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Gig review: GUN – 100 Club, London, 29 February 2024

Posted on March 5, 2024 by andynathan
GUN- 100 Club, London, 29 February 2024

Gun’s profile is set to be higher in 2024 than at any time since they reformed, with songs being used in a Samuel L Jackson movie, festival dates already announced and most importantly a new album in ‘Hombres’, their first … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR- Indigo2, London, 22 February 2024

Posted on March 1, 2024 by andynathan
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR- Indigo2, London, 22 February 2024

2024 is a big year for Joanne Shaw Taylor with a new album ‘Heavy Soul’ on the way, and already a single release, and a UK tour including this, her biggest London headline show to date, albeit in the Indigo’s … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FRASER ANDERSON/EMILY FRASER – Junction 3, Cambridge, 24 February 2024

Posted on February 29, 2024 by GRTR! HQ
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Continuing my February foray to Cambridge’s acoustic gig offerings, the intimate club surroundings of Junction 3 – where the popular New Routes event has its home – hosts some of the very best acoustic and electric talent in the folk … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – Thames Side Brewery, Staines,18 February 2024

Posted on February 21, 2024 by andynathan
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One of my biggest discoveries of 2023 was Brave Rival (a belated one, I know, as this website first marked them as a band to watch in 2019). I saw them three times during the year but the one that … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SWEET CRISIS- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 17 February 2024

Posted on February 21, 2024 by andynathan
SWEET CRISIS- The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 17 February 2024

Cambridge based Sweet Crisis have been on the scene for quite a few years, peddling a classic rock imbued with large dollops of blues and soul. I’d only seen them before on a couple of impressive and well received support … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, Tuesday 13 February 2024

Posted on February 16, 2024 by jason
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“We became big fish in a very small pond” Simon Nicol says with usual modesty about Fairport Convention’s leap from the nascent folk band to suddenly becoming the poster children of the flourishing folk rock movement, brought about by a … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JACK J. HUTCHINSON – 02 Academy 2, Islington, London, 8 February 2024

Posted on February 15, 2024 by andynathan
JACK J. HUTCHINSON- 02 Academy 2, Islington, London, 8 February 2024

Going somewhat under the radar, except for those in the know, Jack J Hutchinson has just put out his fourth album in the last few years, ‘Battles’, receiving a rave review from Jason Ritchie in the pages of GRTR! For … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SOUTH OF SALEM – The Tivoli, Buckley, North Wales, 9 February 2024

Posted on February 10, 2024 by GRTR! HQ
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South Of Salem could be construed as “old school” in 2024. Admittedly there’s nothing cutting edge in their Goth-inspired metal delivery but – by goodness – they deliver. We’ve been exposed to a series of singles from the band in … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FLORENCE BLACK – Manchester Academy 3, 3 February 2024

Posted on February 6, 2024 by jason
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As I entered the venue for the sold out show saw a diverse crowd with a nice mix of ages. The atmosphere was already rocking and they hadn’t even hit the stage yet. I managed to catch the last few … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LUKE MORLEY- Islington Academy, London, 31 January 2024

Posted on February 4, 2024 by andynathan
LUKE MORLEY- Islington Academy, London, 31 January 2024

With Thunder off the road for the foreseeable future, Luke Morley has been able to devote more significant time to his solo work. Last year’s ‘Songs from the Blue Room’,  a mellow collection of songs sounding nothing like his main … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LEAFHOUND- Camden Underworld, London, 26 January 2024

Posted on February 1, 2024 by andynathan
LEAFHOUND- Camden Underworld, London, 26 January 2024

Many of us would like to attend a gig by our favourite artists to mark a milestone birthday. Only a select few though have the contacts to actually put on a special concert, but Darius Drewe is one such. He’s … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JANUARY BLUES FESTIVAL (Laurence Jones, Ben Poole) – The Forge, Camden, London, 23 and 24 January 2024

Posted on January 29, 2024 by andynathan
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For many years now the January Blues Festival has given the traditionally quiet gig calendar a welcome boost in that most depressing of months and showcased a variety of artists old and new. The 100 Club was its traditional habitat … Continue reading →

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Gig review: OCEAN COLOUR SCENE – Eventim Apollo, 16 December 2023

Posted on December 20, 2023 by jason
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There’s always been a sense that, despite their success, Ocean Colour Scene have been one of the most under rated bands to emerge during those heady, somewhat hedonistic days of the Britpop era. Certainly, whilst the constant inclusion of one … Continue reading →

