Reviews
Review: Summer Camp at The Joiners
Blogosphere hype can be as much a curse as it can be promotional gold, and many a band have experienced the tightening of its noose around their neck as they’ve taken their unready, undeveloped act on the road. The London duo of Jermey Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey are thankfully not one of these however, and [...]
review: Flogging Molly & The Minutes at Portsmouth Pyramids
So another week and another band from my student days rolls into town in the form of Flogging Molly, the folk punkers really are like a fine wine getting better with age. Having danced around to them in a rather inebriated state at many a Wednesday night in Rhino’s, probably making a complete fool of [...]
Review: Brigade at The Joiners
It felt weird to be heading to the last ever tour of Brigade tonight, especially as the band still have the best years ahead of them. But saying that assurances early on were made that this wasn’t the end of the band completely. Brigade will continue to play live and make music but on a [...]
review: Bastille & Mojo Fury at POP Southampton
If you believe everything you read on the internet, Bastille are going to be THE band to watch in 2012, and judging by the set they played at POP! recently, you’d be hard pressed to disagree with all the bloggers. Playing to a crowd that is pretty much a 50/50 split of South Coast taste-makers and well [...]
review: I Dream In Colour – Strangest Place
Having made a strong impression in the South this summer with sell out gigs in Portsmouth, Southampton and a triumphant set at Blissfields, Essex based I Dream in Colour are finally releasing debut single ‘Strangest Place‘ next month. Starting with a Doves style drum beat and a intricate piano line, the track is clearly a step [...]
review: Josh Pyke, Passenger & Martha’s Man at The Brook
The Brook held host to the opening night of the Sparrows & Crows tour where an Aussie and an Englishman joined forces in one of the most highly anticipated tours of the year. Having played at The Railway and Music In The City, Martha’s Man was no stranger to these parts. After recently winning ‘Best [...]
review: The Dykeenies, Cut Corners and Blonde Louis at The Talking Heads
The Dykeenies make a comeback to remember at the sexiest show I have ever attended… I was fairly certain that when I walked in to The Talking Heads that night that I had literally stepped in to an Abercrombie and Fitch advert. Far beyond out of my league, I didn’t particularly mind that I hadn’t [...]
Review: Scott Matthews at The Brook
You would have thought after three successful albums and an Ivor Novello award under his belt Scott Matthews would be playing bigger venues than The Brook. But it was comfortable this way. Matthews’ sense of humour and jokes and the small crowd and their participation meant that The Brook gave this sense of intimacy and [...]
Review: Roddy Woomble at The Point, Eastleigh
A fresh and re-invigorated Roddy Woomble paid a visit to Eastleigh as part of his current UK tour. Seemingly freed from the shackles of his previous band Idlewild, this was a performance of a man who appears to be finally making the music he loves and is played out to a crowd who hangs on his [...]
review: Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Benjamin Francis Leftwich is a man in demand, over the past year he’s managed to build up interest across the board with critical acclaim. He’s achieved regular airplay from Radio 1 and played over 20 festivals in the summer. With his début album ‘Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm’ breaking the Top 40 in the album chart he [...]
Review: Bowling For Soup, Suburban Legends and Orange at Southampton Guildhall
Lets be perfectly honest, Bowling For Soup are never going to be the most influential band in the world. They won’t be nominated for any song writing awards and there won’t be a limited edition version of the mainstream-alternative rags with a multitude of people deeming their first listen to “My Weiner” as a life-changing [...]
review: You Me At Six, Lower Than Atlantis & Deaf Havana
A few weeks ago one misinformed journalist said rock music is dead said, if any evidence is required to prove otherwise I point you in the direction of ‘You Me At Six’. Currently on a UK tour celebrating their recent chart success with their third album ‘Sinners Never Sleep’ reaching number three in the UK [...]
review: Chapel Club, Elephant and Bear Cavalry at The Wedgewood Rooms
Our guest reviewer, Nicki Allen, went along to The Wedgewood Rooms this weekend and caught the Club NME gig. The NME night once again returned to the Wedgewood Rooms in Southsea with a very exciting and impressive line up for this Saturday night in the middle of October. First up Bear Cavalry who play to [...]
Review: The Correspondents, The Common and Astrophysics at The Cellar
We sent our Mouth of The South reviewer along to review The Correspondents latest visit to The Cellar in Southampton. Sounds like it was a good night: The first band on the bill, JOUIS, were a real musical delicacy. I did not expect a band of this calibre on this kind of evening. They had a [...]
mINtroducing: The Currents
The link between the South Coast of England and Finland dates back to the late 1970’s when the Isle of Wight’s very own Razzle became drummer for the legendary Hanoi Rocks. With trade links constructed, Southampton Football Club later benefitted from the exchange with the legendary goal keeper Antti Niemi, who made 106 appearances; [...]
Review: Ben Howard – Every Kingdom
With artists such as Jack Johnson and Jason Mraz having flown the flag for American singer/songwriters for a while now, it’s about time that the UK stepped up to the mark and showed off our incredibly talented male singer/songwriters. Enter Ben Howard. A 24 year old west country singer/songwriter who has built a solid supportive [...]
Review(s): Tea and Cakes presents Matthew and the Atlas / Peggy Sue at The Railway
Two different gigs, both hosted by the wonderful ‘Tea and Cakes’, but both highlighting, for me, the perils of the ‘next big thing’ labels. Whilst Matthew and the Atlas appear to still be very much in the ascendancy, they do run the risk of being swept up in the plethora of wannabes hanging on the [...]
Review: Woven Bird takeover Pop!
For my sins I had never been to Pop! or seen Woven Bird perform live before Wednesday. Living in ‘that Lundin’ does terrible things to a man and I can only apologise to all involved. After struggling to direct the designated driver to my favourite car park (I know! Who HAS one of those?!) and [...]
Panic! At The Disco announce Southampton date as part of UK tour
Following their phenomenal performances at Reading and Leeds Festival a few weeks ago, Panic! At The Disco have confirmed that they will be returning to the UK for a headline tour kicking off on 25 January in Newcastle. The eight date tour will include shows in Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton before finishing up [...]
Review: Breathe Carolina, Tek-One, Tyler Mae and Fly Frankie Fly
I feel I want to start this review by saying where the hell were you. A very sparse Talking Heads welcomed a night of energetic beat heavy electronic love as Breathe Carolina, Tek-One, Tyler Mae & Fly,Frankie,Fly took to the stage. For those who missed out, missed out on a lot, for this show was [...]