The Anchoress Gig Review (06/10/2023) and The London Half-Weekend
This is a LONG review – not just of Catherine’s gig but of the following 24 hours we had in London. Music, art and food! Strap yourselves in!
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The Anchoress (+ Leoni Jane Kennedy) – Summerhall, Edinburgh – 22/09/2023
If you have read any of my previous gig reviews you know I tend to put a very personal slant on them. This review will be no exception. I need to discuss the preamble to the gig. More so what was taking place with me before even setting out to travel to Edinburgh. Recently my…
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Hamish Hawk (+ Redolent) – Bootleg Social, Blackpool – 25/08/2023
My apologies from the outset as this will be a very short review – well, short for me anyway. I’m mindful of needing to be succinct with my blog posts while the site is going through its transition to a new way of being backed-up and using its storage. I’ll be very brief about Redolent,…
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Hamish Hawk – George Square, Glasgow – 08/08/2023
Fortune smiled wide last night in Glasgow, for last week it had been announced on Hamish Hawk’s social media platforms that he and his band would be playing a small set in George Square as part of the musical entertainment laid on during the UCI World Cycling Championships that are currently taking place within the…
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Minds Music Monday – 110Berlin Extended Mixes on YouTube
I have been delving into the extended mixes offered by the YouTube channel 110Berlin and their output is getting very good indeed. It has taken me a little while to catch up with their output since my previous post. Sometimes, some things still don’t quite hit the mark, but of the mixes I have listened…
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Two Gigs in 24 Hours – Part Two: Warm Digits (+ support) at The Old Coal Yard, Newcastle – Saturday Night (8 July 2023)
I didn’t get a lot of sleep in readiness for the trip down to Newcastle but I was okay. I woke up just before the alarm I had set to wake me for 7am. Coffee and banana consumed, I got myself freshened up for the train into the city at 8.41am. Four hours doesn’t seem…
Two Gigs In 24 Hours – Part One: Hamish Hawk at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut – Friday Night/Saturday Morning (7/8 July 2023)
It has been an exhaustive weekend – but I wouldn’t swap it for the world. Seeing the best live music from my most favourite bands and artists. I know I am in a very fortunate position to be able to do it, even if I am doing it on a very tight budget. The weekend…
Review: Restricted Code (+ The Alleged) – McChuills, Glasgow – 01/07/2023
For a change, the weather did exactly as it was meant to do in Glasgow yesterday. There was quite the mix of sunshine and … not exactly showers but torrential downpours. They were due to settle and clear off by late afternoon. I made it into the city while staying dry and managed to remain…
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Themes For Great Cities – Paperback Edition
Today sees the release of the paperback edition of the Simple Minds biography written by Graeme Thomson, Themes For Great Cities. I already have two copies of the Hardcover edition, as well as a Kindle edition – but the completist in me will also grab a copy of the paperback edition at some point in…
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Review: Nation Of Language (+ Mood Bored, Glove) – QMU, Glasgow – 16/6/2023
This was a real going-out-on-a-limb, no-expectations gig for me. No one threw the band my way. I didn’t see them as a support act previously. I came across them when looking to return to the QMU for another gig after seeing Brooke Combe there and wanting to return to the venue for further gigs. I…
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