Festival Reviews | MTTM - More Than The Music

May 27, 2011

2011 | Liverpool Sound City

Very few places in England equal Liverpool for its rich and diverse music history. Throughout the past seven decades of popular music it has played host and home to so many musicians, creating its own style and generating a plethora of internationally coveted artists. For the past four years Liverpool Sound City has celebrated this illustrious heritage by showcasing the best...

May 16, 2011

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15/05/2011 | The Aussie BBQ – Cargo, London

Sitting in a venue full of Australians, it suddenly dawned on me how very, very English I am. Sure, my music taste is a lot more Missy Higgins than Missy Elliott, but no amount of accent practice was going to make me properly fit in at The Aussie BBQ. A travelling musical showcase originally started by two Melbournians, this mini festival has become a SXSW staple and arrived in...

Mar 7, 2011

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26/02/2011 | Unconvention 17

There are some things worth dragging yourself out of a sick bed for. Unconvention is one of them. Hosted in the warrens of the Roundhouse, Unconvention 17 (or #Uncon17 for those twitter addicts amongst us) might have been hosted in a venue resembling the crystal maze, but ensured the question marks about the music world were ultimately removed. As muso’s, journalist and industry...

Aug 12, 2010

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2010 | Pocklington Arts Centre 10th Anniversary Mu...

When the opening act on the acoustic stage is as polished as Miles Cain, you know the day is going to be good. His understated acoustic folk, laced with variation and holding passion at its core, nodded to the likes of Martyn Joseph. From the politically minded Waking Up With The House On Fire to the title track of his latest album A Way Of Being Free each song contained...

Jul 29, 2010

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2010 | Truck Festival, Steventon

Where most reviews will inevitably have covered headline acts Mew and Teenage Fanclub, More Than The Music set out on a mission to find the best Truck had to offer on its smaller stages, including all the up and coming local talent and of course a glimpse of the legendary Truck monster. By the end of Savoir Adore’s Saturday morning slot we knew we’d made the right choice. Mix...

Jul 1, 2010

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2010 | Glastonbury Festival, Pilton

Already renowned as the best festival Britain has to offer, More Than The Music set out to bring you the highlights from around the Glastonbury site: 1) Martha Tilston, Small World Stage (Sunday) – having missed Martha’s Union Chapel gig earlier this year her performance was already marked as one not to be overlooked. Nevertheless having filled her set with sincerity...

Jun 2, 2010

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2010 | Dot To Dot Festival – Nottingham

Despite hours of searching we seemed unable to locate the promised table tennis table at Nottingham’s Dot To Dot, but the musical offerings more than overcame our saddening lack of ping pong. Spread over 5 venues and with a range of music for every taste, we set out to find out what Dot was boasting in the shape of female performers. Whilst most seemed drawn in by the likes of...

May 25, 2010

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2010 | Wood Festival – Braziers Park, Oxfordshir...

Having been to Truck, we had some expectations before we arrived at Wood, namely a small affair that was going to be brimming with possibility. Nevertheless, what Wood managed to provide in such a small space of land, outweighed even our expectations. Whilst Truck has the emphasis firmly placed on music, Wood manages to make this almost secondary to all the workshops it has to...