The temperature in Southampton was up to 32C degrees (89F), so what’s the best thing to do, go to a 200 capacity sold out gig at The Joiners to see The Skinner Brothers when you know it’s going to be packed, hot, and high energy. It was the best thing to do by a long…
Overpass played Vinilo on a very sunny afternoon in Southampton and I’ll sum it up in a single sentence which I said to them, “Now that’s how you do an instore!” A ten song set, the entire new album ‘Elsewhere, Always’ performed by the full band feels almost greedy for an instore but everyone in…
Last night, Paul Draper performed an instore in Southampton promoting his latest studio project ‘Mansun Retold’ where he has reimagined and rebuilt eleven classic tracks and deep cuts from the Mansun catalogue. This was a rescheduled set that was postponed from February this year. On the night he performed great acoustic versions of ‘The Chad…
A full lineup of indie-rock at Heartbreakers on a Saturday night. I wasn’t expecting three acts, the addition of Skäl on the night was a welcome surprise. They kicked the night off with a wave of guitar that made the entire room turn and take notice and just kept going! This alternative rock band from…
I saw Cast again last night at an outstore through Vinilo Record Store promoting their new album ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’ which reached #8 in the album charts this week. For a band that formed in 1992, 34 years ago that’s a serious accomplishment. Especially in this fickle music streaming based society we live in. That’s…
I dropped in to see Pentire on what was the penultimate show of their tour on a sold out evening at Heartbreakers in Southampton. If you don’t know Heartbreakers it’s a small 100 capacity independent venue almost no stage so you’re eye to eye with the band and it gets hot and loud, perfect! Online…
The Clause are on tour promoting their first album release, ‘Victim Of A Casual Thing’ which has gone top 20 in the album charts and No.1 in the indie charts and it is well deserved. I first saw The Clause at The Chalk in Brighton three years ago as the first support act before for…
Reef stopped off in Southampton at The 1865 on their 30th Anniversary Tour of the album Replenish, yes 30 years ago. An English rock band, sometimes called at the time surf rock, originally from Glastonbury with founder members Gary Stringer on vocals and Jack Bessant on bass, now with Amy Newton on guitar and Luke…
Last night we went to The Joiners in Southampton to see Only the Poets for their ‘Going back to where it began’ tour. The first of two shows on the evening. I had heard good things about them so thought I’d go and see for myself. Only the Poets are an English band from Reading…
I’m not going to deny it, I went in tonight uninformed, I went in having Spotifyed (is that a verb?) the first few tracks and thinking ‘YES’ I want to see this band! I mentioned it online on ‘X’ to which Rough Trade answered “We Love Bodega!” As I sat there thinking how did I…
