BASTIONS book tour, burn summer
The summer is dead. The sun is gone. The rain has won. But never fear, a top tour to soundtrack the end of times has been booked. Get gloomy.
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PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH. Face Bar, Reading. 30.03.12
Tonight is real. This gig is legit. These bands mean it. From the first sandpaper scream to the last rattling cry, this is raw, honest, emotional stuff, and it’s outstanding. The sombre mood and dark music might make it permanently serious inside the Face Bar this evening, dour even, but slick hair, clean riffs and clever puns can wait, this […]
Read moreHUNDREDTH. Face Bar, Reading. 23.02.12
Most of Hundredth’s songs are about hope, pushing forward, and moving on. The few that aren’t tend to deal with escaping small towns and the people, practises and attitudes within them. It might seem more like punishment than reward then, to play a show on a gloomy Thursday in Reading. But if the South Carolina outfit feel any twinge of […]
Read moreANIMALS AS LEADERS. Face Bar, Reading. 25.08.11
Almost 200 bands will play just across the road from the Face Bar this weekend. But the best band for 200 miles is right here. Ok, so most ticket holders for this year’s Reading Festival might not know the name Animals As Leaders but the Washington DC trio (or one-man mastermind Tobin Abasi and his friends if you prefer) are […]
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