Tag Archives: Brave Rival

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

Posted on February 21, 2024 by andynathan
P1100343 - Copy

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 →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – 100 Club, London, 19 September 2023

Posted on September 25, 2023 by andynathan
BRAVE RIVAL- 100 Club, London, 19 September 2023

In the fast rising career of Brave Rival this was a significant milestone for the South Coast-based band. As part of their heavy touring schedule they had played support slots at the 100 Club before, but this was their first … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – Tropic at Ruislip, London, 5 March 2023

Posted on March 12, 2023 by andynathan
BRAVE RIVAL- Tropic at Ruislip, London, 5 March 2023

In an ever more crowded field of new acts, particularly in the world of blues rock, it is hard to sort out the exceptional talent from the merely good. As a shortcut through this minefield, I tend to rely on … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Gig review: BRAVE RIVAL – The Blues Bar, Tring, 10 November 2022

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Davoski
brival_live1

So good to see live music being promoted and supported in my own neck of the woods. The Blues Bar at Tring now attracts quality live acts twice a month from its new venue on the edge of town. Tonight, … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Album review: BRAVE RIVAL – Life’s Machine

Posted on May 28, 2022 by GRTR! HQ
BRAVE RIVAL - Life's Machine

www.braverival.com [Release date 06.05.22] The debut album from Portsmouth rockers Brave Rival places them in a trajectory from Abba via Heart and Fleetwood Mac to Zeppelin.  This should mean at least that the band will appeal to a wide age … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, The Best of 2022 | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment