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Gig review: DAXX AND ROXANE/ COLLATERAL – Borderline, London, 18 May 2019

In the run up to this Borderline show came the sad news that this long-established venue is closing, leaving Central London with almost no rock venues. This reflects a wider trend of losing places that host live music, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelo Tristan, Cedric Pfister, Colin Parkinson, Collateral, Daxx and Roxane, Drew Lowe, gig, review, Temple of One, The Borderline, Todd Winger
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Gig review: THE DOWLING POOLE – The Borderline, London, 14 May 2016

I last saw the Dowling Poole back in 2014 in acoustic mode and tonight they were playing in full electric band mode. The three full band gigs (tonight’s gig was the last of these – for now) nearly didn’t happen … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 May 2016, gig, Jon Poole, London, pop, psychedelic, review, rock, The Borderline, THE DOWLING POOLE, Will Dowling
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Gig review: PAUL RAYMOND PROJECT, The Borderline, London, 9 January 2015

‘Dry January’ is a fashionable concept beloved of health professionals and those who may have overindulged over the festive season, but it might equally apply to the gig calendar. Sandwiched between the Christmas rush and spring tours, there are noticeably … Continue reading
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Tagged 9 January 2015, gig, London, Paul Raymond Project, review, The Borderline, UFO
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Gig Review: REUBEN ARCHER’S PERSONAL SIN – The Borderline, London, 12 March 2014

At an age when others of his generation may be reaching for the comfy slippers and the Saga and Stanna catalogues, Reuben Archer is moving forward with the vigour of a man half his age. After successfully reforming Stampede, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 March 2014, Chris Clowsley, gig, heavy rock, London, Personal Sin, Reuben Archer, review, Rob Wolverson, Stampede, The Borderline
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Gig review: DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE – The Borderline, London, 23 August 2013

Deadly Circus Fire take their moniker from the Hartford circus fire of Connecticut in 1944, one of the worst fire disasters in US history. Many burned to death while others, overcome by hysteria, were reported to have run round in … Continue reading
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Tagged 23 August 2013, DEADLY CIRCUS FIRE, gig, London, review, The Borderline
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Gig Review: MARCUS BONFANTI – Borderline, London, 21 June 2013

Marcus Bonfanti seems to have come of age with his powerful third album ‘Shake The Walls’. Clearly I was not the only one to notice. There was a really good crowd in at the Borderline. And when Bonfanti peered out … Continue reading
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Tagged 21 June 2013, blues, gig, guitar, guitarist, London, Marcus Bonfanti, review, rock, Saint Jude, The Borderline
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