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Gig review: FOCUS/Chantel McGregor – Under the Bridge, London, 25 October 2019
This show in one of London’s more enjoyably upscale venues was an opportunity for me to kill two birds with one stone, as well as bringing together two contrasting acts in an interesting pairing....
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News: CANCER ON THE ROCKS – charity gig at Bush Hall, London features Romeo’s...
Cancer On The Rocks, a two day festival in aid of Macmillan and The Royal Marsden Hospital, takes place for the first time this year in London at Bush Hall, 23/24 November. The brainchild of Skyfire...
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Gig review: BRIAN DOWNEY’S ALIVE AND DANGEROUS – Underworld, Camden, London,...
While Phil Lynott was the public face and voice of Thin Lizzy and the twin lead guitars their identifiable sound, the contribution of drummer Brian Downey throughout the band’s original existence...
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Gig review: MIDNITE CITY – The Lounge, Archway, London, 8 November 2019
The list of successful UK melodic rock acts is a frustratingly short one, but Midnite City must be going about things the right way. After releasing a pair of excellent albums in short succession they...
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Gig review: BUCK & EVANS – 100 Club, London, 19 November 2019
When I saw them at the prestigious 100 Club only six months ago, Buck and Evans were still previewing songs from an album that, like Billy Bunter’s postal order or an election manifesto promise, was...
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Gig review: GRAND SLAM/Bad Touch – Camden Underworld, London, 22 November 2019
One of the great sadnesses of my formative music years was the failure of Philip Lynott’s post- Thin Lizzy outfit to get as far as a record deal- despite their reputation as a live act, including as...
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Gig review: RAIDING THE ROCK VAULT – Subterania, London, 5 December 2019
Proof of the enduring appeal of classic rock is the success over seven years of residencies in Las Vegas of the ‘Raiding the Rock Vault’ show. The concept is deceptively simple, with live playing from...
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Gig review: SWEET – Islington Assembly Hall, London, 18 December 2019
After many years as strangers in their home country, Sweet have become a fixture since their well-received support slot to Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow at 2017’s Stone Free Festival. This is the third...
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Gig review: COLLATERAL – The Cavern, Raynes Park, London, 10 January 2020
2020 promises to be a big year for Collateral, with their debut full-length album out in February to capitalise on the growing buzz around them. Indeed GRTR!’s writers voted the Kentish rockers the...
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Gig review: SAVOY BROWN – 100 Club, London, 18 January 2020
The marketing for the now traditional January London Blues Month is a mocked up, retro-style handbill. Someone who can remember those days is Kim Simmonds. He may not have the high profile of other...
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Gig review: BERNIE MARSDEN/Deborah Bonham – Under the Bridge, London, 24...
You might say it was a case of ‘Blues is the colour’ as Under the Bridge, located beneath the East Stand at Chelsea FC, played host to one of London Blues Month’s highest-profile gigs. It lies...
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Gig review: JARED JAMES NICHOLS/COLLATERAL – Gibson Brands Studio, London, 24...
One of the most common gripes on social media when bands announce tours is ‘why aren’t they playing anywhere near me?’. With Jared James Nichols and Collateral going on a nine date nationwide spring...
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Album review: JOHN SLOMAN – Two Rivers
Red Steel Music [Release date: 12.08.22] John Sloman’s ninth solo album is a tale of two cities. His life has been a neverending musical quest to find success and certitude. All the time torn between...
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Gig review: WISHBONE ASH – Islington Academy, London, 21 October 2022
Classic rock’s golden age is now giving us half century celebrations of bands and landmark albums. One such – indeed my all time favourite album – is Wishbone Ash’s ‘Argus’, which was voted album of...
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Gig review: KINGDOM OF MADNESS- 100 Club, London, 28 October 2022
When Mark Stanway abruptly quit Magnum midway through a tour late in 2016, a significant trinity was broken up, as he had been the longest serving band member after Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin, his...
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Gig review: TEIGER – Strongroom Bar, London, Thursday 10 November 2022
It’s a mark of just what a buzz there is around Teiger that, despite transport strikes hitting the Capitol, people had seemingly made their way by planes, trains and automobiles to Central London’s...
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Gig review: SQUEEZE- Hammersmith Apollo, London, 19 November 2022
Squeeze’s hit making days may be long behind them but the band have a remarkable longevity: as Chris Difford mentioned from the stage, he and Glenn Tilbrook have now been writing together for 50 years....
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Gig review: DANNY VAUGHN – The Grace, London, 4 December 2022
Danny Vaughn was one of those troubadours who made lockdown life more bearable for rock fans with his ‘Vaughnsday’ on line acoustic performances from his living room. The pandemic had interrupted his...
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Gig review: THE NEW ROSES – Camden Underworld, London, 1 December 2022
It’s been a case of making up for lost time for German rockers The New Roses. I’d been highly impressed by their headline London show at this same venue in late 2018 and the following year’s ‘Nothing...
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Gig review: THOSE DAMN CROWS – Islington Assembly Hall, London – 24th...
The Assembly Hall had a celebratory atmosphere about the place and a keen sense of anticipation was in the air ahead of Those Damn Crows. Support came from fellow Welsh rockers, James And The Cold Gun...
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