Newsies

The story Early into the New Year, I was chatting to a higher-up at work who revealed that the highlight of his festive season was watching the Newsies - a story inspired by the Newsboys’ strike of 1899) at the new Troubadour Theatre in London. His effusive review of both venue and show left me intrigued enough to look it up and share it. While reluctant to make the Disney Corporation even richer, I succumbed to peer pressure and joined a group a friends to watch this on a chilly but sunny winter Saturday. Continue reading

Gogo Penguin

The story I first spotted these tickets, for a concert in November, in May. At that point I had been following the band for a while and had saved a few of their songs but I wasn’t necessarily a big fan yet. It also felt weird buying tickets so far in advance (for a band that wasn’t selling out stadiums). I decided to hold off and to listen to their work more over the following months, as it’s a known fact that familiarity feeds fondness. Continue reading

Delta Sleep

The story Delta Sleep is an English math rock band. I’m not sure how I got into this genre, but it’s not far off from jazz, conceptually - the complex rhythms and melodies capture my attention, with the added benefit of being loud and fast-paced. The technical skills of the players are impressive. They manage to blast through compound, sometimes shifting time signatures, pinch harmonics, and syncopated drum beats, without losing sight of melody and song structure. Continue reading