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Lisbon – A lads cultural adventure
Last time I was in Lisbon was for my birthday with Lisa, only because a trip to Edinburgh was a fortune both to stay there and to travel up there.. Apparently I was buying a train not just riding in it so.. This time it … Continue readingLisbon – A lads cultural adventure
Quarry – Blue Eyed Crows
Our first time at The Quarry and we saw 4 fabulous bands at this Penny Lane Weekender event. Last band we saw was the Blue Eye Crows. Described as an alternative, blues-rock, Psych-rock 4 piece band drawn from all over the UK. Even though we have seen … Continue readingQuarry – Blue Eyed Crows
Quarry – DreamPark
Our first time at The Quarry and we saw 4 fabulous bands at this Penny Lane Weekender event. Third up was Dreampark is a Nostalgic-pop duo, Carmel and Daniel Barer. Their sound described as a combination of retro aesthetics and fresh sound, between old school psychedelia and … Continue readingQuarry – DreamPark
Quarry – Feral Wheel
Our first time at The Quarry and we saw 4 fabulous bands at this Penny Lane Weekender event. Second up was Feral Wheel who we hadn’t seen before. Described as – The propaganda arm of Feral Wheel: Music makers and cosmic shakers.. Well they gave us a … Continue readingQuarry – Feral Wheel
Quarry – The Gentle Scars
Our first time at The Quarry and we saw 4 fabulous bands at this Penny Lane Weekender event. First up was The Gentle Scars which we had seen before but for some reason had never taken photos of. Described as a Dirty Punk Trash Rock … Continue readingQuarry – The Gentle Scars
Dutch Invasion – Christmas Catch Up
We had a fab catch up with our lovely Dutch friends at Christmas. It had been over 4 year since we’d seen then thanks many to Covid so wonderful to see them in person.. It was a great excuse to treat ourselves to the post … Continue readingDutch Invasion – Christmas Catch Up
Birthday celebration – Along with a Christmas market
As is the tradition an early birthday celebration in the Dispensary coincided with the Christmas markets. So we had a quick look around the market before heading up to the “Dipso” to meet up with a few chums who were kind enough to come out … Continue readingBirthday celebration – Along with a Christmas market
Tung auditorium – Indika Collective
The last event in the Indika Festival, organised by Milap, was a feast of delights. It was also our first time in the stunning @thetungauditorium. Indika collective’s magnificent seven were @vedanth_bharadwaj, @bindhumalini, @muthusirpi_official, @sayee.rakshith, @Kousicsen, @Ramshankers and @Janarthan_siva. The range of singing and musical instrument truly massive and … Continue readingTung auditorium – Indika Collective
Everyman – Mellowtone night with SJ Downes and Vedanth Bharadwaj
Only one event in the Indika Festival, this gig was a fusion of Vedanth’s Eastern traditions with Stu’s Western blues folk experimentations which made for interesting concoction of ideas that went down really well with the healthy crowd in the Everyman basement. Great to meet … Continue readingEveryman – Mellowtone night with SJ Downes and Vedanth Bharadwaj
Buxton – Roaches walk
As the weather was naff the planned trip for a camp in the Lake District became a wonderfully warm hotel stay in Derbyshire. We really enjoyed the local pubs and restaurants as well as a walk along the craggy Roaches, not far from Leek, reaching … Continue readingBuxton – Roaches walk