Category: music
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Al Lewis at the Louis 2
I don’t know if Louis 2 is the smallest venue in Bristol but it’s the dinkiest one I’ve ever visited, that Like a Hurricane solo by a former housemate at university, aside. Down some steep stairs, and behind the crowd, the singer is barely visible but the sound reverbates off the walls. Folksy, winsome Lily […]
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Review: Acid Mothers Temple at Thekla
Tuesday night, 15 November, saw the rare visit of Japan’s Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. to the Thekla and they were rewarded with quite a healthy turn-out. They are a band that follows in the long line of glorious psychedelic sonic freakiness to come out of that country which has been well […]
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The Miserable Rich, Miss You In The Days
The Miserable Rich are playing one of the sweetest locations in Bristol tomorrow at the Crypt of St John the Baptist’s Church-in-the-wall as part of their Haunted tour. In the spirit of Laura Marling at Bristol Cathedral and The House of Bernarda Alba at St Thomas the Martyr, a church is now the place to […]
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Gurt Lush Choir, A Bristolian Winter Concert
Bristol’s Gurt Lush Choir, under the direction of D Sam Burns, are performing their Winter Concert in the stunning surroundings of the St Mary Redcliffe Church on Saturday 12 February. The event takes place between 7.30 and 8.45pm and will be the largest event so far for the 200 strong choir, giving them the opportunity […]
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Three Gigs in Bristol Not To Be Missed
There are three musical events which have me excited about October and November. Belleruche (+Bizali) Belleruche are a band I’ve meant to watch for a while as I seem to keep missing the vocals of Kathrin deBoer and the light accompanying guitar although be warned that the sound is more funky than folksy. They played […]
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Dot to Dot: the high, and low, lights
Dot to Dot was a week ago and it’s all started to fade away. My more vivid memories are of Eurovision later that night. Giorgo Alkaio singing OPA and the little German chick, who ultimately won, saying she was ‘freaking out’ in her amazing English. It would be a shame, however, not to mention the […]
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Dot to Dot: the Crookes
A beach baby, bouncy, feel to the Academy was a pleasant surprise and I don’t mean in a Bon Iver kind of way. The Crookes were the band that were on at five and we had just arrived from an overcrowded and very hot Thekla. The only band playing at the Thekla was in the […]
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Dot to Dot: the beginning
Waiting in line at Thekla for the first act of our evening: De Staat. Then Peggy Sue and the Pirates at 5.30. Off to the Academy for the next session.
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Stokes Croft Streetfest photos (2)
Some more photos:
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Bear Pit, Stokes Croft Streetfest
Singing, freestyle, at the Bear Pit about getting drunk and smoking. Not sure if that’s what it all comes down to. Early enough for the drinking to still be merry. Update: 26 May 2010 – Turns out that the singer in the photograph is Billy Salisbury, the Undercover Hippy. He provided the best musical experience […]
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