Previous landlady of The Steamboat Tavern, famous for big hair and being ‘The Electric Fairy’. … [Read more...] about Val Bint
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INNER TERRESTRIALS + ED ACHE + STATE OF URGENCY @ STEAMBOAT TAVERN – 21/11/08
Originally published in Beat Motel issue 9 Having not got the chance to see reggae-punk legends Inner Terrestrials all year I was seriously looking forward to this gig but was seriously pissed off when an instrumental prog-rock band was penned in … [Read more...] about INNER TERRESTRIALS + ED ACHE + STATE OF URGENCY @ STEAMBOAT TAVERN – 21/11/08
The Khe Sahn Approach + Soma + Siamese Sluts at Ipswich Steamboat – 17th June 2005
Originally published in Beat Motel issue 3 It was either Holbrook to see All or None and Things found in Sharks or Khe Sahn Approach and Siamese Sluts. This review should show why I think I made the right choice. First up were Siamese Sluts, … [Read more...] about The Khe Sahn Approach + Soma + Siamese Sluts at Ipswich Steamboat – 17th June 2005
Things Found In Sharks + Tornado Smith + All Or None at The Steamboat, Ipswich – 5th August 2005
Tonight was more of a party for Barnie’s birthday than a gig, that’s Barnie from Things Found In Sharks not the number-crunching Dinosaur. All Or None are a band that seems to waver violently between just okay and total heavy brutality, tonight … [Read more...] about Things Found In Sharks + Tornado Smith + All Or None at The Steamboat, Ipswich – 5th August 2005
Tuscan Raiders + Tornado Smith + One:Day:Life + Penny Red + Soma + The Camden Leisure Pirate + James Shark + The Zooks at The Steamboat, Ipswich – July 27th 2005
Originally published in Beat Motel issue 3 That this is the third acoustic night put on by Er,, Promotions proves that not all bands are arsey about compromising their sound to have a good time. Plus the fact that most of the bands playing … [Read more...] about Tuscan Raiders + Tornado Smith + One:Day:Life + Penny Red + Soma + The Camden Leisure Pirate + James Shark + The Zooks at The Steamboat, Ipswich – July 27th 2005
Red Flag 77 + Wally and the Wankers + Singled Out – Ipswich Steamboat Tavern, 22nd April 2005
Originally published in Beat Motel issue 2 Speaking to Rikki Flag recently he was quite animated about the type of reaction Red Flag would get in their home town pub from an all-ages crowd. He shouldn’t have worried as they went down a storm but … [Read more...] about Red Flag 77 + Wally and the Wankers + Singled Out – Ipswich Steamboat Tavern, 22nd April 2005