MILKYS MUSIC MATTERS FOCUS ON UPCOMING BEDFORD GIGS HALLAN + GUESTS Esquires – Sat 5th March
British life via an Orwell-influenced bleak vision of the future and the cut-up style of Burroughs and other beat generationers. They’ve already started to build an army of local fans. Their last headline show sold out so quickly in advance that the support acts weren’t allowed any guests and having supported the likes of Porridge Radio and Sports Team they’re going to go from strength to strength.
If you’ve previously missed the likes of Idles, Sleaford Mods, Yard Act, Wolf Alice, Royal Blood etc etc at Esquires then be pre-warned about Hallan. Don’t come crying to us when this band are bigger than a dinosaur on Ben Johnson steroids and you stayed in (on a Saturday night!) Hallan are a Portsmouth-based four piece who write and rehearse in an 18th-century fortification built into the side of a hill and surrounded by a forest. It is within these dramatic surroundings that frontman, Conor Clements channels the frustrations, insecurities and events of early adulthood into his lyrics which are littered with observational poetry and messages of reassurance that you’re not alone in this overwhelming world. With the band drawing influences from the people they cross every day – in the supermarket aisles, on your Facebook feed, next door neighbours. Hallan observe and commentate on
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THE WOODENTOPS Esquires (room 2) – Thurs 12th March
The Woodentops are indie royalty from South London, formed back in 1983 and fronted by the enigmatic Rolo McGinty. After a debut single, “Plenty” on Food Records in 1984, which received a glowing review from Morrissey in Melody Maker, they signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records,
