Blues is the teacher. Punk is the preacher. It’s all about emotion and energy, experience and raw talent, spirit and intellect.
Exciting things happen when these things collide. Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula made the BellRays happen in 1991 in East LA but they weren’t really thinking about any of this then. They wanted to play music and they wanted it to feel good. They wanted people to want to get up, to need to get up and check out what was going on. Form an opinion. React. So they took everything they knew about; the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, the Who, the Ramones, Billie Holiday,...
Dizraeli is a rapper, multi-instrumentalist and sometime singer taking hip hop to new terrains.
Having gone solo in 2009 to record his debut album Engurland (City Shanties), and then spent six years writing and touring with his band Dizraeli & The Small Gods, Dizraeli has gone solo once more to build a new sound.
Playing ‘bourbon soaked gypsy blues bop ‘n’ stroll’, Urban Voodoo Machine are a seven to ten-piece band hailing from Dalston, East London.
In 2002 Paul-Ronney Angel had an idea. He’d lead a band. They’d dress in black and red. There would be a LOT of them. And their music would sound like a great night out in a dangerous part of town. From the get-go, The UVM fused junkyard blues and stinging rockabilly with mariachi horns, fiddles, sinister cabaret and punk rock tangos. ‘I wanted to play rock’n’roll music with a different instrumentation,’ says Angel, ‘taking inspiration from...
A SKILLZ BARRY ASHWORTH DANCEFLOOR OUTLAWS OMC (BEN & LEX) HOSTED BY JAE TUNS We are pleased to welcome Bristol’s Ghetto Funk for their first visit to Exeter as a warm up for their Shindig Weekender near Bath at the end of May. Co-founder of Ghetto Funk, Will Lardner, will be playing under his Dancefloor Outlaws alias and is joined by two DJs that need no introduction to Beatz & Bobz. The party rocking, crowd surfing DJs Dub Pistol’s main man Barry Ashworth and scratch master A. Skillz who just happen to be two of the venue hosts for Ghetto Funk’s Shindig Festival, held near Bath...
Two of the British folk scenes most accomplished performers, Kathryn and Sean have graced stages the world over in a number of guises, however, the intimacy and strength of passion shown as a duo, combined with an eclectic repertoire ensures a rare treat for any listener.
Twin daughters and a folk-rock whirlwind forced Kathryn Roberts (Vocals / Piano / Woodwind), and Sean Lakeman (Guitar), to sideline their popular duo performances in the mid noughties. After almost a decade, 2012 saw a spectacular return in conjunction with their critically acclaimed album Hidden People. Awards...
Richard Chappell Dance presents the company’s second UK Tour of its inaugural evening of work IRIS and The Vast Rocks, with new solo work Burnt Norton.
With a constantly evolving movement language deriving from classical ballet, contemporary dance, improvisation and capoeira, the programme explores how adrenaline-fuelled dance can create and coexist with unique environments.
IRIS Combining a stark score by DJ Shaq Livingston with a dark, torch-lit setting, IRIS analyses adolescent experiences of London’s club culture and nyctophobia, which is extreme fear of the dark....
Formed in Liverpool in 1978, Echo & The Bunnymen grew to become one of the UK’s most popular indie rock bands, responsible for hit albums and single such as The Cutter, Seven Seas, Bring on the Dancing Horses, The Killing Moon, Nothing Lasts Forever and many more.
Iconic front man Ian McCulloch will be giving a rare solo performance, featuring stripped down versions of classic Echo & The Bunnymen tracks. Alongside this, he will delve into his solo work and a selection of his personal favourite songs.
This is a one off chance to experience the sounds of a true icon...
The Future Sound of Exeter present a progtastic night of live music with double-headliners Beacon Fire and Sembalance plus FSOE prog deejays. Beacon Fire play melodic prog epics, and Sembalance are like Hawkwind with added harmonica! Profits to Phonic FM.
Sound Of The Sirens are a foot stomping, heart-rending, crowd engaging female Folk/rock duo whose strengths lie in their passion, conviction and chemistry.
The Exeter based girls know exactly how to rock a stage and make you believe every word they are singing. Individually their voices tell their own tale, and, when blended together in harmony, they will regularly have your spine tingling and leave you wanting for much more.
The versatility of their song writing skills will take you on an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish. They will steal your attention with...
Ferocious Dog offer a full-on six-piece sound that encompasses folk infused with rock, reggae and Celtic vibrations. The combination of instruments creates a palette of sound that offers infinite variations: going in hard to get people up and moving, or slipping into melodic passages and dub-like fusions.
With their unique, aggressive yet feel-good music they tear up venues across the country often bringing their faithful Hell Hounds along for the ride.
For many years Ferocious Dog have appeared at small venues and pubs, until in 2009 where the band were given the...
