What a marathon! Aided by excellent acoustics and the unfaltering Worthing Symphony Orchestra, John Gibbons conducted three glorious concertos: Prokofiev’s effervescent 3rd, played by Rabiga Dyussembayeva (Kazakhstan), Rachmaninoff’s fiendishly difficult 3rd, played by Poom Prommachart (Thailand), and Brahms’s monumental 2nd, given by… Read more →
Three bands – the clashing ambient of Them The Sky, trancy indie rock of Phoria and genre-defying, dervish-fronted Written In Waters – went head to head with nine video artists offering up a diverse mix of visuals from space, abstract colours, a… Read more →
Okay, he’s got a face like Skeletor’s hungrier brother but the quintessential ‘face for radio’ had the crowd in stitches. Lawrence is tailor-made for a live audience, keen for something different from the usual dry froth of Macintyre Roadshow/Apollo material. The man’s… Read more →
On this ‘Bigger, Harder, Louder, Longer’ tour each ‘poof’ represented a part of their tour’s title, and it certainly lived up to the name. A mix of cabaret, barbershop quartet, a touch of pantomime, and straight-forward musical performance, all combining in a… Read more →
Laura Mugridge and Tom Adams delighted with their charming tale of love, loss and a lighthouse. Telling the story of Nereus Pike, an elderly lighthouse keeper who lives with his wife Mariana. One day Nereus slips in to the sea, floating until… Read more →
No one should go to a Gilles Peterson set knowing what to expect. The legendary DJ, record collector and founder of Acid Jazz Records is famed for his eccletic approach to the art of a good selection and his Easter Bank Holiday… Read more →
Despite rumours to the contrary, The Greys pub in Hanover is still putting on the finest live alt-country and folk acts from around the world. Case in point, tonight’s duo. Heartfelt, educational country ballads recounting Craig’s Virginian, and Willoughby’s Irish, upbringings mixed… Read more →
Weird, weird, weird but in a good way. Graffoe is the proof that stand-up comedy is alive and not just a stepping stone on the way to the celebrity and panel game circuit. His act is bizarre, his delivery casual, his musicality… Read more →
This fine line-up of local experimental bands saw main support Bearded Youth Quest deliver an excellent mixed bag of jazz/math/prog/metal; like Steely Dan turned up to 11. The headlining five-piece were a little less loud but their set of jazz fusion with… Read more →
The stalls at the Dome were full again. Michael Maine, even in his work clothes as a modest Eastbourne curate, is a magnificent showman, most certainly when he’s sitting at the organ. From Suppé’s ‘Light Cavalry Overture’ to Widor’s ‘Toccata’ (played exuberantly… Read more →
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