So here we go, with 2011 well underway and a pretty crowded Champions, the scene is set for three bands to rock the house. First up we have festival favourites Disco’s Out (Murder’s In) who seem to have just as many band mates as punters! Be-decked in goofy costumes, one is initially struck by the ...
Bah. The Paper Shades pulled out at the last minute; a band I’d not seen before and was looking forward to checking out. Ah well, these things happen (all too often). Still, extended sets from Saturday Sun and The Blackwater Caravan made for a rather favourable consequence. First up, as far as band names go ...
Well, how was your Christmas? Fun? How are you feeling? Full? Fat? Funky? We have a couple of events coming up in the next four days which will hopefully entice you out of your festive slumber… Firstly, at the Winchester on Wednesday we have our hunky dory music quiz. Doors are at 7pm, the quiz ...
Tomorrow night (Fri 10th) a true legend comes to Champions. If you’ve never heard of Skip McDonald, here’s just a selection of the artists he’s been part of or performed with… SUGARHILL GANG / GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE / AFRICA BAMBAATA / ADRIAN SHERWOOD / TACKHEAD / LIVING COLOUR / DUB SYNDICATE / ...
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 ...