Day: 30 May 2019

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Gig Time. Samantha Fish at the Band on the Wall on the 14th May 2019.

Samantha Fish

Samantha Fish is another female guitarist I discovered in a streaming radio/playlist, that also had other talented ladies like Joanne Shaw Taylor and Ana Popovic.

That was enough reason for me to want to go to the Band on the Wall, but the support band was definitely another. The Curse of Lono was a fine choice to open up the evening’s entertainment.

The sound was as good as I expect at this venue, and the evening rocked. Samantha Fish has some bluesy numbers, but is definitely more rocky when she gets going.

Curse of Lono
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Gig Time. Artmagic at SORM Studios in Bradford on 11th May 2019

Artmagic

Possibly the smallest venue I’ve been to a gig in. In the Little Germany part of central Bradford, near the Cathedral, there is a studio that improvised a performance space for the concert. The photo is the best I got, because lighting seemed to be a bit of an afterthought. The sound was good though.

Artmagic is a duo of musicians. On the left, playing keyboards is Shaun McGhee, who we’ve seen on stage in Alison Moyet’s band. On the right, playing guitar is Richard Oakes of Suede fame.

I admit I wasn’t overly familiar with their album, although I had heard it before the concert. It went down rather well with the small crowd, and I thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

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Gig Time. Ana Popovic at the Deaf Institute on 5th May 2019

Ana Popovic

Ana Popovic turned up on a streaming radio or playlist (can’t remember which) which featured a number of very good female guitarists.

When she was due to play the Deaf Institute, we couldn’t resist seeing her and her band in the flesh.

Not actually knowing how popular she is generally, it was good to see an almost full crowd. I enjoyed the bluesy sound, and could definitely detect the inspiration of Stevie Ray Vaughan. The rest of the band were very good too. Definitely recommend if they’re touring near you.

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Gig Time. Wildhearts at Manchester Academy 2 on 3rd May 2019

Saw these chaps at the Sounds of the City last year at Castlefield Bowl in Manchester. Enjoyed them in the sunshine so we decided to see them when they toured this year.

The Wildhearts
Massive Waggons
Towers of London

There were two support bands on the night. Massive Waggons and Towers of London.

Everything was predictably LOUD, and there was a definite bouncy atmosphere. One of those gigs I’m really glad I had my accoustic ear plugs with me. That’s not a criticism of the band(s) by the way, they are loud, and their fans know it. I’m just rather fond of my hearing 😉

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Catch up time :-/

I’ve been most tardy with recording my canny capers this month. Been to five gigs, which need writing up… oops. Might not mention all the support bands, which is regrettable, and is definitely not a comment on their quality.

I’ve also been enjoying lots of music I’ve streamed, along with some very good audio books.