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  • Twit Twoo: Owl Fest Announce Line Up

    Breaking and brilliant news as Adam Dempsey pings over the line up for this year’s Owl Fest on Saturday May 25th in Bromham’s social club, The Owl. Chained to that kitchen sink again, I dried my hands on a tea towel quick as I could to reply what a fantastic line up, I reckon it Read more

  • Barb’d Wire and Corn Exchanging; Reggae Finds a Home at Devizes Arts Festival

    Barb’d Wire and Corn Exchanging; Reggae Finds a Home at Devizes Arts Festival

    Never content with what contemporary music thrust down our throats, even as a youngster, the easiest and sneakiest place to hunt for origins was Dad’s record collection. It would be years before he discovered the shortfall of vinyl and confronted me. Sixties Merseybeat and blues-pop standard, I recall the intriguing moment I unearthed a shabby Read more

  • What a May Day! Things to do This Month; Part 2

    Hark, the darling buds of May. Already looking quite blossomy isn’t it? Well, blossoming too is stuff to do in and around our local neighbourhood, and a few weeks ago I presented you with a lengthy look at what’s on during the first fortnight; see here. Now though, sit down and brace yourself for some Read more

  • Half a Review from The Southgate: Soapbox and Patrick Goodenough

    Half a Review from The Southgate: Soapbox and Patrick Goodenough

    Yeah, I know….. What’s Devizine coming to when I back out of a full night of live music? But with jam-packed weekends ahead, general fatigue and, like Suggs, sometimes I like to stay in and watch TV now and then, please allow my lethargy some slack, people. Britain’s Got Talent’s non-offensive new look of letting Read more

  • Jemma’s Thoughts (well, some of them) on Things I Know to be True @ The Wharf Theatre

    Jemma’s Thoughts (well, some of them) on Things I Know to be True @ The Wharf Theatre

    As big chief of the Invitation Theatre Company and partner of Anthony, conductor of The Full Tone Orchestra, you cannot deny, Jemma Brown knows a thing or two about performing arts, so I’ve pinched her words of praise after watching Things I Know to be True at the Wharf Theatre……. Jemma Brown – 26.4.19 I Read more

  • Two Stories of Vinyl, Realm

    Two Stories of Vinyl, Realm

    Last week when I spoke to Pete Bennett, he had his sleeves rolled up and was preparing to finish painting the basement of Devizes’ only record shop, Vinyl Realm, and it looks like the work is complete. Pete says he’s “proud to announce the second floor at Vinyl Realm is now open to the public, Read more