On Wednesday I headed along to see Hunter & The Bear play their biggest ever headline gig at Scala in London as part of their seven-date UK tour. Despite the show not being officially sold out, the 1145-capacity room certainly looked pretty full to me, which was impressive for a mid-week show. First to hit … Continue reading Gig Review: Hunter & the Bear / Alvarez Kings / Calva Louise – Scala, London (10th October 2018)
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Festival Review (including bonus Temperance Movement show!): TRNSMT (6th July 2018)
You have to commend the TRNSMT team for their efforts in arranging a festival in the middle of Glasgow. After the inaugural event last year, offering a line-up catering to most tastes and having Biffy Clyro close out proceedings to appease the rock crowd, this year they’ve doubled down on their efforts to give two … Continue reading Festival Review (including bonus Temperance Movement show!): TRNSMT (6th July 2018)
Gig Review: Hunter & The Bear / Upstairs Open – The Garage, London (2nd March 2018)
On Friday night I headed to The Garage in Highbury to watch Hunter & The Bear play a sold-out show to a hometown crowd. Back in April 2017 I was lucky enough to attend the band’s album launch event at which they played a selection acoustic versions of tracks from their debut album Paper Heart (reviewed … Continue reading Gig Review: Hunter & The Bear / Upstairs Open – The Garage, London (2nd March 2018)
2017 Crew Review: Ross Green – Music Editor
Whenever we hit this point of the year, I simultaneously love and loathe it. It’s great to revisit everything that happened in the last 12 months but at the same time, when I collate my lists of what I feel are the best albums and live shows, I always hate leaving something worthwhile off the … Continue reading 2017 Crew Review: Ross Green – Music Editor
Review: Hunter and the Bear – Paper Heart
Sometimes it feels within rock and metal circles that some of the more radio friendly bands can easily get dismissed by critics and by the metal community in general, somehow missing that seal of authenticity that is required. It hasn’t always been the case though, back in the heady days of 1980s hair metal the … Continue reading Review: Hunter and the Bear – Paper Heart
Hunter & The Bear – British Grove Studios, London 12th April 2017
London rock quartet Hunter & The Bear held a special evening at British Grove Studios (owned by Mark Knopfler) in their hometown on Wednesday 12th April. Katie went along to check it out! I have heard rumblings about Hunter & The Bear for a while now so it was great to finally get to check … Continue reading Hunter & The Bear – British Grove Studios, London 12th April 2017