Owen Peters - Live Reviews


Kate Tempest

Kate Tempest - Waterfront, Norwich, 5/12/2016

Owen Peters at The Waterfront in Norwich experiences why so many people are drawn to the words of Kate Tempest.


Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 10/11/2016

Owen Peters finds Indian musician Anoushka Shankar's sitar playing elating and heavenly at a gig to promote her new album 'The Land of Gold' at the Birmingham Symphony Hall


Sarah Moule

Sarah Moule - Cores End United Reform Church, Bourne End, 19/9/2016

Owen Peters, exploring another church in search of great jazz, finds that Sarah Moule and a band of local musicians don't disappoint


Cara Dillon

Cara Dillon - Nettlebed Folk Club, Nettlebed, 29/2/2016

Owen Peters marvels at the vocal dexterity of Cara Dillon at her recent Nettlebed Folk Club gig, but is left with regret her set didn't have more of a mix to it


BBC Global Beats

BBC Global Beats - BBC, London, 21/12/2015

Owen Peters invites us to join him in a long, drawn-out but entertaining queueing experience while he waits to see one of the BBC's Global Beats recordings.


Eska

Eska - Stables, Milton Keynes, 26/11/2015

Owen Peters travels to Milton Keynes to see Mercury-nominated singer Eska, but is left wondering whether he's come to the right place


IAM

IAM - Athlete Services, Henley-on-Thames, 29/11/2015

Louise Petit swaps guitar for promotional duties as she publicly launches I.A.M. Owen Peters goes along to check out the talent


Upstart Crow Festival

Upstart Crow Festival - Spitalfields, London, 27/9/2015

In only its second year Owen Peters watches a talented line-up at the one day Upstart Crow Festival at Spitalfields Market in London


All Will Be Well Records

All Will Be Well Records - Jericho Tavern, Oxford, 13/11/2015

Owen Peters enjoys a showcase gig from new label All Will Be Well Records at the Jericho Tavern in Oxford, which featured six of their acts and included a remarkable performance from singer-songwriter Louise Petit


Asian Dub Foundation

Asian Dub Foundation - Anvil, Basingstoke, 24/10/2015

Owen Peters at the Anvil in Basingstoke watches electronica outfit Asian Dub Foundation play a gripping live soundtrack to George Lucas' 1971 scince foction cult film 'THX 1138'


Gren Bartley

Gren Bartley - Servant Jazz Quarters, London, 1/10/2015

Owen Peters reviews Gren Bartley's excellent opening gig of his 'Magnificent Creatures' tour at the Servants Jazz Quarters in London


Emily Hall

Emily Hall - Rich Mix, London, 7/6/2015

Composer Emily Hall's new opera explores the psychotic disorder 'Folie A Deux'. Owen Peters finds it ocnfusing and lacking weight in a performance at Rich Mix in London


GoGo Penguin

GoGo Penguin - Union Chapel, London, 3/4/2015

Owen Peters enjoys Mercury Award-nominated Manchester-based trio GoGo Penguin's fusion of modern jazz, electronica and classical music at a triumphant gig at the Union Chapel in London


Marika Hackman

Marika Hackman - Craufurd Arms, Wolverton, 30/3/2015

Owen Peters finds no doubt of acclaimed young singer-songwriter Marika Hackman's talent but her lacking stage presence during her latest tour at a show at the Craufurd Arms in Wolverton


Glass Caves

Glass Caves - Macbeth, London, 7/3/2015

Owen Peters finds rising Leeds-based indie band Glass Caves refreshingly different at a show at the Macbeth in London


Miriam Jones

Miriam Jones - Servant Jazz Quarters, London, 26/2/2015

Owen Peters watches Vancouver-born and now Oxford-based singer-songwriter Miriam Jones play an evocative show at the Servant Jazz Quarters in London to launch her latest album, 'Between Green and Gone'


Rumer

Rumer - Barbican, London, 24/2/2015

Owen Peters watches bestselling singer-songwriter Rumer play a pitch perfect set to an enraptured audience at the Barbican in London


Arrested Development

Arrested Development - Assembly, Leamington Spa, 24/2/2015

Owen Peters enjoys Arrested Development's nostalgic hip-hop at a gig at the Assembly in Leamington Spa on a rare UK tour


Kit Holmes

Kit Holmes - Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead, 14/11/2015

Owen Peters watches blues artist Kit Holmes perform an excellent set in support of John Etheridge at the Norden Farm Centre in Maidenhead to promote her latest album, 'You Took the Blues'


Spiral Beach

Spiral Beach - Redchurch Brewery, London, 15/1/2015

At the launch gig for her new album '9 by 7', Owen Peters sees underrated Reading-based singer-songwriter Jo Bartlett play a versatile set at the Redchurch Brewery in London