Louisiana
Reviewed events
Wolf Parade at Bristol Louisiana, Tue 29 Nov
Wolf Parade are pissed off. They've just detoured the length of Ireland, caught a ferry across a violent Irish Sea and driven several hours through the pouring rain and pitch black just so they could perform in front of 150 drunk Bristolians. We're stripping away the egos and the pre-conceived stage show and witnessing a group of musicians at their absolute prime in the face of diversity. Now we get to see the real band. »
The Shortwave Set, Sister Morphine, Winston at Bristol Louisiana, Wed 01 Mar
The Shortwave Set are off to a precarious start: the microphone stand refuses to be adjusted, sound levels are unstable, they nearly play the same song twice in a row. The rusty mechanism slowly shakes itself into optimum performance however: ‘Is It Any Wonder?’ is heady with wrong-speed psalmic vocal samples, looping romantisch piano and lily-white singing.»
Los Campesinos! at Bristol Louisiana, Wed 28 Feb
Growth is an odd thing. You go to see a distant nephew after a few years and he’s suddenly turned from a little boy into a hulk of a man. You go to a school reunion and everyone has swelled, gone bald and got bitter...»
