Somewhere in the midst of the most memorable year of 2020, a song kept appearing on Planet Rock which grabbed my attention. A catchy, hooky number called ‘Oh, Miss Carolina’ to be exact. There was something in the melody, the…
Author: Gregg Howarth
I'm a live music obsessive. Happy to shoot anything with a pulse. Crowd, stage, band, and I'm in. From rock, through indie to electronic, new wave and dance. I've spent over a decade and a half chasing the thrill of a perfectly captured live moment, from British Superbikes to live gigs, and Weshootmusic has finally given me the opportunity to review and shoot all of my favourite genres as well as revisiting the genres I swerved or stubbornly ignored as an angry punk/rock teen.
Fortunately, the drive from Bury in Lancashire to The Tivoli in Buckley didn’t involve too many of Wales’ now infamous 20mph zones, because if it had, Florence Black’s set would’ve felt like it was over quicker than the journey. As…
There’s something beautifully predictable about a Gorilla Riot opener in Manchester: The doors open, the room fills, and before you’ve even had time to check your camera settings against the current lighting or even adjust your camera strap, the place…
Post-gig at The Waterloo was a blur of handshakes, photos, merch, autographs and fans, and Dan was more than generous with every one of them. Rather than monopolise his time in the moment, we agreed to pick things up over…
Blackpool’s Waterloo Music Bar has a way of turning an ordinary night into something mythical. Last night, as Dan Byrne rolled into town partway through his debut album launch tour, the place felt like it was vibrating with purpose. I…
There’s a particular kind of hush that settles over a venue just before the opening act walks on. Not silence, because Mancs and the Ritz don’t do silence, but that low, curious murmur of a crowd still finding its feet,…