After Gary bugged me for ages (partly via previous reviews he's done) about how good Chantel McGregor is, I spotted that she was playing Glasgow on this tour so dutifully signed up. Not before reviewing her most recent album, of course, which gave me good hope that Gary knew what he was talking about. The Healing … Continue reading Gig Review: Chantel McGregor / Blue Nation – G2, Glasgow (20th June 2025)
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Gig Review: Papangu – Burning House, São Paulo (6th June 2025)
What do you get when you mix the traditional sounds of the Brazilian northeast with a heavy dose of King Crimson-esque prog rock and sprinkle in some metal reminiscent of early Opeth? You get Papangu, one of the most interesting and promising acts to come out of a country already known for exporting unique heavy … Continue reading Gig Review: Papangu – Burning House, São Paulo (6th June 2025)
Gig Review: The SatchVai Band / Ned Evett – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (17th June 2025)
Well, here we are at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to see guitar royalty in the form of Joe Satriani and Steve Vai together in the SatchVai band. I never thought I’d see that happen. But before we get to that delight, we have a brave soul opening up tonight: Ned Evett. I must admit … Continue reading Gig Review: The SatchVai Band / Ned Evett – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (17th June 2025)
Gig Review: Faetooth / Cwfen – The Black Heart, London (17th June 2025)
On Tuesday night I headed along to The Black Heart in Camden to see Faetooth. I bought a ticket for this show months ago when it was first announced, so I had been excited about it for a long time. Support came from another band I had been really keen to see live - Cwfen … Continue reading Gig Review: Faetooth / Cwfen – The Black Heart, London (17th June 2025)
Festival Review: Download Festival (Day 1) – Donington Park (Friday 13th June 2025)
Download Festival returned for yet another weekend full of class acts and great vibes this year, hosting Green Day, Sleep Token, and KoRn as headliners, as well as acts ranging from Vengaboys to Cradle of Filth. For many this is the highlight of their year, with tens of thousands of music fans making their way … Continue reading Festival Review: Download Festival (Day 1) – Donington Park (Friday 13th June 2025)
Gig Review: King Kraken / The Breathing Method – Audio, Glasgow (8th June 2025)
What a cracking double-header of hard rock / metal we had in store tonight in Glasgow's intimate Audio venue. Local-ish lads The Breathing Method opened proceedings, seemingly down a man as singer Scott recently decided to step back to spend more time on other projects (including, erm, this very website). Previously backing vocals and rampant … Continue reading Gig Review: King Kraken / The Breathing Method – Audio, Glasgow (8th June 2025)