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The Staves at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 11 October 2021
On Tuesday I went along to Shepherd’s Bush Empire with my friends Jon and Shane to see the Staves. It was my first non-festival concert since March 2020. And it was the Staves’ first tour promoting their new album Good … Continue reading
Influences and passions : Chvrches, The Staves, Genghar… and Elton John
In London yesterday it rained, then rained, then rained some more. I used it as a reason to start editing the quotes out of my book, so it’s easier to publish commercially, and just to veg out a bit, watching … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged CHVRCHES, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Gengahr, music, Spectacle, The Staves
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Have You Heard? – (71) “I’m on Fire” by Lindi Ortega, The Staves and, of course, Bruce
This post is inspired by prospect of the Lindi Ortega concert which I’m going to, in Brighton, next week. Can’t make her London show because I’m seeing Massive Attack the same night, and I bought those tickets a long time … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Springsteen, I'm on Fire, Lindi Ortega, music, The Staves
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Have You Heard? – (64) Three Kinds of Beautiful: new albums by The Unthanks, Laura Marling and The Staves
Three of the albums I’ve been listening to a lot recently are all beautiful sounds that have their roots in folk music. But the artists have evolved, taking different directions, but still capturing the soulful essence of our traditional music. … Continue reading
The Staves at Wilton’s Music Hall, 24 March 2015
Another Staves concert, but one with a difference. This one was all about the new album, “If I Was”, which was released on 23 March in the UK. The album is produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and has … Continue reading
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Tagged bon iver, If I Was, Justin Vernon, music, The Staves, Wilton's Music Hall
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The Staves at the Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell
I went to see one of my favourite bands, The Staves, tonight, at the Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell. Under St James’s church. The three sisters – Emily, Camilla and Jessica – have been touring some fairly small venues, trying … Continue reading
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Tagged Clerkenwell, Crypt on the Green, London, music, The Blood I Bled, The Staves
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