gig reviews

These Reigning Days

These Reigning Days

Where: The Fleece // When: 01/02/2012

By Jodie Humphries

Knowing Dan Steer from his days with The Quails, it was only natural that I was curious to find out what he was up to now with These Reigning Days. This alternative rock trio came across at ease on stage; their music ...

Marmalade Sky / Moreton Vue / Bosc Monitor / Ryan

Marmalade Sky / Moreton Vue / Bosc Monitor / Ryan

Where: The Fleece // When: 20/01/2012

By Jodie Humphries

When you walk into a venue late and the first act is already on, it can go one of two ways; you either wish you'd walked that bit quicker, or you wish that you'd ...

Goan Dogs

Goan Dogs

Where: The Grain Barge // When: 21/01/2012

By Locks Geary Griffin

I'd only listened to one track by Goan Dogs before I went and I'd heard their praises sung by a few people alongside a description of some form of on stage lighting display, so I was interested to see what the set ...

M83

M83

Where: The Trinity // When: 17/01/2012

By Daniel Moore

M83 had been on the periphery for a while. Too space age and esoteric to be truly mainstream, too catchy to be truly marginalised - yet this gig seemed to render ...

Mattsetbackstock 2012

Mattsetbackstock 2012

Where: The Croft // When: 13/01/2012

By Jodie Humphries

There's a Bristol tradition that happens every January - Mattsetbackstock - well it has for the last seven or eight years. This event is the birthday party of one Matt Taylor - said event saw me attending Mattsetbackstock ...