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Happy Birthday Warren / @shedtreasures
Have a damn fine day boss 🤘
#oxfordmusicscene #podcaster #livemusic

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Un-Wrapped 😄
Come to gigs, buy vinyl, buy CDs, buy merch or even the niche formats and support your local record store 😘
Please stream @wearebrunomuerte as well though.

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@secretrivals at @mechanicalanimalsessions 15/10/2025

#oxfordlivemusic #localband #oxfordmusicscene #gigphotography #livemusicphotography

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DON'T MISS OUR NEXT EVENING OF AMAZING ARTISTS!!!
At Florence Park Community Centre, Oxford

Next up! We have THE BOBO!

https://www.instagram.com/maria_thebobo/

The Bobo is a project created in 2018. It's first EP, Tiny, Tiny Woe, which was mostly the result of experiments with a demo version of GarageBand appeared the same year. Since then, The Bobo has composed music for several TV projects in Poland, including Control, the first LGBT web series in Poland and Tez To Slyszycie, a short film made to motivate young people to vote in Polish elections.

After their first play on BBC Oxford, The Bobo met, and expanded to include, Kid Kin. Their song Sprinter was included on the BBC Hot List. In 2023 they were invited to play Truck Festival, for which they recruited James Maund on guitar and Johnny Yeates to play drums. Later that summer, they recorded a live session at Maida Vale studios for BBC Music Introducing.

Wednesday 15 Oct, 2025
8.00-10.00pm

Pay what you can on the night (suggested £10)

Approximate timings:
iis - 8.10-8.40
The Bobo - 8.50-9.20
Secret Rivals - 9.30-10.00

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DON'T MISS OUR NEXT EVENING OF INCREDIBLE ARTISTS!!!

Hey! First up, we have @iiisband

Slanted, sloth rock for the underachievers

iiis (pronounced ‘eyes’) are a 3 piece from Oxford.

iiis’ debut EP ‘Slow Riot’ was released in Oct 2024. ‘Mixing Shoegaze, Slowcore and wider alt rock influences, vocal harmonies intertwine over shimmering melodies.’ (Nightshift, Oct ‘24).

Their latest release is a double A-side single on 7” vinyl, which is out on 26th Sept ‘25 or available to stream or download https://iiisbandoxford.bandcamp.com/
A-side - ARMS
AA - side - CHAIRS

Written, performed, recorded, produced & mixed by iiiis and mastered by Tim Turan.

iiis https://www.instagram.com/iiisband/

Wednesday 15 Oct, 2025
8.00-10.00pm
At Florence Park Community Centre, Oxford

Pay what you can on the night (suggested £10)

Approximate timings:
iis - 8.10-8.40
The Bobo - 8.50-9.20
Secret Rivals - 9.30-10.00

📷 @helenmessengerphotography
Poster Keiko Ikeuchi

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Well that is July done. Another busy one, and as is traditional in festival season, with a complex algorithm required to decide how many acts were seen. We’re going with 11 gigs, 72 artists (feel free to count up the photos!!)

Huge gratitude to all the artists, promoters, venues, engineers and everyone else who makes this scene happen 🤘✊👊

@divineschism @truckoxford @omsmag2025 @padpresents @riversidefest @thebullingdon_ @thelibrarypub @therustybicycle @modernartoxford @shedtreasures @commongroundoxford @quickfixrecordings

#gig #gigphotography #livemusic #livemusicphotography #oxfordmusic #oxford #oxfordmusicscene #oxfordshiremusicscene #nikon #nikonphotography #nikonz6iii #nikonz7 #albertwentouttoseerockbands

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@secretrivals in the @bbcintroducing V&V tent at @truckfestival 25/07/2025

#oxfordlivemusic #localband #oxfordmusicscene #gigphotography #livemusicphotography #sonya7ⅳ #sony70200gmii #festivalphotography #truckfestival

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#37 - 10/06/2025 - Sorties 2025

Podcast : https://grafhit.net/emission/vive-la-nuit/

Radio show / France / Grafhit 94.9 FM / Minuit dans la nuit du lundi au mardi / Tuesdays at midnight / vivelanuit.fr
Selection de nouveautés new releases Dark / coldwave / postpunk / darkwave / EBM / etc.
linktr.ee/vivelanuit

Paddang – Lizardland – France

Pulp – Spike island – UK

Taleen Kali – Aepex – USA

New Math – Ominous presence – UK

Raw Desire – En la oscuridad – Pays-Bas

Meta Golova – Gorod ustal – Brésil

Jovens Ateus – Passos lentos – Brésil

Cosmobrigade – Guillotine – République Tchèque

Menstruationsmassaker – Massaker Hymne – Allemagne

Optik SW – Tanzt – Allemagne

Kein Montag – F.T.R.T.T.S. (Kein Remix) – Brésil

Vera Gloom & Fluid Ghost – Hate – USA, France

Silent Cure – Promises (feat. Justine Forever) – Danemark

IC2 – Fading shadows – Italie

Secret Rivals – Neck – UK

Form And Void – Quiet oblivion – USA

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With @secretrivals @truckfestival playing on the fantastic V&V stage thanks to the great taste of @bbcintroducing

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@secretrivals on the @quickfixrecordings stage at @riversidefest 19/07/25.

#oxfordlivemusic #localband #oxfordmusicscene #gigphotography #livemusicphotography #sonya7ⅳ #sony70200gmii #festivalphotography #riverside

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Secret Rivals - Quickfix Stage - Riverside Festival - Charlbury, Oxfordshire - 19 July.

@secretrivals @riversidefest

#gig #gigphotography #livemusic #livemusicphotography #oxfordshire #oxfordshiremusicscene #nikon #nikonphotography #nikonz6iii #nikonz7 #albertwentouttoseerockbands

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#charlburyriversidefestival you are the best. We had such an awesome time playing and catching up with all the other bands , old friends and new … can’t wait for 2026 to come around ❤️❤️❤️

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