(The) Ruhr Piano Festival, 1997-2004

Advantages: Fresh and inspiring, a perfect chill out album!
Disadvantages: 1 Weak Track, un-noticeable!

..."The Boy With No Name" is the fifth album from blue-eyed boy Fran Healey and his cohorts. Scottish and proud, Travis have become an institution with their brand of mellow-indie pop, piano accompanied soulful ballads and deep and meaningful, often soul-rending lyrics. Nowadays a mainstage festival head-line without Travis would be like you or I without a limb. They've become a much-loved and inspirational pillar in the structure of popular British Music. Travis: A Quick Lowdown: Travis formed in 1991 during Healey's Uni years, and spent much of their musical youth touring Glasgow and eventually signed a £100,000 deal with Andy MacDonald, owner of Go! Discs Records. I've since found out on Travis' current online biography that Andy MacDonald actually fronted his own money to sign the band to himself and not his record company (which... Read review

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Advantages: Never heard anything like it
Disadvantages: Just dont listen to it too much

...I wish I was goin to one of the many listed gigs!!! 08.07.2004 CHRISTIANSAND QUART FESTIVAL NORWAY 10.07.2004 OXYGEN FESTIVAL IRELAND 11.07.2004 T IN THE PARK FESTIVAL KINROSS, SCOTLAND 13.07.2004 MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL SWITZERLAND 16.07.2004 GRAFENHAINICHEN MELT FESTIVAL GERMANY 20.07.2004 LEE'S PALACE TORONTO, CANADA 21.07.2004 RICHARDS VANCOUVER, CANADA 22.07.2004 NUEMOS SEATTLE, WA 23.07.2004 BERBATI'S PAN PORTLAND, OR 24.07.2004 SLIMS SAN FRANCISCO 27.07.2004 TROUBADOUR LOS ANGELES, CA 28.07.2004 EPICENTRE SAN DIEGO, CA 29.07.2004 CAMPANELLI STADIUM BROCKTON, MA 30.07.2004 VIRGIN MEGASTORE UNION - SQUARE NEW YORK CITY, NY 31.07.2004 PS1 NEW YORK CITY, NY 07.08.2004 BENICASSIM FESTIVAL SPAIN 08.08.2004 SZIGET FESTIVAL BUDAPEST 12.08.2004... Read review

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Advantages: New/ Refreshing/ Mature/ Vocals
Disadvantages: none

...Keane are a 3 piece band hailing from Battle, Sussex, home to the battlefield of 1066. Tom Chaplin (Vocals) Tim Rice Oxley (Piano/Keyboards/Bass/Writer) Richard Hughes (Drums) Keane are a band that have hit the headlines in recent times with two successful singles and a number one album. They might still be new to a lot of people but they have been around for some time, they started out as a four piece band called 'The Lotus Eaters' in 1997. They changed their name to Keane (named after their nanny, Cherry Keane) and released their first two singles 'Call Me What You Like' and 'Wolf At The Door' in 2000 which both proved to be flops even though both are now changing hands for over 400 pounds each, at this time they were even supporting Chesney Hawkes of all people! Dominic the bass-guitarist left the band in 2001 due to the lack... Read review

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