Gigs

David Gilmour at RAH for some dates in Oct. I really should make the effort, how many more times will/can Dave tour!

Saw Rival Schools playing United by Fate in full at Electric Ballroom last year, fucking excellent. Was never a fan of Hundred Reasons though, otherwise that would have been a definite purchase.

I got tickets for Fontaines D.C. last week (Plymouth in November) and coupled with Idles in July (Cardiff Castle) I've got a couple of solid gigs coming up. Still need some more though, hankering for gigs at the moment (being in the South West means decent local gigs are a rarity) and whenever I'm up in London for work there's never something on I want to see.

I was at that Rival Schools show, it was indeed excellent. Saw Les Savy Fav there a few weeks back too, definitely one of the best live bands going.

Also not a massive Hundred Reasons fan, but am tempted just to see Rival Schools at the Albert Hall.

They are, got a new album out. They're playing Leeds later this month. 

There's a recording of their recent London gig up on YouTube if that helps tempt you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHD70B2sSSU&t=2185s

Was perusing a music forum at weekend and discovered the Black Crowes (or what’s left of them) have a new album out, which I immediately really liked, and now have found myself randomly off to see them tonight. Seats are absolutely in the gods but were sixteen quid each!

Despite telling myself I've bought enough gig tickets this year I ended up getting a ticket to see Orange Goblin later in the year.

My Dad went to see Dionne Warwick, not great. Loads of talking and only a handful of songs.

She is 83 I guess, walk on by.

Hickmans Gigs does sounds likes some hipster that Tommy Vance would play back in the day

Saw the Crowes tonight. Pretty fantastic I have to say. Chris R has such a voice and it’s great seeing him doing his Rod/Mick peacock thing with full conviction. Only real criticism was that the touring guitarist had a really shrill tone that got into ice pick territory during some of his soloing, probably a bit of a sound engineer issue - it was also a bit loud and boomy for the size of the venue. Rich R sounded great though, he’s never flash but he’s a consummate solid player with taste.

They are brilliant at laying down a groove with actual swagger but just like the records can be a bit one note - I can always remember about 1 per dozen Black Crowes songs, but they sound great all the same.

An honest 9/10, loved it and just knew that I’d seen a better show than the masses trundling out of the Elbow concert at the new Co-op on the way back. They should at least feel privileged not to have been flattened by a falling AC unit or something I guess!

Went to see them a few years ago doing an anniversary thing (25?) for Deserter's songs. It was ace. Nice chat and banter from them too.


Recomeded if you're on the fence about it!

This triggered me to listen to their new album, which was fine, but that then triggered me to listen to Shake Your Money Maker which is still great. 

Been talked into going to Clapton tomorrow at that new arena that is falling to bits.

If I get at least one Cream tune, no racism, no anti-vax lectures and no industrial ventilators landing on my head, hopefully it will be otherwise a good night with good musicianship.

Off to Highways Festival at Royal Albert Hall tonight for The Cadillac Three and Tanner Usrey primarily.

/dusts off the Cowboy hat and saddles Trigger

If you’re going to head to toward the centre of Londinium and it’s 20mph limit it might as well be by horse! 🤠