Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Modest Mouse - how was it for you?

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At around this time (I'm future posting) a whole bunch of people will be getting very excited and very beered up for Modest Mouse's ...
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Sunday, November 12, 2006

A Hawk and a Hacksaw, almost Beirut, Kid Harpoon

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'Zach Condon of Beirut is unable to perform tonight due to unfortunate personal circumstances'. This was a pretty big disappointment...
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Monday, October 30, 2006

The Young Knives, The Grates

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I don't know what it is but every time I go to the Astoria I see Northern lads with a debut album and lashings of banter. First the 22-2...
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Friday, October 27, 2006

Sparklehorse

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The Queen Elizabeth Hall is the best place for big, artistic personalities. The last one I saw here was Regina Spektor and before that Kiki ...
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Camera Obscura

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I love Camera Obscura but this was disappointing. A severe lack of stage presence. And it was a small venue, it should have been perfect for...
Thursday, August 03, 2006

Mountain Goats

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Am I the only person who doesn't like John Darnielle? I do like some of his songs, but on the whole I find him a bit creepy. Anyway, thi...
Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Spoon, New Pornographers

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Unsurprisingly KOKO was heaving, on all four levels. The best place to be as always, downstairs in the throng. Spoon were excellent - all hy...
Friday, March 03, 2006

The Spinto Band

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Remember that day when you woke up thinking it was a school day but it was Saturday and the start of a three week holiday and your mum said ...
Thursday, December 22, 2005

Kiki and Herb

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The gorgeous Queen Elizabeth Hall is the perfect place to see this Christmas wonder. All hail Kiki - the washed-up, vitriolic, alcoholic dra...
Wednesday, December 21, 2005

The Bishops

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Introducing a pair of mop-haired twins - and their best mate on drums - straight out of the 60s. In Beatles suits with skinny ties, bobbing ...
Thursday, October 06, 2005

Dirty Three

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First, a few words for anyone who hasn't heard of Dirty Three. They are an Australian instrumental rock trio - Warren Ellis (violin), Mi...
Monday, October 03, 2005

Malcolm Middleton, Absentee

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Absentee was an unexpected treat. I see now that they regularly support The Magic Numbers and played The Green Man Festival in August but I ...
Thursday, August 04, 2005

Stylish Riots

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This is a well named night - you can't move for boys in straw hats and braces and at 6 quid for 6 bands it's definitely a riot. The...
Sunday, July 17, 2005

The Raveonettes

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So I finally got to FROG - a club night with a very long queue on the Charing Cross Road - and came face to face with Guy McKnight from the ...
Friday, June 10, 2005

Handbags at Dawn

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One of the band members is a dear friend, or I wouldn't be found dead in this hole. Firstly it's been sanitised in the worst possibl...