Bleedingblackwood is a solo artist from Berlin whose act spans the space between torch songs and spooky cabaret. He has the voice of an angel […]
We’re so happy we could die
Lord of the Lost with Esoterica – The Thekla, Bristol – 24 September 2023 Sunday saw me venture way out of my comfort zone, to […]
This Brutal Place
An expedition to the Crofters Rights to celebrate the release of BLED’s new EP.
Bein-E and Attrition – Zed Alley, Bristol – 15-09-2023
Bein-E (In full: Beinaheleidenschaftsgegenstand [Bein-a-hel-den-shafts-gegen-stand]Noun: The thing that is almost the thing you want.. but not quite) are a female-fronted ambient, experimental, industrial noise project “born of […]
Corpus Delicti – The Forge, Camden – 19 November 2022
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 […]