Events for Friday 8 March 2013 › Gigs
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8:00 pm
£14 / £10 (concessions)
Sam Lee & Friends @ Holywell Music Room, Oxford
In a world full of ‘next big things’ it’s easy to become complacent, but 2012 Mercury Prize nominee Sam Lee’s music isn’t just another ‘next big thing’ it’s so utterly a thing of itself that it sits wonderfully and uniquely alone. Sam draws on folk but is more than that: his six piece band moulds […] Find out more »
£14 / £12.50 (concessions) / £11.50 (members)
The Carrivick Sisters and Blair Dunlop double header @ Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot
Fantastic stuff! The Carrivick Sisters are 21 year old twins who count Ralph McTell amongst their fans. Their bluegrass sound is enriched by English folk tunes.
Blair Dunlop tours in the new incarnation of his father’s (Ashley Hutchings)
The Albion Band, with Fairport Convention and solo. Hailed as a new Richard Thompson, he has had […] Find out more »
£5
Vienna Ditto / Welcome To Peepworld / Jordan O’Shea @ Port Mahon, Oxford
Vienna Ditto: Blending traditional blues with dub-heavy bass and heart-stopping beats, Vienna Ditto land somewhere between Massive Attack, Portishead, The Knife and 1920s blues legends. It’s and intense and mesmerising experience. Welcome To Peepworld: Led by a voice that evokes PJ Harvey on one of her wistful days, and propelled by deceivingly simple but powerful […] Find out more »
10:00 pm
£6 advance / £7 door
Bugalu Foundation / DJ Dan Ofer / DJ Couscous @ The Cellar, Oxford
This bunch of Leeds and Manchester based musicians are heavily influenced by the 1970s era New York cultural melting pot where soul, funk and jazz combined with the Hispanic influences of South America’s salsa, mambo and Latin-jazz. The result being an irresistible fusion of Latin-funk, boogaloo and “el barrio” beats, Spanish Harlem style! Formed over […] Find out more »