Indoor Performances Back on the Cards in England?
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson today announced that indoor performances with socially distanced audiences can…
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Tony is a freelance photographer who first started taking pictures for Grapevine Magazine many years ago. Nowadays he is just as often to be found with pen or microphone in hand conducting reviews and interviews. He is the first to admit that he is most at home in the press pit concentrating on the view through the lens!
See You at Henham Park Next July
This weekend we should be waking up in out tent (the boss wouldn't spring for a yurt or glamping for that matter),…
Live From The Drive In Concerts Cancelled
Launched less than a month ago, a series of drive-in concerts has been abandoned by the organisers.
In a…
To Gig Or Not To Gig…
Here at Grapevine we are quite excited at the prospect of outdoor gigs taking place again – indeed some already…
Our Flags Will Fly Again
Now that’s a turn up! My image archiving systems has an ‘on this day’ feature. I get mild amusement out of it…
Live Entertainment is Taking a Page From 1950s America it Seems.
Live entertainment would seem to heading back to 1950s America as promoters attempt to salvage what is left of the…
Bad Touch | Kiss The Sky
If, like me you have a lot of experience of life, you may well remember that when new fangled stereo…
Fred’s House | Walls & Ceilings
The only complaint I can level at this release is that it is only four songs long. Oh but they are four…
Fred’s House
The Zoom Video Interview that didn’t quite work! A follow up to The Gig That Never Happened!
They are…
Hollowstar Shake Off Lockdown Blues
The members of one of my favourite live bands, Hollowstar, have been locked up just like the rest of us for weeks…
INTERVIEW: When Rivers Meet
Earlier this week I conducted a safe, socially distanced interview on the phone with Grace and Aaron Bond who…
If You Thought Video Killed the Radio Star, Read On…
I read an article yesterday which, on the face of it had nothing to do with live music. Nor does it, but it…
Cambridge Rock Festival 2021 – Have You Checked Out the Line-Up?
Amid all the doom and gloom about not having any festivals to go to in 2020 it is great to see how many artists…
A Heartfelt Mesage from Becky & John
A lot of press releases have crossed my desk recently bearing the not unexpected news of festival…
Ten Things About Virtual Gigs That You May Not Have Thought About
Since lockdown began, and social distancing became the new normal, Grapevine Magazine’s unique gig guide has had…
Adapting What We Do
It’s May 2020 and for the first time since we started back in 1991 we are not producing Grapevine Magazine. …
Save Our Venues #SaveOurVenues
Today The Music Venue Trust has announced #saveourvenues, a new national campaign to save hundreds of grassroots…
Clare Teal
Singer and BBC Radio presenter Clare Teal should be making her debut at Felixstowe’s Spa Pavilion on April 18th.…