Darwin Deez
I thought this fella’s chance had come and gone, but the sell-out crowd proved me wrong. He’s a talented bloke, too. Date: October 25, 2015 Venue: Bodega Darwin Deez first […]
Author Archives: philviles
Gengahr
A band I’d seen a few times as the supporting act finally stepped out on their own to wonderful results. Date: October 9, 2015 Venue: Bodega London quartet Gengahr’s ascent […]
Peace
Peace, pictured above with Ex-England striker and Stoke City reserve Peter Crouch (he featured in their promo video for Gen Strange), have taken over the B-Town baton from peers Swim […]
Summer Camp
I know what it’s like to work with your spouse. Sometimes it’s bloody hard work. So Elizabeth Sankey and Jeremy Walmsley have my respect for being married and managing to front a […]
Florence + The Machine
I was meant to be reviewing Supergrass founding member Danny Goffey under his new guise of Vangoffey on this particular evening, but a reviewer pulled out of this one and it […]
Saint Raymond
Two gigs in one day for this Bramcote raising star to celebrate his debut album, of which we hear most of. Date: July 4 Venue: Bodega Bramcote’s Saint Raymond – […]
Cud
I was never into these first time around (circa 1987-94) but I’d heard good things from a mate. Also, as this was an album tour, I swotted up on the […]
Paul Smith and The Intimations
After ‘going missing’ from his day job with Maximo Park, Paul Smith has once again been concentrating on a solo album. And it’s his sophomore effort we get to hear […]
Nik Aslam
Enticed by the offer of free beer by Nik’s kind promoter, who was I to turn down a free gig with free beer? Turned out to be pretty decent as […]
Slaves
They blew away their competition at the NME Awards Tour in this very city recently, and yet again, given their own space to create their unmitigated fury, they excel. They […]
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