Sunday 29th May 2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CdxihMmM2rk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Making my way up to Earlham Park in Norwich for the inaugural Neck of The Woods festival, I was intrigued to see whether this new festival could be the big indie festival that East Anglia has been calling for in recent years. I was filled with anticipation and excited to... Continue Reading →
Gabby Rivers Location: NorwichGenre: Upbeat Indie/Alternative Your new track ‘Uh Oh’ is out today; Talk me through the inspirations behind it? UH OH is a song I wrote in the second Lockdown. I spent a lot of time on my phone scrolling through social media, I would spend sometimes all day on it. I found... Continue Reading →
Saturday 7th May 2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CdSkKXFjorM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Concerts at intimate venues are a completely different experience and so when I saw that Isle of Wight outfit Coach Party were playing at Voodoo Daddy’s in Norwich, I hopped on the train so that I could watch them play to a lively crowd of what must have been less... Continue Reading →
Anna's Bones Location: Manningtree, SuffolkGenre: Indie Rock Composition: Becky Simmonds - vocals, Ben Brown - lead guitarist, Krista Lynch - bass guitar, Pete Moore - Drums So are you guys quite a new band? Becky: "Yeah, this is our sixth gig and it just sort of happened. Ben plays in 'Dingus Khan' and he and... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 2nd February 2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CZe_dv6Nzvw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Night 1 of The Smokehouse presents Independent Venue Week 2022 led me to the newly equipped pop-up venue 'The Baths' where doors opened for a 7:30 start. Concerts with nationally-known names in my hometown of Ipswich are few and far between, so when I saw that The Orielles were coming... Continue Reading →
Sixpeace Location: Glasgow/StirlingGenre: Indie-Rock Composition: Naomi/Dylan - vocals, Kye - lead guitarist, Finn/Dyl - rhythm guitar, Allan - bass guitar, Alaska - Drums Firstly, many people may not yet have heard of ‘Sixpeace’; tell us a bit about yourselves? Alaska: "We're just here for fun times and motivated to get out there." Dylan: "We're a... Continue Reading →
Saturday 11th December 2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CXZLo0kjZDN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link My trip down to the Waterfront Studio in Norwich was a fitting place for my final concert of 2021 and was really a celebration of local East Anglian music, with Cambridge-based band Tom Lumley & the Brave Liaison supported by Norwich talents The Islas and Kitty Perrin. After two great... Continue Reading →
Thursday 16th September 2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CT4qPP5qC9v/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Known as the "Indie King" and touring his second album 'Zeroes' that was released last year, seeing Declan McKenna in nearby Norwich was a must, and so a couple of weeks ago - after an initial COVID scare which resulted in the show the previous night being called off -... Continue Reading →
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