Honeyblood
I’ll be honest. I got confused between Honeyblood and Black Honey when I requested to review this band. ’twas a happy confusion. Serendipity at its finest. Date: November 22, 2016 […]
Tag Archives: The Bodega Social
The Big Moon
Here’s a band who are finally going places. I’d seen them in supporting roles a couple of times and always been impressed. Stepping out on their own, they sound braver […]
Let’s Eat Grandma
I saw these girls at the Swn festival the week before this gig. They blew me away in Cardiff so I jumped at the chance of seeing them again closer […]
Deerhoof
In fairness, I didn’t know too much about this band when I chose to review them. In fairness, due to a confusing, baffling set, I still don’t. But that’s no […]
Clock Opera
I took this gig on as it came available after another reviewer dropped out. I had a few listens to ’em on Spotify, watched a few You Tube clips and […]
Kate Nash
I have a soft spot for Kate Nash, even after hearing her searing drunk-punk tirade Under-Estimate The Girl, which had most people declaring that she’d lost it. But those expecting […]
Hard-Fi
This was one of three ‘secret’ gigs the band used to road test their new, long-awaited new material. Wasn’t that secret. The Bodega was rammed! Date: April 20, 2011 Venue: […]
The Temper Trap
Vibrant and colourful, these Aussies proved that our antipodean friends aren’t all laid-back, beer-swilling ex-pats. But they mostly are to be fair… Date: May 3, 2010 Venue: Rock City Trying […]
The Soft Pack
The Muslims was a terrible name for a band, a good band who otherwise may have been denied a fair crack of the whip just for their ill-themed moniker… Date: […]
Future of the Left
This was the first time I’d seen these Cardiff-based hardcore comedy geniuses. They then became one of the must-see bands for me. Date: January 21, 2010 Venue: Bodega Social Not […]
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