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Gig review: HALESTORM – Wembley Arena, London, 9 December 2023

Posted on December 16, 2023 by andynathan
HALESTORM- Wembley Arena, London, 9 December 2023

Halestorm have maintained a continuous but steady upward trend in popularity on the UK. Nearly 14 years after I first saw them open up for Theory of a Deadman and Heaven’s Basement at the Electric Ballroom, came a career highlight, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FM – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, 1 December 2023

Posted on December 11, 2023 by andynathan
FM- The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, 1 December 2023

Yet another busy gigging year in FM’s ever hard working calendar ended in the unlikely surroundings of Tunbridge Wells, the genteel Kent town famous for its spa and the mythical disgusted letter-writing retired colonel. Its commutable from both the South … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ULI JON ROTH- The Garage, London, 28 November 2023

Posted on December 8, 2023 by andynathan
ULI JON ROTH- The Garage, London, 28 November 2023

A regular on the gig circuit before the pandemic, this was Uli Jon Roth’s first UK tour since, and a particularly welcome return to the stage as he has recovered from major surgery earlier this year. Coming on relatively late … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 30 November 2023

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Davoski
Gig review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 30 November 2023

After various ‘Fest’ and ‘Temple of Rock’ incarnations, Schenker revived the original MSG monicker for a couple of recent albums and has been on a 50th anniversary tour for over two years now. It is something of a divine resurrection. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE NEW ROSES- Downstairs at the Dome, London, 26 November 2023

Posted on December 2, 2023 by andynathan
THE NEW ROSES- Downstairs at the Dome, London, 26 November 2023

Despite rave reviews, German rockers The New Roses have yet to achieve the success they deserve in the UK. We can speculate about the reason for this- one being that though they defy pigeonholing, their sound is totally un-German! Hopefully … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DEAD WRITERS – The Camden Assembly, Tuesday 21 November 2023

Posted on November 26, 2023 by jason
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Warming up a cold November night in the twilight zone between the edge of Camden and Chalk Farm, Dead Writers are lighting up the stage on the first night of a short tour opening for South Carolina guitar-slinging sensation Hannah … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE ANSWER – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 16 November 2023

Posted on November 23, 2023 by andynathan
THE ANSWER- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 16 November 2023

It’s been quite a year for The Answer after breaking their five year hiatus to regroup and record a new album ‘Sundowners’. At a 100 Club gig in the Spring that largely showcased the new album I was initially unimpressed, … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SUZI QUATRO – London Palladium, 15 November 2023

Posted on November 21, 2023 by andynathan
SUZI QUATRO-London Palladium, 15 November 2023

Celebrating a remarkable 50 years as a trailblazing woman in rock since ‘Can the Can’ became her first hit single and reached  No 1, Suzi Quatro followed up last year’s superb one off Royal Albert Hall gig with a longer … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GRETA VAN FLEET – Wembley Arena, London, 14 November 2023

Posted on November 18, 2023 by andynathan
GRETA VAN FLEET- Wembley Arena, London, 14 November 2023

We’re always being told that rock, or at least classic blues based heavy rock, no longer appeals to young people and that limits the scope  for the much needed new generation of bands to progress to mass market popularity. Michigan … Continue reading →

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Gig review: RUSS BALLARD- Nell’s Jazz and Blues, West Kensington, London, 9 November 2023

Posted on November 13, 2023 by andynathan
RUSS BALLARD- Nell's Jazz and Blues, West Kensington, London, 9 November 2023

As someone for whom the PRS cheques roll in every time his famous songs are played, Russ Ballard has no need to go out in tour for the money, so his newly prolific touring in the UK must be for … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DUST CODA- Dingwalls, London, 28 October 2023

Posted on November 5, 2023 by andynathan
THE DUST CODA- Dingwalls, London, 28 October 2023

Rather more quietly than some of their other contemporaries in the New Wave of Classic Rock movement, The Dust Coda have been building a name for themselves, and 2023 has been a busy year, with a second straight top 40 … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – The Junction, Cambridge, 31 October 2023

Posted on November 2, 2023 by jason
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They started off as a band in 1967 but now, more than ever, Fairport Convention are a family, the sense of community between not just the musicians themselves but the fans too something that’s vital and heart-warming. Eternally set squarely … Continue reading →

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