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Tinie Tempah Shows Up at Voodoo Daddy's Tinie Tempah at Voodoo Daddy’s Showroom London Street, Norwich 27th June 2026 “How are you doing Norwich?” “How are you doing Voodoo Daddy’s?” Tinie hitting the heights in the Voodoo basement Norwich, or at least one hundred and fifty fine people were doing very well, thank you. As for Voodoo Daddy’s, this Everywhere At Once National Lottery funded festival event was a very welcome boost to the finest dive bar in the land.   No Glastonbury Festival this year meant that musicians have had to seek alternative venues to play and with small venues suffering from commercial pressures, jeopardising the very existence of specialist live music venues, someone came up with the truly excellent idea of distributing the names around the country to keep music live.  Tinie Tempah was one BIG name who was only to happy to take part.  “If there were no places like this when I was coming up, I wouldn’t have made it.” he explained to the pac...

La Securité / The Aide / Decent Wrestlers Voodoo Daddy's Showroom, Norwich  27th June 2026 Music lovers of Norwich always appreciate it when a band makes the effort to travel to the Viking market place that was Norvic.   La Securité came all the way from Montreal, Canada, which is a good effort and they were duly rewarded by a solid turnout at Voodoo Daddy’s Showroom on a Wednesday night.  Those who turned up to catch the band were rewarded too, as the band produced an excellent performance, amply led by the theatrically coquettish Éliane Viens-Synnott.  La Securité is a product of pandemic lockdowns and play what they describe as ‘dance-punk’ (or is it 'punk-dance?).   The Punk genre was always an attitude, not a sound.  The angry Sex Pistols , the social commentary of  The Clash , Pete Shelley’s love songs in Buzzcocks , the comedic Jilted John , the rather silly rapid-fire Ramones , the theatrical Talking Heads , even the quirky keybo...

  IST IST and The Youth Play at The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich 9th April, 2026 IST IST all about having a good time, all the time (Pic: Creative Arts Photography)   The IST IST band is back from their extensive European tour and their first UK stop was at The Adrian Flux Waterfront (a UEA Student Union managed venue, sponsored by a locally based specialist vehicle insurance broker) in Norwich.  Ironically, the IST IST journey into the vibrant heart of East Anglia, required them to get a replacement van after a challenge about its suitability for English roads from some uniformed bureaucrats.  The headline act only made the gig with 45 minutes to spare.  This did not unduly phase them, nor the audience, who were all pretty relaxed about things, as is mostly the way in Norfolk. I have mentioned before how supportive the locals are of opening acts, so it was no surprise to see so many people listening attentively to The Youth Play play. ...

To Speak From Experience: Ross Stewart, Live at The Holloway This album was brought to my attention via an Instagram post from @rossstewartofficial  I had not immediately realised that I had heard it all before, but that was no bad thing, as I was in the audience the very, very warm evening when Ross Stewart and his band showcased the launch of the EP Purpose . This latest release from Stewart contains no new material, but it does demonstrate the continuing artistic progress of the Long Stratton based singer-songwriter and is an enjoyable, high quality recording of a great set performed in the sweaty confines of The Holloway, in September, 2025.  This release underlines the developing quality of Stewart's song-writing.  He paints vivid pictures taken from life's joyous and difficult moments.  His poetic lyrics say all that is needed to broad-brush experiences, use imagery sensible to the story and he takes pleasure in working in different song structures. Having cut ...

This article was first published on Grapevine Live! 1st May 2023 A Breath of Fresh South Coast Air from Hot Wax Hot Wax carry a creative energy that the tedium of battling through winters in English coastal towns often provokes. Second on the bill at Voodoo Daddy’s Showroom on the Spring Bank Holiday, Hot Wax from Hastings, turn in an excellent short set. Casting aside traditional song structures, in the way Patti Smith, Sonic Youth and PJ Harvey brought poetry into art rock, Hot Wax use pace and variation of tone, pitch and rhythm to net listeners. Choruses are used sparingly, but when launched, these are delivered with the fury of winter breakers smashing onto the shingle shore. I felt myself step back a little, not wanting to be pulled off shore by the emotional backwash, as the power surged and fell back into another pulsing bass line, a line hung with fascinating vocal lures to keep me hooked. Hot Wax have the edge like the jagged teeth of a double-handed timber saw. The sharp gui...

The Pearl Harts: Voodoo Daddy's Showroom - June 2023 This article was first published on the Grapevine Live Website, 1st June 2023 by Chris Perry | Jun 1, 2023 | Music, Reviews Presaged by a (insert your own collective noun here) of photographers,  The Pearl Harts  are attracting a lot of media attention right now. At one point, early in the evening, the paying punters only just matched the number of paparazzi present. I was intrigued to hear what so many lensmen had come to capture, (I saw no lenswomen). I pondered on the name. Pearl, (a precious, rarely-formed jewel, found in oysters) and Harts, (females of the deer species, an animal kept for hunting for sport and venison, idealised as strong and free-spirited), which is an aural pun on ‘hearts’, suggesting a precious sensitivity too; a poetic and interesting band name. Promising. Are the Pearl Harts the future of 21st Century rock? How far can duos take rock music?  Listen to local band  Whiskey  Lover Bass ...

Sameer Khan of Karma Sheen Interview Originally published on the Grapevine Live! website on 23rd September 2022 CP: Things seem to have got very busy for Karma Sheen since I first saw the band in the early part of the blistering 2022 summer. What’s been going on? SK: I guess what has been going on is what had been going on! Recently we’ve become lucky enough to be represented by FMLY. Our wonderful agent Polly Miles is taking care of our bookings and doing as much as we can to get ourselves out there. And of course, no band is ever complete without a record so with all the complications surrounding funds for the bands and timings of everyone with day jobs, we’re finally close to completing our debut album at Sausage studios too! CP: I saw you had been called in as support for a couple of gigs at late notice. The band are clearly prepared to drop everything to get on stage. What discussions are you all having about taking Karma Sheen on the road, rather than one off appearances? SK: H...