Tuesday 22 May 2012
What's On - Herts and Essex

Bands playing live in Bishop's Stortford and the surrounding area

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Ben Cork

TEENAGE singer-songwriter Ben Cork, whose new EP Glory Days is now out on iTunes, will be singing for the Queen at her Diamond Jubilee Pageant on May 13.

Greg Camburn and Keef Jackman

ACOUSTIC Club co-founder Keef Jackman played this touching Valentine's Day number when he headlined the weekly event for the first time in its 10-year history.

VIDEO: Stunning new video from indie gang The Last Men

The Last Men

THIS stunning video for the newest song by Bishop's Stortford's The Last Men was shot by newly-launched local production company Endless Media.

Shakila Karim

STORTFORD teenager Shakila Karim has been praised by Help For Heroes after launching a single in support of the Forces charity.

Rich Judge and Mike Thackeray

TWO years, four EPs and scores of spectacular gigs after launching, I Dream In Colour are aiming for their biggest hit yet with debut single Strangest Place.

Aaron Page of The Pins

INDIE quintet The Pins followed in the Sex Pistols, Oasis and the Rolling Stones' footsteps with a Friday night headline slot at London's famous 100 Club.

Ben Cork

STORTFORD singer-songwriter Ben Cork, who earlier this month played a support slot for X Factor winner Alexandra Burke, has filmed his first music video.

Missing Andy

LAST year, Missing Andy shot to fame as finalists in Sky One's Must Be The Music - but they're far from just another reality TV band.

Roses In Rome

WATCH the video for Stortford punk quartet Roses In Rome's new track Tear Yourself Apart, which will be used in the soundtrack for the UK's most-watched wrestling show.

Wideboy Generation

BOISTEROUS Harlow Mod-rockers Wideboy Generation are tearing things up on YouTube with the release of their first official single Looters!

Charli XCX

ELECTRO-pop queen Charli XCX is celebrating the launch of her latest video with a support tour with chart-toppers The Ting Tings.

Papa Shango live at Rhodes, Bishop's Stortford

WHEN Beethoven praised music as "a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy", it's probably fair to say he didn't have Papa Shango in mind.

The DC Effect

INDIE-pop quartet The DC Effect celebrated their first gig at The Square with a headline slot at the Harlow venue.

Deep Sea Green

LONDON rockers DeepSeaGreen, who have roots in Bishop's Stortford, filmed and recorded this stonking live session at the town's newly-launched Soul Studios in Southmill Road.

Club Blub logo

HUNDREDS of music fans dropped in to Bishop's Stortford's Half Moon pub when promoter Club Blub held its annual Summer Blubbing all-dayer on August 6.