Live Review : Bad Touch + The Karma Effect + Electric Black @ The Live Rooms, Chester on March 15th 2024

There’s an old joke that goes “what’s the best thing to come out of Norfolk? The A11!” Tonight though I am here to witness the re-emergence of something else good coming out of Norfolk, the country-tinged blues rock of Bad Touch. They have been around on the circuit for a while, I think I first encountered them well over 10 years ago, and with at least 5 albums under their collective belts their popularity has ebbed and flowed like the tides that erode their home county’s coastline over those years. I don’t think I’ve seen them yet post-covid, so tonight I’m looking forward to getting re-acquainted with them. Enough poetic imagery though, we have bands to watch!

Gig ReviewAuthor : Jo Crosby18 March 2024The Live roomsBad Touch, The Karma Effect, Electric Black, The live Rooms, Chester, 2024, Live Review, Jo Crosby, Jason SamuelsComment

Live Review : Scarlet Rebels + The Karma Effect + Before The Storm @ The Tivoli, Buckley on April 29th 2022

Tonight kicks off with Before The Storm, a local-ish band from Wrexham who play radio-friendly rock that crosses a number of genres. I didn’t catch any song titles but the band were competent and the music was OK. Personally I wasn’t keen on the vocals, the singer has a flat, nasally style that is like nails on blackboard to me. Don’t get me wrong, he can sing, he has both power and range, just not to my personal taste.

Gig ReviewAuthor : Jo Crosby30 April 2022The Tivoli VenueScarlet Rebels, The Karma Effect, Before The Storm, The Tivoli, Buckley, 2022, Live Review, Jo Crosby, Jason SamuelsComment