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Below are our archives for January 2013. If you are looking for a different month, please use the date search box feature below. To browse please choose from last month, next month or try the News, Sport, The Guide or Opinion archives for this month.
Reading Rock Academy are calling all budding bands!
TALENTED bands are being called on to showcase their best riffs and catchiest beats in a hotly-fought competition. Reading Rock Academy Battle Of The Bands is returning for the fourth year, and is open to bands from around the country for the first time.
Jimmy Carr announces second 2013 date at The Hexagon
Jimmy Carr has announced a second 2013 date at The Hexagon! He is bringing his Gagging Order show to the town centre venue on Tuesday, July 30, at 8pm. Click here to book tickets
Get Miles Ahead with Body Of People dance
For fans of jazz, theatre, dance, and those looking for something new, Body Of People (BOP) are bringing two spectacular shows to South Hill Park on Saturday, February 9.
They'VE been there, done it and bought the T-shirt, but that's not why these guys are still kicking about in the music business, as Spin Doctors guitarist Eric Schenkman explains, they're in it for the love of the ride.
Spring Awakening - pushing the boundaries
AN edge-of-your-seat play which pushes the boundaries of youth's sexual exploration is being performed at South Hill Park, Bracknell.
We chat to people person Lucy Porter
"I'm so much more relaxed since having kids," comedian Lucy Porter tells me. "In terms of stagecraft, I could not give a stuff what anyone thinks of me anymore! Having done childbirth - and I don't want to sound like a martyr - but even the toughest gig you have ever had is not as bad as that!"
Renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber set to captivate The Hexagon
Renowned cellist Julian Lloyd Webber is returning to The Hexagon, Reading, after five years, to perform with the European Union Chamber Orchestra.
Great British blues swings into town
Berkshire blues fans will be treated to a swinging show from British blues group The Will Johns Band at Norden Farm, on Friday, February 1, at 8pm.
Chris Cox: Check out 'the mind reader who can't read minds'
CHRIS Cox can't read minds, but he'll darn well make you think he can.
A Maidenhead music lover is preparing to take audiences on a journey through Fleetwood Mac's seminal album, Rumours, and his research has already thrown up some surprises for you to discover at his Vinyl Frontier night.
Get out! This week's ents news...
LET'S Rock The Moor is back for the fifth year with an eclectic line-up of eighties bands and a bigger selection of stalls and entertainment.
Explore Terry Pratchett's Discworld
LET Progress Theatre take you on a journey through Terry Pratchett's Discworld, from the noisome swarm of Ankh-Morpork to the wintry landscapes of überwald, a region populated by conservative dwarves, aristocratic vampires and plotting werewolves.
Attila The Stockbroker has got something to say
They say age can mellow you - but try telling that to fiery punk poet Attila The Stockbroker. He's been on the road and earning a living from his craft 33 years, and he ain't having none of it.
I am Steve Siddle AKA Club Velocity presents...
Happy New Year. 2013 on paper should be a great year for promoters.
Ground-breaking jazz theatre at South Hill Park
Get Miles Ahead with groundbreaking contemporary jazz theatre courtesy of Body Of People (BOP), when they return to South Hill Park next month.
Reviewed: Shinfield Players' Robin Hood
Panto time at Shinfield last week was an opportunity for the cast to don their tights and outlandish costumes in this very happy production (and that was just the fellows!).
Making a directorial debut at 75 years old is quite an achievement and a further accolade for Dustin Hoffman is to capture something of the essence of Englishness in his film Quartet. The film tells the story of former musicians and opera singers living out their days in the elegant surroundings of retirement home Beecham House.
Go Back For Murder at Windsor Theatre Royal
THE stage is set for murder, suspense and 'plenty of twists and turns' as a star-studded cast take on a classic whodunit by the queen of crime fiction. Agatha Christie's Go Back For Murder started its tour at Windsor Theatre Royal this week, and promises to keep audiences intrigued.
Suggs tells his story at The Hexagon
MADNESS frontman Suggs' life has been an eventful one, to say the least.
They say that laughter is the best medicine. Well if that's the case then your body will be a temple by the time you've taken a dose of Doc Brown's infectious lyrical laughs.
I am Mark Harrison AKA doubledotdash!? presents
Well hello there! Welcome to my new sporadic column - hopefully giving an insight into the workings of doubledotdash!? and other activities organised by our friends.
Southern Tenant Folk Union come to South Street Arts Centre
Southern Tenant Folk Union are returning to South Street Arts Centre, Reading, on Saturday, with new album, Hello Cold Goodbye Sun.
Miles Kane to play Reading Sub89
Debonair indie darling Miles Kane is set to play an intimate NME Awards Tour warm-up show in Reading on Tuesday, February 5.
Say hey rock'n'roll with Showaddywaddy at Bier Keller, Bracknell
MUSIC biz veterans Showaddywaddy are 40 years old this year, but rather than wallow in denial or succumb to a reverse midlife crisis by becoming accountants, they're celebrating with a massive tour.
Take a journey at Mr Todiwala's
Mr Todiwala's Kitchen is a delightful restaurant which opened 12 months ago on the mezzanine floor of the Hilton Terminal 5 hotel at Heathrow.
