RECORDS – The Shonk

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SUNFLOWERS

October 24, 2018 Arbiter Titan 0

Portuguese psych band Boy and girl, guitar and drums Lots of hair also

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

September 20, 2018 Arbiter Titan 0

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 […]

YO MUST SE!

September 20, 2018 dukeofearl 0

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 […]

CHANSYTHSTRINGFEST

July 18, 2018 dukeofearl 0

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 […]

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 [...]
SCARE A TORY, READ THIS!

November 11, 2018 1

It was almost two years ago when a good friend of mine and I were hot-boxing our ceremonious shed, courtesy of a late friend of ours when I was first introduced to Idles. Chef Rhys, [...]
LOOPS IN THE SECRET SOCIETY

November 10, 2018 0

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 [...]
SONS OF KEMET

November 6, 2018 0

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 [...]