – State
Esoteric Antenna [Release date 08.04.13] Todd Rundgren’s chameleon nature is at once the perpetual conundrum. A musician who will not be pigeon-holed and as such adored by his loyal fanbase for his constant stretching of the envelope. For the faithful … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Amsterdam, Deluxe, Limited Edition, Metropole Orchestra, review, rock, State, Todd Rundgren
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