I recently resolved to devote my time and money to new bands and not indulge in nostalgia-fests. That resolution lasted until I heard that Corpus […]
Bootblacks + Liminal Project – Crofters Rights, Bristol – 25 October 2022
I had barely had time to catch my breath after the Actors gig, when I had to make tracks to The Other Venue to catch […]
Actors + Auger + Vanilla Sugar – The Exchange, Bristol – 23 October 2022
I didn’t want to come home from the Continent, but two of my most eagerly-anticipated gigs of the year were about to happen in my […]
Return to the Batcave Day 3 – Centrum Reanimacji Kultury, Wrocław – 8 October 2022
Day three, and another six bands. By any sensible measure, the festival should have been turning into some kind an endurance event by then, but […]
Return to the Batcave Day 2 – Centrum Reanimacji Kultury, Wrocław – 7 October 2022
Middle day – body weight in pierogies eaten, hair sufficiently backcombed, here we go again! The opening act was today’s Ukrainian band, Кадриль (Quadrille) who, […]
Return to the Batcave Day 1 – Centrum Reanimacji Kultury, Wrocław – 6 October 2022
This was my first “proper” Return to the Batcave, but I had some idea of what to expect, having attended the special, shorter, edition in […]
Goteki, Inertia and Covenant – The Exchange, Bristol – 18 Sept 2022
The night opened with Goteki, a local electronic bleepy stuff duo who don’t take themselves too seriously (there’s a refrain of “don’t listen to Goteki”) […]
XVII Prague Gothic Treffen – Fuchs2/BikeJesus, Prague – 26 & 27 August 2022
This was my first time at PGT, having been foiled last year by the Czech authorities (sensibly) banning tourism from the UK on account of […]
Welcome to Of Lilies and Remains
Welcome, bienvenue and wilkommen to my corner of the web. This is my place to share my passion for music and literature old and new. […]