Sunday, 19 May 2024

Willy Vlautin at Earth

An Evening With Willy Vlautin
EartH, 18 May 2024
At the start of this special evening with Willy Vlautin, celebrating the release of his new book The Horse, compere Gideon Coe spoke about how eagerly he awaited each new Willy Vlautin novel, how he wants to savour it but greedily finishes it too quickly and then can't wait for the next one, knowing it will probably be another four years before it's released. I've always felt the same way about Vlautin's books and it was strange to hear someone express exactly how I've always felt about his work. Given the place was packed tonight, it's pretty obvious myself and Coe are not the only ones that feel this way.

Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Kacey Musgraves at the Roundhouse

Kacey Musgraves
Madi Diaz
Roundhouse, 14 May 2024
It's been almost ten years since I last saw Kacey Musgraves live, at the Royal Albert Hall, back in 2015. It feels like a lifetime ago and Musgraves has actually soared in that time, as I predicted back then, releasing four more acclaimed albums, including her latest, Deeper Well, which came out earlier this year.