BigRedX Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 IME good band photography is mostly down to the skill of the person behind the camera, but it does help if the band and the space they are performing in are photogenic and appropriately lit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 15 minutes ago, BigRedX said: it does help if the band … are photogenic and appropriately lit. That’s always been my downfall 🤦♂️🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 3 hours ago, Mickeyboro said: You can photograph my band any time…👍 Hit me up if you're playing in London and we might work something out 😃 FWIW this is the kind of thing I do when I have a 'proper' camera with me 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 That is amazing work! Impressed… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 (edited) Good week for me. Martin Harley at The Lantern (Bristol) followed by Ezra Collective at The Beacon the following evening. Edited November 15 by tegs07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwillett Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Wow, what a set of photos. Really impressed (and very jealous). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalMan Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 Got back from two nights and an overnight stay Friday at Trading Boundaries to see Raul Midón on Friday and Peter Jones / Tiger Moth Tales on Saturday. Wen with wifey, one of the guitarists in my main band and his missus and we made a short weekend of it. Two very different nights stylewise but both great evenings - the first just man / guitar / voice & percussion The second started with a short 'acoustic' one man set from Peter Jones and then a longer set with the Tiger Moth Tales band. Very accomplished and English prog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Khruangbin last night in Manchester. A bit of an odd one…. IMO, the Apollo is not the right venue for this. The band were fabulous of course, but the lighting was abysmal, and the sound questionable. I’d much prefer seeing them at an outdoor festival, in the sun for the chilled vibes they present. I was delighted to have Row A in the circle, thinking I was literally on the front row with a great view and sound. Wrong…. my seat was a ways off to the right with a very restricted view (couldn’t see the drummer) and a bunch of rows in front of me, which seemed to be occupied by the local basketball team. Not the venues fault, but disappointing for me. Also it was freezing! I’m usually too hot at gigs, but I had a zipped up leather jacket on throughout. They’re an amazing band, such fantastic musicians, and if you’re in the mood for chilled grooves they’re the band for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 On 14/11/2024 at 15:14, BigRedX said: IME good band photography is mostly down to the skill of the person behind the camera, but it does help if the band and the space they are performing in are photogenic and appropriately lit. On 14/11/2024 at 15:31, WalMan said: That’s always been my downfall 🤦♂️🤣 Mine too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Squeeze at Victoria Theatre Halifax last night. Not seen them before, but really impressed with the musicianship, vocal harmonies (there are 8 of them in the stage band, they all contribute), Glen Tillbrook's pipes and, of course, the tunes. Brilliant! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Stanley Dee (Excellent 'Steely Dan' tribute) last night at The Half Moon in Putney. Great energy, fantastic musicianship and a 'feel good' atmosphere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 went to see Black Water County at the Bodega in Nottingham on Saturday, packed small venue with mosh pit, very lively and enjoyable, all of a sudden a drum stick hit me in the face and broke my glasses 😡, which took the shine off the evening somewhat 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 1 hour ago, howdenspur said: Squeeze at Victoria Theatre Halifax last night. Not seen them before, but really impressed with the musicianship, vocal harmonies (there are 8 of them in the stage band, they all contribute), Glen Tillbrook's pipes and, of course, the tunes. Brilliant! I will be seeing Squeeze at The Roundhouse in London on Friday. Definitely not my first time though 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham56 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 Nick Cave at the O2 a week ago. I don't usually like huge venues like this - but... It was an intense, sad, joyful, wrenching show that completely drew the audience in, probably the best show I've seen in years. Did I say intense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 4 hours ago, Rayman said: Khruangbin last night in Manchester. A bit of an odd one…. IMO, the Apollo is not the right venue for this. The band were fabulous of course, but the lighting was abysmal, and the sound questionable. I’d much prefer seeing them at an outdoor festival, in the sun for the chilled vibes they present. I was delighted to have Row A in the circle, thinking I was literally on the front row with a great view and sound. Wrong…. my seat was a ways off to the right with a very restricted view (couldn’t see the drummer) and a bunch of rows in front of me, which seemed to be occupied by the local basketball team. Not the venues fault, but disappointing for me. Also it was freezing! I’m usually too hot at gigs, but I had a zipped up leather jacket on throughout. They’re an amazing band, such fantastic musicians, and if you’re in the mood for chilled grooves