Pros and cons about gigs in concert halls. On the plus side the sound is almost faultless. Well, it would have to be. The Barbican is the home of the London Symphony Orchestra after all. The sound system has to catch every nuance of a whole host of instruments normally, so Sufjan’s big horn section [...]
A combination of a delayed train back from a weekend in Scotland and a strong need to eat meant that I arrived at The Luminaire too late to see Morven Callar. But I did arrive just in time to hear Duncan Brown’s literate acoustic strummings. I’m sure he said something about William Blake. He’s even [...]
A colleague sent this to me today, and I had to post it.
I so hope that this gig really did happen. If it did, and if you were there, I’d love to hear about it!
Well, it’s that time of month again. Cast the mind back over the musical happenings of the past 31 days and pick out a few gems for your listening pleasure. Here’s some of my favourites.
Album of the month
Jeremy Warmsley - The Art of Fiction
So he’s gone and done it. Well, almost. A few months back, [...]
