Stu Rowe has been evolving and adapting his Lighterthief project for years now. A fluid recording project spawning some truly unique music and some rare but memorable live shows, and also a recording studio which has coalesced into a record … Continue reading
Not many musicians deserve elevation to celebrity status. In fact celebrity is a word so devalued by its application to reality TV chancers and inflated pop dross egos that we need a new label for the likes of David Bowie. … Continue reading
When I first started writing this more exclusive gig guide, I pessimistically thought that it would be a quick write up every week. At the time original bands seemed a very small chunk of the available gigs and where as … Continue reading
It’s nice to see another week where Swindon continues to embrace original and often out of town bands, if nothing else it gives me nothing to moan about as the length of this introduction attests to. Thursday Flight Brigade, George … Continue reading
I’m happy to see that the autumn dance card of bigger, out of town acts is continuing with some pace. Tonight, Songs of Praise bring you the first of four gigs they have scheduled around town, beginning at The Victoria … Continue reading
This week’s main event from Songs of Praise sees the brilliant Flight Brigade in town. Festival circuit favourites, beloved by blogs and radio and favourably compared to the likes of Arcade Fire and Imagine Dragons, they mix powerful indie-folk dynamics … Continue reading
