If you get to a gig early you can look at the stage and on this occasion I was struck by the aesthetics of the stage set. A midnight blue velvet drape with lights made a good background for the warmth of the wooden instruments carefully placed. In readiness. And Read more…
It was our absolute pleasure to welcome Eli Lev to Tom’s Tap and Brewhouse where we sampled his finest tunes and he our finest beers. A winning combination. Without question Eli is not only an excellent songwriter and musician but also a warm and engaging human being. Each song had Read more…
The evening’s entertainment began with opening words from Martin Edwards reminding us of the increasing scarcity of live musical events and venues such as this. It needs to be said and it needs to be repeated. Music will always find a way but it is such a struggle and we Read more…
The evening began with a sobering introduction by resident sound engineer Martin Edwards about the importance of suitable venues for live grass roots music and how quickly they are dwindling.Enough to drive you to drink and where better than at Tom’s Tap? I have written in many previous reviews about Read more…
There’s something really satisfying about being part of an event (Queens of the Damned) that raised £348.20 for two very worthy charities. The DJs (Nocturnelle, DJ McLeod, De Dancey, and Marina Red) absolutely killed it with a wide variety of music, considering they had a couple of weeks to learn Read more…
This was the question posed by Dale and Holly Harvey of The Great British Pub Crawl, when they visited Crewe on the night of Saturday 18 November. Given the mostly negative comments made about the town they were pleasantly surprised that… “Despite the warnings from people who said we wouldn’t Read more…
Solo singer-songwriters have nowhere to hide; they have to do all the doing and if they don’t it shows in all its absent detail. This genre is as courageous as stand-up. Tom’s Tap and Brewhouse on Friday Night (10th November) was a suitable venue for two singer-songwriters: Mara Liddle and Read more…