The intimacy of a musician and their guitar is enough to captivate anyone, from a busker on the street to the largest of arenas. Tonight strayed towards the former, with a small gathering of loyal fans to all three acts surrounding candle-lit tables towards a small Mr Kyps stage favoured for such occasions. The first ...

Tonight’s line up gave me a great realisation of how little I’ve been out recently… and by recently, I could quantify this as the last year. The first act of tonight’s show is the charismatic Mischa. After seeing him shortly after he started gigging, many many months ago, I had rarely crossed paths with him ...

Bournemouth has a new bar. Another new bar. Now we wouldn’t usually bother with an opening night review or feature, but Smokin’ Aces, a new Cocktail Bar & Whisky Lounge comes with a “Rock n Roll twist”. The music will also come courtesy of Devils Music, long established locally as organisers and promoters of quality ...

Look through the last couple of pages of bh one’s content and you’ll find the word Oxjam particularly dominant. We were too busy to focus on much else over the last month, plus it was a true labour of love and a hugely worthwhile project, so we make no excuses for featuring it so heavily. ...

Another night of quality live music at Champions… another disappointing turnout (in terms of numbers anyway). A lively bunch though, especially when those cockney skanksters Mouthwash took to the stage. Okay, it’s a Sunday, the worst day to put on a gig, but for a venue that busting a gut to get decent bands and ...