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1 week ago | 
epigram.org.uk | Benji Chapman |Tom Foley
By Benji Chapman, Music EditorOn the tenth of April, Oowee proudly announced an official partnership with the ever-encroaching Love Saves The Day festival at their North Street store in Bedminster, to support the launch of the new co-created menu.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Benji Chapman |Joe Coburn |Sean Lawrenson
By Sophie Mitchell, First Year Politics and International Relations After supporting Self Esteem on tour earlier this year, Gia Ford makes an appearance at Bristol’s Art Club on the first date of a seven-stop national tour. Her debut album Transparent Things, released on 13th September, is a stunning tapestry of classic rock-inspired gritty guitar combined with dreamy Americana-influenced vocals.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Benji Chapman
By Benji Chapman, Music EditorAdjacent to the venues which hosted some of IDLES' first-ever performances, such as Thekla, Queen Square will be filled with a spread of DJs, live performers, and food stalls during Friday the 1st and Saturday the 2nd of August for the band's only UK tour dates in 2025. As the only local opportunity to catch the band this academic year, the performances won't be ones to miss for fans in the UK.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Benji Chapman |Sean Lawrenson
By Benji Chapman, Music EditorSince 2017, DnB Allstars have asserted themselves as titans in the scene. The group have hosted events in Amsterdam, Canada, and all across the UK with esteemed DJs from all walks of drum and bass. Though they may only be seven years young, they continue to offer events that maintain the spirit of rave culture that began in the '90s, with acts such as Andy C, who frequent their lineups.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Benji Chapman
By Benji Chapman, Music EditorLocated in a thriving hub of development for Bristol, The Prospect Building is situated on Feeder Road in St. Philips. Only a fifteen-minute walk from Temple Meads station, the new space is part of a spread of new development in the Temple Quarter, following the continued construction of the University of Bristol's enterprise campus within the same area.
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Sep 22, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Benji Chapman
By Benji Chapman, Music EditorPerforming their self-titled album in full on its 25th birthday, the band honoured their roots while playfully responding to their influence on future generations of Midwest emo fans. Frontman Mike Kinsella's blend of quips and playful interaction with the audience contrasted with the emotional weight of the band's complex, open-tuned soundscapes, resulting in a show that was deliciously awkward in its self-awareness.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Benji Chapman |Megan Foulk
By Benji Chapman, Co-Deputy Music EditorTrigger Warning: This article contains mentions of suicidePeter Hook began his musical career as Joy Division's bassist: a twenty-year-old punk rocker who didn’t know his amps from his speakers, or bass from electric guitar. With the tragic passing of lead singer Ian Curtis, he went on to found New Order and fronted the spearhead for a more danceable period of British music.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Megan Foulk |Benji Chapman |Faniki Deche
By The Epigram Music TeamThough the days may be becoming shorter as leaves begin to fall during the Autumn months, Bristol's music scene isn't give anyone the impression that it's in hibernation. With the warming arrival of a new student cohort, there is no season like Autumn to introduce musical newcomers to the city.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Megan Foulk |Benji Chapman
By Megan Foulk, Co-Deputy Music EditorHitting the road with their new album Midas alongside a European tour with Fontaines D.C., Epigram talk to Wunderhorse about abandoning social media in favour of introspection and honesty. Politeness gets the better of me as Jacob Slater returns to his seat on my laptop screen after making a cup of tea. I’m his final press interview of the day and with a week until the album’s release, the atmosphere is at risk of feeling over-rehearsed.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
epigram.org.uk | Benji Chapman |Aditi Hrisheekesh
By Benji Chapman, Music EditorFilling the harbourside with a spread of musical delights, the main stage of Bristol Sounds festival could be heard even from Wapping Wharf over its several days of occupancy. With the tortoise-shell like stage turned away elusively from peering onlookers and commuters, it was impossible to see what resided behind the dome, though the cheers that surrounded it each day suggested that only good times lay ahead.
