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Swindon Wide

guide to Live Music in Swindon for November

Swindon’s live music scene is as Glastonbury Festival to name just
diverse and widespread as any in the two.
country. Whether you like chilled The utterly chaotic genius of the
out acoustic music, blues, folk, pop, man is almost indescribable, yet
dance, electronica, rock or any other his music ebbs and flows like the
genre you can think of, the scope for calmest of tributaries into a sea of
musical entertainment is endless. serenity and thought. If this sounds
We will start things off with a bit like your kind of show, you can see
of underground desert rock shall Shaun Buswell at Baila Coffee and
we? If you’ve heard of a group Vinyl in Old Town on 13 November.
called Queens of the Stone Age, And finally, as Monty Python
then you won’t be expecting any used to say, time for something
of their members to leave their completely different. The Teddy
stadium rocking circuit and play in White Band perform rhythm and
Swindon any time soon. So the next blues in an aw-inspiring display
best thing would be some former Swindon based orchestral genius/madman Shaun Buswell will be performing that was once described by our
QOTSA members right? a rare solo show at Baila Coffee and Vinyl in Old Town on 13 November group editor as “like walking
Former Queens drummer Alfredo right into the Louisiana bayou.
Hernandez glues this underground If that doesn’t provide your rock stars in the making Polar Front and The musicianship on display was
supergroup together and fix, underground legends Solemn you have one of the best shows the extraordinary. A quality on show in
collectively they produce a sound Sun are coming to Level III on south west has seen this winter. the live set of this band is hardly
that is psychedelic, raw, melodic Commercial Road on 25 November. We thoroughly recommend getting seen in this day and age.” So if
and has something to say. Their Swindon has local rockers All Ears down to Level III for this! they have a seal of approval like
musical bond comes from years of Avow to thank for this incredible If you’re looking for something that, you know they must be doing
playing in their respective bands show, as they continue to build a little more refined, dignified and something right. You can check
often together in California’s desert their national market share as one delicately beautiful, the musings out the Teddy White Band at The
cities, Los Angeles and on many of the best up and coming acts of Shaun Buswell may be just Victoria on 18 November.
European tours, so catching them in the UK. They have befriended the ticket. Mr Buswell has toured There is a world of music to
in Swindon on 1 November is a rare Solemn Sun’s driving force, Jim the nation on multiple occasions, discover in Swindon besides just our
treat indeed. Local support comes Lockey, and are able to pull in creating pop-up orchestras from picks here, so for more information
from Rewire the Time Machine and this high calibre act to the town the general public to perform at on events in Swindon and beyond,
Phoxjaw. seemingly at will. Couple this with the Shephards Bush Empire and visit: www.theocelot.co.uk
Charity nights still going strong at Swindon
restaurant

Restaurant owner Hanif Robbani with local cross channel
swimmer Bethan Sowden

Started in 2008, popular Indian donate all profits raised on the
restaurant Bengal Square in evening to the cause of choice,
Peatmoor has consistently run and this can be further added to if
charitable fundraising nights the organisers hold a raffle, quiz or
donating all profits to worthy auction.
causes across the Swindon area. “Donations from ourselves of
Now, the restaurant is expanding £350+ are not uncommon and the
this charitable evening to their best night we’ve ever had raised a
newly reopened sister site Mantra grand total of over £3,000.
in Old Town. “We are happy to host events
Held every Monday and Tuesday for any worthwhile cause and it
at Bengal Square, and every doesn’t necessarily have to be a
Tuesday at Mantra, the charity charity.”
nights have raised over £100,000 To host a fundraising event at
to date which has been shared Mantra, email your event details to:
amongst local causes from youth [email protected]
football teams to Macmillan cancer Or to host your event at Bengal
research. Square email:
Owner Hanif Robbani said: “We [email protected]
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