Aleph Aguiar a Venezuelan jazz guitarist was front man as part of a septet at Pizza Express in Soho. He has Elton John on his CV and is the man wearing the hat! It restored my memories of the Gypsy Kings at the Albert Hall all those years ago with the Great Greville. Pizza Express Soho […]
Minimal stage set for Bram Stokers famous gothic horror interpreted by Blackeyed Theatre. No blood or gore. More a philosophical encounter not just about the supernatural but an exploration of Dracula as the anti-hero, the dismissive role women played in society in Victorian times and a reminder of the ghastly nature of colonialism. Wonderfully acted […]
Sadly we never received this fabulous salvo on the night but we were on the receiving end of Evil Twin Brother which is an all-time favourite. Thomas still runs his own ‘bare-back’ solo routine with synths and backing tracks all at the ready in a smallish arena which ensures we are all enjoying the same […]
What are the chances that one house in London would hear the like of Handel and Hendrix, although a span of 200 plus years divides the two. Both geniuses of their times. Baroque composer vias with electric blues guitarist – an eclectic mix of Water Music v Electric Ladyland. All very inspiring on a wet […]
We went for the day as J made it very clear she had to see Kasabian ( I have been lucky enough to encounter the Leicester band before) as a result we missed ticking off Duran Duran. However, no matter, it was a good day out once we had walked the couple of miles to […]
A venue, Utilita Birmingham, I had never been to right in the heart of the city where a cluster of canals all converge on the venue. The band is named after grandfather Leon – it is very much a family affair 3 brothers and a cousin!! Lead by lead singer, Caleb they thumped through a […]
Navigating an age of social change A very thoughtful day out at the F&C live show in London Shivvy Jervis a radical futurist thinker, struck a chord as she outlined that we already have a super computer our brain which runs at 268 miles an hour processing information so Ai should be embraced, not feared […]
I have been waiting to see Eric Clapton for along time and was left feeling a little disappointed. He look very eponymous on stage almost a lookalike ringer for Bill Gates with blue shirt smothered with a dangling cross, red glasses, and bushy white hair. That would all be ok, but there was was no […]
Promotion Day We just needed to win at home to be sure… Nothing was certain but after battling the odds all season as underdogs we were now in charge of our own destiny: surely we could not fail now ? We duly knocked down Huddersfield 2-0. Then the party began -a 22 year wait and […]