they’re the band for you. That’s cool, recently I heard a song I liked and it was by them, so I went down a bit of a rabbit hole listening to a lot of their tunes and reading up on Laura Lee who it says was influenced by reggae and dub , she gets a great sound from her SX jazz and plays some nice Basslines 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltyG565 Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 34 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: That’s cool, recently I heard a song I liked and it was by them, so I went down a bit of a rabbit hole listening to a lot of their tunes and reading up on Laura Lee who it says was influenced by reggae and dub , she gets a great sound from her SX jazz and plays some nice Basslines SX guitars are really good for the price, I wouldn’t be surprised. I love Khruangbin, and they’re playing in Dublin at the end of the week, but there’s just not enough things falling into place for me to say yes to it this time. I hope they’re touring again soon though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howdenspur Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 7 hours ago, howdenspur said: Squeeze at Victoria Theatre Halifax last night. Not seen them before, but really impressed with the musicianship, vocal harmonies (there are 8 of them in the stage band, they all contribute), Glen Tillbrook's pipes and, of course, the tunes. Brilliant! I may have damned Chris Gifford with faint (nearly non existent) praise. Those kitchen sink stories are both affecting and evocative of an era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekomatic Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 8 hours ago, Rayman said: Khruangbin last night in Manchester. A bit of an odd one…. IMO, the Apollo is not the right venue for this. The band were fabulous of course, but the lighting was abysmal, and the sound questionable. I was feeling bad that I'd not got my act together to go to this, and you've made me feel much better about it thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 35 minutes ago, howdenspur said: I may have damned Chris Gifford with faint (nearly non existent) praise. Those kitchen sink stories are both affecting and evocative of an era. I was in the front row at a bijou Chris Difford solo show a few years ago and he stopped ‘Tempted’ to berate me for leaving for a call of nature! I used the disabled loo and came back as the song finished… to be followed in by half a dozen similarly afflicted males he’d given permission to follow my example 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted November 18 Share Posted November 18 41 minutes ago, howdenspur said: I may have damned Chris Gifford with faint (nearly non existent) praise. Those kitchen sink stories are both affecting and evocative of an era. Great singer, guitarist and writer, top bloke too. When he played a local gig a few years ago, he covered the Lou Reed song ‘Perfect Day’, and as there had been a popular charity version of it in the charts he got various members of the audience up on stage to copy singing the celebrity parts, really funny. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 19 Share Posted November 19 The last time I saw Squeeze live, Jools Holland was still their keyboard player. I was in the tech crew for the university and helped load the gear in for the gig. His rig included all the heavy keyboards of the time - Yamaha CS80 synth and Yamaha CP80 electric grand piano. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nekomatic Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 Say She She Great fun, would recommend (catch them soon before the one on the left goes on mat leave). Backing band solid and mostly invisible except for the middle of the show when the women left the stage for a break. Look, here they are!: Support from Gitkin, a three-piece playing sort of instrumental surf-dub. Not bad but not quite interesting enough to excuse them the cardinal sin of having no bass player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 The Coal Porters at The Old Parcels Office in Scarborough last night. A bitterly cold evening in Scarborough, and inside wasn’t much better. However, a capacity crowd filled this lovely venue to welcome the 5 piece band featuring the legendary Sid Griffin. Two sets featuring a mixture of old standards / classic originals and some great covers of more recent stuff all done in an ‘alt-bluegrass’style. The covers included The Style Council’s ‘Walls come tumbling down’, ‘Another girl another planet’ by The Only Ones , Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ ( which was fantastic) and ‘Ooh la la’ by The Faces. All great players, especially Kerenza Peacock on fiddle, and Andrew Stafford on upright. One of those gigs where you just have a smile on your face throughout - highly recommended if you can catch them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music, talking about his life and times last night with Paul Sexton at the Sound Lounge in Sutton, south London. His Les Paul was played for our entertainment also 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 Midge Ure at Portsmouth Guildhall. Voice seemed to take a couple of songs to warm up, but a cracking gig. Great band of youngsters with him, but he is uber talented. Surprisingly, the tune that he played (and which he said had influenced him most) was The Supernatural. Played a good few of the hits and had the audience up and singing along. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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