Bear in Heaven at Birthdays 20th June 2012

It was a wonderful gig, Dearest Readers. It has pushed me in your arms and I apologise for not posting more often.

They are the most rhythmically satisfying band with longing vocals Pure joy for my tired heart.

I would like to mention eye pleasing moves of the bassist and vocals. What a joy.

And it is sometimes good to hang around. Encore was performed to the joy of the less packed audience and we all had our moves.

Primavera Festival 2012

Dear Readers

I am most probably writing this post just to fill the hole between my last publications and Bear in Heaven praise again.. Needless to say, I have been to gigs. I have failed to share - guilty me.

Just a teaser now. The Cure gig was long. Very very long and packed with hits.

Gang Gang Dance and About at ULU - 23rd Nov 2011

An amazing show packed with new music and loads and loads of positive energy. One ends up banging their head and forgetting.

Isn't the tour dancer a scary creature? He is not to be messed about with. Have fun.

About were musically professional. A treat.

Twilight Sad at The Borderline - 21 Nov 2011

It was a sentimental trip we made with my dearest friend. After all we had seen Twilight Sad so many beautiful times. We got to the venue early to get the tickets only to find out the gig had sold out. Sold out!

After having a meal and stalking the kindest of the kindest drummer (we will be grateful forever, you made our day) we got on the guestlist and got to see Twilight Sad in their glory.

They played a great show. The new songs sounded brilliant and versions of old ones were simply astonishing. The crowd was singing along and like a mother and father, like proud parents - we were so happy to see them. Needless to say, the guitarist and the drummer have unearthly skills. And the lead singer seems to be posessed on stage. Spooky but well worth experiencing.

We could not help but notice that Twilight Sad have a solid fanbase and we are far from being the biggest fans. But at least we are groupies. And stalkers. And we are always in the first row!

And last but not least, my dearest friend got me the setlist. The most vulgar setlist ever!

Evangelista at Cafe OTO 13th November 2011

Raw and beautiful.

Herman Dune at Rough Trade East

Dearest Patient Readers

I know you have not heard from me in a while but I was prompted to resurrect my good old blog after another amazing Herman Dune show this month (I hope to post all my oustanding pictures so bear with me and you shall hear from me with regards to Union Chapel).

Needless to say, Herman Dune were amazing and very kind. Informing the crowd of a 10-5 minute delay and then playing an almost an hour long gig filled with songs of joy and longing.


I hope my dearest Readers did not miss their show. The UK tour is over but hopefully they will be back.. In 4 years time.

Broken Social Scene, Here We Go Magic

Dearest Readers, I know what you are thinking, I am getting less and less critical of the photos I graciously take at gigs. Perhaps it is true but this time I wanted to show you two amazing artists - part of Broken Social Scene collective who gave a brilliant performance on 30th June 2010 in Forum. Brendan Canning and Andrew Whiteman who stole the show and perhaps did not let me enjoy the feel-good nature of the band. I only wanted to edit out all the noise and get to the core of their output. I understand that Broken Social Scene are a talented lot, however, as much as I appreciate their music, it never sticks with me for long. So back to the two - Andrew Whiteman has a captivating social persona - with feline or jerky moves, unexpected smiles towards the audience and ultimate guitar playing skills. A true joy to watch. Brendan Canning, on the other hand, is like a crazy artist, running around the stage and playing the bass. This is the part I really enjoyed.

Sadly, there were bits I did not understand, like banter courtesy of Kevin Drew about how the band are close to the audience and how they want to share the feel-good but at the same time, he gets a bit overwhelmed by the joy of the audience member on stage. On top of that, I do not consider him the best singer in the collective. And the girl with big hair was too much. And, Dearest Readers, I am only moaning here.

I do not want you to think I did not like the gig, I enjoyed the long long show thoroughly. I also thought Here We Go Magic were quite enchanting.