Call Upon The Author

      Here is the first of our reports from Southsea Fest, but keep checking back for other people’s views of the day and some brilliant photos of the goings on       Many people mark down Bestival as the end of the summer festival calendar, but for those of us who dwell [...]

We at Call Upon The Author love The B Of The Bang… there’s no two ways about it, we are unashamedly huge fans of Wit and his merry minstrels, so when we discovered they were curating a Southsea Fest stage we were very excited indeed!   WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? Anarchy! Well, perhaps not, but expect [...]

HOLD FAST – Lie myspace.com/holdfast Ooh, Holdfast have got a little heavier (well, on record at least). This features some really beefy guitar courtesy of Adam, that really juxtaposes nicely against Roberta’s vocals. As always Toby & Ben propel the band along at pace and the whole here is possibly their most accomplished track yet. [...]

Call Upon The Author favourites Hold Fast (www.myspace.com/holdfast) have hit ona  unique way of releasing new single Lie/Victoria. The double A side disc is only available when the band play live. Fair enough I hear you cry, but this is nothing new. Perhaps not, but the band are also givin g it away in return [...]

Call Upon The Author favourites Holdfast have announced two very exciting new support slots in the coming months. On May 14th they’ll be heading up to London’s Luminaire to support Polly Scattergood. Polly is garnering rave reviews in the press and a huge following. This will be at one of The Luminaire’s ever popular Mish [...]

We at Call Upon The Author have a great deal of time for Stiff Promotions, not only do they consistently put on top gigs, but they have a great reputation for looking after their performers too, so it was with utmost anticipation that we trekked to The Cellars At Eastney. Tonight’s bill sees The Dawn [...]

Fresh off the road from their debut UK tour, Jelly Maid record’s The Dawn Chorus return home to Portsmouth to wrap their heartfelt tunes around the intimate interior of The Cellars at Eastney. Having stockpiled praise from a number of sources in 2008, from the likes of Clash Magazine, who wrote about their “Beautifully Melancholic [...]