We’ve had another fine year on the gig-going front with our local venues and promoters putting on exceptional shows. Among our favourites were a secret Marika Hackman gig supporting Me and the Moon and Jamie Lenman’s Christmas Jamboree at the Guildford Boileroom, Black Peaks, Souer and Muncie Girls at the Westy (Aldershot) and an all-too-rare…
Words by Joe Booley. As post-rock giants, Sigur Rós are set to take the stage for the second night of their three-day residency of the Eventim Apollo, and the audience are patiently waiting for a night of two halves, both literally and sonically. Steadily taking the stage one by one, the Icelandic trio kick off…
Curated by the Boileroom team and back for its second year, Guildford’s Always the Sun Festival was expanded to three days this year and saw the likes of Public Service Broadcasting, Idles, Inheaven and The Strypes take to the Park Stage, along with acts from near and far hand-picked by local labels and promoters including…
It is morning in Cardiff and I wake up entirely entangled with Ollie on a friend’s sofa. On the floor next to me is our videographer and professional pal Sam. Normally I take a little while to wake up but on tour I get hit by a wave of anxiety and excitement (easy to mix…
The frontman of cult favourites Cursive and The Good Life, Tim Kasher stopped off in Guildford on a European tour to promote his third solo album ‘No Resolution’. Armed with only an acoustic guitar and ably accompanied by Megan Siebe on cello, melodica and backing vocals, Tim had promised he was ready to ‘soft rock…
It’s always important to get your year off to a good start when it comes to gigs and in 2017 our friends over at Beth Shalom Records brought a great triple-bill to the back room of Guildford’s Star pub. After stellar support from Dym and Brighton’s Fugazi-esque The New Tusk, Big Scary Monsters signings Cassels…
We’ve been lucky enough to grow up in an area that has seen some incredible bands form over the years. From the likes of Hundred Reasons, Vex Red and Reuben to Meet Me in St Louis, Hold Your Horse Is, Our Lost Infantry and beyond. But where would these bands have been without the support of a…
This year marked the 10th anniversary of 2000 Trees festival. Taking place in Upcote Farm in the Cotswolds, the festival prides itself on bringing incredible bands, amazing food (big shout out to the Split Screen Ice Cream van) and a hugely positive atmosphere from music lovers of all ages. Over the past decade the festival has…
Brighton’s Fear of Men are all set to release their second album – ‘Fall Forever’ – in June and before setting off on a jaunt to SXSW and then New York, they had the opportunity to road-test this new material as they supported Eagulls on a run of gigs that took in some towns and…
While it’s always good to see bands go out with friendships and their reputation intact, final farewell shows can be a bit of a poisoned chalice. If you’ve changed styles and line-ups over the years together, what do you do? At their farewell show at the Westy in Aldershot (where else?), Our Lost Infantry tackled…
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