Celebrating all things diverse and progressive in music of black origin, Vibraphonic returns to Exeter this spring with a line up of jazz, hip hop, dubstep, soul, blues, drum n’ bass and urban music. Look out for events across the city through March.
After hibernating in their mysterious lair for over 3 years, the time has come for the owls to descend once again from their colony in the highest mountain peaks and unleash a wave of hip hop unlike anything you mere humans have heard before in the form of their new 2nd album Natural Order.
Regarded at the most legendary DJ, broadcaster & ambassador for reggae music of all time, Rodigan has & continues to push the boundaries of the music he loves. With 38 years in the business, he currently holds a number of titles including The World Clash Cup, the Red Bull Culture Clash (with his Rebel Sound team-mates), plus his recent induction into the Reggae Hall Of Fame.
With his 1Xtra & BBC Radio 2 radio shows on smash & a DJ diary bursting at the seams with shows from Jamaica to Tokyo and back to New York, Rodi is busier than ever. A gentleman and true British...
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with their infectious songs.
It was at Glastonbury in 2013 (notably the Avalon Stage), the release of their Happy Bus video, take-up from national radio from esteemed folk such as Mike Harding, and others………. Matched with the unshakable dedication of their massive and loyal to the hilt, fan base –...
Displacement Behaviour brings together recent video and new installation works that explore themes of male identity, social digitisation and contemporary cultural uncertainty. Packed with paradox and contradiction, Richardson’s works combine digital sophistication with an absurd, deadpan humour, drawing together elements of sculpture, performance and collaborative practice.
ASSOCIATED EVENTS
ARTISTS TALK & PERFORMANCE SAT 16 APR | 1.30PM | FREE Join the artist for a discussion on his exhibition and wider practice, followed by a live music performance in the gallery at...
Celebrating all things diverse and progressive in music of black origin, Vibraphonic returns to Exeter this spring with a line up of jazz, hip hop, dubstep, soul, blues, drum n’ bass and urban music. Look out for events across the city through March.
BENEFIT TO GINGER BAKER – THE PEE WEE ELLIS TRIO WITH JASON REBELLO AND ALEC DANKWORTH We are sad to announce that Ginger Baker has been diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis and is awaiting further treatment before resuming his musical endeavours. As a result he has had to cancel all upcoming tour dates.
Secrets from Exeter’s hidden past will be uncovered in a major new archaeology project.
Lead by experts from the University of Exeter, the latest technology will be applied to RAMM’s collections to reveal where the city’s food and ceramics came from during 1st to the 16th centuries. The four-year study will show the extent of trading networks throughout the period and Exeter’s changing role within the region.
Project leader Professor Stephen Rippon, Professor of Landscape Archaeology at the University of Exeter, said: “There was a huge amount of excavation in Exeter in the...
As part of promoting “Avocet Ambles”, self-guided walks from the Avocet Line, the Exeter – Exmouth branch line, the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership recently took members of the ROC Active walking group for a day trip, travelling from Exeter St Thomas station to Topsham for a leisurely walk and lunch.
ROC Active is a charity which enables adults with a learning disability to take part in a wide variety of sports, gym, and swim sessions.
They organise a weekly walking group from their base at the Riverside Leisure Centre at Cowick Street, Exeter.
Devon County Council is encouraging parents to take up the opportunity to have free child care for their two-year-olds.
The Council provides funding to childcare and early years education providers for families in receipt of certain benefits so they can have a free place.
The Council says that many parents are unaware of the funding, or of the benefits that child care can provide.
In an effort to make people more aware, the Council is writing to families who are eligible for the funding to offer them free childcare.
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a cat was found with broken bones, skinned and bound by twine lying dead behind a multi-storey car park on Brook Street in Tavistock, Devon.
A member of the public was horrified to find the mutilated body outside the Cooperative car park in the Devon town at 8.30am on Saturday 27 February and immediately called the RSPCA for help.
RSPCA inspector Lewis Taylor, who attended the grim scene, said: “This was a very strange and disturbing incident and we would really like to get to the bottom of what happened to this poor cat....
