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Live Review: Will Varley - The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 11 February 2016

12/2/2016

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It’s a rare evening where you’ll go from watching a headline attempt Bob Dylan impressions and dubious local accents to thought-provoking folk songs in the space of ten minutes.

The cult following that turned up to watch English singer-songwriter Will Varley play the Edinburgh Voodoo Rooms on 11 February wouldn’t have expected anything less though. It was a memorable night for various reasons, and one of the most engaging and entertaining we’ve attended in some time.

Will has been making a name for himself touring with the likes of Frank Turner and The Proclaimers, and winning over most who hear him with his unique brand of folk, combining catchy melodies with clever lyrics that’ll have you questioning humanity one moment and laughing out loud the next.

That last synopsis was a perfect summarisation for the live performance in Edinburgh, the second date on Will’s ongoing UK headline tour after an opening night in Newcastle.

Will endeared the audience from the start, but a slip of the mind and some forgotten words slightly slowed the pace in the early moments. Not that the crowd seemed to mind.

​What followed was a performance which will have left all in the room wondering how Varley hasn’t already become a nationwide favourite. His distinctive voice is backed up with wondrous wit, and his wit legitimised through the serious topics he goes on to tackle. 

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Live Review: Calyx & TeeBee, DJ Zinc, Special Request - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, 6 February 2016

8/2/2016

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It was about 2.40am when Calyx & TeeBee blasted smash hit ‘Long Gone’ around the Edinburgh Liquid Rooms on 6 February 2015.

Even for what was already a rowdy as hell night, it’s safe to say that this was a defining moment. The moment Calyx’s voice came on the track, eyes opened even wider, feet shifted slightly faster, endless grins darted from side to side. Half the people in the front row were dumbstruck to the point that they looked as if they had stolen their own bodies and were about to be caught out.

Questionable dance moves were being thrown in every direction. The dance floor was taking a beating. You could say that the place erupted when ‘Long Gone’ dropped, but the truth was, it was already long gone before that – no pun intent ended (f*ck it, pun intended). To be honest, the entire night was absolute carnage.

Special Request (aka Paul Woolford) took to the decks early doors and didn’t exactly provide a tame start. The thing about a drum and bass night, you see, is that there’s an awful lot of drum and bass. And drum and bass doesn’t tend to be too gentle. Certainly not in this case.

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