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LACERTILIA

May 5, 2020 dukeofearl 7,689

It feels like forever since I had my face melted off by the intense-soup starter that was Lacertilia, leading up to my main course which was a joint of Weedeater with a side of Jim […]

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 […]

ASTRAL FEST VI BRISTOL 2019 PT1

July 13, 2019 dukeofearl 2,793

Astral Fest VI was a highly anticipated event this year for The Shonk Family. Last year the Arbiter and I had an incredible time that left us smelly, sweaty and with an accumulated week’s worth […]

REASONS TO ASTRAL

June 13, 2019 dukeofearl 2,580

If you’re a regular reader of The Shonk you will know that we don’t say anything that we don’t mean, so understand us when we say that if you haven’t bought your tickets for Astral […]

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 […]

SLIFT (LE PUB 2019)

May 1, 2019 Robert Morse 2,469

We at The Shonk are loathed to write reviews of our own shows for fear of appearing biased and self-congratulatory. We KNOW the shows we put on are fantastic events of audio-visual delight and feel […]

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 […]