Diary of a Pandaman February 2023
Around this chilly time of year there seems to be one excellent gigging constant: come the annual British Independent Venue...
In 2022 the Pandaman promised us he'd see 365 performances throughout the year. This was a lie, as our doomed diarist barely managed 318. This year, to save us from tears, we have sent the slacker back out and told him to buck his ideas up. This is his 2024 gigging diary..."
Around this chilly time of year there seems to be one excellent gigging constant: come the annual British Independent Venue...
So, after the ritual humiliation of 2022, when the Pandaman's target of seeing 365 live performances barely made it onto...
So in the end the Pandaman didn't manage it. Our task was simple: go see 365 live music performances in...
If boldy attempting to see 365 live performances this year was one giant insane step too far for indiekind, at...
Older indie fans might remember a time around the year 2000 when, to fit with Japanese TV schedules, the likes...
This month we are going to play The Generation Game, if only to unravel some tangled musical context in our...
In the John Peel Centre in Stowmarket there are a couple of fully grown women giggling between themselves like small...
"Local bloke steals show!" It's the headline all new acts dream of in the middle of festival season, blowing giant...
Even in the anarchic world of gigging, it's important to maintain certain traditions. So on the eve of the Jubilee...
The Pandaman has already rocked out one May-time diary, a one-off 'special' from The Great Escape, but the past month...