The Railway
review: The Southern Sessions ft Huw Olesker, Count Drachma and Anja McCloskey
The Southern Sessions run by Tom Armstrong carries the ethos that ‘There is a larger musical space outside the cities than inside them’, and he makes a very valid point. Too often bands flock to London attempting to find fame and fortune, leaving behind their dedicated local fan base. At a time when venues are closing down [...]
First Blissfields Festival band applications open today
The hugely popular Road To Blissfields is returning this year and it promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Last years competition was held across three cities, but this year the search for talent will be spreading to Reading, Basingstoke and Brighton. Applications opened today (1st January 2012) and acts have until the [...]
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: Mark Morriss at The Railway
No Blue Tones as Frontman Mark hits Winchester To be fair, going into this gig I barely knew much other than a) Mark Morris was the lead singer of the Bluetones and b) I knew a trio of songs, maybe 5 at most. Coming out, I’d experienced one of the warmest, intimate gigs I’ve ever been [...]
Small Faces founder to play intimate show at The Railway
A true rock legend is coming to Winchester in just under a fortnight. Ian Mclagan is a founder member of The Small Faces and the Faces and has played with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and many others. Now he brings his intimate show “A Guy Walks Into A Bar“ to Winchester on August 8th 2011. Support on [...]
The Cabin Fever, Oresteia and more confirmed for Blissfields
Along with Road To Blissfields winners LST and The ManDem, Flight Brigade and Bear Cavalry, Blissfields organisers have today announced details of more acts for this summers bash. Southampton’s next big thing The Cabin Fever, who recently made their hometown debut, have been confirmed to play the main stage. Whilst Oresteia, who impressed at The [...]
minterview: The Limes on the Winchester Film Festival
Winchester band The Limes are busy preparing for their role in this years Winchester Film Festival and Chris Morley spoke to them in detail to find out exactly what to expect. He recently spoke with Ian Roberts from the band, ahead of their appearance at the Railway Inn’s ‘ alternative soundtracking’ event,on May 14 2011 [...]
mintroducing: Casablancas
Third from last in our Road To Blissfields featured bands is Casablancas who are all set to rock the Railway this Friday (15th April). Young four piece indie/post rock band with a great ear for a tune and growing live following. They recently supported Chapel Club at the Talking Heads in Southampton and impressed. Casablancas [...]
The Vaccines give SXSW a shot in the arm
Oliver Gray reports from the South By South West Festival in Austin, Texas I always try to get a Hampshire angle on SXSW for mINtSOUTH. Last year was a doddle, what with Band Of Skulls making such a breakthrough. This year, Chris T-T was due to go, but cancelled. The Bees (Isle of Wight) were [...]
Beans On Toast announces April Fools Tour
Festival favourite and Strummerville ambassador, Beans On Toast, has announced a full UK tour in April, including a date in Portsmouth and a visit to Winchester as Special Guest of the Road To Blissfields heat. “Beans on Toast doesn’t take himself to seriously, I guess you could call his music drunk folk. He makes up songs [...]
Road To Blissfields
The Road To Blissfields finalists have all been announced (since we have been going through our upgrade) and, as a catch up, here are all the details In an ongoing effort to support local music, Blissfields Festival will once again be hosting its Road To Blissfields competition. Taking place in three venues around Hampshire, Road [...]