Author Archives: Ben Howard

Exhibition of the Colchester Music Scene

It all began at a club called Weavers in Braintree in 1978. That was the [...]

Mind-Funk presents Vandal

After the success of their Summer Beach Party, Mind-Funk returns to The Judge & Jury [...]

Ocean Colour Scene announce an intimate acoustic set at The Judge and Jury

The Judge and Jury have announced that tickets are now available for Ocean Colour Scene [...]

Drive Through Therapy to celebrate release of Infectious

Drive Through Therapy are hosting their local album launch party at The Bull on Wednesday [...]

Cav OK presents Club OK

Cav OK have announced a brand new club night at the Judge And Jury and [...]

Charity gig with New Town Kings to help Cambodia community

The Old Hall community in East Bergholt will be holding a benefit night on Friday, [...]

New Music Against The Grain at Slack Space

Contemporary classical music: dead and boring? Stuffy? Acoustic only? Elitist? Stuck in the past? Think [...]

Deadbeat presents The Virus Special with Ed Rush

Deadbeat are back at Silk Road on Friday, 4th November 2011, with another massive line-up. [...]

Colchester Black History Month 2011

Black History Month returns to Colchester this October with a wide-ranging programme of music, comedy, [...]

Colchester Round

Last night I had the pleasure of witnessing the first ever live performance of Colchester [...]

firstsite opens 10am Sunday 25th September 2011

I’ve been saying for a long while that Firstsite is our site. It’s something the [...]

The Colchester Circle September 2011 Issue

This editorial currently features in the September 2011 issue of The Colchester Circle, available throughout [...]

AcoustiCity Colchester – New Season

The Autumn-Winter season of AcoustiCity gigs in Colchester Headgate Theatre has been announced. 17 SeptemberExtraordinary [...]

Ben Wood and The Bad Ideas feature on Poly Styrene tribute record

Ben Wood and The Bad Ideas are set to feature on a compilation album being [...]

What’s on in Colchester – Free Festival 2011 Special

A huge Bank Holiday weekend of music across Colchester, centred around the annual celebration in [...]

What’s on after Colchester Free Festival 2011

So it’s 7pm on Saturday, 27th August. You’ve spent the day at the Free Festival [...]

The Colchester Circle August 2011 Issue

This editorial currently features in the August 2011 issue of The Colchester Circle, available throughout [...]

The Colchester Circle July 2011 Issue

This editorial currently features in the July 2011 issue of The Colchester Circle, available throughout [...]

Beware! The Pirates Of Arlesford Creek

Professor Charles Young of the Department of Lost Historical Treasures is back, once again looking [...]

Freekie Fest 2011

Freekie Fest returns on Saturday, 23rd July 2011, in a countryside location on the Essex/Suffolk [...]