Category: Matt Barnes
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Venue: Loves Cafe Date: 2025-03-20T11:57:40+0000 Walking into Loves Cafe on a crisp March evening, it was already clear that this wasn’t going to be your run-of-the-mill gig. The pre-show festivities, organised by Getdown Services Appreciation founders Andy and Kerry, set the tone perfectly with a peculiar crisp-tasting competition that paid homage to the band’s debut…
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Venue: STRANGE BREW Date: Jan 27, 2025 Saturday night saw a Bristol Band Bonanza at a packed-out Strange Brew with Mould at the top of the tree of a pay-as-you-feel gig designed to sustain independent music venues and artists in the current treacherous climate. Of course, Big Jeff is beaming at the front of the…
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Venue: SWX Date: Dec 24, 2024 I was well prepared, and under orders (from myself) to glam up or shut up for this one. I have more sequins than sense as I twinkle my way from the cracker-littered Christmas Steps pub to join a hyped crowd of DD’s biggest and most excited fans in SWX.…
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Venue: SWX Date: Dec 1, 2024 Katy J Pearson is huge in Bristol. There she is on a 20-foot-tall screen, staring back at me as I ascend the stairs into SWX. She is back home as part of her UK tour to celebrate her epic third album Someday, Soon. The room is packed with friends,…
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Venue: THEKLA Date: Nov 25, 2024 Shanty punk on a boat? Yes please! I can’t think of a more fitting place in Bristol to see Skinny Lister smash open the first show of their UK tour than the iconic Thekla. Fresh from their European dates they were back, ready to rock the boat in front…
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Venue: SWX Date: Nov 22, 2024 It’s hard to believe that this is English Teacher’s debut album. They’ve gathered much warranted acclaim over the last year or so, and the chances are if you’ve been to a festival, you’ll have seen them by now. Bristol was blessed to host the Mercury Prize-winning band who finished…
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Venue: STRANGE BREW Date: Nov 17, 2024 What’s the best thing to do on a freezing Thursday night in Bristol? Go and see Liz Lawrence at Strange Brew obviously! In support, we saw a minimalist Attawalpa, performing as a two-piece with singer/lyricist/guitarist Luis Felber and on the viola Freya Hicks; a striking setup. Set opener…