Category Archives: Music – concerts, lists, reflections

Gengahr at the Courtyard Theatre, Shoreditch, 25 November 2016

Posted on November 26, 2016 by John S

Tonight, after a couple of beers to see off a Kiwi colleague who’s heading back to New Zealand, I went to see my favourite indie band of recent times, Gengahr. Always such a great band live, and, as you’ll know … Continue reading →

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“I Was There – A Musical Journey”. Now on Amazon and Kindle!

Posted on November 26, 2016 by John S

  Finally! All the tweaks and formatting done. The page index revised, then revised again.  “I Was There – A Musical Journey”, the story of my musical life, is now available on Amazon and Kindle. You can see the Amazon … Continue reading →

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Whitney and Julia Jacklin at Koko, Camden, 10 November 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by John S

Last night my friend Jon and I went up to Koko in Camden to catch up with a couple of bands who were at End of the Road but we missed. Julia Jacklin, an Aussie singer whose sound could be … Continue reading →

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Songs for America

Posted on November 9, 2016 by John S

Woke up this morning… 6.45. Grab the iPhone. Guardian news app. The latest on Hillary’s victory margin.  It’s all Trump. Why is it all about Trump? Oh…… ‘Tis democracy. The American people have spoken. Just like the people of England … Continue reading →

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The Big Moon at the Scala, Kings Cross, 3 November 2016

Posted on November 4, 2016 by John S

  To the Scala in Kings Cross to see The Big Moon, another of the bands I saw for the first time at End of the Road, and really liked. In fact I saw them twice at End of the … Continue reading →

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Bad Company at the O2 Arena (the Dome), 29 October 2016

Posted on October 30, 2016 by John S

WARNING: if you are under 40 this review may make no sense at all, unless you liked your parents’ record collection. Tonight I succumbed to the temptation of a a huge dose of nostalgia. I saw Bad Company at the … Continue reading →

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Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker at Shoreditch Town Hall, 26 October 2016

Posted on October 26, 2016 by John S

Back in Shoreditch for another concert. At this rate I’ll have to roll my trousers up and grow a beard! A different sound altogether to Pumarosa on Monday. This time I was at Shoreditch Town Hall for Josienne Clarke and … Continue reading →

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Noiseannoys!

Posted on October 26, 2016 by John S

I wanted to share this playlist with you for no other reason than it is SO DAMN GOOD! I play Lindi Ortega to move me, The Staves to soothe me, Radiohead to enthral me, Bruce Springsteen to inspire me. But … Continue reading →

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Pumarosa at the Village Underground, Shoreditch, 24 October 2016

Posted on October 25, 2016 by John S

Pumarosa. The great space of Village Underground. Dramatically lit. Singer and guitarist is Isabel Munoz-Newsome. Second song was “Cecile”. The awesomeness of “Lion’s Den”. The dance beat of “Priestess”. A big sound, feels like a band destined for great things. … Continue reading →

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Amber Arcades at the Moth Club Hackney, 20 October 2016

Posted on October 21, 2016 by John S

Last night my friend Jon and I went to the Moth Club in Hackney to see a band we really enjoyed at End of the Road. And whose album I have been playing incessantly recently. The album is “Fading Lines”, … Continue reading →

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