Author: Paper Champion
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Gallery: Ghosts of Men, Grim Tales – Coda, 17/03/2023
There’s one big advantage to Coda and Three Wise Monkeys being so close to each other is that, when you have a night like tonight with two excellent gigs, it’s possible to run between the two. Unfortunately that doesn’t always quite line up and I was unable to see BIG big SKY. Opening the night…
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Review: Clown Core, DJ Driver – Bimhuis, 04/03/2023
Watching some of Clown Core‘s somewhat weird music videos a few years back they really came across as a band that would never end up performing live – they’re almost as much a theatrical act as they are a musical act and, frankly, I have no idea how anyone could consistently perform music as crazy…
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Gallery: Myopia, Ecto Peach, The Rezidents – Three Wise Monkeys, 10/03/2023
A lively night of music on a Friday night with music from Myopia, who at times sound like a young Arcane Roots, Ecto Peach, who are as energetic as usual and The Rezidents, who brought a set of well known and well loved tracks to the top floor of Three Wise.
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Review: Henge/Elf Traps – Colchester Arts Centre – 18/02/2023
What a great honour tonight is; Colchester hosting a band visiting from space isn’t something that happens every day. The audience pull out all the stops to greet this intergalactic group with people in full costume to make sure Henge feel welcome. But before we get to absorb their hopeful music we’re dumbfounded by a…
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Review/Gallery: Wilswood Buoys, The Lottery Winners, Frank Turner – Ipswich Corn Exchange, 04/02/2023
Bloody hell, what a venue for tonight! I’ve been here once before for Ipswich Sound City a few years back which was certainly a bit quieter than tonight but, as the venue fills up, it’s just a really nice space to watch some music in. Opening the night is the job of Wilswood Buoys and…
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Ladies to the Front – Three Wise Monkeys, 01/02/2023
Part of Independent Venue Week, Three Wise Monkeys put together this lineup of five of the best musicians around, some who’ve been faces of the local scene for a while and some of them up and coming artists, performing stripped back tracks in the newly refurbished venue. The lineup was decided by picking names out…
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Gallery: The Meffs, Anna’s Bones, Lost Movies – Colchester Arts Centre, 31st December 2022
A lively way to see in the year with sets from The Meffs, Anna’s Bones and Lost Movies.
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Best of 2022: Live Sets
In no particular order, the ten best sets from 2022. The Armed – ArcTanGent Festival, August 20th 2022 I’ve wanted to see The Armed for a while – sadly I discovered them after reading a friend’s incredible description of their previous London show and, with the Moth Club show cancelled due to the pandemic (that…
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Best of 2022: Local(ish) Live Shows
With 2022 finally being a proper return to live music here’s a look back at the ten best gigs in the local area (and areas around). In no real order, that’d have been much too difficult. Keg/Anna’s Bones/The Famous People – Three Wise Monkeys, 19th January 2022 Starting the year off well was this Music…
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Gallery: Monster Florence, Osquello – The Lexington, 8/12/2022
I’ve seen Monster Florence quite a few times locally but the crowd at this show at The Lexington really showed just how far they’ve progressed from being a local band; people travelling from all over the country to be there, people knowing every word. Saying “it went off” is a bit of an understatement –…
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