Music, local bands, clubs, pubs and venues in Wiltshire from the Swindon Advertiser

Spotlight on...Kicaberry with Sam Lee

9:14am Thursday 18th March 2010

There’s something about girl-boy duos that people seem to really get.

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Sound Around Town with Dave Franklin

9:09am Thursday 18th March 2010

This week I am going to briefly shine a light on a wonderful venue, albeit a bit out of the way, that has been quietly hosting a whole range of brilliant acts for many years now, namely Riffs Bar.

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USA, Europe...and Swindon

5:14pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Jethro Tull, Wyvern Theatre, March 16. Tickets £28.50. Call 01793 524481.

Spotlight on...Georgie Vale

5:13pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Ever since Kate Nash released Foundations in 2007 the UK’s music scene has been inundated with copy-cat female vocalists doing their best to imitate her rough ‘n’ ready Laandan Tahn accent, regardless of whether they’re from the big smoke or not. So you can imagine my dismay when I read that 16-year-old singer-songwriter Georgie Vale lists Nash as one of her influences. But, on closer inspection, it seems that Georgie’s influences go much deeper than that.

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Sounds around town with Dave Franklin

5:10pm Thursday 11th March 2010

Although a few weeks back I started spotlighting some of the finer music establishments in town, with more gigs going on this week than you could shake a stick like thing at, I’m going to dive straight in.

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Don your dancing shoes for 80s rock 'n' roll

3:50pm Thursday 18th February 2010

WHEN Showaddywaddy take to the Arts Centre stage at 8pm tonight, there won’t be an empty seat in the house.