Even Butterflies Make A Sound
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, […]
Shake Rag, ace punk-blues rockabilly act from Hyde, has been invited to play Chelmsford’s Hot Box again, despite nearly taking the roof off a couple of years ago. The support for this Saturday’s show comes from local trio The Trial. Discover the connection between Shake Rag and Elvis Presley Ahead of the show, Richard Moses […]
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 […]
Kill Bosco, the hotly tipped Essex four-piece, returns to the musical fray with a new single this week. The band launches the single with a performance at Hot Box in Chelmsford this Saturday (18 January), with support from Essex whippersnappers Park Drive and The Trial. A Kill Bosco LP is also due, but the band […]
Pitchshifter, the legendary, genre-defying agent provocateurs, are taking their high-octane show on the road for ‘possibly’ (please note this is the editor’s word not the band’s!) the last time … until the next. JS hilariously summed up the reality of booking tours below. There will also be exclusive vinyl and merch to snap up at […]
Even Butterflies Makes A Sound is delighted to announce a terrific techno triple-header. Simon Heartfield, fresh from supporting the legendary System 7, headlines Chelmsford’s Radio City Social. Kontort, aka Andrew Wright, kicks off proceedings. The legendary Sergio Vilas provides awesome tuneage throughout the evening. Even Butterflies Make A Sound continues to showcase new music This […]
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne is a squeezebox player at the forefront of the English folk scene. He is embarking on a tour to promote his new LP Play Up The Music! The twenty-eight year old kindly took time to speak with me. He also plays in Granny’s Attic with friends he met at school George Sansome and […]
Sounds Good 2024 is nearly here! Held over two days at four venues – Hot Box, Chelmsford Theatre Studio, Voodoo Keller Bar, and the City Centre Stage – it’s Chelmsford‘s latest multi-venue music festival. Dave Hughes, owner of the not-for-profit venue Hot Box, said: “Sounds Good Festival is more than just a music event; it’s […]
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 […]
This Saturday in Chelmsford sees an eclectic range of music events taking place. Read on to find out more. Why not get yourself down to one of them?