Life with a dash of zing
Time for another music festival and peoples, this one’s definitely gonna raaaaaawk. Well, it is called Rock the South for a reason. Last year’s edition was chocful of good, old-fashioned fun. By old-fashioned, I mean it threw the spotlight right where it should be, on real music – and if you need me to explain [...]
So, Rock the South is back at Zion on Friday and Saturday this weekend, and with it a host of Malta’s top bands and 2 foreign offerings, French duo Côme and (once again) AIM. Côme are French duo François Byrski on guitarist and Lucas Barbier on drums. The 2 operate under the umbrella term indie-rock, [...]
This review was first published on the Sunday Times of Malta. All photography is by Gianluca Trapani. It may not be everyone’s cup of tea… it’s more like a shot of tequila, in fact. But those who insist that punk is dead would certainly have had to rethink their thoughts had they been present at [...]
The first big gig of the year hits this Saturday at… the Kazin San Gejtanu, Hamrun which incidentally has become one of my favourite spots after seeing Stalko and Owen Pallett perform there. There’s something about the place that screams kitsch in the funnest way possible. So, Saturday promises to deliver more music in the same spirit as Andre [...]
With their beautiful orchestration, poetic lyrics and a deep focus on the technical aspect of the music, trio Stalko left an indelible mark on the music scene long before the upcoming release of their first album. Over the past couple of years, Tim Ellis (voice, keyboards), Chris Cini (violin) and Mike Stivala (voice, guitar) have, through a series [...]
This review originally appeared on The Sunday Times. There’s something about the Maltese language – and by this I mean the more poetic version of the language before words like kompjuter and wijkend infiltrated daily use – that almost begs for it to be set to the plaintive chords of the violin. Which is [...]
“Guerrilla gig: A type of concert performed in a non-traditional setting or arranged in an unusual fashion. Associated with punk rock, indie rock and noise rock bands.” Wikipedia This kind of event is definitely thin on the ground in Malta. It used to be the norm in the good, old days of Tigne back in [...]
The second edition of the Nil By Mouth Sessions saw a packed house at V-Gen in Paceville, and no wonder, given that this year’s line-up was nothing short of impressive. The two-day-long festival, organised by Hairyamp, opened on October 5 with a spirited performance by the local The Violent Violets. Interesting sound with quite a [...]
So Nil By Mouth, by Hairyamp, kicked off yesterday. For those of you waiting for my traditional post gig review, sorry to disappoint but you will need to buy the Sunday Times next weekend (yes, I’m good at the shameless plug thingy). However, a short post-mortem is in order for those who were there yesterday and [...]
So… awesome news, the lovely guys at Hairyamp Promotions are once again offering 2 free tickets to the upcoming Nil By Mouth Sessions, which are happening at V-Gen on October 5 and 6. This year the line-up is even more fantabulous than last year’s: Friday, October 5: The Violent Violets, Joe Gideon And The Shark [...]
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