Live Review
Say Psych: Live: Fuzz Club Eindhoven – Day 1 24.08.2018
When the word spread that there was to be no more Eindhoven Psych Lab‘s taking over the Effenaar for two days a year, there was a collective sigh of dismay from the psych community worldwide. So when London’s Fuzz Club Records announced that they were hosting an event with much the same vibe, a cheer …
W Fest, Amougies, Belgium 15-19/08/2018
W Fest in deepest Belgium, sits 30km from the French border, and now in its third year is becoming a major draw for music fans of all ages with a dark side (with a strong showing of 50-somethings). My failed attempts to land the job of stage presenter resulted in me being offered campsite manager, …
Live: Del Amitri – Glasgow Barrowlands 28.7.2018 Plus Gallery
Del Amitri prove they’re still a hot ticket as they play a scintillating set of live favourites and new material to a sold-out Barrowlands. It’s clear that the weather has changed on this Saturday night in Glasgow – the balmy Scottish summer making way for cool gusts and, appropriately, a hatful of rain. Barrowlands, however, …
Say Psych: Live Review: The Psychedelic Circus @ Blackthorn Music Festival 20.07.2018
Blackthorn Festival may not be a contender for one of the best attended festivals of the summer, it does however have a touch of magic that others don’t. BSM has come to check out The Psychedelic Circus, a stage curated by Manchester band Control of the Going who have put together a special line up …
Say Psych: Live Review: Love Music, Hate Racism @ Night People 14.07.2018
On 15th July 1978, 35000 people came together in Alexandria Park to listen to music and make a stand against racism and fascism. In the 40 years that have passed, unfortunately the ghost of racism has returned and so the need to stand up and be counted is stronger than ever. Tonight at Night People, …
Say Psych: Live Review: Déjà Vega & The Goa Express @ The Golden Lion, Todmorden 06.07.2018
The Golden Lion, set in the quaint tranquillity of Todmorden has garnered a reputation as being one of the finest underground gig venues in the country and attracts the most enviable of names. Tonight there are two local bands taking to the hallowed stage to showcase that it is not just the big names who …
Say Psych: Live Review: Future Sounds @ The White Hotel, Salford 23.06.2018
Something a little bit special is taking place at Salford’s The White Hotel today, with a line up humbly called Future Sounds hosted by Manchester promoters Strange Days. I arrive in time to catch Meggie Brown, a London four piece who channel a lo-fi sound blended with shoegaze and psychedelic vibes. The motley looking quartet …
The Damned – Melkweg, Amsterdam 27/05/2018
There’s nobody like The Damned. You couldn’t make ’em up. A Nosferatu frontman, and a guitarist half Danny Kaye and half Honey Monster. Original punk innovators who did everything first but somehow got pushed aside, for not taking themselves too seriously. Amidst the posturing and posing of The Clash et al, they were the custard …
Live: Dark Mofo Festival 2018 – Tanya Tagaq, Soundtrack to Nanook of the North
The extraordinary fare served up in Hobart’s annual Dark Mofo Festival continues to astound and delight. Set in the dark mid-winter Hobart, the southernmost point in Australia, the Festival must be one of the most unique and eclectic festivals in the world, both in terms of its setting, its motifs and its events that deliberately …
Say Psych: Live Review: Melting Wax All Dayer, Night People – 09.06.2018
There’s a new promoter in town and to mark their arrival they have planned a full day of live music from Manchester’s finest local bands at the fast becoming infamous Night People on Princess Street. Melting Wax have lined up an intriguing bill with a mixture of sounds which cater to varying tastes. Opening are …