If It’s Alright: DAN BOND

This single is Dan’s first release since his 2016 EP Three Good Friends. He was a little taken aback to win the NMG Best Male Solo award. His sound drifts […]

Oliver!

Oliver! is one of those musicals that everyone thinks they know.  We may have seen the 1968 film adaptation or heard those Lionel Bart lyrics on the radio, many of […]

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 four outstanding bands this coming October. Planet Rock’s Rocktober will […]

BurySOUND Open for Applications

The organisers of BurySOUND have just announced that the competition will be returning to Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill for its 22nd year in February 2020, and that the event […]

The Uprising EP: WHEN RIVERS MEET

This is a duo I’ve wanted to see play for a long time. That chance came my way last month and I was not disappointed. Grace and Aaron produced one […]

Salute: THE GRENADIERS

This is Grenadiers UK, not to be confused with an Aussie band who sound nothing like their UK namesakes. This is their most recent release continuing their sixtiesesque sound which […]

NMG Awards 2019

NMG Music Awards

The NMG Awards, in case you don’t know, are the New Music Generator Awards which celebrate music in the East of England.  This year was Grapevine Magazine’s first involvement with […]

Purple Pyramid: LO-GRADE LAWRENCE

Hands up who likes ambient electronic music! You might notice that I haven’t raised my hand… yet. This three track EP by Cambridge based Lo-Grade Lawrence was not my first […]

Bouquet: MAUVE

‘Remember’ is the latest single and opening track on ‘Bouquet’ the most recent EP offering from this Cambridge/London based band. A mere three tracks but enough to leave you wanting […]

The Stars From The Commitments

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To a born and bred Dubliner like myself, the cult movie The Commitments was something very special.  It showed the world that Irish music was far more than Showbands and […]