It had been an incredibly busy Thursday and Friday at the Great Escape festival, seeing bands left right and centre with a few interesting conferences slipped in between. So I decided to review my schedule as there weren’t many bands that I recognised or which took my fancy late on…
I remember seeing Marika Hackman when she first started performing and was playing with a full band back in 2011 and since being signed has grown into one of my favourite recording singer/songwriters with her quirky and innovative chord choices and hauntingly beautiful lyrics.
It was the last night of the Great Escape and along with several other gigs, during the festival I'd saved the MØ gig at The Warren as one of my top picks. Like most people, I’ve found the name ‘MØ’ popping up left right and centre in 2014 so I…
For those of you who don't know what the Alternative Great Escape is, it is more like the anarchistic little brother of the main Great Escape where just about every little venue not involved in the main event puts on dozens of bands, typically for about half an hour slots…
It’s a remarkable beast, this three-day showcase of new music from around the globe. Music lovers descend upon Brighton in their thousands (approximately 15000+), slap bang in the middle of the month-long arts and culture feasts that are the venerable Brighton Festival and England’s largest open access fringe, Brighton Fringe…
Eyes & No Eyes kicked off my Great Escape this year and, after seeing them support Peggy Sue @ The Green Door store last month and being really impressed with their sound – I made it a priority to catch them @ this year’s Great Escape Festival. Eyes &…
After queuing for over an hour amongst other excited fans, I finally entered Coalition to see one of the acts I most wanted to see at this year's Great Escape Festival – Little Dragon seemed to be the top-pick for every one else on the Thursday night as it was…
There’s no doubt Yumi & The Weather are a quality outfit. With only a handful of live performances under their belt the whole band is a real tour de force. There may still be a few rough edges but the band provide total assurance that there is a lot more…
Blood Red Shoes started their set with a blistering rendition of the instrumental opener to their latest eponymous fourth album 'Welcome Home'. There couldn't be a more appropriate opening song tonight as Blood Red Shoes have come home, as Steve reveals later in the show. They’re back playing on a…
'Shouting is my trademark', says Ben Ottewell during the evening's set. To an extent it's a light-hearted acknowledgement of the power of his very rich baritone and bluesy voice, which actually feels like a sound wave when he opens his mouth for the first time, the force of which…