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Music Review

Stuart Braybrooke gives us the lowdown on two bands picked from Colchester’s thriving music scene. Slow Life Members: Dan Bowen Bio: Slow Life is an indie/folk act, consisting solely of multi-instrumentalist Dan Bowen, who has gained recognition with ...

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Keep Colchester Cool Recommends…

Here are just some of the events taking place in July and August that you can go to, safe in the knowledge of hearing some great music, as chosen by Ben Howard.  Being a festival organiser myself, I felt their pain when the Kelvedon Free Festival team announced that y...

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Music Review

Stuart Braybrooke gives us the lowdown on two bands picked from Colchester’s thriving music scene Fick as Fieves Members: Harry Campbell, Tommy Jonson, George Adey, Richard Aries, King Azlan Bio: Fick as Fieves are an eclectic five som...

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Keep Colchester Cool Recommends…

Here are just some of the events taking place in May and June that you can go to, safe in the knowledge of hearing some great music. Taking place just down the road on Mersea Island is the fifth Cosmic Puffin Festival, Friday 4th to Monday 7th May. This well-respected event raises money f...

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Music Review

Stuart Braybrooke gives us the lowdown on two bands picked from Colchester's thriving music scene Dead End Liars Members: Danny Gaisford (bass, vocals), Scott Clarke (drums) Bio: Formed from the ashes of a previous band, Flares, Dead...

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Worldly Savages bring gypsy punk to Colchester

It’s on a cold and snowy day in January when Sophie Cole catches up with Erik Mut, lead singer of the band Worldly Savages. The group are a hotch potch of cultural influences from around the world and will be bringing their wild and untamed mix of gypsy...

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Johnno Casson Window Dressing: A review

Winter. Dark nights, dark mornings, frost on your car and grit underfoot, writes Sophie Cole.  Yes, by February we’re all ready for daffodils, sunshine and the Easter bunny but since Easter’s not until the end of March this year, you’ll need something else to get you through the dregs of wint...

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Chapman Family: Interview and competition

“I always wanted to be in a band. I wasn’t one of those brats who wanted to be in the school plays – I wasn’t Wayne Sleep – but I always wanted to be a performer.” ...

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Here’s some Housework you will really enjoy

When you hear the word “housework”, chances are you’ll groan and immediately think of a million other things you’d rather be doing. But the word is likely to take on a whole new connotation once you’ve heard the debut album from Colchester funk band Housework. ...

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Sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll… and carrots

Pete Townshend from Colchester band Housework fills us in on life in the musical fast lane... Being in a band, people often ask me what it’s like, what it’s all about, what it is that drives me. I have heard all the clichés: fame, fortune, sex, drugs, rock ‘n...

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Celebrate the music of Vienna at the Mercury

A dynamic classical music group will play at the Mercury Theatre next week, celebrating the music of Vienna - dressed in period costume and lit only by candlelight. The Locrian Ensemble is performing Vienna by Candlelight on Wednesday, April 10, playing music by Haydn, M...

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Laura's got the Essex Factor!

A singer from Colchester is aiming for big things in Essex’s version of the X Factor – and she needs your help!   Laura Jepp, 25, beat off stiff competition from hundreds of other entrants to impress the judges of Factor Essex, a talent search which is now in its fifth year.   ...

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Beth White and the Colourtones: A review

It seems that there has recently been a surge of gentle, acoustic music permeating our ears through the airwaves of radios and televisions alike, writes Sophie Cole.   For me, it began with the John Lewis Christmas adverts with 80s pop classics such as The Power of ...

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Shakespeare in Song to mark the Bard's birthday

Liz Leatherdale from Colchester Classics tells us about a collection of songs which celebrate the life of William Shakespeare, whose birthday it is today. Legend has it that William Shakespeare died on his birthday on April 23, 1616. However, since the precise da...

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Introducing the ska troupe that are bound to go far

If you happened to be nursing a quiet pint at Colchester’s Hole In The Wall last Tuesday and snuck a glimpse towards Ska2-D2 as they took to the stage, you may not have believed it, but you were in for a treat, writes Lee Wakefield.  Sure, it was brief, but the band were on scorc...