Events for Thursday 16 October 2014
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7:00 pm
£15
The Orb @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford
The Orb is celebrating its unique position as one of the few names to emerge from the 1988 acid house revolution and still creating vital new music, with a series of special 25th anniversary UK shows. Over the last 25 years, The Orb has charted one of the most idiosyncratic paths in music, notching up […] Find out more »
Billy Lockett @ The Bullingdon, Oxford
Billy Lockett has raced up the iTunes Album Chart, making him the only unsigned artist in the UK Top 100 following the release of his EP Old Man, supported by Radio 1’s Greg James and stations up and down the country. Find out more »
7:45 pm
£10 / £8 (concessions)
Lorraine McCauley & The Borderlands @ Albion Beatnik Bookstore, Oxford
Singer-songwriter Lorraine McCauley is one of the most original voices among the new generation of folk and roots performers coming out of Scotland today, delivering biting commentary on social, environmental and personal issues. This autumn will see her first tour with The Borderlands, her modern folk, celtic, gypsy, pop band. More information at www.facebook.com/events/281747145359241 Find out more »
8:30 pm
Kitty Mazinski @ Joe’s Bar and Grill, Summertown, Oxford
Kitty Mazinski sings a retrolicious blend of upbeat swing jazz and cool, Etta James, Peggy Lee, Doris Day and many more… More information at www.joesrestaurants.co.uk Find out more »
£10 / £8 (concessions) / £6 (students)
Mark Armstrong with The Spin Trio @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
Mark Armstrong is one of the leading jazz/latin trumpet players in the UK; in addition to a fiendishly busy gig/touring schedule, he finds time to be Professor of Trumpet at the Royal College of Music and Music Director of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra – neither of which is terribly surprising when you hear him […] Find out more »