2023

Review – BBC Radio 2 Party in The Park at Victoria Park, Sunday 17th September 2023

22/09/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
with Simply Red, Sam Ryder, Lemar, Jessie Ware, Rick Astley, Shalamar, The Pretenders and Kylie Minogue Reviewed by Kevin Gaughan and Stuart Smithers. Kevin writes: […]

Review – Access All Areas 4: for ‘The Bridge Homelessness to Hope’ at Duffy’s Bar & Firebug, Saturday 2nd September 2023

08/09/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
Organised by Luke Broughton for The Bridge Homelessness to Hope Reviewed by Kevin Hewick, Kevin Gaughan and Kara Costall Kevin Hewick writes: On a day […]

Gig review – Ferris at Duffy’s Bar, Thursday 24th August 2023

02/09/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
with Dean Welch and The Steptoos Reviewed by Trevor Locke Dean Welch opened the show. The Leicester singer had a strong voice that he used […]

Gig review – Earls at The Big Difference, Friday 28th July 2023

17/08/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
with Dada Women and Leave your body behind Reviewed by Alphonso Butt Earls are Dead, Long live Earls! Historians might know Friday 28th July as […]

EP review – Jersey Budd, Easy Come, Easy Go

15/08/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
Reviewed by Phil Taylor (see his Music Observer blog here) Release date 01/09/23 Jersey Budd is a Leicester-based singer-songwriter with a very distinct sound. His […]