Events for Thursday 3 April 2014
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7:00 pm
£20 / £17 / £15
Polar Bear / Shiver @ St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford
Led by drummer Sebastian Rochford, Mercury-nominated group Polar Bear return in the spring of 2014 with their fifth album. Broad in scope and potent in spirit, their new music is at once more spacious and more intense than their previous work. The first new recordings by Polar Bear since 2010 consolidate a period of prolific […] Find out more »
8:00 pm
£8 / £4 (NUS)
Blue Zoo / Plexiphones / Daniel Zappi @ The Art Bar (formerly The Bullingdon), Oxford
Blue Zoo emerged from the post-punk blitz scene that defined the early 80s, brandishing their glam influences (and eyeliner) with pride and sharing a uniquely eclectic new wave/pop repertoire. A live act full of showmanship and brash-flash attitude saw them as forerunners to a number of bands, including Suede, Mansun and Republica in the 90’s. […] Find out more »
£12.50
The Irrepressibles / Opal Onyx @ The Cellar, Oxford
Art-pop / grunge / exotica. The Irrepressibles are an art-pop collective created by artist and composer Jamie Irrepressible. This performance focuses on their most recent work, the sexually-charged Nude : Viscera, which brings together influences from new wave, grunge and exotica into a darkly sensual and playfully chaotic mix. “The eroticism and magic of the […] Find out more »
8:30 pm
£10 / £8 (concessions) / £6 (students)
Theo Travis with The Spin Trio @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
Theo Travis is a jazz adventurer with an international reputation as one of the brightest stars on the contemporary jazz scene. More precisely, he is also regarded as one of the foremost saxophonists and flautists in progressive music in the world. He has performed and recorded with Gong, Soft Machine Legacy, Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford,and […] Find out more »