Schwervon!, The Lovely Eggs, Orphans, Little Hero Band– LAWM 49, 26.3.09

Anyone familiar with the Yorkshire House in Lancaster will know what a thriving venue it is. Tonight it plays host to local promoters LAWM and their penultimate gig. And what a gig! This is the climax for me of a fantastic series of events, forty nine so far, spanning the past three years. On June [...]

New Zealand Story — The Stonewell Tavern 27.3.09

The board outside The Stonewell Tavern announces ‘One of lancaster’s Best new Bands.’   Readers of The Lunecy Review and regular Lancaster giggers will know this is a brave boast in these times of a real upswing in the city’s musical talent. New Zealand Story certainly rose to the challenge.  A musically competent, and excellently tight [...]

Press Release

The Lunecy Review is a new website dedicated to covering the arts in the Lancaster & South Lakes areas. Covering local artists and those from afar who visit the area, The Lunecy Review aims to support, encourage and promote the huge numbers of talented musicians, writers, artists and performers of all kinds that make this [...]

The Purging of The Nymphs

The Purging of the Nymphs 21st March 2009 Fell Foot Wood Damo Suzuki, Electric Free Time Machine, Gnod, Herb Diamante, Goat Girl and Madame P. Dusk draws in on a balmy spring evening, last years’ beech leaves spin down onto half-assembled tents. Figures shuffle down through the woods to congregate by the stage. Tonight is [...]

Calling All Event Promoters

I was asked the other night how I afford all these events, and the simple answer is, with difficulty at this time of the month.  So Here we go with blagging on the blog.  If you want me to review your event, you need to let me know its on in good time, so I [...]

The Spotlight Club 20.3.09

The Spotlight Club has been a fixture at The Yorkshire House for however long now, but later this year it moves to a new home: the recently re-developed Storey. That should be interesting. Meanwhile The Yorkie has seen its share of good, bad and indifferent under The Spotlight, and if, as some say, it isn’t [...]

Literary Prizes

Two of the UK’s top literary prizes made announcements this week. The Arthur C Clarke Award announced its 6 book shortlist and the Orange Prize its 20 book longlist.  Some of you might be interested in reading these books before the prizes are announced, so I went looking in Lancaster. Waterstone’s in the Market Place [...]

Ponies, Homemade Lemonade, Jo Gillot, Niamh Starkey and Stephen Hudson

“It’s been a really enjoyable atmosphere.”  Thus spake Tom Bramhall aka Ponies after tonight’s show at The Yorkshire House.  “Very mutually supportive.”  Indeed it was, with musicians sharing instruments, staying to watch each other’s sets and applauding warmly.  But where were the ordinary music fans, those who weren’t involved in this gig? Five minutes before [...]

MySpace Links

The Lunecy Review has a myspace page  which doesn’t have any review content that isn’t here but serves as a clearing house for links.  Many of the bands and venues included in the reviews here will have a link via the friends list on there.  Take a look, and follow your ears to some great [...]

PR2 A Correction

Please note that the original link posted to PR Squared was incorrect.  The correct link has been added and is www.prsquaredgallery.blogspot.com Go take a look, the photos are fabulous.