Live music Archives ⋆ THE SHONK

TTNG

February 18, 2022 DUKE 1,398

Prior to this gig I knew nothing of TTNG, a dear friend of The Shonk asked if I’d like to come along and I said yes. I did however forget to put it into the […]

THROWING KNIVES / STITCHED UP / GINGER MOUSH

July 13, 2018 DUKE 2,912

This particular gig saw our resident noise inventor being invited to play and open for two high-class welsh punk rock / roll bands! Due to The Shonk bi-laws it is forbidden to review any appointed […]

REVIEWS

Exchange Bristol

July 3, 2018 DUKE 2,347

Exchange in Bristol, or The Exchange as it’s come to be known at Shonk Towers (or The Shonk Towers) has proved in recent months to be a wonderfully enjoyable venue. We often frequent to Bristol and this is certainly […]

The Le Pub

July 3, 2018 DUKE 1,852

Over the last decade we have enjoyed watching many bands perform at Le Pub, we have enjoyed putting bands on at Le Pub and some of us have enjoyed performing on the stage at Le […]

SANS / CRACK CLOUD

June 10, 2018 DUKE 3,627

Lead Upto… Sometimes the gig calendar looks bleak for us lowly writers. We look up at the big board on our writer’s floor and there are huge soulless gaps where we have to find things […]

AIDEN MOFFAT & RM HUBBERT

June 7, 2018 Jeni Hell 1,677

Aiden Moffat and RM Hubbert played their latest album called Here lies the Body released on Rock Action Records, in the gig room at Rough Trade Records in Bristol with support from Siobhan Wilson. I […]

SIOBHAN WILSON / AIDAN MOFFAT & RM HUBBERT

May 27, 2018 DUKE Comments Off

Lead Upto This was a night that Quiet Shoes, Dee-Scripter and myself had been looking forward to for some time. In fact Dee-Scripter had introduced me to Aidan Moffat via Arab Strap some 10 years […]

LACERTILIA / ASG / WEEDEATER

May 27, 2018 DUKE 213

Lead Upto It’s not often that I attend a gig alone, certainly not gigs that you know are going to exceptionally loud and raucous, but when I bought my ticket I figured I’d probably see […]

MR BEN & THE BENS / ROB AUTON / THE LOVELY EGGS

May 27, 2018 DUKE Comments Off

RunUp Now and then we expect to go to a gig with the expectation of an enjoyably linear evening. One where everything is fine and grand and we have a nice time but nothing notably […]

QUIET MAURADER

May 23, 2018 DUKE 2,142

Bringing us back to home soil and deviating to an entirely new arena of anti-folk was none other than one of our favourite Cardiff Indiearchi bands (or Marindie) Quiet Maurader. In fact I daresay they […]