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SUNFLOWERS
Having seen, and been blown away by these guys at Bristol Psych Fest, we at The Shonk were eager to catch these guys in a much smaller, more personal setting at one of our favourite […]
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OH SEES & FLAT WORMS
From the desk and mind of Arbiter Titan! The Shonk overcomes The Beast from the East to face their psyche quest. Back in March, The Shonk prepared a scouting team to venture to That London […]
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JACK COOPER / CIAN NUGENT / A. SAVAGE / OLDEN YOLK
The first time we saw JC was by Arbiter’s recommendation, the gig took place in the basement of Cafe Kino on Gloucester Road in Bristol. A trendy vegan eatery with a plethora of fine food […]
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GREEN MAN PT3 2018
I’m going to admit at this point that I’ve lost the second itinerary that I wrote out for this exercise. I lost the one that I made for the festival so wrote out another by […]
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GREEN MAN PT2 2018
Saturday… and my head was pounding! I had spent far more energy tokens than I had intended on Friday night deep into Saturday morning, I even introduced gin into the equation (some peer pressure may […]
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GREEN MAN PT1 2018
Many months ago I got the hankering for a festival. I didn’t fancy the fast paced turbo charged carnage of Boomtown, a festival so amazing that you never see any of the acts you have […]
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THE BURNING HELL 1
The Burning Hell… without doubt are one of the greatest bands to exist in all of time and I can say that with confidence because I have lost count of how many times I have […]
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39TH & THE NORTONS / EL GOODO
Every Christmas The Shoracle buys me a record of something I’ve never heard before. It’s an exciting gift experience that has always yielded great results given that as a being of near psychic power such […]
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TOBY HAY / JIM GHEDI
From the mind & desk of Arbiter Titan! Before talking about the evening I must first mention tonight’s stunning venue. St John’s church in Canton in Cardiff is a wonderful venue to hold a show […]