Jon Hill
@kimjonhill.com
Looking out of place in the front row since 2008.
Is there already a term for a gig that you took a bit of a chance on, but it turned out to be great? If not, I’m calling it a “Betty Taylor”, after #BettyTaylor, who were just that at #TheGrace in London last night.
They’ve come a long way to play! Go and see them. You will not regret it.
They’ve come a long way to play! Go and see them. You will not regret it.
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Is there already a term for a gig that you took a bit of a chance on, but it turned out to be great? If not, I’m calling it a “Betty Taylor”, after #BettyTaylor, who were just that at #TheGrace in London last night.
They’ve come a long way to play! Go and see them. You will not regret it.
They’ve come a long way to play! Go and see them. You will not regret it.
A very welcome Tuesday night visit to #TheBlueMoon in Cambridge by #lilo (pron. lee-lo), who brought along their full band as well as their songs and harmonies. Folk, indie, a dash of country, and good humour despite a broken-down tour van! Nice evening, that.
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A very welcome Tuesday night visit to #TheBlueMoon in Cambridge by #lilo (pron. lee-lo), who brought along their full band as well as their songs and harmonies. Folk, indie, a dash of country, and good humour despite a broken-down tour van! Nice evening, that.
From note 1 of song 1 to the last strains of the not-an-encore, @despjournalist.bsky.social were on superb form at a very full, very warm @thelexingtonlondon.bsky.social last night. A band - a voice - that I could never tire of hearing.
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
From note 1 of song 1 to the last strains of the not-an-encore, @despjournalist.bsky.social were on superb form at a very full, very warm @thelexingtonlondon.bsky.social last night. A band - a voice - that I could never tire of hearing.
It does not feel like nine days since the triumphant return of #JohnGrant to @cambridgejunction.bsky.social - immediately preceded by the equally triumphant return of #Lynks.
In different ways, both outstanding at what they do. I’d see either again in a heartbeat.
In different ways, both outstanding at what they do. I’d see either again in a heartbeat.
October 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It does not feel like nine days since the triumphant return of #JohnGrant to @cambridgejunction.bsky.social - immediately preceded by the equally triumphant return of #Lynks.
In different ways, both outstanding at what they do. I’d see either again in a heartbeat.
In different ways, both outstanding at what they do. I’d see either again in a heartbeat.
The second instalment of #ShinyNewModel festival at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social last Saturday. Great addition to the local live music scene. Kudos to @greenmindgigs.bsky.social and all the acts who took part. Highlights for me? #BlueCinema, #PanicShack, #HomeCounties, and #ShesInParties.
October 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The second instalment of #ShinyNewModel festival at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social last Saturday. Great addition to the local live music scene. Kudos to @greenmindgigs.bsky.social and all the acts who took part. Highlights for me? #BlueCinema, #PanicShack, #HomeCounties, and #ShesInParties.
I part ways from the @allodarlin.bsky.social tour at this point, but #EartHHackney was a great place to leave it.
Different production (and loads of different songs) from Tuesday. Special guests! But the same joy. And they still played Capricornia. ❤️
Glasgow; Manchester - look after them, yeah?
Different production (and loads of different songs) from Tuesday. Special guests! But the same joy. And they still played Capricornia. ❤️
Glasgow; Manchester - look after them, yeah?
October 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I part ways from the @allodarlin.bsky.social tour at this point, but #EartHHackney was a great place to leave it.
Different production (and loads of different songs) from Tuesday. Special guests! But the same joy. And they still played Capricornia. ❤️
Glasgow; Manchester - look after them, yeah?
Different production (and loads of different songs) from Tuesday. Special guests! But the same joy. And they still played Capricornia. ❤️
Glasgow; Manchester - look after them, yeah?
Tonight’s @allodarlin.bsky.social gig at Nottingham #OldColdStore was full of the joy that keeps me - and so many others - coming back for more.
Some very welcome surprises on the set list, too. Anticipation already building for Thursday…
Some very welcome surprises on the set list, too. Anticipation already building for Thursday…
October 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Tonight’s @allodarlin.bsky.social gig at Nottingham #OldColdStore was full of the joy that keeps me - and so many others - coming back for more.
Some very welcome surprises on the set list, too. Anticipation already building for Thursday…
Some very welcome surprises on the set list, too. Anticipation already building for Thursday…
A really lovely gig by @kathrynwilliamsuk.bsky.social at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social last night. A new album and a huge catalogue of songs to draw from makes for shows that are as fresh and engaging and charming as ever.
