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Jon Gomm - Bush Hall, London 27/11/2021

December 05, 2021 by Rich Barnard in Acoustic, Folk, Live Review, Singer Songwriter, Guitar

Bush Hall is a bit of a favourite with team RGM. And, after nearly two years away, for us it feels quite a lot like coming home. Temporarily forgotten but so instantly familiar. The mirrored, decoratively stuccoed arches that flank the room are right where we left them and the red velvet chairs are lined in rows, which means this is going to be a civilised one. The winds of storm Arwen are still rushing and it’s bitterly cold outside, but the fearless faithful have braved the elements and are duly assembled, respectfully expectant.

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December 05, 2021 /Rich Barnard
Jon Gomm, Bush Hall, Live Music
Acoustic, Folk, Live Review, Singer Songwriter, Guitar
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Judith Hill - Jazz Café, London 21/10/2021

October 25, 2021 by David Vousden in Funk, Soul, Live Review

In the heart of London, Camden Town remains very much as it was when I first visited nearly forty years ago. On this particular late October evening, the numerous restaurants, coffee shops and pubs selling £6 pints of craft beer team with people while the many stores offering piercings, tattoos and a seemingly endless range of t-shirts are slowly pulling down their heavily graffitied shutters. Various attempts to gentrify, or at least tidy up the area, have been partially successful in recent years but to be honest, Camden has hardly changed, and whispered offers to partake of a plant-based pharmaceutical are still a feature of the crowded street experience. Luckily, unlike central London just down the road, Camden still has plenty of live music venues and this evening, I'm visiting an imposing former Barclays Bank building that has been the home of the Jazz Cafe since 1990. A staple of the Camden scene, Adele, Amy Winehouse and Bobby Womack head a long list of name artists to have played here and Judith Hill is joining that illustrious list on the sole UK date of her European tour.

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October 25, 2021 /David Vousden
Judith Hill, Live Music, Live Review
Funk, Soul, Live Review
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Vega - The Underworld, London 09/10/21

October 12, 2021 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Live, Rock, Melodic Rock, AOR

As it had been eighteen months since my last, pre-pandemic, live gig, I jumped at the chance to check out melodic rockers Vega on their return to touring at London’s Underworld. Eighteen months seemed like a very long time until I realised Vega and I last crossed paths, in the live arena, ten long years ago (March 2011) at London’s (sorely missed) Borderline. Vega were newcomers in those days opening for Houston, an act coincidentally now also on the Frontiers label.

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October 12, 2021 /David Vousden
Vega, Live Review, Live Music
Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Live, Rock, Melodic Rock, AOR
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