Friday 2nd December, Hackney
Molotov Jukebox, according to Wikipedia, is only an addendum in Natalia Tena’s career. Below acting roles in Harry Potter and Game of Thrones, the band gets only a paragraph. Although they are fairly new (and Tena’s screen appearances always enjoyable), I expect that will change soon enough. Continue reading “Molotov Jukebox at Oslo Hackney”
Thursday 10th November, Shepherd’s Bush
Lake Street Dive is an American four-piece band who create genre-defying, label-eluding music, self-described as ‘if the Beatles and Motown had a party together’; throw in the Beach Boys ca. Pet Sounds, and all the best bits of pop music up to the present day, too. Continue reading “Lake Street Dive – Live at Shepherd’s Bush Empire”
I’m going to tell you the truth, dear readers. First I wrote what would have been qualified as no less than a horrid review of Mr Aznavour’s English birthday concert. I thought I would possess what it takes to publish it, yet in reality I couldn’t.
Continue reading “Charles Aznavour’s 90th Birthday at the Royal Albert Hall”
AWOLNATION’s momentous debut album launched them from nowhere to international stardom. With epics like ‘Sail’ and ‘Kill Your Heroes’, the lengthy ‘Megalithic Symphony’ felt like a slightly premature magnum opus. The challenge of course for these Californians is to follow such a beast with strong new offerings.
Continue reading “AWOLNATION at O2 Shepherd’s Bush”
To those living out there, cut from the continent and more or less impervious to happenings of below the English Channel, I’ll start out by a few hints at who’s been able to rock a good couple hundreds of lads & gents on April 9th.
Continue reading “The Voice can also be a French, male one: Benjamin Bocconi Live at the Coronet Cinema”
