Debutant - We Stand Alone Together
Posted in SHOFT on 4th March 2011
As last month's performance indicated, Debutant is in no sense a dedicated seeker of rock star glory. So, it perhaps shouldn't be a surprise that this album sneaked out quietly - indeed it's more of an unexpected release than anything creeping out of Radiohead's stable this month! Preferring to...
Mick Travis, Withered Hand, King Creosote and The Earlies - Clitheroe Grand
Posted in SHOFT on 26th February 2011
One or two people I discussed today's events with thought it excessive to make a 400 mile round trip for a gig. I always stay quiet at such moments, because it's far from the most ridiculous mission I've ever despatched myself on. However, they were right that this was an...
Missed Connections #2: People, Places, Maps...
Posted in SHOFT on 24th February 2011
There are times when I wonder if I've done the right thing by trying to write about some of the music I stumble clumsily across. Of course there is always that fear that others have said it all before and better - but then I hear things which make me...