Last Thursday saw the launch night of a new and exciting night dedicated to the abilities of local female acts. In the intimate venue of Smokin’ Aces, three of the best vocal talents of Bournemouth got to the stage to showcase their talents. Now, who better to present this evening to the public than three ...

First of all a few facts, and a couple of opinions… Bournemouth Unplugged is another live music competition. Focussing on local acoustic talent, it’s held at O’Neill’s at the Lansdowne – a pub, not a music venue. The prizes for the eventual winner are very good (see the above poster), and as with the DMAs ...

This gig seemed like it took forever to happen. Twice the date was put back (thanks to Aaron for being flexible), yet as it happened the gig still took place a week or two prior to The Luminaires new EP actually being ready for public consumption. The songs were apparently recorded with plenty of time ...

On paper at least, the last Quarter-Final of the Dorset Music Awards at The Winchester looked almost unmissable, with an eclectic five band line-up of top quality, original local music. I managed to miss the second Q/F, which by all accounts packed out the venue completely, whereas tonight’s event (at its peak) fell short of ...

As attentive readers may be aware, in addition to contributing to this very fine site, I harbour musical aspirations of my own. I won’t mention the name of the band I am in because that would be abusing my position as a (quasi) music journalist. But needless to say, earlier this year when the application ...