Lancaster Songwriters Night at The Gregson

I haven’t previously reviewed Open Mic nights simply because they are an ad-hoc event, often very informal and an opportunity for experimenting, new songs etc.  Last night at the Gregson, however, saw one of the genuine musical highlights of the year.   The theme for the night, curated by Idiot Johnson, was Lancaster Songwriters, with [...]

Milestones

Well folks, TLR passed two milestones in the past couple of days.  David Wright’s entertaining little polemic was the 100th post on the site, and Wes Martin made the 500th Comment a few minutes ago.  When I started this I hoped for debate, feedback, stimulation and to stimulate.  At times I think that has worked [...]

The Thursday Girls

Mark Coyle’s Open Mic The Stonewell Tavern Lancaster Wednesday 30th September Featuring: The Thursday Girls in their new musical extravaganza with Bill “Wild Thing” Wilding on the Baby Grand. and Token Male torn apart on stage!!!!!!!! World premiere!!! Never before seen!!! Probably never again!!! Admission free. Starts 8.30.

Thoughts About Lancaster

Thoughts About Lancaster – by David Wright The night’s busting open, these two lanes will take us anywhere We’ve got one last chance to make it real, to trade in these wings on some wheels Climb in the back, heaven’s waiting on down the tracks. This short essay begins as it means to go on, [...]

Ottersgear CD – A Kind of Review

by Norman Hadley Let there always be young men on this earth. Let there be young women also, of vast and dazzling talent, but let us speak of them some other time. Go quickly – gather the elders in the square, that we may finger our pocket-watches, stroke our beards of many hues and ask, [...]

Spotlight September 2009

By guest reviewer and videotape splicer Norman Hadley. So, Spotlight returns after its traditional summer break. This was the fourth time around at the Storey since Spotlight left that other place. The voyage was ably captained by John Freeman (also, incidentally, a sharp thumbnail sketcher) – who also took some pictures, which are usually placed [...]

Qsand/ Mona House Gallery artists request

Themes Strange weird and mysterious Futuristic, chaos, armageddon!!! Tentacles Bring me sunshine Stop motion and animate Memory, time, wonder Www.qsand.org From February 2010 Mona House Gallery Morecambe will be running a series of exhibitions through out the calendar month. Therefore we wish to begin receiving written proposals for any of the above themes. Artist work [...]

God Bless The Child — The Dukes Theatre

Reviewed by Kev McVeigh Billie Holiday is one of the most iconic figures of 20th century music, the story of her life as potent as her music.  As such dramatised settings of her songs in a biographical context are nothing new.  I saw one at the Edinburgh Festival in around 1991 that was most impressive. [...]

Totally Wired at the Storey!

Mapped Festival of Contemporary Arts

An alternative Lancaster. Let mapped help you find it. Nine artists put Lancaster on the map with mapped festival 11th – 18th September 2009. Featuring local and international artists, discover performance, painting, sculpture, installation, sound and animation in Lancashire’s most historic city. mapped festival places contemporary art in locations across the city. Explore the possibilities [...]