Beautiful show tonight by @JanelWeaver@TrinityBristol,to deconstruct and then rebuild her songs in front of us, alone, takes bravery, ingenuity and talent. Class I posted this tweet immediately upon leaving the Trinity Centre, I could have […]
Before the show the nervous excitement was palpable in a sold out Fleece, the crowd was here to dance and dance they would. I have always loved the sound of two drummers, it allows one […]
A gig in a recording studio, quite a culturally important studio, both Portishead, Dummy and Massive Attack, Blue Lines were recorded here, two iconic moments in the musical history of Bristol, iconic albums which will […]
As I sit here and listen to the bewildering chaos generated by the wind whisking through the woods that wrap around Shonk Towers it brings me to think of forces to be reckoned with, of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Burning Hell… without doubt are one of the greatest bands to exist in all of time and I can say that with confidence because I have lost count of how many times I have […]
A few years ago Arbiter Titan and I took a little roadtrip up to Evesham to see an exceptional band that played right into our love of Cardiacs called The Dowling Poole which was an […]
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