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Sounds Around Town with Dave Franklin
11:57am Thursday 18th February 2010
I thought a good way of putting this column to even further use promoting the local music community would be to shine a spotlight on some of the venues that I mention regularly. First up The Beehive.
Old rockers rolling on
11:41am Friday 12th February 2010
A group of friends from Chippenham have named their new band after the task they have taken on, as they step back on the stage after two decades.
Keeping music live
11:33am Friday 12th February 2010
A passion for live music and the desire to give new bands a platform to bring original music to the stage led to the creation of MADMusic, who host their first gig night in Melksham tomorrow.
Sounds Around Town....with Dave Franklin
9:06am Thursday 11th February 2010
I’VE had a few people asking me recently why I didn’t include certain gigs in recent write ups, so I thought I’d use this opening salvo to explain how I get the information to put this together. My main source of information is from the supermation info-highway...thingy....that is, venue websites. Some of these are factually richer than others but it does make a good starting point.
Youngsters off to a sparkling start for 2010
11:25am Tuesday 9th February 2010
Mobsta Promotions started its 2010 gigs at The Old Bear in Staverton with a real corker of an evening on Saturday, featuring three young acts from the Melksham area.
The new acoustic revolution
11:25am Friday 5th February 2010
Acoustic music is riding a wave of popularity, as more and more fans want to hear the unamplified tones of their guitar heroes, or see for themselves if singers really are hitting all the right notes.
Sounds Around Town.... with Dave Franklin
9:03am Thursday 4th February 2010
Those in the know will already be aware of a very special forth birthday this week. Yes, that’s right, the world’s first major steel bridge, the Forth Railway Bridge is 120 years old next month.
Nearest you'll get to some real live Led
11:30am Friday 29th January 2010
Led Zeppelin fans who hoped their 2007 show at London’s O2 Arena would herald a series of comeback gigs seem doomed to disappointment, after singer Robert Plant said he wanted the legend to remain intact.
Snowy forecast again
11:27am Friday 29th January 2010
Classic electric blues, masterminded by a guitar maestro whose pedigree stetches back nearly 40 years, comes to Devizes when the Snowy White Blues Project drop in on the Long Street Blues Club on their current tour.
Show is no tragedy
11:50am Thursday 28th January 2010
THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL, Wyvern Theatre, Friday, January 29. Tickets £18.50.Tel: 01793 524481.
A little bit of movie magic
11:48am Thursday 28th January 2010
A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS, Ten in a Bar, Arts Centre, Swindon. February 3 to 6. Tickets £9.50 and £8.50 for concessions. Call the box office on 01793 614837.
Sounds around town with Dave Franklin
11:43am Thursday 28th January 2010
WELL, what a strange time it has been in the wider world of music.
Local venue offers a platform for youth
12:17pm Friday 22nd January 2010
Melksham-based Mobsta Promotions are continuing their partnership with The Old Bear in 2010, and plan to continue showcasing some of the best young musical talent in the county.
Silver tour is solid gold for nostalgia
12:12pm Friday 22nd January 2010
EVEN nostalgia is getting on a bit these days. As The Solid Silver 60s Show sets off on its own 25th anniversary tour, which includes three dates in the region, Mike Pender, frontman with The Searchers, talked to the Wiltshire Times about music, memories and the old days at The Cavern Club with The Beatles.
Sounds Around Town with Dave Franklin
9:52am Friday 22nd January 2010
Hopefully, this column holds some appeal to those interested in the local music scene.
The Making of Tin Spirits
9:55am Friday 22nd January 2010
XTC veteran Dave Gregory comes to The Furnace in Swindon’s Commercial Road with new band Tin Spirits on Friday, January 29.
Elio's glad to be back in Swindon
4:24pm Tuesday 19th January 2010
AFTER touring with Albert Lee and Hogan’s Heroes for more than three years, Elio Pace decided it was time to call it a day and focus on his own band.
Help for Haiti
4:29pm Tuesday 19th January 2010
RIFFS bar is holding a fundraising night to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.
Sounds Around Town... with Dave Franklin
9:47am Thursday 14th January 2010
So it’s back. Another show where week after week a group of people is reduced down to just one...intelligent viewer that is. Yes, it’s Celebrity Big Brother.
Status Quo tribute gig cancelled at the 12 Bar in Swindon
3:58pm Friday 8th January 2010
Just Supposin, a tribute band to rockers Status Quo, have pulled out of their gig in Swindon tomorrow.
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