Ah, it’s time to relax. You know what that means. A glass of wine, your favourite easy chair, And of course, three tracks, on time for once, from your favourite beardy Bristol bloke. (Noooo, I’ve not been listening to The Offspring and reliving my youth whilst drinking wine. Much) Continue reading
Back in the mists of time there was a ‘Community Festival‘ up at Ashton Court in Bristol – over the years it grew from a few mates in a field into one of the largest free festivals in Europe, with all the public nudity and dogs on strings that that brings.
Eventually the two enemies of fun, Licensing Law and ‘Elf and Safety, demanded such niceties as ‘insurance’ and ‘a fence to keep the troublemakers out’ which drove costs up and despite sponsorship from Orange, the debts piled up. Sadly, a washout in 2007 was the final nail in its coffin and the good times rolled no more.
Like a phoenix from the ashes, a couple of good eggs filled our festival shaped hole with Brisfest – a couple of days of mental music and good times, held at venues all over the city. It did well – so well, in fact, that they’re stepping up their game and taking the festival out of the city into the fields again.
If this alone doesn’t tempt you, they’ve just announced their lineup today. Oh yes.
Tickets are available here. I’d suggest you get on it.
Wow, second week back after my brief hiatus and I”ve dropped the ball already!
I’ll blame a teething one year old for waking me up so often this week, I was losing track of what day it was …
Meh, one day late, the tunes still bump.
Another week, another Three on a Thursday for you!
Before I go straight into the good stuff, a little admin is required, mostly to do with a little more information on the gigs I hinted at last week.
First up is supporting the mighty Featurecast (!) with the Regrooved boys in Bristol on the 17th of September.
On the 22nd September I’ll be at the Alley Cat Bar on Denmark St in London with Celeste Dos Santos & The Tabloid Queens.
Would be ace to see you guys at either of ’em!
Right, you’ve sat there very patiently, so now you can have some luvverly tunes.
