Tonight (Monday), this month's Nightshift Introducing act Pet Twin celebrates his birthday by playing his forthcoming debut album in full at Common Ground with top drawer support from The Bobo Dogmilk & George Draper. Tomorrow's stars today.

Big thank you to Scott Lyman for so kindly sending me the new Shellac album as a Bandcamp gift. Time for a noisy morning's work.

This week's #BBCIntroducing includes Cecil The White Lakes Talk In Code cave_maanX Limbo Kids Royal 2000 Namvula Kernel Valley Lauren Jade Marlow In-Flight Movie FINLAY C LIZZY FARRALL Octavia Freud & The Weird Sisters Moonrakers Masquerader THE MEZZ and Are You Listening? Festival

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we've had to cancel our event on Friday the 17th at Florence park social club - Richard Norris Stranger Things are happening. All tickets will be refunded through Eventbrite Elizabeth Garner TheStoneClub Caught by the River Nightshiftmusicmag

2nite oxford, a beauty!
KIRAN LEONARD
LOBBY
BRIAN
ASTRAL SWANS (can)
7.15pm onwards at Common Ground, not to be missed
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Good selection of local acts playing at Are You Listening? Festival tomorrow if you fancy a trip to Reading for a full day of live music - BarrelHaus Secret Rivals, Hoof and The Mezz + recent Nightshiftmusicmag Top Track winners Masquerader.

Another of those difficult decisions nights tonight as Octavia Freud & The Weird Sisters headline All Will Be Well Records All Will Be Wired night @ The Library with Zarbi & Baby Maker while The Exact Opposite launch their new album at The Jericho Tav + Secret Rivals, Teo & Life Underground. Go to gigs, they're great

If you want to know what a guitar can do at the absolute end of its tether. If you want to know what musical misanthropy sounds like, listen to Big Black. Nothing like them before or since. RIP Steve. youtube.com/watch?v=GuCs1a…

Utterly shocked to learn that Steve Albini has died. An absolute musical hero of mine - so much so I even had a cat called Albini. Great producer and absolute genius guitarist. One of a kind. RIP

On this week’s show our special guest is Martin Newton from Santa Carla. With new music from 𝐆𝐈𝐆𝐒𝐘 Dubwiser1Love thefilthyhoney Force Of Mortality #Suspire #MaisysRainbowDream + a blast from Sebastian Reynolds past… Thursday 9pm on Get Radio #musicshow getradio.co.uk

I've only cried at a gig three times. Patti Smith, Stornoway and tonight when The Men They Couldn't Hang played Green Fields of France. My God, what a timelessly powerful song that is.

The blighters are back!

Pinch punch 1st of the month, who're you off to see in May? 5 pages of Oxford gigs in the new Nightshiftmusicmag inc. main previews of MenTheyCouldntHang USA NAILS, THE BAND kiran leonard English Teacher, Fat Dog & Dana Gavanski Read the full gig guide at nightshiftmag.co.uk/2024/may.pdf

2 great Oxford albums released today - BarrelHaus's riffbeast opus 'Azimuth' & Alexandra Hamer's tender ode to outsiders 'I Can Only Me'. Read what both acts had to say about their music recently at nightshiftmag.co.uk

After months of long days, we are proud to say that our new album is now available for exclusive early purchase via #Bandcamp . We hope you like it 👊

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Tonight, Oxford! Come on out tonight and support live music! We are playing the Cape of Good Hope with some great bands. Tickets are available here: wegottickets.com/event/616214/?
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❤️🙏🤠 #newmusicalert #americana #americana music

Print copy of May's Nightshift is out and about here, there, almost everywhere. Same as the digital version but black and white and silky to the touch. Make my endeavours meaningful by picking up a copy, or read it simply read it online at nightshiftmag.co.uk/2024/may.pdf.

Happy 3rd birthday to our chums at Melting Pot. Join them tonight for this frankly wonderful triple bill at the Jericho Tavern.

As ever, I'm really grateful to the good people who let us use their gig photos. This month's snaps see Milkweed and Big Special immortalised by Ian Hanham photography & Ride - The Network. Read the accompanying reviews at nightshiftmag.co.uk/2024/may.pdf

ICYMI: May's Nightshiftmusicmag is online now at nightshiftmag.co.uk/2024/may.pdf featuring the wonderful Alexandra Hamer on the cover + Introducing Pet Twin and loads of Oxford music news, reviews and previews, plus five pages of local gigs for the month ahead.