With the country still in the midst of lockdown and no sign of any live music in the foreseeable future if at all this year I thought I would take the opportunity to look back in the archives, sounds posh I know but it’s just an spreadsheet, and revisit gigs I attended on this day down the years. I will keep this going until I can attend my first gig again in person so hopefully this also brings back memories for my gig going chums who have joined me on this great musical journey down the years.
Just the one for my look back trip down memory lane for you down the years.
2013, Marcus Bonfanti, 100 Club, London
For those that don’t know Marcus Bonfanti is a super talented blues guy at heart. He does moonlight in a number of other bands but tonight it’s a proper blues show. He is not particularly prolific in terms of recorded output but this show was in support of his second album ‘Shake the Walls’ and a fine album it is.
He has a deep voice and the show is full of show and swagger in a fairly classic blues style. Not only a good singer but a great guitarist too. This may have been his biggest show to date and it’s a good sized audience who enjoyed this good night
Fine stuff and I did see him last year by chance in one of his other incarnations in a posh Hotel lobby in London. Man’s gotta pay the bills.
That’s it for today’s trip down memory lane. Here’s hoping we can get to some form of normality soon but with the new lockdown my last chance of a gig disappeared this month and I have now had my first gig of 2021 cancelled so that will take it to a full twelve months at least between gigs.
Support your small local venues and smaller artists in these difficult times, stay safe and keep on rockin y’all.