LIVE Archives ⋆ THE SHONK

CALVA LOUISE

January 20, 2022 dukeofearl 2,109

Whether it’s age, COVID or a combination of the two, something that I have found difficult to muster over recent months is getting excited by gigs. During these long periods of isolation I’ve caught many […]

OLDEN YOLK

February 9, 2020 dukeofearl 5,775

You can read the full article that this excerpt is from by clicking here! Following a three-for-three success of Jack Cooper sets it was time for Olden Yolk, another Arbiter recommendation. They were comprised of […]

THE BURNING HELL 2

January 31, 2020 dukeofearl 6,450

The Shonk just love it when our Canadian Ambassadors come over to party with us and play us their wonderful anti-folk, indie narrative, stream of consciousness, nostalgia-rap! (By our standards is a genre that Mathias […]

The Dowling Poole

January 30, 2020 dukeofearl 796

Exceptional multi-interconnected super genre breaching pop-plug mega band destroying all notions of traditional construct in ‘song world’ with their insane live performance. (Original review lost in a fire) – Note; in this video the drummer […]

ASTRAL FEST VI BRISTOL 2019 (PT2)

July 25, 2019 dukeofearl 2,386

Our glorious day of absorbing some incredible music from all around the world was in full swing and after a quick stop at Pret A Manger for some nourishment and sustenance it was time for […]

CAVE

May 2, 2019 Arbiter Titan 3,265

I have long wanted to see CAVE live; 8 years, I thought my chance had gone, they haven’t toured for some time. When I chanced upon a listing for their only UK show this year […]

HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT

March 25, 2019 dukeofearl 2,076

Half Man Half Biscuit are one of the greatest bands in the world, that’s an irrefutable fact here at Shonk Towers and as a rule you’ll lose your job here if you are inclined to […]

IDLES

November 11, 2018 dukeofearl 5,018

It was almost two years ago when a good friend of mine and I were hot-boxing our ceremonious shed, courtesy of a late friend of ours when I was first introduced to Idles. Chef Rhys, […]

JANE WEAVER

November 10, 2018 Arbiter Titan 4,175

Beautiful show tonight by @JanelWeaver@TrinityBristol,to deconstruct and then rebuild her songs in front of us, alone, takes bravery, ingenuity and talent. Class I posted this tweet immediately upon leaving the Trinity Centre, I could have […]

SONS OF KEMET

November 6, 2018 Arbiter Titan 3,986

Before the show the nervous excitement was palpable in a sold out Fleece, the crowd was here to dance and dance they would. I have always loved the sound of two drummers, it allows one […]