October 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A really lovely gig by @kathrynwilliamsuk.bsky.social at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social last night. A new album and a huge catalogue of songs to draw from makes for shows that are as fresh and engaging and charming as ever.
Without a doubt, the hottest ticket in London last night was the UK debut of #ErikaVikman at #TheGarage. Language is no barrier when you - and your band - perform like that. Fantastic, friendly crowd and a show that I’ll remember for a long time.
October 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Without a doubt, the hottest ticket in London last night was the UK debut of #ErikaVikman at #TheGarage. Language is no barrier when you - and your band - perform like that. Fantastic, friendly crowd and a show that I’ll remember for a long time.
We are _so_ ready. ❤️
We are ready! Are you guys ready?
That super special set of Allo Darlin' shows is *next week*!
Oct 7: Nottingham [sold out]
Oct 8: live in session for BBC 6 Music from 9pm
Oct 9: London, EartH
Oct 10: Glasgow, Stereo
Oct 11: Manchester, Band on the Wall
Tickets: li.sten.to/allo-darlin-...
@allodarlin.bsky.social @fikarecordings.com
Oct 7: Nottingham [sold out]
Oct 8: live in session for BBC 6 Music from 9pm
Oct 9: London, EartH
Oct 10: Glasgow, Stereo
Oct 11: Manchester, Band on the Wall
Tickets: li.sten.to/allo-darlin-...
@allodarlin.bsky.social @fikarecordings.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We are _so_ ready. ❤️
Especially after missing out first time round, I remember the euphoria of the first #Sleeper reunion shows. Eight years on, their live sets incorporate new songs and revisit old ones with the same vitality. A quality gig at Camden #ElectricBallroom last night.
October 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Especially after missing out first time round, I remember the euphoria of the first #Sleeper reunion shows. Eight years on, their live sets incorporate new songs and revisit old ones with the same vitality. A quality gig at Camden #ElectricBallroom last night.
Four albums in, @thebeths.bsky.social are at the point where, if they played everyone’s favourite song, they’d be on stage for three hours or more.
It also means that the normal-length set they played at the Roundhouse last night was full of everything that’s great about them. I love that band.
It also means that the normal-length set they played at the Roundhouse last night was full of everything that’s great about them. I love that band.
September 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Four albums in, @thebeths.bsky.social are at the point where, if they played everyone’s favourite song, they’d be on stage for three hours or more.
It also means that the normal-length set they played at the Roundhouse last night was full of everything that’s great about them. I love that band.
It also means that the normal-length set they played at the Roundhouse last night was full of everything that’s great about them. I love that band.
There is something very special about a big room full of people falling completely silent to listen to _that_ moment of a show. It happened more than once during Black Country, New Road’s hometown gig at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Wednesday night. Emotional, that one.
September 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
There is something very special about a big room full of people falling completely silent to listen to _that_ moment of a show. It happened more than once during Black Country, New Road’s hometown gig at Cambridge Corn Exchange on Wednesday night. Emotional, that one.
Not for the first time, my immediate thought after going to a @nerinapallot.bsky.social gig is that I’d quite like to go to another Nerina Pallot gig.
Two excellent sets at a sold-out @storeysfieldcentre.bsky.social last Saturday. She’s the kind of artist that room was made for.
Two excellent sets at a sold-out @storeysfieldcentre.bsky.social last Saturday. She’s the kind of artist that room was made for.
September 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not for the first time, my immediate thought after going to a @nerinapallot.bsky.social gig is that I’d quite like to go to another Nerina Pallot gig.
Two excellent sets at a sold-out @storeysfieldcentre.bsky.social last Saturday. She’s the kind of artist that room was made for.
Two excellent sets at a sold-out @storeysfieldcentre.bsky.social last Saturday. She’s the kind of artist that room was made for.
Last night’s @bambaranyc.bsky.social gig at #ThePortlandArms - a masterclass in taking advantage of a small venue to interact with the crowd and bring them into the show. Loud, and sweaty, and dynamic in all the right ways.
September 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Last night’s @bambaranyc.bsky.social gig at #ThePortlandArms - a masterclass in taking advantage of a small venue to interact with the crowd and bring them into the show. Loud, and sweaty, and dynamic in all the right ways.
It is always a pleasure when @thisisthekit.bsky.social visit Cambridge. Fab show at @storeysfieldcentre.bsky.social on Sunday night. Could just be me, but I thought they rocked a little harder than usual. Kate Stables channeling her inner Ian Anderson, perhaps?
