Gig review – Take The Stage: Relaunch at Duffy’s Bar, Wednesday 3rd April 2024
All photographs by Nicolas Joy Palmer @ohnicolajoy (Instagram) Reviewed by Kaia Bliss After a short hiatus and change of venue, Take the Stage hosted and curated […]
Acoustic music
Gig review – Liz Stringer at The Soundhouse, Saturday 16th March 2024
Her voice was deep and strong, the songs pre-empted by a meandering building of context, a conversation at a show with a man who nearly lost everything due to his alcohol abuse issues;
Interview – Singer/songwriter Liz Stringer
It’s a much more intimate setting and I get to take the time to talk about the songs and provide some context for the stories I’m telling, so I really love it.
Gig review – New Acoustics with Michael Vickers, Upstairs at The Western, Friday 2nd February 2024
The second song of the set is pure self-doubt and introspection, ending with an intense cry, “endless mess until the day I die”.
Gig review – Sonar Sessions at De Montfort University, Friday 26th January 2024
Their songs were slowly thumb-picked, a meditative and oftentimes pained falsetto filling the room.