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CAVE

May 2, 2019 Arbiter Titan 96

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 […]

SANS / CRACK CLOUD

June 10, 2018 dukeofearl 749

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 […]

EXPLORING NEW NEWPORT’S NEW MARKET

April 4, 2022 0

Following a soft opening, Newport Market officially re-opened on 19 March 2022. Boasting a full occupancy, new businesses, eateries as well as a total overhaul on the building costing between five and six million pounds. [...]
BAKING THE NIGHT AWAY

March 15, 2022 1

First published 21 May 2018: There’s a place hidden in plain sight, an innocuous venue seamlessly disguised as something as beige and bland as a doctor’s waiting room. A place where the uninhabited can sneak [...]
TTNG

February 18, 2022 5

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 [...]
CALVA LOUISE

January 20, 2022 0

Whether it’s age, COVID or a combination of the two, something that I have found difficult to muster over recent months is getting excited by gigs. During these long periods of isolation I’ve caught many [...]
WYCH ELM

January 4, 2022 0

[Taken from Bristol Psychfest 2018] Wych Elm provided refuge in that I could now reduce my dancing speed by 27% percent as I was caught up in their delicate, if not at times borderline collapsing [...]
I Love You Phillip Morris

December 16, 2021 0

Phillip Morris, frankly the best lecturer in the world, has passed away. We found this out today and being alumni of a writing course it seemed pertinent to write something. So this is me doing [...]
ALTERED MYTHS!

October 29, 2021 2,648

Altered Myths /3113 This prolific pair from Penarth bring us an audio onslaught akin to apocalyptic omens and impending dread. 3113 is concise, focused and unsettling. Is it a track or a warning? It brings [...]