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Continuing his ongoing run of nights for new music at The Doghouse (which now look set to continue for the rest of the year) Garry Minto, aka Its Own Animal, invited The Nightmares' guitarist Nick Coleman to take to the stage and play a selection of his own, largely previously unheard in public, songs. With... Continue Reading →
Sometimes the up close and personal intimacy of a smaller venue is just what’s needed for a gig and, on Saturday 29th April 2023, this was very much the case for Stuart Leach and The Nightmares as they took to the stage at The Vault. After an impressive performance opening for Republica in the relatively... Continue Reading →
With their recent programme of bands playing their own material on Friday nights, Good Friday certainly lived up to its name at The Doghouse as The Bensons made an appearance as they gear up for a potentially busy summer festival season, with Dan Guilbert of The Erberts opening the show. It’s been a while since... Continue Reading →
It may have been April Fool’s Day but, for L’Islet Records, it was a chance to continue their impressive run of shows at Guernsey venue The Vault with their mascot band Coastal Fire Dept debuting their new guitarist with one of the hottest new bands on the island’s scene, SpaceSoul, opening the show. Having been... Continue Reading →
Heading into St Peter Port on Saturday 25th March 2023 there was something of the feel of 28 Days Later on the roads following the island being battered by high tides and strong winds but, as I entered The Vault, it was clear it was something of a refuge as the place was already busy... Continue Reading →
The Nightmares With a number of larger scale live music events in recent weeks and months it’s been some time since I’ve been to a humble ‘pub gig’ but, as The Nightmares set out to celebrate ‘St Patrick’s Weekend’ with The Erberts and the group going by The Dizzies for this occasion, I had to... Continue Reading →
It was a couple of months ago, following a podcast recording event, that I pointed out that, in the 2020’s, it feels like nostalgia for the 1990s has taken the place of nostalgia for the 1980s as something of a money spinner for bands and artists from that era and, with that in mind, St... Continue Reading →
The last few years has seen the discussion around women in music come to the fore with it being highlighted quite how few female artists appear on festival line ups and how few women have influential roles in the music industry (and therefore I realise the irony in me writing this) so, for International Women’s... Continue Reading →
For the last few months Friday nights at The Doghouse in Guernsey, a venue normally known for hosting tribute and cover bands, has been playing host to bands from the island playing their own music with Its Own Animal (aka Garry Minto) curating the line ups. For the first weekend of March 2023 the venue... Continue Reading →
St James’ Global Collection series continued on Saturday 25th February 2023 by bringing a familiar face back home with his full band for the first time in four years in the form of Alderney’s Robert J. Hunter with support coming from Sark based troubadour Ash Jarman. Following successful solo outings at the Guernsey Gigs Unplugged... Continue Reading →
Tommy Girard 