The Louisiana

• Things To Do / Sponsored

  52 things to do in Bristol in January 2025

  This month expect foraging, comedy and Shakespeare in a video game

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• Things To Do / Sponsored

  26 things to do in Bristol this week, December 16-22 2024

  Highlights include Christmas festivities of the quiz and bingo variety

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Getdown Services, Strange Brew – ‘Scrumptious, cathartic grooving tunes, drenched in sweat and reality’

  Local legends delight the home crowd, debuting a live show for less than the average pizza

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• Music / folk and roots

  Bristol’s month in folk and roots – December 2024

  The flow of gigs doesn't slow this month, with pre-Christmas musical gifts for everyone

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• Music / Get To Know

  Katy J Pearson: ‘It’s a very strange time to make music’

  The singer-songwriter talks touring, her new album and the state of the scene today

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Chanel Beads, The Louisiana – ‘Animated chaos’

  It was a wild and emotive performance from New York's sure-to-be future stars

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Gina Larner, The Louisiana – ‘Firebrand fusion of country-pop and rock’

  Americana's future is ablaze with stars like Larner leading the charge

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• Music / Features

  Grassroots music: thriving or surviving?

  A considered look at the challenges and solutions for a struggling local grassroots music ecosystem

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