February 2004
The Maze - Club review | |
|  | | Action @ The Maze |
| | Tucked away in the back of a friendly local boozer, The Maze plays host to some of the best singer-songwriters in the country, nay the world.
Review by Ceri Gorton
A University of Nottingham Impact Magazine article |
| | | Tucked away in the back of a friendly local boozer, The Maze plays host to some of the best singer-songwriters in the country, nay the world.
Acts booked for the end of February include Rich Hopkins (19th Feb), Bill Mallonee, Dolly Varden, Julie Lee (24th), Jed Grimes (26th), Dick Gaughan (29th).
With such a plethora of live music during the week and a late license on weekends, the venue's unknown status is something of a mystery. Showcasing the best funk, jazz, folk, blues, rock and Americana ensures there will be something to suit everyone's musical taste.
Combining friendly, unpretentious atmosphere with cheap drinks and suitably trendy bar food (of the olives, tapas and panini variety) The Maze attracts a happliy varied clientele.
Students mingle alongside yuppies, real ale aficionados and hardened local music experts of all ages.
Saturday's Live Band Club Night offers cheap entry for students (a mere £3), with doors opening at 10.00pm, although don't bother turning up 'til at least 10.30pm.
The band comes on at about 11.30pm and with limited seating, the dancing starts up immediately.
There's certainly no time for posing at The Maze; it's all about the music.
It harks back to a more innocent era when Saturday nights meant a pint, a good band and a dance with a pretty girl.
So when Hockley's leather sofas and fancy cocktails lose their appeal The Maze offers a welcome relief.
Watch out Rescue Rooms, there's a quiet revolution brewing on Mansfield Road. | | | |
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