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FACE MELTERS
SLIFT, LE PUB 2019
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 […]
GIG REVIEWS
LOOK MUM, IT’S HALF MAN, MUN!
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 […]
ALBUM REVIEWS
THE SHONK 100 CHRISTMAS BAND LIST
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 […]
FACE MELTERS
SCARE A TORY, READ THIS!
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, […]
BLEEP BLOOPS
LOOPS IN THE SECRET SOCIETY
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 […]
GIG REVIEWS
SONS OF KEMET
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 […]
GIG REVIEWS
I’M ON JOURNO!
We’re the chats from Queensland Australia! Taking the reigns from down under punk royalty Cosmic Psychos, The chats put on a punk masterclass in Brighton on Sunday. Banging out tunes of their Get This in […]
GIG REVIEWS
JIM GHEDI & TOBY HAY
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 […]
HAIKU REVIEWS
SUNFLOWERS
Portuguese psych band Boy and girl, guitar and drums Lots of hair also