The Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble @ Queen's Hall, 12 Nov

On a personal note, my 2009 Graham Coxon interactions have been mixed. Positive: sneaking into an in-store performance on the day of seventh solo LP The Spinning Top’s release and kindly being allowed access to their ‘dressing room’ (the store’s only toilet). Negative: Coxon’s oyster-instigated illness delaying Blur’s T performance just long enough for me to give up and trudge home. Bah. This upcoming folk affair (featuring Robyn Hitchcock & Friends) will therefore prove the decider, and with the extravagant title The Graham Coxon Power Acoustic Ensemble, chances are the balance will be tipped for the better – provided no rancid shellfish are involved…