Shirley
Shirley are an Oxford based band, nominated at the Carling Academy for Oxford’s best band as well as being featured on both BBC radio and ITV local
Shirley are an Oxford based band, nominated at the Carling Academy for Oxford’s best band as well as being featured on both BBC radio and ITV local
Thin Green Candles are an strange electronic/avant-garde/dance collective from Oxford, England. TGC started out in 2008 as a solo project by Fred Toon who had been a follower of the local music scene for some years. To convert the sound to a live setting Fred enlisted the help of Joe Chapman from fellow Oxford band Spiral 25 on drums plus local musicians Leigh Alexander & James Serjeant from Beaver Fuel and Drunkenstein on bass guitar and guitar.
Digging For Pedro is a rock band formed in Oxford, UK in 2011. The lineup consists of Lutece Constant, Thom Muddle, Kyle Quinell, and Dean Cross. Oli Crowden was the band's second guitarist until spring 2012.
Spiky indie punk-rock with a 'Jam vintage’, brought up-to date with a twist of Young Knives and Bloc Party.
The Black Hats are a 3 piece indie rock band formed in Oxford, UK in 2006. The lineup consists of Guitarist Nick Breakspear, Bassist Ian Budd and Drummer Mark Franklin. Following an impressive year which included the release of their debut album, headlining the Oxford Punt festival, a live session for BBC Introducing (Oxford) and a blistering set at Cornbury festival, the Black Hats move into 2010 with an acclaimed new EP...
Family Machine are a four-piece from Oxford, UK. They have completed their album with Ian Davenport at Courtyard Studios (Release Feb 2008). This Follows last years "Flowers By The Roadside" EP and also their recent releases on Alcopop! and Stalker Records compilations. Their "beard museum" club night and record label is a hub of the local acoustic indie scene, with a bundle of festivals, gigs and releases to it's name.
Gentle acoustic numbers with a wonderful scratchy sound and background fuzz that makes it feel like a lost folk recording from distant days past. Listen closer
and a world of haunting alternatives to the everyday that would turn Lewis Carroll green with envy are slowly revealed.
- Decode Magazine
Gloomcore www.myspace.com/ivysitch
[1] THE SCHOLARS, an English indie band (2007 - present)
[2] THE SCHOLARS, a third wave ska band from Orange County, US (late 1990s) [1] - The Scholars are an English alternative rock band who live in and around the Midlands. They combine conventional indie rock with elements of new wave, pop and acoustic styles to create music that is as intricate and varied as it is accessible. www.myspace.com/thescholarsuk