So hot! The Kevin Morby show was good. At Troxy.

Super fun show from Sierra Ferrell. At Kentish Town Forum.

Even mightier @metallica.com Night2. At London Stadium.

The mighty @metallica.com Night 1 at London Stadium

A big rock show! @defleppard.bsky.social and Extreme Excellent entertainment. At The O2.

Sunny afternoon at the Women’s T20 World Cup semi final. Australia crushed West Indies on the back of a strong innings from Beth Mooney. At the Oval.

Second game of the women’s T20 World Cup double-header. After a shaky start, Australia beat India fairly convincingly on the back of great innings by Ellyse Perry and Ash Gardner. At Lord’s

First game of the women’s T20 World Cup double header. South Africa just got past Bangladesh. At Lord’s.

Good evening at the women’s T20 World Cup. Dominant performance from England over New Zealand. At the Oval.

Good show from Elvis Costello and the Imposters with Charlie Sexton playing songs from the first few albums. Some of the reinventions were more successful than others. The closing run was top class. @chrisdiffordlyrics.bsky.social opened up with a selection of mostly Squeeze classics.

Another fine show from Jesse Malin. Never disappoints. At @unionchapeluk.bsky.social

What a showman! Truly excellent show from @fatherjmisty.bsky.social At Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

Good show from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Great selection of songs. Shame it wasn’t a standing show, because the atmosphere was a bit flat. At @royalalberthall.bsky.social

Powerful show from @amandashires.bsky.social. At the Tabernacle, Notting Hill.

Mellow show from Ray Lamontagne celebrating 20 years of the Trouble album. At @royalalberthall.bsky.social.

Magnificent! Second round of @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social to satiate my need for powerful and melodic guitar pop. More intense show than the Forum. More fun too. SOTN: J C Auto At Clapham Grand.

Finally got to see @rilokileyofficial.bsky.social Fun show. At the Roundhouse.

Really enjoyed the Case Oats show. At the Waiting Room.

Nice day at the cricket. Not so good for @kiaoval.com Surrey. The women’s team started too slowly and were well beaten by @somersetccc.bsky.social with a great innings from Sophie Luff. The men’s team never got started and were crushed by @kentcricket.co.uk . At Kia Oval.

Good to see Alela Diane play a few songs from her new record. #recordstoregigs At a baking hot @roughtrade1976.bsky.social#recordstoregigsDenmark Street.

First cricket of the year. @kiaoval.com made heavy work of getting past @durhamcricket.bsky.social Superb, record breaking bowling from Ryana MacDonald-Gay. At The Oval.

Full on, no messing around, fantastic pop-rock from @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social At Kentish Town Forum.

Wonderful and weird songs from @thehandsomefamily.bsky.social Ably supported by @dannythechamp.bsky.social At @unionchapeluk.bsky.social

This record was released 30 years ago. It is probably the best album any of the band have made. It was fun being part of it. Highlights: many, many shows. Particularly those supporting Alanis for the album release tour. So good.

Superb evening. Emmylou Harris’s farewell London show. Feeling uplifted by the sad songs. Ably supported by @jimlauderdale.bsky.social At @royalalberthall.bsky.social

The wonderful Joana Serrat and her band. #afternoongigs At the Betsey Trotwood.

Friday evening entertainment from Red Ivory. Also enjoyed Kickboy. At the Strongroom.

Excellent solo set from Julia Cumming, showing her pop-side. At Moth Club.

Sad songs. Lots of sad songs from Cowboy Junkies. At London Palladium.

Cool show from Greazy Alice. Enjoyed their Big Easy sound. At Dingwalls 2.

Great songs from Rodney Crowell At @unionchapeluk.bsky.social.

Stunning show from Big Thief. At Brixton Academy.

Good to see Middleman again. At the Old Blue Last.

Some old sad songs and some new sad songs from Joana Serrat. Excellent!!!! At @dreamhouseldn.bsky.social.

Enjoyable show from @hayescarll.bsky.social and @corblund.bsky.social. At Bush Hall.

Good to see Red Ivory again. Love these songs. At the Old Dispensary.

Celebrating 50 years of The Damned. Good evening. Great songs. Ably supported by Mark Almond’s The Loveless and @peterhookthelight.bsky.social At Wembley Arena.

Train trip to see one of my favourite artists. New songs and old from the wonderful Courtney Barnett. At @bedfordesquires.bsky.social.

Really enjoyable show from Tyler Ramsey. Beautiful tunes. He’s one of those annoying people that make playing the guitar look effortless. Also enjoyed Ross Leighton’s opening set. At the Social.

Special evening with The Delines. At @unionchapeluk.bsky.social

Great show from Howling Bells. At Oslo.

So good! Harmonic excellence from Folk Bitch Trio. At Scala.

Great rock’n’roll show from Michael Monroe and his band. At Kentish Town Forum.

Celebration. The Hold Steady in good form for #boysandgirlsinamerica20 #wearealltheholdsteady Also, will try and catch opening band Little Grandad again. At the Electric Ballroom.

Wonderful show from Courtney Marie Andrews and her band. Maybe the best I’ve seen her do. At Islington Assembly Hall.

Great show. Wednesday on a Wednesday. Still not sure which of the two bands they swerve between I prefer. At the Roundhouse.

(Mini) @mekons.bsky.social and @hagarthewomb.bsky.social release show for their split single. At the Hope and Anchor.

Fantastic evening of songs and stories from BJ Barham / @americanaquarium.bsky.social At the 100 Club.

Excellent album launch show from Middleman. The review in @uncutmagazine.bsky.social suggested they would be the sort of band that I’d like. The album sounds good. At the George Tavern.

Super show from Jeff Tweedy with the kids from his neighbourhood. At Islington Assembly Hall.