Mr Woodnote Saxophones, loopstations, beatboxing and sometimes flutes…. Mr Woodnote is Australian sax player Mikey Melican and guests who concoct a potent mix of jazz-infused hip hop and dub heavy basslines. Lil Rhys The semi-conscious MC hails from UKs soundest and most musically vibing cities, Bristol. He started writing and hooked up with MC Idle (Theo Weywood) and, a little while later, Pete Hogg & DJ Drake, forming Bonobo Hobos. All on the same tip about music, lyrics and life Rhys used this as the catalyst i which to develop his own style. A few years ago he met Mr.Woodnote...
Get Rich Quick are Tim Sayer (trumpet, flugelhorn, electronics), Marcus Vergette (double bass), Jesse Molins (guitar) and Pete Canter (saxophones, drums). The group also uses percussion, cymbals and other instruments or objects at hand to produce spontaneous and unpredictable music which moves between the melodic, the atonal, and the percussive.
Reflecting the diverse experience of the musicians the music can at one moment be reflective and exploratory, the next crystalise into a charging jazz groove, funk or the blues and then erupt into a wild and raucous explosion of sound. The...
Though London-based, Treetop Flyers have a quintessentially vintage American West Coast sound, so it’s fitting that their outstanding debut album of country soul was recorded in the canyons of Southern California.
Displaying strong Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young influences, the band also betray an admiration for the British folk sounds of the 1970s, with whispers of Nick Drake and Fairport Convention amidst the canyon croons.
A creative personal approach using broken pottery, found objects, vitreous glass etc to create your own mirror frame/ mosaic object for your garden. We will work on a project throughout the 5 weeks taking you through the design process, preparation, choice of materials and use of cutting tools. This is a 5 week course starting on the 2 May, 10am-1pm. For beginners or more experienced. £100 for 5 session plus costs of materials. Advance booking essential.
FAILURE (& other opportunities for non linear success) Mary Pearson Left standing at the disco. Caught naked on the red carpet. Gathering dust after the big sale. Expired. Bagged. Tagged. And recalled. Stuck somewhere amongst the glitter and glamour of Las Vegas, magic, and selling cars… a fashion victim, aspiring pop diva, and chronic underachiever is consumed by delusional fantasies of commercial success. Watch with amusement, outrage, empathy, embarrassment and relief as her pedestal becomes a soapbox and her FAILURE turns into freedom. A new solo performance bringing together...
Europe is at tipping point. An artist returns home, braced for change.
Spanning 20 years of seismic change in 20th-cent. history, The MolinoGroup present a working draft of a new piece investigating the relationship between artists and conflict through the enigmatic persona of British surrealist and pacifist Roland Penrose, and his involvement with the British WW2 effort. Join us as we transform the Bike Shed theatre into a 1930s Milk Bar and take a journey through the space charting several decades of innovation and decay. A collage of music, movement and installation, The Roland...
If you had unprecedented access to highly sensitive classified networks 14 hours a day, 7 days a week, what would you do?
In 2010, US Army Intelligence analyst Bradley Manning allegedly leaked classified documents to whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. This year, Manning's story comes to a head with as he stands trial.
How did this 25 year old super-intelligent, awkwardly effeminate soldier become the centrepiece in a war between WikiLeaks and the American government? His supporters claim ‘We are all Bradley Manning’; his detractors label him a national traitor. Where does...
In April 2012 three women made a daring and unusual journey from one end of Great Britain to the other. Trusting only to their resourcefulness and the kindness of strangers, they made an 18-day, 874-mile journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats, completing their unusual expedition on as many varieties of transport as they possibly could.
“With wings wrought of wanderlust this show soars. A heartfelt love letter to the ineffable spirit of adventure”(Fringe Biscuit) In End to End they tell the heartwarming story of their journey, the trials and tribulations faced along the way and...
Formed in Oct 2009 and with lofty aspirations, the Giants have been busy pounding dancefloors with their raucous, feel-good, highly-addictive shows.
With ideas too big to be pigeonholed, the Giants fuse many a musical style and are quite frankly genre defying; Dub Rock, Indie Ska, Funk Blues, call it what you will the music is unique, fresh and always delivered with masses of energy and a very real authority. With pumping drum and bass, scorching guitar, soulful vocals and a jumpin brass section the band fuse inspired song writing with a subheavy dancefloor sensibility. Giant's...
Exeter Racecourse will be staging its very own beer festival on Tuesday evening with Otter Brewery providing local ales on tap at its race meeting.
Otter Amber, Otter Bright, Otter Ale and Otter head will all be available in a marquee on the lawn where a television showing the races and betting facilities, will add to the atmosphere.
The beer celebrations are all part of the racecourse’s first ever Rugby at the Races evening which honours Exeter’s Chiefs Neil Clark during his testimonial year.
Clarke, as well as his team mates and back up staff from Sandy Park, will...
