Fri 3rd Sep — Gig Listings

Above Us The Waves, Player 2

7.30pm. Free entry
Chester Arms (www.chesterarmsoxford.co.uk), 19 Chester Street, Oxford OX4 1SN; Tel. 01865 243203.

Talc Daemons

Powder-Pop from Daemonic favorites to off your rocks
from 9pm - free admission
The Half Moon (halfmoonoxford.com), 18 St Clements, Oxford OX4 1AB; Tel. 01865 247808.

Laid Blak Live Skylarkin' Soundsystem

DJ Wrongtom & Indecision spin Reggae, Dancehall, Hip Hop, Ska & Soul.
www.skylarkinsoundsystem.co.uk / email: skylarkinsoundsystem@gmail.com
9pm - 3am, £5, all night.
The Cellar (www.cellarmusic.co.uk), Frewin Court, off Cornmarket St.; Tel. 01865 244761 / 07769 690177.

The Gluts: Cafe Carbon

An evening of music in The Yard
7pm, free, booking essential
Modern Art Oxford (MAO) (www.modernartoxford.org.uk), 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP; Email: info@modernartoxford.org.uk; Tel. 01865 722733.

Live Jazz

With Ivo Neame (piano) and Tim Dawes (double bass)
8pm
The Old Parsonage Hotel (www.oldparsonage-hotel.co.uk/), 1 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6NN; Email: info@oldparsonage-hotel.co.uk; Tel. 01865 310210; Fax: 01865 311262.

Flipron Cornerstone Bar Gig Cornerstone

One of the freshest and most original bands of the last year.
www.cornerstone-arts.org/CornerstoneArtsCentreDidcot/BarGigs/38886.id / Tel. 01235 515144
7.30pm, free
Cornerstone Arts Centre (www.cornerstone-arts.org), 25 Station Road, Didcot, OX11 7NE; Email: cornerstone@southoxon.gov.uk; Tel. 01235 515144.

Shattered Dreams EP Launch Party

www.myspace.com/shattereddreams18 / email: branchy@blackberryorange.co.uk / Tel. 07530191783
8pm, £3 on door
The Jericho Tavern (www.thejericho.co.uk), 56 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AZ; Tel. 01865 311775.

Knights of Mentis, The Unforgiven, Deer Chicago Klub Kakofanney

Eclectic selection from the Klub Kak crew
www.myspace.com/klubkakofanney
8pm. £5
The Wheatsheaf, 129 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4DF; Tel. 01865 721156 .

Sat 4th Sep — Gig Listings

Bands, djs, art, retro arcade gaming & more for a good cause (www.theartroom.org.uk) in Eynsham
Tel. 01865 762721
City Farm, Eynsham OX29 4EG

The New Rope String Band Cornerstone

Music & cabaret, celebrating Cornerstone's 2nd birthday.
www.cornerstone-arts.org / email: cornerstone@southoxon.gov.uk / Tel. 01235 515144
8pm. £15, £13.50 concessions, £12.50 members.
Cornerstone Arts Centre (www.cornerstone-arts.org), 25 Station Road, Didcot, OX11 7NE; Email: cornerstone@southoxon.gov.uk; Tel. 01235 515144.

Abba Mia

Abba tribute night
8.45pm. £5
Marston Royal British Legion (www.marstonlegion.co.uk), Hadow Road, Marston, Oxford OX3 0JW; Email: marstonrbl@gmail.com; Tel. 01865 243991.

Doug Loveridge

Solo singer
9pm. Free entry
The Red Lion (Marston), 40-42 Oxford Road, Old Marston, Oxford OX3 0PH; Email: management@redlionoldmarston.com.

Kev G

Guitarist / singer
9pm. Free entry
The Quarry Gate, 19 Wharton Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8AL; Tel. 01865 308487.

The Fishes Music Festival

Local & national bands in the garden.
www.fishesoxford.co.uk / email: fishes@peachpubs.com / Tel. 01865 249796
2pm unitl late. Free.
The Fishes, North Hinskey

Black Mountain, Wolf People TCT Music & Kilimanjaro Presents

Canadian psychedelic rockers
6.30pm. £11
O2 Academy Oxford (www.oxford-academy.co.uk), 190 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE; Tel. Box Office: 0844 477 2000 / Info: 0905 020 3999 (25p/min).

