Ballet School played to just 26 people at Bungalows & Bears with support from Bernard + Edith and The Slow Revolt. Such a shame because they really played well and did a great set. Also very impressive were Bernard + Edith. Top night with Gerald Garratty.
Peter Bargh
Sights & SoundsArchive for the ‘Concerts / Gigs’ Category
Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere played to a small audience at Burngreave Cemetery chapel
It was to promote the launch of their new album Θ2 – Discus 47CD and was an improvisation in two parts with a short break in between.
Martin Archer – keys, woodwind
Chris Bywater – keys, laptop
Yvonna Magda – electric violin
Michael Somerset – woodwind
Frostlake – voice
Terry Todd – bass guitar
Steve Dinsdale – drums, synth
Walt Shaw – percussion, electronics.
Cost £5 to get in
Michael Somerset
Bass guitarist Terry Todd
Mogwai gave us an aural treat when they played in Rotherham’s Magna Science Adventure Centre.
Seemed to take ages to get from the entrance to the stage, but well worth the walk …great venue!
The set list was:
Heard About You Last Night
Friend of the Night
Ithica 27ø9
White Noise
Rano Pano
Ex-Cowboy
Auto Rock
Hunted by a Freak
Deesh
Remurdered
How to Be a Werewolf
Mexican Grand Prix
And they came back on to a do an encore with:
New Paths to Helicon, Pt. 1
Batcat
They were supported by RM Hubbert
Attended the first of many gigs with Gerald Garratty
Carter Tutti headlined at a new venue – The Abbeydale Road Picture House. They played Chris & Cosey material and were supported by Wrangler, featuring Mal from Cabaret Voltaire.
Wrangler pulled a bigger crowd of people off all ages, some enjoying the new sounds others reminiscing the good old days.
Great venue. Met up with old friends Mark & Angie Holmes, Rob Baker and Kath Furniss
Wayne Hussey of the Mission came to The Greystones pub in Sheffield on his Songs Of Candlelight & Razorblades Tour. He played for roughly 2 hours and covered many Mission songs, along with a few other people’s tracks including one from George Michael Careless Whisper and All About Eve’s Martha’s Harbour.
The show came to a finale with guest guitarist Simon Hinkler joining Wayne on stage for three numbers ending with Deliverance. A great evening!
Support band was Sheffield synth pop act, Silent Age
By chance, while walking through Lincoln City centre yesterday, some bloke thrust a flier in my face. It was for Golden Eagle Festival at the Golden Eagle Pub. Free entry and lots of bands I’d never heard of. I went and experienced the outdoor daylight selection – noon to 6pm. One band stood out – Falling Lights. Some excellent guitar playing and cool post /prog rock drum progressions. Totally unexpected after what had gone before and a few moments of goosebumps especially the opening piece. Turns out the bloke who handed me the flier was the organiser, and one of the musicians playing –
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Bungalows & Bears was my destination for the last night of Tramlines. One of my favourite smaller venue bands, Cloud Boat were playing along with two new bands to my ears Laurel and The Half Earth.
Good sets from each of them
Another Saturday spent in the City Hall Ballroom for Tramlines just like 2013, the ballroom was host for a selection of post rock delights.
This year the artists performing were
10.00-11.00 Future of the Left
8.30-9.30 Maybeshewill
7.40-8.10 Esben and the Witch
6.50-7.20 Blueneck
6.00-6.30 Messenger
4.50-5.30 Jonah Matranga & VerseChorusVerse*
3.50-4.20 Brontide
3.00-3.30 Nordic Giants
2.10-2.40 Talons
1.20-1.50 Then Thickens
12.30-1.00 Her Name Is Calla
I made sure I caught the full sets of the ones in bold. Nordic Giants were mesmerizing!
Friday night at the Leadmill after a full day drinking…with Jane Carter, Jack Straker and Sue Hilton. Jack got us on the guest list for The Wedding Present. Top gig, and then a full night of dancing to club music at the legendary Rise night and LuvDup.
I arrived at the Arena too late to catch all the support band, I Break Horses, who were playing behind a cloth screen so you couldn’t really make out the members. I saw two tracks by them and then after a long wait with a repeated minimal tune Sigur Ros came on. And the cloth screen stayed up! I was wondering how that would be any good when the projections appeared and the ambience all came together. Although the band where difficult to see clearly the effect of this with huge shadows and images floating around in front and behind was incredible. And then after a few tracks the screen dropped to reveal an even more incredible set with light bulbs on stands scattered around the stage and an 11 piece band.
They played for about an hour and half, and then after a few minutes break returned for an encore and another 30 or so minutes.
My highlight was a track that had someone signalling from a mountain top in the panoramic background screen. (Not sure what it was – I didn’t recognise it). The orange signal became bright and then one of the bulbs on stage started signalling back. The person was joined by others and eventually with a crescendo to music too the whole stage and screen were flashing. Quite haunting!
Absolutely stunning concert which was far more interesting than I’d expected. I tend to get bored after a few tracks of Sigur Ros by album. but this was an aural delight. Two hours later I didn’t want it to end.
