Review – Ritual Union 2025 at SWX, Strange brew and Rough Trade
Bristol’s finest multi-venue festival returned to the city for the fourth year. Its inaugural event – originally planned for 2020 – was plagued by pandemic […]
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Review – Nadia Reid, Strange Brew, March 18th
Folk singer-songwriter, Nadia Reid, is touring in support of her fourth album, ‘Enter Now Brightness’ which was released earlier this year. The stop at Strange […]
Review – The Dare, The Marble Factory, March 16th
It might have been a Sunday night but The Dare and his audience made it feel like the start of the weekend. The American electropop […]
Review – Machine Girl, Trinity Centre, March 4th
Machine Girl are a difficult band to describe; their music straddles so many genres that it can be quite an assault on the senses. Their […]
Review – Fionn Regan, Strangebrew, February 28th
Irish folk singer, Fionn Regan, brought his O Avalanche tour to a sold out Strange Brew. It’s his first gig in the city in almost […]
Review – Travis, Bristol Beacon, December 15th
Glaswegian indie-rock legends, Travis, have had a busy 2024. The band released their 10th studio album, “L.A. Times”, which became their highest charting album in […]
REVIEW – Yannis & The Yaw, Marble Factory, December 10th
Foals frontman, Yannis Philippakis, debuted his solo project this year. The EP, “Lagos Paris London”, was created in collaboration with the late Tony Allen. With […]
Review – Ben Howard, Bristol Beacon, October 28th
No artist has appeared to work harder to shake off their early audience than Ben Howard. The English singer-songwriter enjoyed enormous success with his 2011 […]
Review – The Go! Team, Marble Factory, September 28th
It might be difficult for some of us to accept but The Go! Team’s debut LP, “Thunder, Lightning, Strike”, is 20 years old. To celebrate […]
Review – The Zutons, Marble Factory, Bristol, April 12th 2024
If you went to an indie disco, festival or even turned on the radio at any point between 2004 and 2009 then part of your […]