Chantel McGregor, Dom Martin, Wille and the Bandits, und Atomic Rooster

This is the 3rd time I've seen Chantel, First time 5 yrs ago supporting Wishbone Ash, and she was amazing. This was her 2nd visit to the"Caves," I think this time she was hoping for a bigger crowd,and I know I tried to bring more people but this close to Xmas, it proved difficult. Her mood wasn't helped by a rather drunk fan. However once she got into her stride, there was no stopping her.

"Daydream" was outstanding, the sounds she were producing phenomenal.As an old fogey I've seen some guitarists, Clapton, Page, Akkerman and Jack White, to name a few, but this girl rocks!

New songs on show, including a trip into prog, made for a great evening.

I'd encourage anyone who loves real music played live to see her.

Gordon in Edinburgh

The show started with a 45 minute set from Last Great Dreamers. An enjoyable set of well played upbeat commercial pop-rock with good hooks and choruses. The singer wanted to be Marc Bolan!

Wille & the Bandits are a 3 piece from Cornwall and are a great mixture of styles and influences.

From blues to psych, prog to rock, southern rock to folk and a 15 minute instrumental (Angel) that touched on 70's jazz-rock thrown in for good measure - all were included in the 90 minute set.

Instrumentally each member was excellent and demonstrated a versatility that is often absent in bands.

When it comes down to it, its all about the songs and there was certainly enough to keep the interest.

Well worth checking out.

I was a bit worried by their opening welcome ‘hello Skegness’ where they were the previous night but Atomic Rooster played an excellent set. Like many in the audience I remembered them for Tomorrow Night and Devil’s Answer which where both played in the first half of the set, illustrating the strength of their back catalogue. Enjoyed the encore Arthur Brown’s ‘Fire’

Great support from Creedence Clearwater Revisited who also covered Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Leadbelly

Brilliant venue too with superb sound and lighting

There have been some genuinely ridiculous musical trends over the past decade or so - the likes of nu rave and nu folk spring to mind, tags that were largely invented by the press - the NME being a particular culprit - and had very little to do with any kind of identifiable uniformity to a band’s sound - but the absolute peak of that kind of thing, or nadir depending on your outlook, came with ‘witch house’, which involved, dark, foreboding electronic music that was often preoccupied, in lyrical terms, with themes of the occult and witchcraft.
As daft as that might sound, there’s no question that there was genuine atmosphere to the output of Michigan band Salem, who combined ominous elements of electronic music with some indie rock tropes to create something that sounded genuinely different. Since releasing their candidly-titled debut EP, Yes, I Smoke Crack, in 2008, they’ve built up a significant cult fanbase, and whilst they might - perhaps unsurprisingly - have divided the critics, there’s no real question that they’ve fascinated crowds with their minimal, but unsettling live shows, that are quite unlike anything that’s come before. They’re currently working on the follow-up to 2010’s King Knight, but expect more dates in the UK once it’s readied.