words and photos by Peter Nicholson. After my interview with Caity Baser last month, ahead of her home-town show at Southampton’s Engine Rooms, I was keen to see if her energy and enthusiasm would extend to the performance in her stage show… It did, ten fold! Caity was obviously...
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Isle of Wight vocalist Nina Ross to release debut single, Milk
Isle of Wight based vocalist Nina Ross is set to release her debut single ‘Milk’ next month. The track is a cover of a fellow Island band’s song and rising stars, Plastic Mermaids (who connect via mutual drummer, Chris Jones). Nina delivers a pure, stripped-back melancholic version of the...
Southampton Philharmonic Choir perform at O2 Guidlhall Southampton this weekend
Southampton Philharmonic Choir (SPC) will be joining forces with Southampton University Philharmonic Choir at the O2 Guildhall Southampton on Saturday, March 18. They will be performing Vaughan WIlliams’ popular and evocative The Lark Ascending and Dona Nobis Pacem and Howard Goodall’s Eternal Light. Docklands Sinfonia will also be performing....
After fighting back from serious ill-health, The Alarm’s Mike Peters is back with a new album and tour
The Alarm’s Mike Peters returns to public life after a year dominated by pneumonia and a serious leukaemia relapse, with the release of the video to ‘Forwards’, the title track from the band’s forthcoming album, out 2nd June, and a touring schedule, bringing the band to Southsea’s Wedgewood Rooms...
Review: Art House community pantry
by Joy McKay. If you haven’t already discovered it The Art House in Southampton is a performance venue and social centre on Above Bar, opposite The Guildhall. They offer live music, performance poetry, storytelling and comedy as well as workshops and classes, drop-in community cafe events, a community pantry and...
Jazz musician Ray d’Inverno performing at Turner Sims Southampton to celebrate his 80th birthday
Turner Sims Southampton celebrates the 80th birthday of one of Southampton’s best known musicians, Ray d’Inverno, on Sunday 5 March with a special concert featuring the man himself. The acclaimed jazz pianist ran Southampton Jazz Club for many years, alongside his career as a Professor of Mathematics and General...
Dan Mar-Molinero: Hometown Jazzer
By Charlie Hislop. Dan Mar-Molinero – for many years at the core of Southampton’s music scene and music education has finally released an album of his own music. ‘Taproot’ came out on Bandcamp today (March 3). It’s a big band, lockdown-created, Ivor Novello award-nominated jazz project. It’s Dan’s work...
Interview: Caity Baser to play Southampton homecoming gig in April
by Peter Nicholson. It’s homecoming time for Southampton’s Caity Baser on the 19th April. The Engine Rooms in Southampton will host this dynamic young musician when she returns to her home city following a whirlwind rise to stardom. The show is already SOLD OUT, although this is hardly a...
Kasabian announced as Saturday headliners at Victorious Festival, Southsea
Kasabian have this morning (10/2/23) been announced as the Saturday headliner act at this year’s Victorious Festival in Southsea, which takes place from August 25 to 27. Further announcements made today include Pete Tong, Ibiza Classics, alt-J, Ben Howard, Ellie Goulding, Friendly Fires, Natalie Imbruglia, Kaiser Chiefs, Annie Macmanus,...
Review: Rob Clamp – The Joiners, Southampton
words and pictures by Peter Nicholson. When one of our local talents sells out the iconic Joiners at his first attempt, it has to be a gig worth attending! So I did exactly that. Hailing from Romsey, Rob Clamp, is now busier than he’s ever been through his music...