The first time I saw Robert Cray was on The Old Grey Whistle Test in the early 1980s. Actually, that’s not true. The first time I saw Robert Cray was when he played bass in the soul review band Otis Knight And The Days who featured in the National Lampoon’s Animal House film that was […]
“Sometimes it seems unimaginable that you were ever any other way” sings Al Stewart on his song Carol. Sometimes it seems unimaginable that Stewart could have been anything other than a singer/songwriter. Moving from Glasgow to Dorset as a child, he went on to buy his first guitar from future Police man Andy Summers, took […]
The organisers of the Rotation Garden Party got in touch to tell us about this year’s event on the 22nd of July. A musical experience on an Audiophile System, held within the grounds of the beautiful, grade 2 listed Bishton Hall.
Alongside their regular albums, The Unthanks have released a series of “Diversions”; albums that focus on a particular theme or style. The latest of these is How Wild The Wind Blows – The Songs And Poems Of Molly Drake. Molly was the mother of legendary folk-rock singer songwriter Nick Drake and actress Gabrielle Drake. Molly […]
The High End loudspeaker manufacturer, “VOLYA GmbH”, is auctioning off luxury loudspeakers valued at EUR 30,000 (not including VAT) at the High End 2017 for a charitable cause.
A photo of Sinatra alongside Davis Jr and Dean Martin adorns the walls. The wallpaper is patterned with the Statue of Liberty and James Dean. Where you’d expect to see a domesticated rockabilly band or an alcoholism-riddled crooner onstage in this schlock ‘Merica-themed venue, there will soon be three of Ireland’s finest bands treading the boards […]
Hifi Pig’s James Fleming heads up to Dublin and the salubrious surroundings that are The Workman’s Club to see and speak to Strength NIA.
The High End Society got in touch to let us know about some of the musical entertainment at this year’s High End Show in Munich.
Following last year’s release of her critically acclaimed second album “Black Terry Cat”, NYC’s Xenia Rubinos has announced live dates in the UK and Europe for April / May.
Myles Manley makes idiosyncratic folk music on guitar with rhythms and colours snatched from various places, most recently Eric B and Rakim, Micachu and The Shapes, Moondog, The Clash’s Sandinista, Jinx Lennon, Frankie Cosmos, etc. “I started listening to a lot of early hiphop for some reason and what I loved about it was the clunkiness […]
It’s been twenty years since Madeleine Peyroux released her debut album, Dreamland. Although the comparisons to Billie Holiday that dogged her initially have lessened, they haven’t totally evaporated either. Peyroux does share a certain smokey tone with Holiday along with the ability to warp time with her phrasing, stretching vowels beyond breaking point or shoehorning […]
Following on from the reissue of their cult favourite ‘Holo Pleasures’ EP and their incredibly successful first ever UK live shows early last year, Elvis Depressedly have now announced a new set of UK/EU tour dates for 2017.
Little Comets have announced the first track ‘Common Things’ from upcoming album, Worhead.
To celebrate the release of James McArthur and The Head Gardeners’ new album; ‘Burnt Moth’ out on 20th January, Illuminate Productions will be showcasing songs from the album in the smallest and most intimate live music venue in the UK.
Bristol’s finest post-punk polemics IDLES have been promising to do great things for some time now, and with their debut album “Brutalism” they absolutely fulfil that promise, and a furious promise at that, says their latest press release.
Split between Atlanta and the remote northern parts of Sweden – commonly known as Sápmi, the hip-hop meets electro-pop trio Blänk are currently getting ready to release their third album ‘Weary Soul’.