Cabaret Clandestino

Sounds of the acoustic underground from Oxford & beyond.
email: managementptt@gmail.com / Tel. 07799 375147
9pm - 2am, £6/£5
East Oxford Community Centre (www.eocc.co.uk), 44b Princes Street (corner of Cowley Rd), Oxford OX4 1DD; Email: east_oxford_cc@yahoo.co.uk; Tel. 01865 792168.

Gig In A Gallery Art Jericho

Lisa and John from the band 'Sleeps in Oysters' battle it out in a head to head set.
www.launchcollaborative.co.uk / email: info@launchcollaborative.co.uk
7.30pm - 10.00pm. £4 on the door.
Art Jericho (artjericho.com/), 6 King Street, Oxford OX2 6DF; Email: artjericho@hotmail.co.uk; Tel. 07709 239322.

North Street

Covers band
9pm. Free entry
Royal Standard, 78 London Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 9AJ; Tel. 01865 764591.

Cuckoo's Nest /drive

Live Music.
The Queen's Head, Horspath (www.thequeensheadhorspath.co.uk), 26 Church Road, Horspath, Oxford OX33 1RU; Email: queensheadhorspath@yahoo.co.uk; Tel. 01865 875567; Fax: 01865 876998.

Sam Baker Empty Room Promotions

Songs from this unique and charismatic US performer
www.empty-rooms.com / email: trotman@gotadsl.co.uk / Tel. 01296 748268
6.45pm. £14 in advance. £16
Radcliffe Centre, Church St, Buckingham, MK18 1BY

Dedlok Day And Hog Roast

Day of metal & meat 10 bands & hog roast Dedlok,Desert storm & others
email: portmahonmusic@yahoo.co.uk / Tel. 01865 790970
2pm-11.30pm £5 on door
The Port Mahon, 82 St Clements, Oxford OX4 1AW; Email: Portmahonmusic@yahoo.co.uk; Tel. 01865 790970.

Moonrakers Celtic Music Wantage Health Store charity

Harp, fiddle, mandola, guitar, female/male vocals, trad and new
www.moonrakers.net / email: Jon.Bennett@dsl.pipex.com / Tel. 01235 768199
7-10.30pm £15
Wantage Civic Hall, Wantage.

Wild Palms, Porcelain Raft, Keyboard Choir Yoof!

Indie bands plus residents DJs Blue Flowers, Will Gilgrass & Major Fraser
9pm-3am. £5
The Cellar (www.cellarmusic.co.uk), Frewin Court, off Cornmarket St.; Tel. 01865 244761 / 07769 690177.

Empire Safari, Dial F For Frankenstein, Cat Matador

CD launch
8pm £3
The Wheatsheaf, 129 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4DF; Tel. 01865 721156 .

Sun 5th Sep — Gig Listings

Bands, djs, art, retro arcade gaming & more for a good cause (www.theartroom.org.uk) in Eynsham
Tel. 01865 762721
City Farm, Eynsham OX29 4EG

Open Air Brass Band Concert Regent Hall Band

Internationally-renowned Salvation Army Band from London.
www.salvationarmy.org.uk/oxford / email: mark.wolstenholme@salvationarmy.org.uk / Tel. 01865 771120
3.00pm, free entry.
Bonn Square, Oxford City Centre

Community Party Celebrate Donnington

Food, African drumming, bouncy castle, face painting and more. Live music (starting at 7 pm) from The Riverside Voices, Moon Leopard, Steve Eyre, Beard Of Destiny, Pete Watson.
3-10pm. Free entry
Donnington Community Centre, Townsend Square, Oxford OX4 4BB.

The Depreciation Guild YMD! Presents...

http://ymdpresents.tumblr.com/#913419484 / email: hello@ymdpresents.co.uk
8pm, 18+, £7.
The Jericho Tavern (www.thejericho.co.uk), 56 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AZ; Tel. 01865 311775.

Music Open Mic Night

www.oldbookbinders.co.uk / email: info@oldbookbinders.co.uk / Tel. 01865553549
Free, 8pm until closing time.
The Old Bookbinder's Arms, 17-18 Victor Street, OX2 6BT; Tel. 01865 553549.

Live Jazz

With Julian Jackson (Harmonica), Tim Lapthorn (piano) and Tim Dawes (double bass)
5pm-7pm
Quod (www.quod.co.uk/), 92-94 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BN; Tel. 01865 202505; Fax: 01865 799597.

