Music Archive

While you can hear the influence of his Brazilian homeland throughout the music of jazz guitarist Rafa Dornelles it comes via a contemporary jazz-rock sound…

The Dirty Bourbon River Show deftly melds sounds that range from hard-edged blues to Lisztian piano driven ballads to New Orleans brass into a result…

DeCyphers August Edition 🔥 Maybe you’re an aspiring rapper, have been writing and want to test out new material or just want to come and jam…

Ben Catley 🍎 Holy moly! What’s all this? Quite how one bloke with guitar and stomp box kicks up so much high-energy metal-hop blues grooving music…

Full Force & Power The mighty voice of Jashwha Moses is part of Bristol’s reggae heritage since Dennis Bovell discovered him in 1978. From his…

The Railway Sleepers make their skiffle-infused ‘pickled swing’ out of leftover bits of Balkan, Gypsy and old-time Americana and, appearances notwithstanding, they do it pretty…

When not being distracted by touring with Kasabian or working on the cool contemporary R’n’B of his Duval Project trumpeter Gary Alesbrook is actually a…

Gasper Nali 🌊🔊 Gasper Nali is a Malawian Roots/Kwela style one-man-party-band, playing a 3 metre one-stringed Babatoni bass guitar, cow skin kick drum and incredibly…

Our lively open jazz jam session is led by versatile saxophone hero Craig Crofton who welcomes seasoned players to explore classic jazz and Latin tunes…

Hailed by Howard Thompson (Former Head of A&R, Elektra Records) as “the best singer-songwriter I’ve heard in a long time”. Likened to Damien Rice’s emotionality, Glen…

This lot of ‘tropical folksters’ give you contemporary cumbia and salsa, with plenty of instrumental flair, all the percussion uplift you could ask for and…

Batch Gueye ☀️ There’s a contemporary electronic shine to Batch Gueye’s songs but the eloquent yearning of his Saharan dusted voice is still the same as…

*** Due to unforeseen circumstances LUNAFRUIT are not able to play tonight. All is not lost however, as the incredible Joe Strouzer has stepped in!…

In the country music world it’s often a question of attitude – and Whiskey Shivers have that by the jugfull. Sure, they’ve got banjo and…

Faeland Spirited folk-pop with a Celtic edge. Fusing deep folk tradition and acoustic instrumentation, Faeland bring their innovative and subtly experimental approach to contemporary music. Music from…

💢Bosq 💢 Afro beats/ latin rhythms/ soulful house/ disco/ with subtle dancehall and hip-hop influences. Respected producer, DJ and artist with support from Giles Peterson and…

Barbarella’s Bang Bang 💥💥💥 This’ll be worth dressing up for: A clever theatrical riot of smart-alec songs and dazzlingly catchy poppiness that somehow manages to be…

We’re sad to announce that tomorrow’s Hashmat Sultana – Special Warm Up Show at The Canteen, Bristol has been cancelled due to issues with their…

I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. This bunch of grizzled Californian country rockers recall the early 70s when bands like the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver and Commander…

Rediscovering his Tennessee family roots clearly inspired Portland-born Wesley Randolph Eader to dig deep into classic Americana for his songwriting and the results are a…