Eden Festival
Raehill Meadows, Moffat
Fri 11th - Sun 14th June
Green hills and forestry plucked from a postcard of rural Dumfriesshire? Plenty. Sunshine on tap? Bucketloads. more… “Eden Festival”
Green hills and forestry plucked from a postcard of rural Dumfriesshire? Plenty. Sunshine on tap? Bucketloads. more… “Eden Festival”
Waiting at the dark end of a fake Rainbow, Bruno Dorella and Stefania Pedretti, also known as OvO, begin their latest album with an almost ethereal lightness more… “OvO”
Nobody walks away from a gig by The Bronx. You might sort of shamble off out of exhaustion, sore-limbed elation or maybe just slightly broken with a stupid grin on your face. more… “The Bronx”
Okay, it’s a fucking monster. How big a monster? Doesn’t matter. more… “Holy Mountain”
When a beguiling new album is unveiled from a well known artist, how you choose to listen to it can sometimes depend on your love of past projects, memorable songs that tug at the psyche more… “Human Don’t Be Angry”
Queens Of The Stone Age are, undoubtedly, a band to be seen after a few pints. This can be explained by the sheer enthusiasm of the crowd as soon as lead Queen Josh Homme, guitar in hand, starts Regular John. more… “Queens Of The Stone Age”
Trapped in a bubble of bad sound, the feedback roars above the crowd at the very start, thus making The Dough Rollers’ first time in Glasgow just ever so slightly awkward. more… “The Dough Rollers”
With some bands, it’s easy to rattle off 1000 words, anchored by the many and mostly misused terms for the word ‘greatness’. Whether they’re any good or not, who knows because sometimes reviews don’t give much away other than a simple sentiment minus an explanation more… “The Phantom Band”
Walking into the Academy, the aspect of reviewing this gig was daunting to say the least. Hugely daunting. more… “Phosphorescent”
The last time I caught DeSalvo it was at Mono for their ‘Mood Poisoner’ album launch. That night, it was business as usual more… “DeSalvo”