Tag: Hackney


The Magic Gang- Casting a Melodic Spell Upon Liverpool Reviews

Live at Studio 2, Parr Street, Liverpool. Sunday 24th April, 2016. The Magic Gang, self-titled “melody makers and vibe crafters” from Brighton can make your breaking heart crack a smile, even when that’s the last thing you want to do. In fact, they could probably make you feel upbeat if they were singing about the Texas Chainsaw massacre. Their melodies are catchy, pure, “wind-down-the-car-window” summer...

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Asylums-Exceptionally Live at the Flying Vinyl Festival in Hackney Reviews

Imagine being the class teacher of four seriously hyperactive kids who chain drink energy drinks and then get their hands on something they shouldn’t have their hands on. And I’m not just talking about their song Wet Dream Fanzine. You only have four kids but you have your hands full. The lead singer, Luke Branch, is Art Garfunkel in a Denver Broncos tee, on amphetamine...

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The Orielles- live in Hackney, April 2016 Reviews

The Orielles- live for the Flying Vinyl Festival at  Shapes Warehouse, Hackney, April 2016 The Orielles from Halifax have single-handedly demolished the dark, satanic mills, and the grim, urban landscape of their home town. In its place they have built a virtual paradise resort in sun-soaked Californifax, where growing audiences check in for an idyllic break. Like Viola Beach, tragically killed in Sweden in February, and who were...

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Black Honey: Sweet Dreams or a Beautiful Nightmare? Reviews

Black Honey: Sweet Dreams or a Beautiful Nightmare? It probably takes less than a minute to get hooked on Black Honey. They are pure class A, producing fully-fledged addicts, who crave the next chemical fix released by their powerful, dreamy, other worldly music. This addict started listening to them a couple of months ago because they are on the Festevol bill in Liverpool over the...

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