Tuesday, 31 May 2011

817 THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG, Billy In The Lowground, The Shudders, Swindon 12 Bar, Friday 27 May 2011

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So, politically-motivated yet supremely entertaining folk punk pioneers The Men They Couldn’t Hang, one of my 80’s “live” favourites, return...
Thursday, 19 May 2011

816 GRANT LEE BUFFALO, London Royal Festival Hall, Wednesday 18 May 2011

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After a disappointing alt-Country excursion to London last time out, I was looking for better from this one, a rare show from one of the pro...
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Monday, 9 May 2011

815 DRIVE BY TRUCKERS, Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards, London Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Thursday 5 May 2011

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Here’s another band that I found out about thanks to my “Uncut” subscription, and another one, like the Decemberists, that I was warned abou...
Tuesday, 3 May 2011

814 THE BUZZCOCKS, The Computers, Charred Hearts, Swindon MECA (Music and Entertainment Cultural Arena), Friday 29 April 2011

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This one has a real sense of occasion to it; a first gig at the new Swindon Music and Entertainment Cultural Arena! The MECA, AKA the old bi...
Tuesday, 19 April 2011

813 MILES HUNT & ERICA NOCKALLS, The Shudders, Swindon 12 Bar, Saturday 16 April 2011

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Here’s Swindon coming up trumps on the gig front for once; the first of 3 (maybe 4?) local gigs in the next 6 weeks, and a first performance...
Friday, 15 April 2011

812 BIG COUNTRY, Bristol O2 Academy, Thursday 14 April 2011

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It seems stupid in retrospect, but I nearly didn’t bother for this one… Big Country, one of the post-punk “rockist” bands I picked up on in ...
Monday, 28 March 2011

811 STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, Los Comos, Bristol O2 Academy, Sunday 27 March 2011

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Death, Taxes, Rip-Off Petrol Prices… and me and the Big Man heading down to Bristol in March to see SLF at the Academy. Some things in life ...