Seriously, what a fantastic line-up, for a free show, on Saturday night in Portswood, Southampton, with acts from all over the UK coming together for an acoustic show. Where do I start…? I shall begin with Gaz Brookfield , an acoustic singer songwriter whose Christmas single, ‘Diet of Banality’ is officially released on 16th December. Gaz…
Cosmo Jarvis was a bit of an unassuming character as he took to the stage at The Talking Heads on Tuesday night. Dressed in chinos and a plain jumper he looked more like a member of the audience than a musician and perhaps that’s why before he even started, he seemed relatable meaning the crowd…
Equivalent to an exciting toy shop nestled among boring banks and post offices, The Joiners is simply the most lovely little music venue located on an otherwise irksome street. Once described by The Arctic Monkeys as ‘a place where you have to play to get started’, headlining a gig here at only 19 years old…
The second Frequency of the year showcased a variety of talented acts despite some unfortunate and unavoidable technical issues
The Southampton born-and-bred artist, headlines Joiners as part of his fledgling career.
Ever since moving to Southampton I had heard a lot of good things about The Talking Heads. When I realised it is literally just off the road where I live, I finally decided to check it out and go see female Ramones tribute band The Ramonas. Always a fan of girls playing rock ‘n roll,…
Southampton have always had a special place for Frank Turner in their hearts and now even more so! The Joiners have announced a very special show on Friday 28th December 2012. Frank Turner will be returning to The Joiners for a benefit show. This show precedes his show at The Guildhall later this month. After…
There’s a lot of hype surrounding Palma Violets which is no doubt why a crowd started to gather outside The Joiners well before doors were due to open, despite the freezing temperatures. Most of the people there had already seen Palma Violets—a vast majority saying they’d seen them at Reading—so people sort of know what to…
“We’re immensely proud of this record, we feel it is the best thing we’ve done so far. And can’t wait to share it all with you”. Southampton musician Seán McGowan delivers his acoustic music in a folk/protest/punk style, described suitably as “The People’s Music”, also the title of his next E.P (debut E.P, ‘McGovernment’ was…
My second trip to the Joiners couldn’t have been filled with a better night of music. I had the opportunity to chat with Ralph Pelleymounter and Josh Platman from To Kill A King before the show (interview coming soon on The Edge) and they seemed very excited to be returning to The Joiners after their…
I arrived at the joiners and interviewed Ben and Rosie from BIGkids just before their show. Getting to chat to them before really got me excited for the show as they were so much fun to chat to. They came out on stage, Mr Hudson donning the now famous BIGkids crown (not unlike those you…
To Kill A King have just kicked off their UK tour and they are coming to The Joiners in Southampton on Sunday 28th October, which will be roughly half way through. I for one cannot wait to see them play live again! They performed at this year’s Bestival, on the Band Stand stage, and it…
Sunday night saw grungy Manchester quartet Nine Black Alps take to the stage at Joiners, promoting their new album Sirens. This was my first time to Joiners although I’d heard about it’s great reputation as a key venue in the South. We were slightly dismayed to find that we’d be wandering around St Marys after…
Mosca at Roxx was the first night I had been genuinely excited about since moving to Southampton 3 weeks ago. Freshers was cool, but there’s only so much JLS one can take before becoming irrationally angry. I knew things were going to be different this particular Friday though; we prelashed to Craig David, nothing could…