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  • Phil, a Slight Band and a Southgate

    Phil, a Slight Band and a Southgate

    Quick pint before Sunday dinner, and where (roast pork and crackling, yes thank you, it was) better than our dependable Southgate? The live music board is jammed with some great future gigs. We will keep you informed too; you know we will. This Sunday session though comes from Trowbridgeโ€™s singer-songwriter Phil Cooper, backed by his Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Wade Merritt @ The White Bear, Devizes โ€“ Sunday 10th November 2019

    REVIEW โ€“ Wade Merritt @ The White Bear, Devizes โ€“ Sunday 10th November 2019

    Promising Young Talent Andy Fawthrop   Wade Merritt is a young (21) man who is fairly new on the scene, and Iโ€™d certainly never seen/ heard him before. So I thought Iโ€™d go and give him a listen. Hailing from Warminster, Wadeโ€™s offering is largely covers from the 1960s/ 1970s, with occasional forays into the Read more

  • Live Album at the Louisiana with Ruzz Guitar’s Blues Revue

    Live Album at the Louisiana with Ruzz Guitar’s Blues Revue

    A cheetah can achieve motorway speeds, but not long enough to get off the slip road; worthless trivia, unless youโ€™re an antelope. I like to think cheetahs listen to rock n roll; no, hear me out. Akin to this feline fact, those RnB and rock n roll classics are one short burst of energy. Fortunately Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Ian Siegel Unplugged @ Long Street Blues Club, Devizes โ€“ Friday 8th November 2019

    Friday Night Blues Andy Fawthrop   I sometimes think Ian Hopkins is just trying to confuse me. Long Street Blues is on a Saturday Night, right? Well, usually, but this week it was on a Friday. So for the second time in seven days I found myself walking up the hill to the Con Club. Read more

  • REVIEW โ€“ Big Dez Blues Band @ Long Street Blues Club, Devizes โ€“ Saturday 2nd November 2019

    REVIEW โ€“ Big Dez Blues Band @ Long Street Blues Club, Devizes โ€“ Saturday 2nd November 2019

    Nearly Got My Mojo Working Andy Fawthrop Your intrepid reporter had been on the sick/ injured list for most of the past week, and only received his clearance to enter the field of play at the 11th hour after a very late fitness check. Having felt ill, and having suffered the misery of watching England Read more

  • The Queen of Alabaster and a Princess

    The Queen of Alabaster and a Princess

    Double-whammy night as I flipped between Alabaster Queen at the Southgate and Lottie J at the Crown, in search of the perfect eveningโ€™s entertainment. Southgate, ah Southgate; hasnโ€™t failed me yet. While the always excellent Long Street Blues Club will understandably ease the quantity of pedestrians hunting live music on a Saturday night in the Read more