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Idles – in concert a La Cabaret Vert – Charleville-Mézières, France – August 25, 2018 – RFI – Idles in concert at La Cabaret Vert 2018 and recorded on August 25th. I first became familiar with Idles via Chris Hawkins’ BBC 6 Music show and hearing Well Done for the...
Pale Waves – Live At Glastonbury 2019 – June 28, 2019 – BBC 6 Music – Pale Waves at Glastonbury 2019 tonight- recorded by BBC 6 Music on June 28, 2019. Pale Waves formed in 2014. It was founded originally as Creek when lead singer and guitarist Heather Baron-Gracie met...
American Contemporary Music Festival – USC – May 7, 1948 – USC Symphony – Ingolf Dahl, Conductor – The fifth (and last) program from the 1948 American Contemporary Music Fesival, held at the Bovard Auditorium at USC and broadcast over KHJ and KUSC in Los Angeles on May 7, 1948....
Midlake – live at Glastonbury Festival 2010 – June 26, 2010 BBC6 Music – Some Stateside Indie by way of Midlake in concert at Glastonbury 2010 – recorded and broadcast by BBC 6 Music on June 26, 2010. Midlake was formed in 1999 by a group of jazz students at...
BBC 6 Music Festival – Day 3 – February 14, 2016 – BBC 6 Music – A snippet from Day 3 of the 2016 BBC Music Festival in Bristol, broadcast live on February 14, 2016. It occurred to me that Summer 2020 is almost over and there . been no...
Henry Threadgill’s Very Very Circus – live at Salle Le Ges˘Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, Quebec – July 9, 1995 – Radio Canada International Henry Threadgill’s Very Very Circus in concert this week. Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone, flute- Tony Cedras, accordian – Brandon Ross – guitars – Jose...
Arthur Lee and Love – live at Glastonbury 2003 – BBC 6 Music Arthur Lee and Love to end the weekend and get ready for what is certainly another roller-coaster week ahead. With the passing this weekend of Peter Green, it brought to mind what was a very rich period...
Echo and The Bunnymen – Live At Glastonbury – June 27, 1997 – BBC Radio 1 – Echo and The Bunnymen tonight. Live at Glastonbury 1997 and recorded for posterity by BBC Radio 1. Echo & the Bunnymen formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian...
808 State – Live At Manchester International – July 27, 1990 – Jim Moody Collection – 808 State this weekend – something to crank up the voltage in your seats, or get you out of that “Stay-In” paralysis. In concert from the Manchester International Festival, recorded on July 27, 1990...
Red Rodney-Ira Sullivan Quintet – Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival – July 3, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hate to bug you, but the site relies on your support: Become a Patron! Post-Bop collaboration from Red Rodney and Ira Sullivan in this Montreal Jazz Festival broadcast from...
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