Reading this story on the BBC website, about Other Lives being hand-picked to support Radiohead, I reflected on some of the support acts I’ve enjoyed in the past. Frightened Rabbit, for example, blew me away at a Gomez concert. And I loved Pure Reason Revolution – whose last gigs I sadly missed this week – [...]
Last night was the second gig in the space of a week for me. Both at Koko, both with excellent company. This one certainly topped last week’s Wild Beasts. We got in the venue around 8pm and managed to catch the last couple of songs of Hjaltalín’s set – they deserve a mention for two [...]
On 15th November, I had one of those magical moments at a gig. The gig in question was in Northampton, hosted by Gomez, who were truly excellent. They even played my favourite song of theirs – Bring Your Lovin’ Back Here. The magical moment was the support act – in this case, Frightened Rabbit, exceeding [...]
Musings on moving moments in music.