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Roving Review #10 by Robert Cole There’s been more than one Jubilee this week, apparently. The better one was held in Brockley under the careful guidance of ‘Queen’ Moira Tait. Sure, as Moira will be first to say, the Brockley Max 21st (or Brass) Jubilee only happened thanks to the volunteers, performers, musicians, artists, writers,…

Roving Review #9 by Robert Cole Some say that if you remember the 1960s, you weren’t there. If you want to know how Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan might have played as coming-of-age singer-guitarists, go see Sam Wilkinson. You’ll not forget him. Lucky ravers enjoyed Wilkinson twice at this year’s Brockley Max festival:…

Roving review #8 by Robert ColeA Magic City Trio with four musicians? Yeah, let’s get over it. They were still magical: and as much as I like Johnny Cash and Stones covers, the deft-handed original tunes did most to put the Ladywell Tavern at ease. Good gig.

Roving review #7 by Robert Cole At first glance, it seems Tom Hemming is painting blurs of motion. In fact, in this series of beautiful works hanging in the Lewisham Art House, he is doing something rather different and very much more interesting. In the portraits, Hemming’s ambition is to capture the mood of the…

by Robert Cole The word “deadpan” might have been invented to describe the humour Simon Palmer sprinkled between the sea shanties, jigs and reels he, as Commander Si, sang with Jasper Nautical, his son. The duo floated a small navy of songs into the Hillyfields evening from as far as Romania, the west of Ireland…

By Robert Cole Who knew? Two stunning murals by the entrance of flats in Foxborough Gardens, SE4. Stunning, yes, despite some need for some careful renovation which is exactly what John Keidan (pictured) and the Foxborough Tenants’ and Residents’ Association are doing. The murals are the work of William Mitchell (1925-2020) and the old London…

Roving Review#2 by Robert Cole – A little bit of Nashville comes to the front garden of a suburban semi, thanks to The True Believers and Brockley Max. Ten gallon hats-full of sweet Bluegrass Country Swing.  Catch them next at the Fox and Firkin, Sunday evening, the 29th. https://brockleymax.co.uk/events/2022-bmax-birthday-bash/

BMax Roving Review #1: By Robert Cole, 28may22 It’s all kicking off. Under hot Friday sun and a warm evening sky, Brockley Max took to the streets by the train station for six hours of drumming, strumming, synthing and singing. The Molotovs by Orin Beaton Eleven bands – all extraordinary in their own ways –…