Chas Lacey

Live Review: Bear’s Den + Emma Gatrill, Union Chapel, London – 27th November 2023

December 6, 2023 Chas Lacey 0

The official line-up of Bear’s Den consists of Andrew Davie and Kevin Jones but set up ready on stage were trumpets, guitars, piano, a banjo and in pride of place, a golden harp – clearly, this […]

Live Review: Joe Hicks + Cordelia Gartside, Paper Dress Vintage, London – 21st November 2023

November 29, 2023 Chas Lacey 0

Describing itself as a Hackney hotspot since 2007, Paper Dress Vintage offers clothes by day and live music by night, when the rails of threads make way for the bar. Upstairs is a room with capacity […]

Old Californio “Metaterranea”

November 24, 2023 Chas Lacey 0

High-energy bar-room band find truth in the wider world. With ‘Old Californio Country’, their previous album of mostly covers, Old Californio displayed their considerable vocal and instrumental prowess but left this reviewer wishing for more original […]

More People Really Should Know About: Eve Selis

November 23, 2023 Chas Lacey 0

Asking why more people should know about Eve Selis can be answered simply by pointing to her 25-year solo career during which she’s released ten albums and garnered many awards. Add to that her memorable live […]

artwork for Alex McEwan album "In a World We Don't Know"

Alex McEwan “In A World We Don’t Know”

November 23, 2023 Chas Lacey 0

Sumptuous production values on the Glaswegian’s long-overdue return. There is so much to admire about Alex McEwan’s journey from his days teaching in London, busking on the London Underground and even selling copies of The Big […]