Willy Porter continues on a musical and personal odyssey spanning over two decades, 11 albums, and multiple continents. His journey has been defined by an inquisitive love for humanity and the language that describes what we all hold to be true. Porter’s songs weave a universal perspective about the questions, struggles, and triumphs of human existence....
Soul Lotta Funk - The very best of Funk and Soul bands + Old School Vinyl DJ sets at the Hen and Chicken every Thursday night. SOUL LOTTA FUNK was formed in 2013 bringing together some of the most talented and experienced musicians from around the UK and beyond, the band worked hard to develop...
The Learner Parent Parenthood is a crafty beast. The second you master something it changes the game so you're rubbish at it again. Stand-up comedian, viral blogger and bestselling author Sam Avery (aka the Learner Parent) started his award-winning blog when his twin boys were born. A million nappies, Peppa Pig episodes and a head-full of hair...
Tom Ward is a hugely in-demand comedian and voice-over artist. He has voiced literally thousands of commercials, documentaries, training films etc from excitable salesmen to husky women - he can do them all. As a comedian Tom has won numerous awards which has catapulted him to acclaimed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and guest spots...
Bedminster — where graves were robbed by body snatchers, and corpses buried in concrete coffins. Where the old Chinese laundry vanished years ago, and where ‘laundering’ now means money, big money, 13 million, ‘laundered’ through a Bedminster bank. Where criminals were sentenced to hang in public, their cadavers flayed, their skin tanned and made into…… the answer...
Ireland’s finest hip-hop musical comedian, Abandoman, aka Rob Broderick, is back on tour with his biggest show to date - Pirate Radio Using his trademark blend of audience interaction and razor-sharp improvisation, Abandoman's Rob Broderick will take you on a magical journey, transforming the audience’s likes, loathes and daydreams into hit songs and captivating tales. Abandoman have...
Stand up for the weekend with John Lynn. Also featuring George Lewis. John Lynn’s easy going laid back delivery makes him an instant hit with audiences. Within months of starting stand up John appeared on TV, a remarkable feat for a newcomer. The cornerstone of his act are his thoughts on the pros and cons of...
This autumn the Jazz Promotion Network (JPN) is launching a programme of double bill concerts featuring graduates from the jazz courses at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Leeds College of Music, and taking in venues in Sheffield, Birmingham, Nottingham, Lyme Regis, Bristol and London. The Emerging Talent project aims to bridge a gap that exists between jazz courses and the...
Blood & Butchery in Bedminster — where graves were robbed by body snatchers, and corpses buried in concrete coffins. Where the old Chinese laundry vanished years ago, and where ‘laundering’ now means money, big money, 13 million, ‘laundered’ through a Bedminster bank. Where criminals were sentenced to hang in public, their cadavers flayed, their skin tanned and...
Bedminster — where graves were robbed by body snatchers, and corpses buried in concrete coffins. Where the old Chinese laundry vanished years ago, and where ‘laundering’ now means money, big money, 13 million, ‘laundered’ through a Bedminster bank. Where criminals were sentenced to hang in public, their cadavers flayed, their skin tanned and made into…… the answer...
Canadian song maestro Stephen Fearing is back after a busy few years performing and writing with others (Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Fearing & White) now comes an opportunity to relish Stephen Fearing solo again. Listening to the songs on the long anticipated new album ‘Every Soul’s A Sailor’ you’ll be struck by his voice,...
Bedminster — where graves were robbed by body snatchers, and corpses buried in concrete coffins. Where the old Chinese laundry vanished years ago, and where ‘laundering’ now means money, big money, 13 million, ‘laundered’ through a Bedminster bank. Where criminals were sentenced to hang in public, their cadavers flayed, their skin tanned and made into…… the answer...
