Tag Archives: Gig

Bravo Brave Bats – Grain Barge

Posted on March 3, 2012 by haymoncollins

I promise to shut up about Bravo Brave Bats for a bit now, but before I do, a few words and some grainy pix to mark their support slot for EJ Esau at the Grain Barge last eve hot on … Continue reading →

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Bravo Brave Bats – BBC Session and at The Thekla w/ We Are Augustines

Posted on February 27, 2012 by haymoncollins

Bravo Brave Bats, Bristol’s best band (I will brook no dissent, they just simply are, and I know every  Bristol band…) is having a bit of a good start to the year; a new project of writing a song a month with … Continue reading →

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A Winged Victory for the Sullen – South Street, Reading

Posted on January 22, 2012 by haymoncollins

As if the album itself wasn’t already enough of an extraordinary, moving suite of music; seeing and hearing A Winged Victory for the Sullen play (most) of it live raised it yet further into an almost spiritual experience. What is it that can turn some music into … Continue reading →

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Okkervil River – Bristol Trinity

Posted on November 22, 2011 by haymoncollins

Towards the end of slog around Europe the six members of  Okkervil River must be feeling like going home and having a break. They admitted to having been a while without a shower and their clothes had a distinct air of being … Continue reading →

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Purple EP Launch – Bravo Brave Bats

Posted on November 20, 2011 by haymoncollins

All of life is here in Stokes Croft on a Saturday night, and a goodly number of them were at The Croft for the launch gig for Bravo Brave Bats Purple EP. Their third EP in twelve months. I have … Continue reading →

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Turin Brakes, Bristol Thekla

Posted on November 13, 2011 by haymoncollins

Turin Brakes are now a long held passion, ever since the days of The Optimist (first time around). They were the first band I took the Lad to see and we have seen them every year since. They have never let us … Continue reading →

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Bon Iver – Bristol Colston Hall, 11 November 2011

Posted on November 12, 2011 by haymoncollins

It has been a good long while since I first saw Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver play, then as a three piece with Mike Noyce and Sean Carey, in the more intimate surroundings of the Trinity Centre in Bristol back in September 2008. Back then I … Continue reading →

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Roddy Woomble – Bristol Colston Hall 2

Posted on October 14, 2011 by haymoncollins

. The second time of seeing Mr Woomble this year, the first at the wonderful Union Chapel at around the time of the Impossible Songs launch, and this time on Colston Hall. A couple of the band members were the … Continue reading →

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Scott Matthews – The Thekla, Bristol (and a little bit of Glee Club, Birmingham)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by haymoncollins

Arriving too late to eat yet too early to queue, Mrs HC, the Lad, the fair Natalie and I sauntered past the Thekla en route to a slightly over priced drink at the River Station. As we did, I had … Continue reading →

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Fleet Foxes and Gentle-man Robin Pecknold in Wolverhampton

Posted on June 24, 2011 by haymoncollins

Fleexes The Bees Its was almost exactly two years to the day since @IDSupremo and  I saw FF at the same Civic Hall venue in Wolverhampton. Then, as my post at the time said, it was sweltering hot and the … Continue reading →

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