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THE PIED MIKER

October 24, 2018 dukeofearl 0

Music is an incredible and powerful tool and despite it existing for a very long time there are still gifted creators who conjure up new and exciting ways of putting forward their voice, heart and […]

THE BIG DAY OUT PT.2

July 25, 2019 0

Our glorious day of absorbing some incredible music from all around the world was in full swing and after a quick stop at Pret A Manger for some nourishment and sustenance it was time for [...]
THE BIG FAMILY DAY OUT PT.1

July 13, 2019 0

Astral Fest VI was a highly anticipated event this year for The Shonk Family. Last year the Arbiter and I had an incredible time that left us smelly, sweaty and with an accumulated week’s worth [...]
REASONS TO ASTRAL

June 13, 2019 0

If you’re a regular reader of The Shonk you will know that we don’t say anything that we don’t mean, so understand us when we say that if you haven’t bought your tickets for Astral [...]
CAVE

May 2, 2019 0

I have long wanted to see CAVE live; 8 years, I thought my chance had gone, they haven’t toured for some time. When I chanced upon a listing for their only UK show this year [...]
SLIFT, LE PUB 2019

May 1, 2019 0

We at The Shonk are loathed to write reviews of our own shows for fear of appearing biased and self-congratulatory. We KNOW the shows we put on are fantastic events of audio-visual delight and feel [...]
LOOK MUM, IT’S HALF MAN, MUN!

March 25, 2019 0

Half Man Half Biscuit are one of the greatest bands in the world, that’s an irrefutable fact here at Shonk Towers and as a rule you’ll lose your job here if you are inclined to [...]
THE SHONK 100 CHRISTMAS BAND LIST

December 6, 2018 0

If you clicked on the link for this article expecting an actual list you are about to be sorely disappointed. There is no way that we can articulate a list of bands in any kind [...]