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  • Song of the Week: Talk in Code

    You can’t stay on the sunny side of the street; you’ve got to cross over at some point. But if the blurb I’m sent for Talk in Code’s latest single Hindsight suggests they’re showing “a darker side,” don’t run off with the notion they’ve come over all Radiohead.…. Taken from their second album, The Big… Read more

  • REVIEW – Measure For Measure @ Wharf Theatre, Devizes – Monday 27th March 2023

    REVIEW – Measure For Measure @ Wharf Theatre, Devizes – Monday 27th March 2023

    First Night Triumph by Andy Fawthrop Images used with kind permission of Chris Watkins Media Again it was a real pleasure to bowl along to our town’s little theatre and to enjoy a wonderful opening night.  The fare on offer was that Mr. Shakespeare’s tragi-comic offering Measure For Measure…… To be honest, it was (many)… Read more

  • Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 29th March – 4th April 2023

    Here we go, headlong into April with lots to do.…. Said it before, I’ll say it again, more stuff will be added, this is published on Mondays so you’ve time to grab any tickets for ticketed events, but live music in pubs and things like this will no doubt come to our attention through the… Read more

  • Poetika Open Mic Night The Winchester gate, Salisbury. Tues 21st March 2023

    Poetika Open Mic Night The Winchester gate, Salisbury. Tues 21st March 2023

    By Helen Edwards A few weeks ago whilst scrolling through social media an advert for this event came up.  Intrigued and having never been to a poetry night before I popped it into my calendar.  The date soon came round and I nearly bailed… too much to do, too far to drive, too dark, cold, lazy.  But before… Read more

  • Concrete Prairie at The Southgate

    Concrete Prairie at The Southgate

    Without cloning technology it was another Saturday night dilemma still as easily solved; Concrete Prairie were at The Gate, arm twisted…. From The Barge to the Pump we were spoiled for live music choices; any decision made I could predict would’ve paid off. But after fondly reviewing Swindon’s dark roots Americana five-piece, Concrete Prairie’s self-titled… Read more

  • REVIEW – Thomas Atlas @ LSBC, Con Club, Devizes – Saturday 25th March 2023

    REVIEW – Thomas Atlas @ LSBC, Con Club, Devizes – Saturday 25th March 2023

    Bestriding The Stage By Andy Fawthrop Seems like an absolute bloody age since the last run-out for the Long Street Blues Club, but here we were back on the old stomping ground again.  So good to be back and see some familiar faces.   What a shame to have to choose between LSBC and the Southgate… Read more