September 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It is always a pleasure when @thisisthekit.bsky.social visit Cambridge. Fab show at @storeysfieldcentre.bsky.social on Sunday night. Could just be me, but I thought they rocked a little harder than usual. Kate Stables channeling her inner Ian Anderson, perhaps?
Some bands struggle with where to place their big songs in the setlist. @men-without-hats.bsky.social have a neat solution. Play it at the start. Play a longer version at the end. And play the power ballad version in the encore.
Tonight, at The Garage, we could dance, and we did want to. Safely.
Tonight, at The Garage, we could dance, and we did want to. Safely.
August 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Some bands struggle with where to place their big songs in the setlist. @men-without-hats.bsky.social have a neat solution. Play it at the start. Play a longer version at the end. And play the power ballad version in the encore.
Tonight, at The Garage, we could dance, and we did want to. Safely.
Tonight, at The Garage, we could dance, and we did want to. Safely.
Just before the end of his set at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social last night, #AlanSparhawk had some words for the crowd:
“We made a life and a family out of what you gave us. Thank you.”
A fitting close for a show that had by turns been soft, and surprising, and loud, and intimate, and emotional.
“We made a life and a family out of what you gave us. Thank you.”
A fitting close for a show that had by turns been soft, and surprising, and loud, and intimate, and emotional.
August 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Just before the end of his set at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social last night, #AlanSparhawk had some words for the crowd:
“We made a life and a family out of what you gave us. Thank you.”
A fitting close for a show that had by turns been soft, and surprising, and loud, and intimate, and emotional.
“We made a life and a family out of what you gave us. Thank you.”
A fitting close for a show that had by turns been soft, and surprising, and loud, and intimate, and emotional.
We know how hard it is for touring musicians at the moment, so big respect to @joanaspolicewoman.bsky.social and her outstanding players - Will Graefe and Jeremy Gustin - for coming to the UK and playing @cambridgejunction.bsky.social on Tuesday night. It was a really, really good one.
July 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We know how hard it is for touring musicians at the moment, so big respect to @joanaspolicewoman.bsky.social and her outstanding players - Will Graefe and Jeremy Gustin - for coming to the UK and playing @cambridgejunction.bsky.social on Tuesday night. It was a really, really good one.
Really lovely atmosphere at #ThePortlandArms in Cambridge last night for @nellmescal.bsky.social’s gig - friendly and supportive and inclusive. And not only did the crowd know all the words, but they sang along _in tune_! A pleasure to be there.
July 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Really lovely atmosphere at #ThePortlandArms in Cambridge last night for @nellmescal.bsky.social’s gig - friendly and supportive and inclusive. And not only did the crowd know all the words, but they sang along _in tune_! A pleasure to be there.
Andrew Castle said that the King Of Spain is watching from the Royal Box, which can’t be right because Ashley Giles is nowhere to be seen. #Wimbledon
July 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Andrew Castle said that the King Of Spain is watching from the Royal Box, which can’t be right because Ashley Giles is nowhere to be seen. #Wimbledon
A rare full-band outing and a headline set for #PaulGoodwin at The Blue Moon in Cambridge last Tuesday night: more songs and richer arrangements. And there’s something about his voice that makes you believe every word he sings.
July 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
A rare full-band outing and a headline set for #PaulGoodwin at The Blue Moon in Cambridge last Tuesday night: more songs and richer arrangements. And there’s something about his voice that makes you believe every word he sings.
I got home late tonight. Found this waiting for me. For the first @allodarlin.bsky.social album in over a decade, sleep can wait. #BrightNights
July 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I got home late tonight. Found this waiting for me. For the first @allodarlin.bsky.social album in over a decade, sleep can wait. #BrightNights
I first saw #TheBoyLeastLikelyTo at #Cornbury back in 2008. It was an absolute pleasure to be at #BushHall last night for a celebration of The Best Party Ever. Balloons! Prizes! BC Camplight anecdotes!
June 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I first saw #TheBoyLeastLikelyTo at #Cornbury back in 2008. It was an absolute pleasure to be at #BushHall last night for a celebration of The Best Party Ever. Balloons! Prizes! BC Camplight anecdotes!
I’ve kicked myself for missing a couple of London shows, so I was very pleased to see the #PortlandArms on C Duncan’s itinerary for his latest tour. A solo set with a clever mix of the electronic with the acoustic. A thoroughly lovely evening.
June 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’ve kicked myself for missing a couple of London shows, so I was very pleased to see the #PortlandArms on C Duncan’s itinerary for his latest tour. A solo set with a clever mix of the electronic with the acoustic. A thoroughly lovely evening.