Oh yes – live entertainment is planning a return. Our inbox is at long last groaning under the weight of press releases for gigs, tours and festivals. As we get them we are adding the gigs to our Gig Guide which you can find here. For now, to whet your appetite we’d like to highlight …
Grapevine Magazine hits The BIG Three Oh this month. To kick off a year of birthday celebrations, Tony Bell turns the tables and interviews Stephen ‘Foz’ Foster, a man well known for interviewing others on radio, and someone who has been writing for Grapevine Magazine since issue one. TB: How did you get involved with …
British husband and wife blues rock duo When Rivers Meet are pleased to announce the release of their new single “Walking On The Wire” on Friday February 26th. The single is available to pre-save HERE. “Walking On The Wire” is the third single taken from their debut album “We Fly Free”. It follows hot on …
At this time of year, I would normally be fine tuning Grapevine’s festival database. Checking details, chasing organisers to confirm dates, locations and headline acts. And my favourite part, seeking out the new festivals. This a whole four or five months before we would normally publish Grapevine’s annual festival guide. Yesterday we had two significant …
In his gentle, self-deprecating way, Alton Wahlberg says his songs are seldom happy and frequently depressing. I would argue that he simply tells real-life stories and doesn’t sugar coat them. I came across his music some years ago and have been a fan ever since. An opportunity to cover not one but two back-to-back gigs …
At the Hunter Club last Friday night, they held their first Open Mic in nine months. For both the club and the performers this was a big deal, for many this was the first time they’d stood on a stage since March. At most open mic nights there are nerves, but when you add social …
In another twist to a totally upside down year, Saturday saw us head off to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford for – of all things – a Drive-in Christmas Panto. Produced and performed by The Birmingham Stage Company in association with Horrible Histories this was not your traditional Panto story, but instead a look …
Despite the headline this is actually a good news story. During the summer Car Park Party brought us a series of drive in shows, for many these were the only forms of live entertainment on offer during a summer bereft of festivals and gigs. After rave reviews from the public and press, they’re back this …
Blues singer and guitarist Dave Thomas was born in Newport, South Wales but now resides in Norfolk. He runs the regular Fine City Blues sessions at The Louis Marchesi pub in Norwich – or at least he used to before the world turned upside down in March of this year. He played his first gig …
Having mentioned Joe Bonamassa glibly in my review of the debut album by When Rivers Meet (see here) it would be unkind not to mention ‘Royal Tea’, his latest album which he recorded at Abbey Road Studios, a place well known to me such that my phone automatically connects to their WiFi when I’m there …