Vinyl Tap continues their fine run of bringing the best rock n roll, both international and home-grown to their small but perfectly formed venue in the heart of Preston. And tonight’s bill illustrates that perfectly, with the exquisite grooves of L.A’s The Mercury Riots sharing a stage with Cumbrian heroes, Heartbreak Remedy. And whilst the two may be thousands of miles apart geographically, musically they share a common DNA, a desire to deliver good time, life-affirming rock n roll, that lets you forget your problems and worries for a couple of hours, and leaves you with a grin on your face and a lighter spirit. And tonight, both bands proceed to do precisely that…
Read MoreAnother day another rock gig, but also a new venue to explore. I liked it. It’s easy to get to, plenty of parking, staff were lovely, the room is small but has seating for us old codgers and the sound was spot-on. Even the lights, which looked ominously purple at first, turned out to be not so bad and I think Ryan managed to do both bands justice with the photos.
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