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Review/Gallery: Thumpasaurus, Wooze – Scala, 04/12/2023
From time to time it’s good fun to go and check out a band performing live that you’ve not really listened to properly before and that’s the situation I find myself in, a friend having invited me to check out Thumpasaurus at a party the weekend before, sitting on the train heading towards Scala. I’m…
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Review/Gallery: Wonk Unit, Greebo, Junodef – Three Wise Monkeys, 17th March 2023
Every so often Three Wise Monkeys take a risk on a really interesting lineup with bands from out of town. Sometimes they end up being busy and sometimes they’re a bit quieter but usually you get to watch something a bit different. Tonight is certainly no different. Junodef, from Sweden, open the night, the one…
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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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Review/Gallery: Tigran Hamasyan – The Barbican, 14/07/2022
Tigran Hamasyan is, in my personal view, a genius. He’s a master in both melody and rythmn, creating pieces of music that are both interesting in terms of the direction and the scales used while quite often using patterns and timing that would be more akin to a technical metal band than a pianist. There’s…
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She’s In Parties – Three Wise Monkeys, 22/04/2022
With this show being a release party for the new She’s In Parties track, Angelic , the band have decided to decorate the venue to match. Foliage and flowers hang from the rafters and adorn the mic stands, and visuals flicker on the projector. There’s a good turn out early to watch the relatively new…
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Anorak Patch – By Cousin Sam
Hailing from that village down the road, Rowhedge, it’s been incredible to see Anorak Patch just rise exponentially over the last few years. They’ve got the right people’s attention, appearing on countless national “Bands to watch out for” lists in the last year. It’s for good reason too – the music they’re putting out is…
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Review: Iglooghost, Southbank Centre – 22/01/2022
To say Iglooghost doesn’t do things by halves might be an understatement; taking over the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room for a weekend with an installation based around his recent releases and the music of Lei, he’s created something truly unique. The stage is filled with interactive artefacts created around the musical theme, with some of…
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Preview: Keg – Three Wise Monkeys, 19/01/2022
After the success of last year’s Music Venue Trust’s Revive Live tours, they’re back with another series of live events to see in the the new year. We get two dates in Colchester, the first of which is Brighton seven piece Keg, playing Three Wise Monkeys on Wednesday. Creating interesting but fun post-punk inspired tracks,…
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Review: Pilot Run – Faces are Hard to Find
Pilot Run shamefully have escaped my radar until now – a band made up of members of Fervours / Street Light Youth? How have I not heard them previously! Anyway, better late than never I suppose, I caught a description shared by Tom Donovan (who produced this EP) and had to drop everything and give…
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Review: The Verdicts – Quakers Alley
I remember coming across The Verdicts for the first time at a night of young bands over at Three Wise Monkeys a while back. I was impressed at the time by the energy of the band and how the frontman really caught the audiences attention and I was curious how well this would translate to…
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