Tilly Moses
The young Tilly I first met at The John Peel Centre all those years ago now lives in Liverpool and her new album…
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The Mentulls
Regular readers will know that I am a great advocate of both supporting local venues and seeing new bands. My…
Gilbert O’Sullivan
I came down to the kitchen this morning, opened the fridge
and stood in wonder. I had forgotten
what I was…
TMT – That Music Thing
Norwich has a little gem hidden away at Epic Studios on Magdalen Street. It’s called TMT – That Music…
Gilbert O’Sullivan
Gilbert O'Sullivan's latest formidable self-titled album was released last August 2018 and reached Top 20 in the…
Nicole Henry
It should have been such a simple task. Her people had spoken to my people… OK, I don’t actually have people, but…
Rocktober is on it’s way!
Planet Rock - the country’s leading Rock and Blues Radio Station – is bringing a brand-new rock packed night with…
BurySOUND Open for Applications
The organisers of BurySOUND have just announced that the competition will be returning to Bury St Edmunds and…
NMG Awards 2019
The NMG Awards, in case you don’t know, are the New Music Generator Awards which celebrate music in the East of…
The Stars From The Commitments
To a born and bred Dubliner like myself, the cult movie The Commitments was something very special. It…
Sam Coe & The Long Shadows + Lexie Green
Live at Little Rabbit Barn, two of the best Americana / Country acts in the region.
Now that I am curating the…
Grapevine Sponsors Indie Category at 2019 NMG Awards
Grapevine Magazine is delighted to announce that it is to sponsor the Indie category at this year’s NMG Awards.…
Made in The Aker : HONEY & THE BEAR
I need to explain 'Aker', its an old East Anglian word meaning 'turbulent current', now we both know!
John…
Photographs & Memories : ALTON WAHLBERG
Alton Wahlberg is a hard-working musician, constantly gigging and above all, passionate about music. I have seen…
Runaway Train : JEREMY JOHNSON
Currently in Suffolk but for how long is anyone’s guess. It has taken Jeremy a while to discover East Anglia from…
Catch Folk Sensations Glymjack in Our Region
Glymjack's debut album Light the Evening Fire has swept the folk world, with airplay across BBC radio, Acoustic…
Ado Perma : THEO SAYERS
Theo made a name for himself in 2018 hosting Theo Sayers and Friends an The Blue Moon in Cambridgeshire – a…
To Myself, From Myself : LONESOME
Peterborough based post-rock band Lonesome released this, their debut EP, back in April. Theirs is a unique take…
BanhamFest 19
There is something nerve racking about a new festival, and I'm not the one running it! It's 5:30pm and the stage is…
The Real Thing
Another summer evening down by the seaside, the cool breeze from the sea a welcome relief from the days’ heat…
Chris Amoo
Ahead of their show at the Spa Pavilion in Felixstowe we chatted to Chris Amoo of The Real Thing (originally…
Forget Me Not – The Alzheimer’s Whodunnit.
John Peel Centre
I must come clean, neither performance poetry or stand up comedy, nor indeed any combination of…
Rob Gee
Rob Gee is the creator of 'Forget Me Not — The Alzheimer's Whodunnit' , he is described on his website as a Comic,…
Alton Wahlberg
I missed the launch of Alton Wahlberg's album, Photographs and Memories, but eventually caught up with the bearded…
Dusky Sunday
Some weeks ago at the launch of their album 'Gradients' I chatted to Fern Teather and Sam Thurlow who now…
Blues and Boogie, Two Tone, Reggae, Ska and JS Bach
Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe
Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra took the Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe by…
Quadrophenia – The Album, Live!
Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe
Were an orchestra to grace the stage and perform La Traviata you would not call them a…
FolkEast 2019: Heritage, Arts, Crafts and Music Too
Last Friday we were at the Tide Mill in Woodbridge for the official launch of FolkEast 2019. From one of their…
Jeff Parry
Jeff Parry is the man behind "Let It Be" - a musical tribute to The Beatles, with a twist.
She Said YES!
As concert encores go, Peter Hepworth’s was quite special. “I have three more songs! He told us, as the evening…
Pepperland
Bringing an American dance troupe of fourteen and an eight-piece band on tour to the UK & Ireland is not…
Savoy Brown
Anyone who knows me will know that I love to discover new bands. That Savoy Brown have been a blues/rock…
Private Lives
Written in four days, Noel Coward’s farce Private Lives is a theatre classic. It is regularly revived on Broadway,…
The Barrel
Tucked away in the traditional cider making countryside of south Norfolk is the village of Banham. The village’s…
Ain’t Misbehavin’
The Mercury Theatre transformed into a 1930’s speakeasy with the gloss covered floor of the stage protruding into…
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
It is a testament to Andrea Dunbar’s skills as a writer that she makes a collection of genuinely unlikeable…
Charlie Law Returns Triumphant
The Smokehouse in the heart of Ipswich was the venue for Charlie Law’s triumphant return to Suffolk after his…