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Here & Now, a concert featuring (allegedly) ‘the very best of the 1980s’ takes place this weekend. The Lincolnshire Showground’s Epic Centre hosts a weekend of live music promoted by the former ‘head honcho’ from Lincoln Theatre Royal Chris Moreno. Moreno returns to the city (well – nearly!) with one of his regular summer Midsummer [...]

With the legendary Bob Dylan celebrating his 70th year Next Tuesday night (24th May), Lincoln Drill Hall hosts a special live show in their Armoury Bar. “Dylan at 70” will feature live performances featuring songs written by the man who has been an inspiration to musicians, songwriters and fans alike across the last five decades. Hosted by the Coffee Bar Cowboys the line-up features a number of known and not so well known faces on the county acoustic circuit.

Crash Doubt Promotions present a massive two-day Punk and ‘Hardcore’ festival at the newly opened Showroom Centre on Tritton Road, Lincoln this weekend. Featuring a whole raft of acts from all over the country as well as local favourites the event runs from Saturday through until Sunday night………….

A little bit of harmony comes to the sleepy village of Harmston on Saturday night in the shape of saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, Jo Freya and Dutch Folk Band Maastroom. Maalstroom have been steadily building a solid live-reputation, over the North Sea in their home territory of the Netherlands as well as Belgium, Germany and the UK……………

The previously ‘wrongly’ listed show from Mike Badger, co-founder of the Legendary LAs and his Shady Trio finally takes place at the Stag’s Head uphill on Lincoln’s Newport this Friday night. Supported on the night by one of our finer local outfits and country/beat pundits, Postcards From Places That Don’t Exist, this looks like a great evening of Country/Honk Skiffle with a smattering of Rock ‘a Billy – Free Entry and starts around 8:30pm! ………..

As ever with Bank Holiday weekends the Jolly Brewer on Broadgate (Lincoln) have a full schedule of activities lined up. On Friday night Undertone will be blasting their own brand fusing “Groovin Reggae, Hip Hop plus Drum ‘n Bass”. The undertone guys are seriously busy in the local dance scene promoting their own nights at various venues around the area and tomorrow night will bring their burning sounds to the Brewer.

It’s a Folk Thing – official! On Friday and Saturday this small but ‘perfectly formed’ Leicestershire folk music festival returns to the village of Ashby Folville in Leicestershire. For the third year running this tiny village opens it’s doors (and gates) to more than 20 acts on the two stages in the grounds of the [...]

Mike Badger, well respected artist, sculptor and founder of 1980s Scouse-Pop outfit The LAs will be playing at the Lamb and Flag with his band the Shady Trio………..

Local blues/pop/rock outfit the Paul Gibbard band are playing at the tap and Spile on Hungate, Lincoln on Friday evening. Paul has been around for a few years playing his own material generally spiced up with a bran tub of old 60’s & Mod RnB material. Music is from around 8:30 – free entry! On [...]

Tonight you will be able to get the rare chance to witness one of the more interesting contemporary acoustic music collaborations currently on offer. Baltic Crossing with their hybrid take on traditional Scandinavian music invite you to join them on an exciting journey through Northern European and Celtic musical traditions. The band plays fiery contemporary [...]

The Band From County Hell return to the Lincoln Drill Hall on Thursday night as part of a short Paddies Day/Week tour around the country. Sure to entertain you with all the usual songs, jokes and tales (tall or otherwise!) it’s guaranteed to be an evening of fine entertainment…….

On Saturday evening the Dog & Bone (John Street – Lincoln) hosts one of it’s delightful Bijou evenings of musical entertainment. This week it’s the turn of Sheffield’s The Anything Goes Orchestra. They are a Ukulele based band specialising in adapting and playing classic jazz, swing, pop and punk songs – nothing is sacred!….

On Friday night local acoustic (semi) combo The Treehouse will be cramming themselves into the Tap & Spile on Hungate (Lincoln). This week they will be brining to town Cambridge-based acoustic outfit Flaming June who they have recently met up and supported on one of their regular forays out of town flying the Treehouse flag………..

Southend based Blues-Rock favourites The Hamsters are playing at Boston’s Blackfriars Arts Centre (Spain Lane – PE21 6HP) on Saturday…….

On Saturday the 11th September last year my dear friend and colleague Kevin Thorpe died suddenly within minutes of leaving the stage at the Newark Blues festival following an incredible set from his new project Tipping Point.  Many people in the region will remember Kev for not only his fine work with Out of the [...]

Dreadzone will be playing at the Lincoln Drill Hall tonight, Thursday 10th February…..

The Treehouse recently came into BrickBeat recording studios to start working on their second EP. The band had previously visited the studio to record their first EP Ore back in the summer of 2010 and after the successful outcome wated to return to put down some new tracks. The band wanted to document the creation [...]