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Fri, Dec. 8th, 2006, 03:45 pm 08 December 2006: Northside + The Reason - Academy 2 - Liverpool
Live music is a funny thing. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. And yet a good gig can become a legendary gig with the help of the right... moreWed, Nov. 29th, 2006, 03:44 pm 29 November 2006: Levellers - Rock City - Nottingham
It's been a long five months waiting for the next Levellers gig but, as always.... moreFri, Nov. 10th, 2006, 03:44 pm 10 November 2006: Pro-Jekt + Neon Zoo + The Way Of All Flesh- J7 - Nott'm
Goth night; two words to fill many hearts with fear and dread but not this one. Being a huge fan of goth fifteen-odd years ago I thought this would be like a journey down a very dark and dry-ice swathed memory lane. Not... moreFri, Oct. 27th, 2006, 03:42 pm 27 October 2006: Ginger - Junktion 7 - Nottingham
The first support-slot was filled by New Generation Superstars. Old-school in terms of appearance .. long hair, bandana, sweat bands, white... moreSat, Sep. 16th, 2006, 03:41 pm 16 September 2006: Whole Lotta Led - Rock City - Nottingham
Tribute bands can vary wildly in terms of quality and entertainment-value so its normally something of a lottery when you go to see one. In the... moreFri, Sep. 8th, 2006, 03:39 pm 08 September 2006: Bleeding Hearts - Junktion 7 - Nottingham
Stumbling into Bar 7 at sometime shortly after nine O'clock, I was stunned to find out that the doors to the upstairs venue had only just opened and... moreFri, Jul. 7th, 2006, 11:59 pm 07 July 2006: Levellers - National Forest Folk Festival - Derbyshire
This is the second year running that the Levellers have played at the National Forest Folk Festival at Conkers. Last year they were electric and... moreFri, Jun. 16th, 2006, 11:24 pm 16 June 2006: Levellers - Big Session Festival - Leicester
This is the second year running that I've been to the Oysterband's Big Session Festival in Leicester. Last year was to see Mark Chadwick and Rev Hammer... moreSun, May. 7th, 2006, 11:59 pm 07 May 2006: The Sisters Of Mercy - Rock City - Nottingham
After what seemed like an eternity of waiting... more
Wed, Mar. 29th, 2006, 11:59 pm 29 March 2006: Ginger & the Sonic Circus - Islington Academy - London
Travelled from Malta to London... moreMon, Mar. 27th, 2006, 11:59 pm 27 March 2006: Ginger & the Sonic Circus - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham
This gig was meant to be at Rock City but it appeared to have been bumped around the corner to its smaller sister-venue, The Rescue Rooms. I'm not... moreFri, Mar. 24th, 2006, 11:59 pm 24 March 2006: Vivien Scotson - Palace Theatre - Kilmarnock
Well it was good to be at The Palace again. The Cafe/Bar is up the stairs from the main auditorium, it is quite intimate and somewhat reminiscent... moreFri, Mar. 24th, 2006, 11:59 pm 24 March 2006: Levellers - Wulfrun Hall - Wolverhampton
As I entered the venue I was given a yellow piece of paper with the words "Welcome to the best live act this planet has ever seen"... moreMon, Feb. 27th, 2006, 11:12 pm 27 February 2006: Capo Jr. - The Loft - Cambridge
The Loft is an upstairs bar in The Graduate, Cambridge. The stage is at the far end of the room as you walk in with the bar on the far right wall... moreThu, Feb. 23rd, 2006, 11:59 pm Levellers - The Opera House - Buxton
Buxton strikes me as a fairly pretty place, but this is my second visit and it is snowing again. During the gig, I note that Mark agrees with my thoughts on... moreWed, Feb. 1st, 2006, 01:40 pm 27 January 2006: Tokyo Dragons - The Victoria Inn - Derby
The Victoria Inn is a nice smallish pub near the train station in Derby, with a 150 capacity back room for live music. The sort of venue that needs to be... moreThu, Jan. 5th, 2006, 11:55 pm 05 January 2006: Super Nashwan - The Windmill - London
The first gig of 2006 saw me down at the Windmill for hot newcomers "Super Nashwan" largely tipped to become household names this year. For those… moreWed, Dec. 14th, 2005, 11:59 pm 14 December 2005: New Model Army - Rock City - Nottingham
Fifteen or so years ago NMA were one of my favourite bands. Their music touched parts of me that other bands just couldn’t reach and it probably also… moreMon, Dec. 12th, 2005, 11:53 pm 12 December 2005: Cradle Of Filth + Cathedral + Octavia Sperati - Rock City
I've never seen Rock City so crowded for a gig at 7:30. Meeting up at the Tap at 7:00 for pre-gig sustenance I was told that the queue to get into the… moreThu, Dec. 8th, 2005, 02:03 pm 07 December 2005: Levellers - Rock City - Nottingham
I haven’t seen the Levellers for almost 5 months and I must say that the withdrawal symptoms have been setting in quite badly recently and I’d been… more |