Domes Of Silence, Dirty Beard, Beggars Lanes Burried In Smoke Presents

Metal
8pm. £5
The Wheatsheaf, 129 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4DF; Tel. 01865 721156 .

Folk Night

A mix of Irish folk and other genres led by the legendary Mick Henry. Open session, all welcome
8pm. Free entry
The Half Moon (halfmoonoxford.com), 18 St Clements, Oxford OX4 1AB; Tel. 01865 247808.

Malmaison Semi-Acoustic 3rd Floor Bar

With Desmond Chancer, Able Archer & Fred Bones
7pm. Free entry
Malmaison (www.malmaison.com), 3 Oxford Castle, Castle Street, Oxford OX1 1AY; Email: oxford@malmaison.com; Tel. Hotel: 01865 268400, brasserie: 268401.

Live Jazz

With Gwyn Allen (vocals), Graham Harvey (piano) and Tim Dawes (double bass)
8pm
Gee's (www.gees-restaurant.co.uk), 61 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PE; Email: info@geesrestaurant.co.uk; Tel. 01865 553540 .

Mon 6th Sep — Gig Listings

Jeff, Matty & Friends

Melodic jazz jam
email: anndunkley@btconnect.com / Tel. 01865 762372
9pm, free
Ampleforth Arms, Collinwood Rd, Headington, Oxford OX3 8HH; Tel. 01865 762372.

The Corridor's Acoustic Night

Every 1st & 3rd Monday of the month. An acoustic open mic, open to all.
www.thecorridoroxford.co.uk / Tel. 01865 247519
8.30pm, free
The Corridor (www.thecorridoroxford.co.uk), 119 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1HU; Tel. 01865 247519.

Aynsley Lister Band The Famous Monday Blues

The best in UK blues
www.famousmondayblues.co.uk
8pm. £12
The Bullingdon Arms, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE; Tel. 01865 244516.

Ex-Simple Minds, Derek Forbes & Brian McGee Academy Events Presents

Derek Forbes and Brian McGee are reunited to perform songs from their time as Simple Minds.
7pm. £12
O2 Academy Oxford (www.oxford-academy.co.uk), 190 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE; Tel. Box Office: 0844 477 2000 / Info: 0905 020 3999 (25p/min).

Tue 7th Sep — Gig Listings

Mason D’etre Open Mic Session

Get to know your artist - find out more about Oxford celebrities
email: thecattman@hotmail.com
from 8.30 - free admission
The Masons Arms (Headington Quarry) (masonsquarry.co.uk), 2 Quarry School Place, Headington, Oxford OX3 8LH; Tel. 01865 764579.

Kit Massey Trio Jazz Cellar At The Big Bang

Live jazz
8pm. £15 (includes main meal), £10
The Big Bang (www.thebigbangrestaurants.co.uk), 124 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AH; Email: bookings@thebigbangoxford.co.uk; Tel. 01865 511441.

Port Mahon Open Mic Night

Music and poetry welcome
www.myspace.com/swindlestock / email: jonparryuk@hotmail.com
8.30pm
The Port Mahon, 82 St Clements, Oxford OX4 1AW; Email: Portmahonmusic@yahoo.co.uk; Tel. 01865 790970.

The Howard Peacock Quintet The Oxford Jazz Club

Live jazz plus DJs playing r'n'b, funk and soul
9.30pm-midnight. DJ set till 2am. Free entry
The Bullingdon Arms, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE; Tel. 01865 244516.

Wed 8th Sep — Gig Listings

Open Mic

Hosted by Lee Davies
8.30pm. Free entry
The Cape of Good Hope (thecapeofgoodhopeoxford.co.uk), 1 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EA; Tel. 01865 262291.

Acoustic Night

Acoustic artists showcasing their talent
email: freudoxford@gmail.com / Tel. 01865 311171
Free entry from 8pm
Freud (www.freudliving.co.uk/cgi-bin/shop/page.cgi?user_id=12265&file=bars.html), 119 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AH; Tel. 01865 311171.

Welcome To Peepworld, Zem, Very Nice Harry, Peach Moshka

The Wheatsheaf, 129 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4DF; Tel. 01865 721156 .

