Review: The Great Escape 2022
Review: The Great Escape 2022 The Great Escape is back in-person for the first time since 2019, and what a triumphant return it was! […]
Category: Gig Reviews
Review: Lesie Ewing-Burgesse: Nebula
Leslie Ewing-Burgesse’s slightly chaotic nature and gimmicks made it feel like I was down the pub with a friend telling me some stories. Which, really, is almost true. […]
Review: Yuriko Kotani: Work in Progress at PierWerks
Kotani’s performance ultimately fell flat, despite her years of experience. […]
Review: Orla Gartland at Chalk, Brighton
Carly-May Kavanagh reviews Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Orla Gartland at Chalk. […]
Review: Girli at The Joiners, Southampton
Review: Girli at The Joiners, Southampton Hearing comments from passersby assuming Girli’s gig at The Joiners was an underage night did leave me wondering about how tonight would be, especially considering the usual acts The Joiners attracts (definitely heavier, usually rock, rarely still a teenager). As unsure as I was about what to expect, Girli […]
Review: Will Varley at The 1865, Southampton
Review: Will Varley at The 1865, Southampton When interviewing Will Varley an hour before doors opened, in a room upstairs in The 1865 very reminiscent of a 1970s living room, we talked about how he won’t play without beer and how it’s been touring with Seán McGowan. […]
Review: Itch (The King Blues Unplugged) at The Joiners, Southampton
Review: Itch (The King Blues Unplugged) at The Joiners, Southampton Unsure of what to expect from an unplugged night with The King Blues ‘ Itch, the evening, which was more like “An evening with” did not disappoint. […]
Review: Sløtface at The Joiners, Southampton
Review: Sløtface at The Joiners, Southampton Not only have I been falling in love with an increasing number of female-fronted bands (think Fickle Friends, Wolf Alice, Sälen) but I’ve also got a thing for incredible Scandinavian artists ( Sigrid, Tove Styrke, Tove Lo). […]
Review: Wild Front at The Joiners, Southampton
Review: Wild Front at The Joiners, Southampton We seem to be becoming good friends with Wild Front here at The Edge after I interviewed them before and during Bestival (which were mostly about hummus), hung out with frontman Jack Williams at a Sofar Sounds gig in Romsey where we swapped cat pictures, and now at […]
Review: Seán McGowan at The Loft, Southampton
Review: Seán McGowan at The Loft, Southampton Seán McGowan has had quite the exciting year, and doesn’t seem to be showing any signs of slowing down. Born and bred in Southampton, he signed to Xtra Mile Recordings earlier this year and released his latest EP, Graft & Grief, in September. […]