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 […]
Heilung with Eivor and Lili Refrain – Hammersmith Apollo – 14 January 2023
Well, that was something. There were support bands – two of them: Eivor and Lili Refrain. Both were good, and appropriate opening acts, but within […]
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 […]
Soft Kill and Choir Boy with Sun Spot – The Exchange, Bristol – 27 June 2022
Sun Spot are a local outfit, purveyors of generic indie rock. Nothing to write home about (yet) but they have entertaining between-song banter you don’t […]
Black Doldrums and Shoun Shoun, The Crofters Rights, Bristol 26 June 2022
This was the start of a bumper week for gigs at small venues in Bristol. More reviews to follow soon. Shoun Shoun are a local […]
Ritual Howls and bloody/bath – the Crofters Rights, Bristol – 16 May 2022
bloody/bath are a five-piece outfit from Northampton. They were a splendid surprise, serving up a high-energy pop-punk sound somewhat reminiscent of the Pixies. The audience […]