Celebration Of Frank Sinatra

Jazz gig. Atila & the Tim Dawes Trio with the Music of Frank Sinatra
http://pureblissmusic.com / email: livegigs@timdawes.com / Tel. 01865 775974
8pm. Free (please book if dining).
The Tree Hotel & Annora International Restaurant (www.treehotel.co.uk), 63 Church Way, Iffley Village, Oxford OX4 4EY; Email: enquiries@treehotel.co.uk; Tel. 01865 775974; Fax: 01865 747554.

Open Music Workshop Pont Music

Beginners exchange ideas with music / performance tutors. All welcome.
email: PontMusic@aol.com / Tel. 07769 608124
8ish till 11. Free entry.
Folly Bridge Inn, 38 Abingdon Road, Oxford OX1 4PD; Tel. 01865 790106.

Thu 9th Sep — Gig Listings

Catweazle Club

Open mic performance space for music, poetry & story
www.catweazleclub.org
8-11pm, £5/£4 (performers free - sign up before 8pm)
East Oxford Community Centre (www.eocc.co.uk), 44b Princes Street (corner of Cowley Rd), Oxford OX4 1DD; Email: east_oxford_cc@yahoo.co.uk; Tel. 01865 792168.
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Adam Barnes EP Release Show

Adam Barnes, Straight Lines, Spring Offensive, Wise Children
8:30pm, £5
The Cellar (www.cellarmusic.co.uk), Frewin Court, off Cornmarket St.; Tel. 01865 244761 / 07769 690177.

Kev G

Guitarist / singer playing covers
9.30pm. Free entry
Copa (www.copaofoxford.co.uk/), 9-13 George Street, Oxford OX1 2AU; Email: 5319@greeneking.co.uk ; Tel. 01865 246906.

Songs Of Longing & Fulfilment Abingdon Anglo German Club

Robert Schumann in 1840 with Rachel Thorn (Soprano) and John Madden (piano).
Tel. 01235 533887
7.30 pm no fee, donation.
Abbey Chapel, Checker Walk, Abingdon OX14 3JB.

Eugene Chadbourne & Roger Turner, Stuart Chalmers & Chris Stubbs Oxford Improvisers

2 Duos
www.oxfordimprovisers.com
8.30pm. £6 / £4
The Port Mahon, 82 St Clements, Oxford OX4 1AW; Email: Portmahonmusic@yahoo.co.uk; Tel. 01865 790970.

Live Lounge Cape

Homegrown Oxfordshire acoustic goodness
8.30pm. Free entry
The Cape of Good Hope (thecapeofgoodhopeoxford.co.uk), 1 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EA; Tel. 01865 262291.

Purple Rain

5-piece Prince tribute band
9.30pm. £10 (booking recommended)
Joe's Bar & Grill (www.joesrestaurants.co.uk/), 260 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DX; Email: joes-cafe@ntlworld.com; Tel. (01865) 554484; Fax: (01865) 246024.

Sparky's Flying Circus

Weekly open music, poetry and song session
9pm / Free
The Half Moon (halfmoonoxford.com), 18 St Clements, Oxford OX4 1AB; Tel. 01865 247808.
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Acoustic Night

Acoustic artists showcasing their talent
email: freudoxford@gmail.com / Tel. 01865 311171
8pm til late, Free entry
Freud (www.freudliving.co.uk/cgi-bin/shop/page.cgi?user_id=12265&file=bars.html), 119 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AH; Tel. 01865 311171.

Eugene Chadbourne/Roger Turner Oxford Improvisers

Freely improvised music with Chadbourne, Turner and Chalmers/Stubbs
www.oxfordimprovisers.com / email: skarabee@live.co.uk / Tel. 07743922799
8.30pm, £6 (4)
The Port Mahon, 82 St Clements, Oxford OX4 1AW; Email: Portmahonmusic@yahoo.co.uk; Tel. 01865 790970.

Message To Bears, Samuel Zasada, The Yarns, Toliesel Everyday Folk Presents

Folk-pop
7.30pm. £4
The Bullingdon Arms, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1UE; Tel. 01865 244516.

Open Mic Variety Night

Music, comedy, poetry, drinking and listening. PA provided. Sign up from 8pm
www.jamesstreettavern.co.uk / email: jamesstreettavern@hotmail.co.uk
8pm-12.30am. Free
James Street Tavern (www.jamesstreettavern.co.uk), 47-48 James Street, Oxford OX4 1EU; Email: jamesstreettavern@hotmail.co.uk; Tel. 01865 202804.

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