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Article: Live Review

Live From Old York: Lindi Ortega, Róisín Bán & 3*3 Sheffield

by Martin Longley
February 2, 2016

Lindi Ortega The Duchess January 20, 2016 Just by token of being relative youngsters, singer-guitarist Ortega and her three comrades naturally lend country music a sense of dark irony and delicate subversion. It's always been a fine line between sour gothic Depressville and glitzy sham pop-ification, sometimes even with ...

Article: Film Review

Rolling Stones From the Vault: Live at Leeds Roundhay Park 1982

by Doug Collette
January 22, 2016

Rolling Stones From the Vault: Live at Leeds Roundhay Park 1982 Eagle Vision 2015 Since they began to suck in the Seventies, the Rolling Stones have turned the concept of a band hiatus into an effective modus operandi for consistent rediscovery. And that, in turn, has presented an opportunity they've ...

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Live From Old York: The Extricated, Jim Boyes, Electric Six, Dick Gaughan & Queen Kwong

by Martin Longley
December 20, 2015

Brix & The Extricated The Duchess November 24, 2015 Brix Smith was an integral member of The Fall, between 1983 and 1989, then again, on-and-off, betwixt 1993 and 1998. Well, she was married to main man vocalist, poet and Svengali auteur Mark E. Smith. This period of the Manchester ...

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Live From Old York: Michael Messer, Faris, Blazin' Fiddles & Söndörgő

by Martin Longley
December 17, 2015

Michael Messer & Faris Pocklington Arts Centre November 21, 2015 The acoustic blues weekender at Pocklington Arts Centre has become a regular fixture, led by the English guitarist Michael Messer. He combines daytime tutorial workshop sessions with a Saturday night performance that features guest appearances by the attending players, ...

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Live From Old York: Courtney Pine, Zoe Rahman, Ben Bedford & Colum Sands

by Martin Longley
May 28, 2015

Courtney Pine & Zoe Rahman Pocklington Arts Centre May 5, 2015 Courtney Pine's recent explorations have contrasted massively with the bulk of his career. Most of the time, he's fronted a fairly large, pretty driving and somewhat dense ensemble, its details changing but its powered, festival-orientated stance remaining quite ...

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Live From Old York: Spring Festival Of New Music

by Martin Longley
May 14, 2015

York Spring Festival Of New Music April 29-May 3, 2015 The University Of York's Spring Festival Of New Music covered a diverse range of fresh sounds, presented in a variety of venues, including two deconsecrated churches. Students from the music department were heavily involved, but there were also visiting ...

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Live From Old York: Patsy Reid, Clare Hammond & Ruth Keggin

by Martin Longley
February 20, 2015

The Patsy Reid Band The Black Swan February 12, 2015 Scottish fiddler Patsy Reid forged her reputation as a co-founder of Breabach, but took her leave from this thriving folk combo in 2011. Now, she's leading her own new-ish small outfit, deliberately treading the familiar furrow of the traditional ...

Article: Album Review

Eyeshutight: Resonance

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by Bruce Lindsay
October 25, 2014

Eyeshutight is a piano trio, formed in 2010 in the UK city of Leeds. Resonance is the trio's third release, an album that impresses even in the crowded and competitive world of the jazz piano trio, with a mix of lyrical sweetness, hard grooves and catchy rhythms.Officially, the band name is pronounced Eyes Shut ...

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Live From Old York: Cate Le Bon, Hans Theessink, Chris Wood, Wizz Jones & Çiğdem Aslan

by Martin Longley
October 8, 2014

Cate Le Bon The Duchess September 17, 2014 Early arrivals received a bonus set from Cate Le Bon, as her selfsame quartet played under the moniker of H. Hawkline. This involved guitarist and keyboardist Huw taking the lead vocals, sticking to strings, with Le Bon playing lead parts on ...

Article: Album Review

Space F!ght: Sci-Fi

by Bruce Lindsay
June 4, 2014

Question: what inspires a band called Space F!ght to create a recording called Sci-Fi? Answer: the works of classic science fiction writers such as Isaac Asimov. Question: will such inspirations result in music that's worth listening to, music that excites, that bears repeated listening, that's enjoyable? Answer: yes. Radek Rudnicki, Space F!ght's leader, composer ...