Las Fallas 2024
It’s been two years since I visited Valencia for Las Fallas and during that time I made the move from Nashville, USA and I’m now living in Valencia, Spain. (More details on the move in another post). If you haven’t...
Category: Music
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Cleveland, OH
As I was passing through Cleveland, Ohio, on my latest road trip, it gave me an excuse to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, something I’ve had on my agenda for a long time. It turned out that...
Black Flag @ the Cannery Ballroom, Nashville – January 31st 2020
Having managed to catch ‘Flag’ the offshoot of seminal Punk outfit Black Flag, a couple of years back, I was delighted to be able to catch the actual Black Flag when they recently did a show in Nashville’s Cannery Ballroom....
Poguetry in Louisiana
I’ve always been a big fan of Irish music and especially bands like the Pogues, who I was fortunate to see on several occasions during the past few decades. When I saw that two of the original members (of the...
A slice of Ireland – Ennis and Galway
I’d been to Ireland once before, many years back I spent a week working in Dublin and even back then it was a very ‘European’ city with the Temple Bar area being the main attraction for music and drinking. I...
Weezer at Ascend Ampitheater in Nashville, TN – 28th July, 2018
The lights dimmed, the voice-over announced ‘Happy days is recorded before a live studio audience …’ the blackout curtain dropped and Weezer (with a stage set representing Al’s Diner in Kenosha, Wisconsin) launched straight into ‘Buddy Holly‘. ‘Beverly Hills’, ‘Pork...
Bush, The Cult & Stone Temple Pilots at Municipal Auditorium, Nashville TN -18th July, 2018
After opening act Julien-K completed their short set, Bush were up first of the trio, although in my opinion any of three could be considered headliners. I first ‘discovered’ Bush on the sound track of the snowboarding video ‘Odd Man...
