Events for Friday 21 February 2014
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7:00 pm
£7 (advance)
Rock Lives featuring The Howling / Skam / Crash Mansion / Godsbaine @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford
Dragging punk in to the next generation. East London’s latest punk rock offering, The Howling, are a super-strength shot of adrenaline into the beating heart of rock n’roll. Bringing together incendiary guitar riffs, hard-edged dance synths, gut wrenching basslines and ballbusting drums, they’re topped off with the kind of in-yer-face vocals that pin you to […] Find out more »
7:30 pm
£4
Satellite Tour featuring Sons And Lovers / Eliza And The Bear / Fred Page @ Fat Lil’s, Witney
Satellite Tour is a brand new live music experience showcasing the best up-and-coming artists. Pioneering a new touring circuit, the 14-date tour is one of the few to visit all corners of the UK. The bands have been announced as… Sons And Lovers: They have just supported New Zealand’s The Naked And Famous on their […] Find out more »
£7
Jess Hall / Family Machine @ Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Launch gig for Jess Hall‘s debut album Bookshelves. The organisers have worked closely with Jess on the evening and decided to bring this beautiful new album to you in one of the most stunning and oldest purpose-built music venues in Europe. The album will be performed in its entirety, in order, with special guest support. […] Find out more »
£7
The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band / The Long Insiders (SOLD OUT) @ The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
This event is SOLD OUT! The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band will be launching their new single and video, ‘King of Wine’ – and playing a few of their new Soviet numbers! The Long Insiders mix good rockin’ glamour with the sounds of cat gut and engine oil. With a DJ set from The Memphis […] Find out more »
8:00 pm
£15 (gallery) / £10 (stalls) / £5 (students)
Loré Lixenberg (mezzo-soprano) / Aeisha Orazbayeva (violin) / Martyn Harry (piano) @ Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford
Harry: Chamber Intimacy Kurtag: Kafka Fragments JdP Featured Artist Loré Lixenberg, renowned for her work in contemporary music, brings us a complete performance of György Kurtág’s gripping Kafka Fragments with violinist Aisha Orazbayeva. Composed over many years, these fragments – ranging in length from a few seconds to several minutes – set by turns bizarre, […] Find out more »
£14.50 / £13 (concessions)
Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever @ Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot
Following glowing reviews for their album Storymap including five stars from the BBC Music magazine, Éamonn Coyne and Kris Drever are heading out on tour. Songlines described Drever & Coyne’s début duo album Honk Toot Suite as “a breath of fresh air” with its “mutually attuned musicianship of the first order” and “its immense yet ultra‐supple sophistication”. […] Find out more »
£5 (advance) / £6 (door). Includes entry to Needle In A Haystack club night
Harleighblu / Red Light Brigade @ The Cellar, Oxford
Recently signed to the fantastic Tru Thoughts record label, known for incredible signings like Alice Russell, Quantic and Bonobo, Harleighblu is their latest soul signing. Her debut album Forget Me Not dropped in October 2013. Since then Harleighblu has completed a string of sold-out album launch shows. Listen out for her freestyle caramel tones and […] Find out more »
9:00 pm
Free
Vagablond @ Duke’s Cut, Oxford
The Duke’s Cut ‘Friday Night Sessions’ gig. More information at www.facebook.com/events/734936603196792 Find out more »
10:30 pm
£4 (before 12.00 am) / £5 (after)
Needle In A Haystack @ The Cellar, Oxford
DJs playing an eclectic mix of Motown, indie, rock, 60s/70s/80s/90s and ska, with some guilty pleasures thrown in there to boot. Find out more »
11:00 pm
£8
Switch featuring No Artificial Colours @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford
More information at www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/event/63396/switch-feat-no-artificial-colours-tickets Find out more »