Even Butterflies Make A Sound
Even Butterflies Make A Sound is delighted to present an evening of gorgeous, contemplative, exhilarating music for music lovers to cherish. Two incredible duos with different takes on post-classical, ambient music will feature. Vocalist and violinist Violeta Vicci (Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Fontaines DC) and pianist Bruno Bavota (Not Me But Us) released their first […]
In a fantastically exciting venture, Hot Box, in association with Midnight Mango, will be hosting a couple of the biggest names in music from Africa in the next weeks. Nick Salter and DJ Funkendick provide all-vinyl tuneage at the shows. The former provides the details below and tells us how he fell in love with […]
The new Snakes LP, Expo, finds the group entering a darker domain than their debut Colour Polished Dreams. Guest reviewer Anthony Gibbons dares to enter their lair. In Chinese mythology, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. In an interview with the BBC, Dr Xuan Wang, a senior lecturer in Chinese studies at Cardiff University, […]
A clever clogs once said: “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.” This statement has always really annoyed me. Why cannot someone do a shuffle of delight when their eyes first fall on a beautiful building? Who would deny Sir Christopher Wren a gigue when he saw a dome, for the first time in […]
Ahead of the upcoming gig of Kathryn Williams and Dan Willson (aka Withered Hand) at Chelmsford’s Hot Box, Joe Harvey talked with the latter. They spoke about Dan’s early love of live music fostered in Essex grassroots music venues, his adopted home of Edinburgh, his influences, and the burgeoning songwriting relationship with the great Kathryn […]
I was delighted to interview Johnny Echols at the start of Love’s 2024 UK tour. A link is included in the article. Robert Hampson, of UK psych rockers Loop, explains why he loves the band so much.
The Annie Keating Band has travelled over the pond and is setting stages alight with their blend of razor-sharp rockabilly, sweet country, swampy blues and twang-infused folk storytelling. Brooklyn-based bandleader Annie kindly took the time to speak with me about her influences, her inspirations, the current tour, and so much more. And an extremely cool […]
Describing Ty Segall’s musical output as prodigious is putting it mildly considering his 15-year career to date. Bear witness to: 19 singles, 15 studio albums, collaborations with White Fence, and cover versions including Ty Rex – his fuzzed-up take on T Rex classics – and a fantastically dirty sounding rendition on Hot Chocolate’s disco classic […]
SMC Radio launched recently and is growing quickly. Owner and founder, Chris Ciniglio, is a man on a mission, and is determined to keep up the momentum. I asked Chris how it was all going. He quoted, with a smile, Douglas Adams: “Don’t panic!” The station is mostly dedicated to dance music. Dub, soul, disco, […]
I spoke to Leeroy Thornhill and Giuseppe Morena ahead of their joint show at Chelmsford’s Hot Box this coming Saturday (10 May). During the conversation, another news story emerged: they had both remixed tracks from Empirion’s most-recent LP. Please feel free to listen to my chat with them at the end of this article. So, […]