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Month: February 2020

The rise of festivals

29/02/2020 Trevor Locke 0
Going to Gigs Wednesday 11th October 2017 republished on 29th February 2020 Instalment 7 by Trevor Locke In this issue: How festivals changed the face […]

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Review – Otoboke Beaver at The Musician, Wednesday 19th February 2020

26/02/2020 Kevin Gaughan 0
with Drinking Boys and Girls Choir Leicester’s Musician hosted a memorable night of Asian rock music, featuring some of the finest punk bands the Far […]

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Interview – We interview Twin Atlantic ahead of their show in March at The O2 Academy.

25/02/2020 Kevin Gaughan 0
Ross McNae takes us behind the scenes of recording their latest album Power and tells an 80s synth pop-infused story of falling back in love […]

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Interview – Frank Benbini (Uncle Frank & Fun Loving Criminals) on Live, Local & Loud with Kevin Gaughan & Jas Minhas, Eava FM, Thursday 20th February 2020

24/02/2020 Kevin Gaughan 0
Hear Frank talk about his band, Uncle Frank and being the drummer in Fun Lovin’ Criminals as well as his next big gig headlining LARA, […]

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Preview – The Robert J Hunter Band + The Nile Deltas + Jesse Wright Band at The Musician, Friday 28th February 2020

19/02/2020 Kevin Gaughan 0
Lauded by BBC Radio 2’s ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris as an incredibly exciting example of the new wave of blues, The Robert J Hunter Band has […]

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