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Jesse Malin + Trapper Schoepp - The Garage, London 17/02/2023

February 23, 2023 by David Vousden in Americana, Alternative Rock, Country, Folk, Singer Songwriter, Live

The Garage in London’s Highbury area is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, and there are few better places to see a live band in the capital. Originally a Temperance Billiard Hall, the venue supposedly served great pies but was typical of such establishments back in the day attracted an interestingly varied clientele (In my head, I’m picturing a scene from Get Carter or The Krays). It became a venue in 1993, hence the anniversary, with Pulp as one of the first big-name acts to appear. On my arrival, a decent-sized, yet orderly, queue is snaking its way down the street, but I’m still able to get in for an unfathomable, to me, early start to find Trapper Schoepp is already in full swing. I’d forgotten how good The Garage was until this evening, as it’s been a few years since we’ve crossed paths, but with friendly door staff and clear as a bell sound, things are definitely looking good.

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February 23, 2023 /David Vousden
Jesse Malin, Trapper Schoepp
Americana, Alternative Rock, Country, Folk, Singer Songwriter, Live
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Black Deer Festival 2019 - June 22nd (Day Two)

July 03, 2019 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative Rock, Americana, Country, Country Rock, Folk, Live Review, Singer Songwriter, Soundtrack

Day two at Black Deer broke bright and sunny, which always does wonders for the spirit and rejuvenates a tired mind and body.  As usual, where to start our musical journey was a tough choice, but Jessie Buckley won the day, mainly on the strength of positive feedback from the photographers in the pit. This feedback turned out to be a very good tip, as Buckley and her excellent band won over a crowd that didn’t really need to be won over, as she had them in the palm of her hand from the off.

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July 03, 2019 /David Vousden
Black Deer Festival, Jessie Buckley, The Southern Companion, John Smith, The Wandering Hearts, The Staves, Irish Mythen, Band Of Horses
Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative Rock, Americana, Country, Country Rock, Folk, Live Review, Singer Songwriter, Soundtrack
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Dead Can Dance - Eventim Apollo, London 05/05/2019

May 09, 2019 by David Vousden in Live Review, World Music, Folk, Alternative Rock, Soundtrack

The sold-out signs are up in West London on a Sunday night for the second evening of Dead Can Dance’s London stop on their European tour. The dates are their first since 2013 and the area in front of the Apollo (that’s the Hammy O to those of us of a certain age) is incredibly congested as waves of fans attempt to navigate a sea of cold steel security barriers. Dead Can Dance defy genre classification and on this particular night it’s possible to spot the young and the trendy rubbing shoulders with a good number of black-clad Goth types, while the majority of the crowd have obviously been following the band since the early 80s.

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May 09, 2019 /David Vousden
Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry
Live Review, World Music, Folk, Alternative Rock, Soundtrack
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