We have an absolutely incredible line-up this Friday the 19th!

You could go see Connor Selby and his Band at Wembley Stadium supporting The Who/Kaiser Chiefs/Eddie Vedder in July….. Or you can see them here at CODA this Friday for FREE!

Shooty and the Bang Bang
Rock band Shooty and the Bang Bang have played at CODA multiple times and always know how to get the crowd moving.
Easily one of the best live bands to have braced CODA’s stage!

Adam Ferretti
Beautifully opening the night we have Adam Ferretti, Adam is a singer/songwriter from Colchester. He performs a huge variety of cover versions of the biggest hits from the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s and now. He plays solo and performs with acoustic guitar and percussion as well as being familiar with a loop pedal.

Doors at 7pm

Music from 9pm

Free as per usual!

Described as “An innovator” and “A gamechanger” by The Guardian, British guitarist Ant lives in London and leads his quintet, dubbed “An exciting band to hear live” by John Fordham.

Ant Law – Guitarist– guitar, Michael Chillingworth sax,@Ivo Neame – piano, Tom Farmer– bass, James Maddren drums

Ant Law was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. From a young age he was exposed to early blues and rock ‘n’ roll and Arabic music. He began playing piano and guitar around the age of 8. Ant has played in Tim Garland’s band with Jason Rebello & Asaf Sirkis and won the Jazzwise Best Album award. He is a member of Trio HLK touring with Dame Evelyn Glennie.

Michael Chillingworth is a London based saxophonist and clarinetist. Over the years He has worked with many fine musicians including Kit Downes, Jim Hart, Stan Sulzmann, Gareth Lockrane, James Maddren, and many others Ivo Neam is an award-winning pianist and composer. In addition to leading his own bands, he is a vital cog in several of European jazz’s most forward-lookinggroups. He has performed and recorded with top musicians around the world.

Tom Farmer is most renowned as one quarter of the hugely acclaimed international touring quartet Empirical. He has also graced the Jon Lloyd group.

James Maddren was born in Sussex into a musical family. From a young age he was playing the Cello, piano and Drums. He later focused on drums and percussion and performed in many contrasting bands and orchestras.

“How refreshing is this Englishman who romps in the border areas between the bop and modern jazz guitar of the post Peter Bernstein-generation, it’s self-assured and thoroughly convincing.” Jazz Podium (Germany)
Described as “An innovator” and “A gamechanger” by The Guardian, British guitarist Ant lives in London and leads his quintet, dubbed “An exciting band to hear live” by John Fordham.

Ant Law – guitar, Michael Chillingworth – sax Ivo Neame – piano, Tom Farmer – bass, James Maddren drums

Ant Law was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. From a young age he was exposed to early blues and rock ‘n’ roll and Arabic music. He began playing piano and guitar around the age of 8. Ant has played in Tim Garland’s band with Jason Rebello & Asaf Sirkis and won the Jazzwise Best Album award. He is a member of Trio HLK touring with Dame Evelyn Glennie.

Michael Chillingworth is a London based saxophonist and clarinetist. Over the years He has worked with many fine musicians including Kit Downes, Jim Hart, Stan Sulzmann, Gareth Lockrane, James Maddren, and many others Ivo Neam is an award-winning pianist and composer. In addition to leading his own bands, he is a vital cog in several of European jazz’s most forward-lookinggroups. He has performed and recorded with top musicians around the world.

Tom Farmer is most renowned as one quarter of the hugely acclaimed international touring quartet Empirical. He has also graced the Jon Lloyd group.

James Maddren was born in Sussex into a musical family. From a young age he was playing the Cello, piano and Drums. He later focused on drums and percussion and performed in many contrasting bands and orchestras.

“How refreshing is this Englishman who romps in the border areas between the bop and modern jazz guitar of the post Peter Bernstein-generation, it’s self-assured and thoroughly convincing.” Jazz Podium (Germany)

milo (rapsmith)’s last European tour…Elucid at the height of his powers…and a full NOSTRUM GROCERS set. Music from under the underground. DO NOT MISS THIS AT Curve Bar Colchester!!!

Whether you want to call it ‘art rap’ or ‘underground hip hop’, this is music at its finest, most creative and poignant, with lyrics on topics ranging from Thomas Hobbes to police brutality to the nature of art, and featuring some of the finest beats in the game.

So, so, so, so excited for this…!!!

Concession tickets now available ONLINE, but must be picked up at Curve Bar Colchester, on the night, with proper concession ID!

Tickets also available, for purchase, at Queen St Brewhouse!!!

