A musician from the English rock band LOWER THAN ATLANTIS will to help give FREE music lessons at Guildford to celebrate National Learn To Play Day. With National Learn To Play Day coming up soon the ACM [Guildford’s Academy of Contemporary Music] are celebrating early by giving away FREE music lessons on 18th June at…
The talented front-man of the Brainchild band and the ‘Eccentric Party’ candidate Chris Dowling has a huge repertoire of great songs. In fact, he is well known in the community as a “one-man jukebox”. Chris never fails to amuse and entertain us at the Riverside Club and he is a great friend of this precious…
When hundreds of police and judicial officers were mobilized to evict the Gypsies at Dale Farm in Essex (the largest concentration of travellers in the UK) the TV cameras identified a young Irish traveller girl who stood, staring imploringly, directly into the camera lens. She said “What will we do when all the hippies are…
Stephen Connor and the band will be heading to the bright lights of London to perform as part of a 4 band line up at The Enterprise, Camden Town – Friday 3rd April 2015. The Enterprise in Camden is right opposite Chalk Farm Tube. Ashtead, Surrey based Stephen Connor (Lead Vocal & Rhythm Guitar) with George…
Kingston upon Thames (UK) indie-rock band Y G H D (pronounced ‘younghood’) have already released their classy single ‘Velvet’ – with it’s fiery guitars, simpering voice and rattling-good rhythms – this song has a significantly stimulating chorus. Now, the band are set to release their next single ‘White Eyes’ – We had a first listen:…
The Good Old Boys were on fine form last night at the Riverside Club Staines – 22ND JANUARY 2015. These champions of rock ‘n’ roll are consistent, knowledgeable and incredibly accomplished musicians. But, perhaps, after all these years of gigging, one might expect their efforts to be time-worn, devoid of freshness … maybe even predictable.…
There is a certain regal oak named ‘Kindred Spirit’ … but for us “Kindred Spirit” means only one thing … the locally based five-piece, electric folk rock band that features the radiant and deeply moving voice of Elaine Samuels. The band line up also includes Gavin Jones (electric violin) Catherine Dimmock (flute and sax) Mike…
Thunderhead – the locally-based classic rock quartet, visited Staines in Surrey last night for their very first performance. The band, with Keith Elford on vocals and guitar, Doug Lipinski on lead guitar, John Hiles on drums and Nick Potter on bass have been writing and rehearsing hard in the months leading up to this concert.…
For those of us of a certain age – the Sound of Canterbury was progressive-folk in attitude and nature – it included the likes of Soft Machine, Caravan, Camel and Egg. But my auditory senses were awakened, disordered and disrupted – by the musical epiphany I felt I had – when I heard the Surrey…
Magic Eight Ball is an energetic power pop trio from Egham, Surrey – they have been relentlessly gigging and recording since around 2004. The band have made some notable live appearances across the UK and on the radio airwaves, and played on several national tours. Front man Baz Francis is every inch a rock star.…
Rocking Surrey 