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  • Will Lawton & Weasel Howlett – 8th February @ The Cause, Chippenham

    Will Lawton & Weasel Howlett – 8th February @ The Cause, Chippenham

    Not actually in D-Town, but we think this one is really worth schlepping up the road to Chippers for. A Concert For Ed – Preview   By Andy Fawthrop On 20th October last year, Ed Bowen was walking home in Bristol with his girlfriend, Nic, when a car reversed at speed towards them and swerved… Read more

  • No Clowning with Six O’clock Circus at The Southgate

    No Clowning with Six O’clock Circus at The Southgate

    So, yeah, broke my 2019 hibernation and ventured out last night. I know right, but Calne-based, Six O’clock Circus blasted an otherwise mild night at the Southgate with some passionately executed mod, punk and indie covers; right up my street and kicking down my door.   Loud and proud, regardless of the five-piece squashed into… Read more

  • Rick Wakeman’s KGB – 19th January 2019 @ Corn Exchange Devizes – Review

    Rick Wakeman’s KGB – 19th January 2019 @ Corn Exchange Devizes – Review

    By Andy Fawthrop   Well, yet again, we managed to put the lie to the ridiculous claim that “nothing ever happens in Devizes”. Last Saturday in the Corn Exchange, something very definitely happened. And there was a packed, sell-out crowd to witness it. Rick Wakeman’s impromptu, and occasional, band KGB (standing for “Keyboards, Guitar &… Read more

  • It’s all about Picture-Drome

    I’m leaning on the counter by the popcorn stand, not at The Palace to watch something on the big screen, rather the little screen of a phone. The clip shows how Picturedrome have transformed a previous cinema, and I’ve returned home to tell you, it’s impressive.   Some years ago, back writing the No Surprises… Read more

  • In Review: The Bradford Roots Music Festival 2019

    By Andy Fawthrop   Bit out of D-Town I know, but it doesn’t take long to just tootle over to Bradford, and the really splendid Wiltshire Music Centre. I mean – it’s not as far as Tibet is it? Now in its seventh year, Bradford Roots Music Festival, now extended to three days, is all… Read more

  • Enjoy Your New Community Space, Once You’ve Found a Parking Spot!

    I’m rapping with Devizes Town Clerk Simon Fisher about the transfer deal from Wiltshire Council to Devizes Town Council, and the future usage of the Market Place; throw me a paddle, why do I get myself into these things?  Not one to usually report news items, leave that to the trustworthy local journal, I felt… Read more