{"id":13925,"date":"2018-01-06T16:30:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T16:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=13925"},"modified":"2018-01-07T09:43:46","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T09:43:46","slug":"2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

2017 – a review of music and bands<\/h1>\n

 <\/p>\n

Trevor Locke makes his selection
\nof some of the gigs he went to this year;<\/h2>\n

he writes: ‘I cannot claim that is an objective catalogue of everything that took place in the musical life of Leicester over the past twelve months. Far from it. It simply a list of the gigs, that I went to, that stood out for me. If that happens to correspond with what you liked; all well and good. This is Music in Leicester<\/em> magazine – not an offshoot of Wikipedia.’ Just his pick of the gigs.<\/p>\n

January<\/h2>\n
\"\"
Resin at Firebug, 23rd December 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Resin Events held a show at Firebug with Blood Oath (13th)<\/p>\n

The Lids were at the Soundhouse with Anoa (28th)<\/p>\n

February<\/h2>\n

Duffy’s Bar was the venue for a gig with The Relinquished and The World Can Wait (12\/2)<\/p>\n

Harrowbrooks, Chambers, The Albion were at the Soundhouse. (17\/2)<\/p>\n

Metal to the Masses, Duffy’s with Septolith, Blood Oath and others. (19\/2)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Ferris at the Scholar Bar, 24th February 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Day of the Moon, Ferris, Traps at O2 Academy. (24\/2)<\/p>\n

March<\/h2>\n

Firebug for Metal to the Masses with My Legacy, Gallows High, Diceratops and Final Coil. (5\/3)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Final Coil at Firebug, 9th April 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April<\/h2>\n

The first gig at the revamped Shed saw Electric Swing Circus on stage. (1\/4)<\/p>\n

Skam featured in the show at O2 Academy’s Scholar Bar. (7\/4)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Steve Hill of Skam at the Musician, 17th November 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan. #skam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Traps were on stage at The Shed. (8\/4)<\/p>\n

Kynch was just one of the acts appearing at The Shed. (13\/4)<\/p>\n

A large crowd gathered in Humberstone again for the Leicester @ The Cross Easter celebration with Jonezy. (14\/4)<\/p>\n

The Brandy Thieves played at The Soundhouse with One Suspicious Monkey The Whiskey Rebellion and a few others. (29\/4)<\/a><\/p>\n

May<\/h2>\n

Starting the month off, Not My Good Arm at Duffy’s Bar. (1\/5)<\/p>\n

At the Shed The Docs, Gestalt and Earls. (5\/5)<\/p>\n

Birthday bash at Duffy’s Bar with Sam Bradshaw, Seconds Apart, Earls and Southern Rum Line. (13\/5)<\/p>\n

Two gigs at the Musician included Anoa, Stupid Boots, Kynch, Royal Arcade, Arc Isla and The Albion. (19th and 20th May)<\/p>\n

First day of the Glastonbudget Festival. International Acoustic Playboys. James Cull. Traps. Whiskey Rebellion. (26th)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Jonathan Eve of The Whiskey Rebellion. Photo by Nile Kaemen McGregor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Day 2 at Glastonbudget. Anoa. Skam. Jimmy Amnesia. Dedbeats. Beneath the Lights. The Moderators. (27th)<\/p>\n

June<\/h2>\n

Firebug with Prime, Damage Protocol, Her Burden, Beneath The Lights, The Albion and more. (2\/6)<\/p>\n

Riverside Festival. Headlined by Goldwater. (3\/6)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Siobhan Mazzei at Dryden Street, 28th October 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan. #mazzei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Siobhan Mazzei at The Shed. (9\/6)<\/p>\n

Pyramids, Common Strays and Beneath The Lights at O2. (17\/6)<\/p>\n

No More Heroes, Siobhan Mazzei and a rare appearance by Ist. Musician. (29\/6)<\/p>\n

July<\/h2>\n

Finches of Attica at The Shed. Also, Day of the Moon. (7\/7)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Cabin Boy Jumped Ship
at The Soundhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cabin Boy Jumped Ship at The Shed (15\/7)<\/p>\n

Simon Says festival. Day 1. Brandon Neal. Aztec Temples. Michael Vickers. Dedbeats. Ash Mammal. Uncle Frank. 29\/7)<\/p>\n

Simon Says festival. Day 2 Kenneth J. Nash, Midnight Dogs. Gu-Ru. Her Name Is Calla. The Gadjos. (30\/7)<\/p>\n

August<\/h2>\n

Cosmopolitan Carnival. The Mixtones. Nia Soul. Mahalia. (12\/8)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Mahalia on the main stage at Cosmopolitan Carnival 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Loughborough. Beacon Fest. Phantom Fest. Jonezy. River Chickens. Aztec Temples. Skam. (27\/8)<\/p>\n

September<\/h2>\n

Cookie. Traps. (2\/9)<\/p>\n

Glastonbudget auditions at The Shed with Jonezy. Also Toby Leonard. (8\/9)<\/p>\n

Crazyhead at The Donkey (15\/9)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Kevin Hewick at the Y Theatre, 24th September 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Musicians Against Homelessness at The Y Theatre with Kevin Hewick, Luke Broughton, Kenneth J. Nash, Aztec Temples and much more. (24\/9)<\/p>\n

October<\/h2>\n

Rawkus Reds, Kill The Mammoth, Glastonbudget auditions at The Shed. (6\/10)<\/p>\n

Dryden Street Social Club. Broken Witt Rebels. Siobhan Mazzei and band. (14\/10)<\/p>\n

The Shed. Glastonbudget. Revival. Ferris. Andrew Morgan, singer. (20\/10)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Earls. Soundhouse, 23rd June 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Shed saw We Give In, Earls, Alligator, Monachopsis, Royal Arcade. (21\/10)<\/p>\n

Oxjam Leicester Takeover. Many bands and artists. Just a few: Homeless Shakespeare, Toby Leonard, Day of the Moon, Kevin Hewick, Mikey Kerslake, Michael Vickers, Tony Alles, Lambone Splinter, Fazed. (28\/10)<\/p>\n

Later that night, Siobhan Mazzei, Luke Broughton, Hells Addiction, Goldwater at Dryden Street Social. (28\/10)<\/p>\n

November<\/h2>\n

Traps, Neon Waltz and Milburn at the O2. (10\/11)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Jonny Gavin of Demons of Ruby Mae at The Shed, 18th November 2017. Photo by Kevin Gaughan. =jonnygavin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Shed. Demons of Ruby Mae. (18\/11)<\/p>\n

December<\/h2>\n

Glastonbudget audition at The Shed with Traps, Homeless Shakespeare. (1\/12)<\/p>\n

Resin Christmas party at Firebug with Resin, Mage, Torqued, Ramage Inc., Temple of Lies. (23\/12)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Dr. X. performing at Broood Bar in Leicester, 25th August 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Homeless Shakespeare’s album launch at the Soundhouse. Timmas. Dr. X. Ginhouse Gypsies. (28\/12)<\/p>\n

New Years Eve. The Brandy Thieves at The Musician. I went but only to have a good time. (31\/12)<\/p>\n

\"\"
Andrea Kenny of The Brandy Thieves
Photo: RhinsoFeroSS photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All in all, a pretty good year for music, of all kinds.<\/p>\n

This is #Leicester. It’s the #besta.<\/p>\n

See also<\/p>\n

Music for the month of December<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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