Reviews

• Music / Reviews

  Review: Ibibio Sound Machine, SWX – ‘Hope and positivity in every beat’

  The band pulled out all the stops on the first night of their tour

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  Review: Alfie Templeman, Thekla – ‘Groovy, funky pop energy’

  A night of emerging indie on everyone's favourite gig boat

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  Review: Interpol, Bristol Beacon – ‘Polished and grand’

  Neither band nor venue disappointed at this 20th anniversary celebration

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• Theatre / Reviews

  Review: Cracking, Tobacco Factory Theatres – ‘Poignant, surreal, funny, and deeply personal’

  Welsh storyteller Shôn Dale Jones has adapted his acclaimed radio play for the stage

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  Review: Martin Simpson, Folk House – ‘A touring stalwart proof of the living folk tradition’

  The longstanding troubadour treated Bristol’s Folk House to a night rich in skill and story

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  Review: Jackie Oates, Downend Folk and Roots – ‘A welcoming embrace’

  The second of the folk club's lunchtime concert series is a relaxed and warm-hearted family affair

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  Review: Arooj Aftab, Bristol Beacon – ‘Simply sensational’

  With a new album inspired by New York at night, Aftab is leaning into her 'sexy villain' era

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  Review: Up Late Folk, Bristol Cathedral – ‘A lovely idea…’

  Despite brilliant musicianship, this edition of the Cathedral's Up Late series misses the mark

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