Thursday, April 9th, 2009
It is a night of overturned expectations for me. I was thinking it would be a simple matter of turning up to the venue, waltzing inside with my ticket and watching an electronic band perform some groovy tracks for an hour. My expectations didn't last as far as ...
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Emiliana Torrini keeps the audience waiting a little longer than normal and apologises for doing so. She apparently got stuck in her other dress and needed some help getting changed, even ripping the dress in the process. Judging by the colourful and gorgeous outfit she changed in to ...
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Blue emergency service-style lights start flashing on the stage, The Prodigy's Poison is playing on the PA system and The Bluetones walk out to rapturous applause. If I didn't know any better I'd think it was 1995. But even though there is someone wearing a Suede t-shirt in ...
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Not only was Richard Herring cursed by being born with freakishly small hands his father was headmaster of the school he attended during his formative years. In his latest show Herring ponders on this early life and how being the son of the headmaster may have affected his development ...
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Sunday, December 21st, 2008
Stereolab take the stage to a ripple of applause, a muted welcome that belies the band's perennial success. It makes me reflect on how many years Stereolab have been creating music and how they are still playing to medium-sized audiences, why they aren't filling a stadium by now. ...
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
'We are here to sing psalms', says Emiliana Torrini, in her wonderful Icelandic accent, as she thanks everyone for turning up. 'I thought I'd have to bribe you all to come here.' She needn't have worried, as each and every pew in this active church is full, spilling ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
When Blitzen Tapper played the Water Rats back in May they promised that a new album would be out in the autumn and they'd be back to play some gigs. Furr has been released and Blitzen Trapper turned up at 93 Feet East to promote it, as well as ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
I made it to a gig! The weather was even a bit grotty, but I had a ticket and ignored the devil sitting on my shoulder telling me I'd prefer another night in. I headed in to London fairly early, to have a bit of a wander and ...
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
I missed a gig recently, and fortunately worked out why I had missed it and had another opportunity to see the same band soon afterwards. Unfortunately, events conspired against me. For a start, tickets were not available to buy for the gig, but I kept myself feeling positive ...
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
This weekend found me in the centre of London again, which makes three trips in to town in three weeks. The first trip I had planned to meet up with a friend for a birthday lunch but had managed to get my dates wrong. It still suited me ...
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