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Help! ……… It’s the Hair Bear (SCARE) Bunch!

Having seen, and been blown away by these guys at Bristol Psych Fest, we at The Shonk were eager to catch these guys in a much smaller, more personal setting at one of our favourite [...]
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YO MUST SE!

It’s hard not to get excited when you know you’re going to a night at The Old E in Bristol. So far every experience in the Montpelier based musical safe haven has been exquisite and [...]
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THE BEAST FROM THE EAST DEFEAT!

From the desk and mind of Arbiter Titan! The Shonk overcomes The Beast from the East to face their psyche quest. Back in March, The Shonk prepared a scouting team to venture to That London [...]
GIG REVIEWS

THE JC TRIPTYCH

The first time we saw JC was by Arbiter’s recommendation, the gig took place in the basement of Cafe Kino on Gloucester Road in Bristol. A trendy vegan eatery with a plethora of fine food [...]
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IDLES AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE

Jeni Hell has been a busy girl; IDLES Joy exhibition followed by the Rough Trade Bristol show. There’s another one but I am sure she’ll talk about that later… The gig room in Bristol’s Rough [...]

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