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  • Greatest Love Themes: Andrew Hurst Joins Devizes Town Band

    Greatest Love Themes: Andrew Hurst Joins Devizes Town Band

    Ten years study at the Royal College of Music from the age of twelve, exceptionally talented local musician, Andrew Hurst joins the Devizes Town Band for Saturdayโ€™s spring concert, titled Greatest Love Themes.   The Band announce their delight that Andrew is to join them. He has many years of performing and teaching experience, and… Read more

  • Daydream Runaways Light a Spark

    Daydream Runaways Light a Spark

    โ€œSomethings end just for others to start. Some begin are just the lighting of a spark.โ€ Recurring loops of life the theme of Daydream Runawayโ€™s debut single, โ€œLight the Spark.โ€ Self-reflecting, perhaps, as this emotive, Killers-styled, smooth danceable indie harmony rings with poignant guitar breaks akin to Simple Minds, and the expressive vocals of U2.… Read more

  • Twit Twoo: Owl Fest Announce Line Up

    Breaking and brilliant news as Adam Dempsey pings over the line up for this yearโ€™s Owl Fest on Saturday May 25th in Bromhamโ€™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

  • Barbโ€™d Wire and Corn Exchanging; Reggae Finds a Home at Devizes Arts Festival

    Barbโ€™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 Dadโ€™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 isnโ€™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 whatโ€™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 knowโ€ฆ.. Whatโ€™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. Britainโ€™s Got Talentโ€™s non-offensive new look of letting… Read more