- 1 April 2022
With spring in full bloom the season of festivals is about to start. Over in...
- 31 March 2022
Bess Atwell’s 2021 album ‘Already, Always’ packs the softest punch. Appearing on the horizon in...
- 28 March 2022
Local entrepreneur Steve Barrey has his fingers in many pies and one of the tastiest...
- 25 March 2022
Ben Solomon’s 2003 album ‘Torrington Haze’ is, in some ways, aptly named. It evokes the...
- 22 March 2022
Can there be art about Auschwitz? Of the 1.3 million people sent to the concentration...
Reviews
Live ‘n’ Laughing
- 3 January 2012
This write-up almost disappeared down a critical wormhole at The Brunswick, when Live ‘n’ Laughing’s...
Sinatra, Sequins & Swing: The Capitol Years Live
- 3 January 2012
Led by the charismatic and flamboyant Pete Long, his band provided a glorious backbone to...
That’ll Be The Day ‘Christmas Special’
- 3 January 2012
It’s not hard to see why people keep coming back to this show time after...






