T'Pau, fronted by rockin' redhead Carol Decker, comes to the Public Hall in Budleigh Salterton on Sunday 9 June as part of their 28-day tour, marking the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough, quadruple platinum selling album Bridge of Spies . A fantastic evening of 80s nostalgia with Carol and her band performing classic hits such as China in Your Hand , Valentine , I Will Be With You , Heart and Soul as well as their favourite album tracks and 'B' sides.
Doors open at 6.30 with a 'real ale' bar and food available.
On 17th February, indie-rock band The Maratones’ new album was released. What made this release different from any other preceding it was that it was the first for new Exeter record label PsychoBabble Records. Sam Bigwood - an Enterprise Academy student at Exeter College - created it to promote local music and to help bands struggling to record or release their music.
Fairport Convention, the band credited with inventing folk-rock, will appear at Exeter Corn Exchange on Friday 8th March.
Fairport were formed in 1967 and previous and past members read like a who’s who of British folk music with names such as Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Dave Swarbrick and Ashley Hutchings all having been part of the band.
The present line-up includes original band member Simon Nicol on guitar and lead vocals. Dave Pegg, who has been part of the band for 34 unbroken years, is on bass and backing vocals and Ric Saunders who joined the band in 1985 plays...
The young and young at heart are in for a memorable night at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and the Cavern Club on Friday 15th February when the nine-piece band Smerin’s Anti-Social Club will be performing.
The Valentines’ ball will feature ElectroSwing music and have a 1920s theme. The 6.30-10pm session at RAMM is suitable for all ages but only over 18s can go on to the Cavern Club from 10pm to 2am. Novice dancers are welcome as there’ll be swing dancing lessons in RAMM’s central courtyard.
It will be a smart occasion with DJs playing ElectroSwing music as...
Stuck for something to do this weekend? Here's a selection of events happening in and around Exeter, 25-27 January.
Theatre
Kinky and Quirky: Burlesque & Boogie
Today, 8pm, Exeter Corn Exchange
Funny, frivolous, frightful, fantastic, fabulous, fish fingers and other F words abound at Kinky & Quirky’s infamous January Comedy Burlesque and Boogie. 8pm, tickets £12.50, 01392 665938. www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange
The music video of “Invasión” by a Mexican band The Plastics Revolution is the first ever music video filmed entirely using Instagram pictures.
"This is the very first music video done entirely on Instagram without any third party alterations. Every single frame of this music video is an actual picture that we ran through Instagram. We never shot any video. We only shot still photography," the band says.
Speaking to Petapixel, Arturo Perez Jr, who realized the music video, explained that all the pictures were not taken with an iPhone but a camera. He says...
Ok, say you don't like all that r'n'b stuff and like to tune into something most likely involving a guitar at some point, well Exeter has something for you too. It may not be London, which features the Electric Ballroom and Slime, but neither is it a desert for those with an inner goth/indie kid.
Information kindly supplied by The Student Room: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk
The Cavern
A small underground bar/gig venue/daytime cafe between Queen Street and Gandy Street, the Cavern offers a pretty cool atmosphere to have a few drinks and enjoy live bands. Bar prices are...
What’s on your music playlist is as important as your physique when it comes to impressing a lover, according to research released today. The Science behind the Song study – carried out by leading neuroscientist Dr Daniel Müllensiefen, from the prestigious Goldsmiths, London University – confirms that we are just as likely to be turned on by the music we listen to during an intimate moment as by how our partner feels or smells.
The new research from Spotify also reveals that:
Over 40% of people say that listening to music is more arousing than touch during
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (20-22 July).
THEATRE
Summer Showcase: Have I Made It Yet? Friday, Exeter Phoenix KT started her career in comedy as an online character comedian creating skits and sketches for social media platforms, gaining herself a huge online audience. After growing tired of competing with cat memes for views, she has recently taken to the stage as a live stand-up comedian gigging around London. Using her own curve balls and humiliations KT reveals the reality of her life after University as an unemployed twenty-...
The April 2017 Concerts in the West series features none other than the supremely talented international cellist Bartholomew LaFollette, who was described by the Irish Times as being: “As free in touching the heartstrings as he was in dashing off dazzling runs.”
An award winning soloist and chamber musician with many noteworthy achievements to his name, LaFollette studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. His career was launched by the Young Classical Artists Trust and he has performed at many prestigious venues, including Wigmore Hall,...
