Oyster Land: An Interview with Matthew John Harrison

Local filmmaker Matthew John Harrison is showing his latest documentary, Oyster Land, on Saturday 26th [...]

Stage Craft @ Colchester Fringe

Led by Richard Bland (MA in Drama Directing from Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, BA [...]

Interviewed: Wait For June

German folk-indie band Wait for June brings their genre-defying sound to Colchester Arts Centre on Saturday, 19th [...]

YOLO: Seb Fontaine and Carly Wilford to play Trilogy

YOLO and Club76 are excited to welcome DJs Seb Fontaine and Carly Wilford on the [...]

Celebrating 15 Years of Keep Colchester Cool

Fifteen years ago today, on 19th September 2009, I created a Facebook group—something I’d never [...]

Colchester’s Anti Loo Roll Brigade Festival: A Celebration

Colchester’s Anti Loo Roll Brigade Festival (ALB Festival) has quickly become one of the year’s [...]

Interviewed: Colchester’s Hic Sumus

Hic Sumus have been cropping up at events throughout the city this past year. I [...]

Interviewed: Tim Young of the Crunchy Frog Players

Ben Howard chats with Tim Young of the Crunchy Frog Players about his latest show [...]

Interviewed: Hobo Chang

There’s lots going on for Hobo Chang this week, with the release of their new [...]

Interviewed: Sweet Unrest and Owen Bennett

Sweet Unrest will play Three Wise Monkeys in Colchester this Wednesday, 19th June. I caught [...]

Interview: Fraser Morgan and his 1000th show

Colchester’s Fraser Morgan will be playing his 1000th show at Colchester Arts Centre on Saturday [...]

KEG return to Colchester

Good Friday, March 29th, promises to be a top night with the 7-piece band KEG [...]

Colchester’s Unforgettable Week in Music

This week has been a game-changer for Colchester’s music scene, marking a time of huge [...]

Bridget.’s Damage Reversal

There’s an artist who’s been making noise on the Colchester scene for a while and [...]

MEFF FEST 2024 Announced

Since their debut in 2019, The Meffs, consisting of Lily (vocals/guitar) and Lewis (drums/backing vocals), [...]

Frank Turner’s Colchester Connection and the Arrival of Undefeated

Not everyone will realise how much Frank Turner has supported Colchester artists in recent years [...]

Interview with Geoff Lawrence of Slugworth

Geoff, although this interview will focus primarily on Slugworth, there is a rich musical history [...]

Three Wise Monkeys to celebrate Independent Venue Week

Three Wise Monkeys Colchester proudly takes the spotlight as it once again participates in Independent [...]

Interview with Colchester’s PET NEEDS

Colchester is rich with great music once again, and one of the bands leading the [...]

Craig Charles Christmas Funk & Soul in Colchester

Christmas comes early to Colchester as Craig Charles brings his Christmas Funk & Soul Extravaganza [...]