I knew it was coming. About a year ago I was sitting round my friends house doing what we usually do; drink, eat and discuss our never-ending love for Sleater-Kinney. The evening was running as usual when out of the blue my friend hinted to me that they heard a rumour that Sleater-Kinney, the one and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gig Reviews
Review | Marnie Stern @ The Garage
Marnie Stern + Sky Larkin + Trash Kit @ The Garage – 5 June 2013 This is one of two long, long overdue gig reviews that I know I have to write up because they were amazing and I want to remember that it was amazing and let everyone who didn’t even know about it … Continue reading
Gig Review | Giant Drag @ The Borderline
17/09/13: Giant Drag + Big Cosmos + Mise En Scene After a long and shitty day at work where nothing goes right the last thing you feel like doing is leaving your house to go a gig on a miserable, rainy Tuesday evening. I weighed up whether or not it was worth leaving the house for … Continue reading
Gig Review | Throwing Muses @ Shepherds Bush Empire 02/11/11
A drunk guy got hold of the set list. It’s an odd thought to have when you’re at a gig but I’m pretty sure that’s what half of the audience were thinking at Throwing Muses London gig. By using some sort of lager fueled seance the, now very drunk, audience member started repeatedly yelping the names … Continue reading
Gig Review | Kristin Hersh @ Round Midnight 26/07/10
Waiting in a cosy jazz club in North London were a bunch of uber fans. Uber technological fans that picked up on a tweet about a free secret gig and consequently made their way down to be so close to their idol they could touch her. Who else could inspire this much admiration and love … Continue reading
Gig Review | The Raincoats + Trash Kit @ Scala 20/05/10
To say I was a little excited about this gig would be a hell of an understatement. I was bouncing off the walls just thinking that I was going to see the legendary post-punkers The Raincoats, but first on were Trash Kit. Now I know Trash Kit have a lot of fans, though it seemed … Continue reading
Gig Review | Class Actress @ The Lexington 14/05/10
I got offered a freebie through work to see Class Actress. Since I had heard a little about them before I decided to head down to The Lexington to check them out. Class Actress is a the one woman project of New Yorker Elizabeth Harper who makes harsh, synth laden disco tunes circa 1970s New … Continue reading