You wait twelve months for the best gig of the year and then, on a mid-December evening, it comes charging out of the darkness and smacks you over the head. A triple threat, a combination of sucker punches, a holy trinity. Skinny Lister and friends at The Fleece were virtually a religious experience. Only muchContinue reading “Skinny Lister – The Fleece – December”
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Holy Moly & The Crackers – The Fleece – November
On a night where Bristol is full to bursting with Folk-y goodness, it speaks volumes that The Fleece is nicely full for a mighty line-up of country/folk/blues/Balkan/noisy mayhem. Bristol’s very own Southern Soul wonder, Lady Nade, plays a short set to start. With just an acoustic guitar and a voice that would stun a jukeboxContinue reading “Holy Moly & The Crackers – The Fleece – November”
Skipinnish – The Fleece – October
To lose one member of your band just before a tour might be considered unlucky. To lose two is just damn unfortunate. A year after Celtic folk-rockers, Skipinnish, last played The Fleece they return with a line up with a couple of holes in it. Singer Norrie MacIver is off on paternity leave while ArchieContinue reading “Skipinnish – The Fleece – October”
Miranda Sex Garden – The Fleece – September
Katherine Blake, lead singer and founder member of Miranda Sex Garden, stands centre stage. Bathed in blue and red strobing lights, thunderous drums just about receding, the last echoes of feedback bouncing from the back wall, a squeal of violin slowly dying, and says “it’s so awesome to be doing this again”. It has, inContinue reading “Miranda Sex Garden – The Fleece – September”
Temples – The Fleece – September
Tonight, Temples were Mercury. They were quicksilver. Tonight, Temples were gender-fluid, genre-fluid, generation-fluid. Tonight, Temples were 60s psych and 80s glisten, they were disco, they were mod, they were blokey chat and ethereal voices, they were heavy as hell and sunlight soft, they were drop-dead cool and not cool at all, they were everything toContinue reading “Temples – The Fleece – September”
Pokey LaFarge – The Fleece – April 2023
Talk about a gathering of the tribes. There are Rockabilly quiffs mixing with dreads, polka dot dresses with biker boots, Motorhead tee shirts with old fellas in anoraks. This is eclectic stuff, but why are this lot in the same room at the same time? Simple. They are all here to worship at the altarContinue reading “Pokey LaFarge – The Fleece – April 2023”
The Dream Syndicate – The Fleece – March 2023
1980s Los Angeles seemed like a very long way from 1980s England. Sunshine. Glamour. Colours. All sorts of things that we seemed to lack really. 1980s Los Angeles also had this really cool bunch of bands. The Three O’Clock, The Bangles, Rain Parade and The Dream Syndicate. They plugged themselves into punk rock, garage rock,Continue reading “The Dream Syndicate – The Fleece – March 2023”
Skerryvore – The Fleece – November 2022
Way back, in the 16th century, bagpipes echo-ed around battlefields. They accompanied Highland regiments, replaced the trumpet and were regarded as the sound of the battle. Infact they are the only musical instrument classed as a weapon of war. There is a very real possibility that Skerryvore know all of these things because, for hugeContinue reading “Skerryvore – The Fleece – November 2022”
Anais Mitchell – The Fleece – November 2022
Mondays are rubbish. Too far from the next weekend, a day for an early night and a desperate hope that tomorrow will be better. Except, of course, that makes Mondays tailor made for an evening of hushed, gentle, beautiful alt-folk. Memorial are a Simon and Garfunkle-y two piece, clutching acoustic guitars and harmonies to meltContinue reading “Anais Mitchell – The Fleece – November 2022”
Tankus the Henge – The Fleece – November 2022
It feels as though Festival Season is a long way away. Just because Glastonbury sold out in moments (despite the eye watering cost) and so many others seem to be luring the early birds, a summer of bouncing around in fields is still a distant dream. Fortunately, Tankus the Henge and Cable Street Collective turnedContinue reading “Tankus the Henge – The Fleece – November 2022”
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