-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
- A Thames Journey (13)
- Art, books, theatre, cinema (65)
- Canal and River life (5)
- London (70)
- Music – concerts, lists, reflections (317)
- Music – Have You Heard? (90)
- Music – Top Tens (38)
- Photos (76)
- Photos – lovelondonscenes (173)
- Photos – Scenes from Berlin (16)
- Poems (4)
- Politics and social (4)
- Random stuff (55)
- Sportsthoughts (180)
- Uncategorized (2)
-
Join 843 other subscribers
Twitter comments
Tweets by JasthoughtsMeta
Category Archives: Music – concerts, lists, reflections
My Top Ten albums of 2016
A turbulent year politically, what with Brexit, Trump and the continued horrors of Syria. And a sad year in music, when we lost David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen and more. But the music itself – as brilliant as ever. I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections, Music - Top Tens
Tagged Albums of 2016, Amber Arcades, Angel Olsen, Bat for Lashes, Blue House, bon iver, Car Seat Headrest, david bowie, Dilly Dally, Frank Ocean, Jack Garratt, James Blake, Julia Jacklin, Let's Eat Grandma, music, Palace Winter, Parquet Courts, Radiohead, Savages, Whitney, Wolf Alice
8 Comments
Jack Garratt at Hammersmith Apollo, 24 November 2016
Jack Garratt recently played two nights at Hammersmith Apollo. I saw the second show. He was at Latitude in 2014 in the i-Arena tent in the Woods. It was clear something was going on. It was packed and the reception … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, Hammersmith Apollo, Jack Garratt, music
2 Comments
Gengahr at the Courtyard Theatre, Shoreditch, 25 November 2016
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
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, Courtyard theatre, Gengahr, Indie, music
Leave a comment
“I Was There – A Musical Journey”. Now on Amazon and Kindle!
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
Whitney and Julia Jacklin at Koko, Camden, 10 November 2016
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
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, Julia Jacklin, Koko, music, Whitney
2 Comments
Songs for America
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
The Big Moon at the Scala, Kings Cross, 3 November 2016
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
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, London, music, The Big Moon, The Scala
6 Comments
Bad Company at the O2 Arena (the Dome), 29 October 2016
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
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged bad company, concerts, music, O2 Arena, The Dome
11 Comments
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker at Shoreditch Town Hall, 26 October 2016
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
Thoughtsfromwestfive 