***Free afterparty, after the show, with vinyl-only DJs…come and enjoy this special day until the early morning!***

TICKETS:

https://www.seetickets.com/event/milo-elucid-present-nostrum-grocers/the-curve-bar/1327418

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/milo-elucid-present-nostrum-grocers-tickets-58416076056

https://billetto.co.uk/e/milo-amp-elucid-present-nostrum-grocers-tickets-345951/

Friday 19th and Saturday 20th April at 7.45pm

The FEAST from the EAST: Best new short plays from INK Fest’ 2019

This selection of the best short plays from the INK Festival 2019 provides thrilling evidence of the variety and depth of talent in East Anglia. Like perfectly formed pop tunes, these plays are by turns funny, sexy, touching, and delightfully quirky. The pleasure of watching them is that every single one leaves you wanting more.
INK is proud to be the biggest producer of original short plays in the country. We are in our fifth year. For more information on all things INK, including how to take part, phone 01986 872 555; or go to the website http://www.inkfestival.org

Tonight’s plays:

AFTER PROSPERO by Martha Loader, directed by Peter Kavanagh
Comic parable for our times set some 400 years after Shakespeare’s The Tempest. A storm is about to break over Prospero’s flooded island home.

NINA’S NOT OKAY by Shappi Khorsandi, directed by Jane Zarins
A night out on the tiles with 17-year-old Nina is fuelled by something far more potent than drink.

WELLINGTON by Scarlett Curtis, directed by Jane Zarins
Three quirky women cram on the sofa and watch The royal wedding on television.

MIXED UP by James Mcdermott, directed by James Christopher
Quicksilver piece about a die-hard Morrissey fan, Adam, who may or may not have found his perfect ‘Eve’.

BUS STOP written and directed by Dan Allum
A clean-cut American is taunted and teased by a precocious lass as they wait for the last bus to the unlovely Green Hill Estate in Huddersfield.

THAT’S GREAT! by Shaun Kitchener, directed by Paul Schlesinger
Rory is desperate to go out with Jake. His flat mate Harry is desperate to help him. So why does the plan go so desperately wrong?

THE SOUND GUY by Corin Child, directed by Peter Broad
A clumsy sound technician is having a serious problem with his plugs at a rally organised by right-wing patriots.

Tickets: £12, £10 (conc)

UK stand-up’s foremost contrarian takes a break from all the controversy in this new show. No politics, no religion, no smut, no swearing, just great jokes and good, clean fun. ‘Superbly intelligent, highly articulate and deeply sour’ (Spectator).

BILK play Three Wise Monkeys Colchester on Good Friday 19th April on their headline UK Tour, supported by SURGE and South Hours.

The raw and real sounds of Essex trio BILK set the standards for guitar music in England with their unique blend of indie, rap, and punk.

Their honest social commentary is as real as it gets, reflecting the highs and lows of British youth culture today, clad in Fred Perry and Adidas.

Their debut single Give Up shortly followed by Spiked released at the start of 2018 was championed by John Kennedy at Radio X, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio.

Their fresh sound impressed sites such as DORK, The Blue Walrus and a host of overseas blogs.2018 saw the lads play a host of gigs all over the UK, including opening the main stage at RiZE Festival in their hometown, supporting James Bay, Plan B and Liam Gallagher.

Supported on the night by
SURGE
South Hours

Doors 8pm on the top floor of Three Wise Monkeys Colchester
Tickets £6 available now.
Ages 18+
Tickets:
https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/bilk-three-wise-monkeys-tickets/9209395?REFERRAL_ID=twfb

One of Britain’s leading one-liner comics returns to the road with another onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery. A Mock The Week regular and recent star of the new Live At The Apollo series, Gary’s shows are renowned in the business for a near unrivalled volume of high-class gags. You should expect no different from this, his brand new tour for 2018. Please note Coolio will not be appearing.

**** ‘A cavalcade of brilliantly inventive puns’ Guardian
**** ‘More quality jokes in one hour than most comics have in their entire careers…Quite brilliant’ Scotsman
**** ‘A master craftsman’ Times
**** ‘One of Britain’s grandmasters of the one-liner’’ Chortle

Tickets £17 / £15 concessions.
Doors open 7.30pm, show starts 8pm.

The Kindling are a minimal alt-folk band from London and Essex (UK), singer Guy Weir’s disarming voice calls to mind Bon Iver, Jeff Buckley, or Talk Talk. To date they have released three Eps and one full length album – ‘By morning’ in 2015. They have played the Union Chapel (Daylight music), The End Festival, The Lexington, and David Byrne’s Meltdown on London’s Southbank.

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Singer-songwriter Cara Sebastian has been shaping stories since she could talk. Nods to Cat Power, Devon Sproule and PJ Harvey chime distantly, but more present is the lo-fi looseness influenced by Brian Eno, Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, and Linda Perhacs.