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Great live music at The Good Intent, John Street, Rochester.

Great gig at the Good Intent, John Street, Rochester, yesterday lunchtime, Sunday 1st June.A wonderful welcome from Karen and the guvnor, and two long sets from Andy Smythe, singer songwriter on vocal, guitar and piano, accompanied by Barry Targett o...
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Turin Brakes play the Leas Cliff Hall in August, 08/08/08

Hevy is extremely excited to be presenting their biggest event so far this August, featuring two of their favourite upcoming bands supporting Turin Brakes at the Leas Cliff Hall.Leas Cliff Hall, FolkestoneFriday 8th August 2008 (08/08/08)Doors 7:00pm...

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Our actual first day in Key West

I realise that my previous post about our first day in Key West a) didn't contain any info, b) had things from our second day on the map, and c) has slipped down the page and no-one will read it. So here at last is the first part of our journey. Clar...

Pirate museum

There's a pirate museum in Key West, Florida. If you're going to Key West any time soon, why not call in there and tell me how it was? Some more Key West links, in case you or anyone know is going.Sloppy Joes a bar with live music, with live webcams ...

Queen BACK!

We're not going to this, nor going to get the album I wouldn't have thought. Went to see "Queen" before with Paul Rodgers, and it was good to hear some of the tunes live, but it's probably best just to leave it. Also Brian May seems like a bit of a m...

looking for suitable venue in Folkestone

Hi,We are looking for suitable venue in Folkestone one of our gigs.We are an 8-piece live band called The Vintage Corporation and we organise our own 60�s and 70�s gigs. We are looking for halls in London and the South East to perform in.Requirement...

Local Heroes and Hevy Music

Local Heroes @ The Leas Cliff HallFriday 16th NovemberTickets �10Doors at 7:00pm After a long hiatus, Folkestone�s Leas Cliff Hall will be hosting a local music night on Friday 16th November, but this time it�s different. The event, Local Heroes, wil...

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RE: Vince Martyn

I've seen Vince a few times around Deal and he really delivers the goods - great music and great personality.

Live music - Ricky Fontayne

Great night of rock n roll Ricky Fontayne was superb a great vocal talet and food was top quality.Cant wait to see The Ricky Fontayne Show again.Thank you Rose and Crown in Old Romney

Sultan

I saw Sultan in the Frenchan on Saturday, they sounded great.

The Frenchman has the potential to be a great pub, I think they could do with less live music and more of a mixed crowd though.
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How I am the best at IPOD / genres / tagging / etc...

A valued chum just posed these questions by email, and it fired me off in a huge response, so I thought I'd whack it up here too...1. When you have a CD what are you using to rip the CD, what bitrate and what codec are you using?2. what is the minimu...

Magic darts

Turned on the final of the Lakeside World Championship last night while we were having tea (Sunday, so chilli), and nearly turned it right off again as it looked like a bit of an embarrassing white washing, Martin Adams bein six sets to nill up again...

Valentines at the Grand

We are posted as having a Cabaret for Valentines Night but thats changed.
We are having a fantastic gourmet evening.7 courses of really amazing food.Live romantic music.Not to be missed

Peene Railway Museum

Dear sir,I see by your site you put on live music-would you ever consider putting on live jazz mid week--with either a trio or quartet,Our website is WWW.POPEJAZZ.COMThis style of jazz is quite popular in a few venues in Folkestone;anyway consider it...

Transport updates

Journey times have been much better since Monday. If I race out of the door here at six, I get a train at Cannon Street that gets me home without changing for eight fifteen. Bit boring travelling on my own, but I'm plodding on with these book, and re...

Paul Clarke Meet & Greet Package

No not really, I just got an email about a Paul Stanley thing you can bid on, promoting his new solo album. He's the singer with KISS like you didn't know...To celebrate the new release, and his current club tour, we are offering a once-in-a-lifetime...

Gig guide from this week in 1981!

so it wasn't all big name indie bands playing the Metronome every night as I've been led to believe... here's a fascinating republication of gig listings from 1981, from the good people at www.kentgigs.com. Don't forget my Folkestone gig guide though...

Weekend roundup

Keppel's Bar was very nice last Thursday, a real surprise, we'll definitely be back there again. They had live jazz in there that night (and every Thursday), a quiz on Friday that we couldn't go to, and other music nights, as well as all the events t...

The Gay Train

New video of a song by my friends MJ Hibbett and the Validatorsvideo is by Rob Manuel, of b3ta fame.All stop watching it, so it streams more smoothly for me... More Hibbett updates, courtesy of his newsletter:ITEM! After months of hard work (honest!)...

Weekend fun

We're off to The Kent Show:Flowers and garden show, food and wine, forestry and countryside area, magnificent display of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. Live music, arena displays, interactive displays and exhibits. Showjumping, rural crafts, antiques...

Welcome to Miami!

Or, rather, from Miami, or even (by the time I write this up) hello from England, Miami sends its regards. Just BACK from a trip to the US of States to visit Clare's bro and sister-in-law in the pan-handle bit of the Americas. Tiring flight over to M...

The Ship

Other bar news discovered while we were out... The Ship down at the harbour has a pool table, a jukebox, and live music. It's a nice pub, just my type, though you might feel it's a bit of a low dive. Can't believe I'd not been in there before....
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Fiddlefit

really lively duo here, her fiddle really takes off on all different types of music - a real treat.
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Thanks for that brief but useful comment...

If anyone out there can offer any more info along these lines about any of the venues here, that'll really help with the map; accomodation, booze, real ale, children welcome, dartboard, dj, food, garden, jukebox, live music, pool table, vegetarian fo...

Pauly's 'Stoney Soapbox

I live in Folkestone, Kent, and work in Farringdon, London. I talk about pubs, restaurants, property, commuting, TV (Lost, West Wing, property shows), music, web stuff, and popex, and my lovely rose of Clare...

Folkestone Pubs

Ah never mind other sites, check out my very own list of Folkstone pubs, or search by criteria (Does it have a pool table? Real ale? Live music?) on the interactive Folkestone pub map......

Damn I had a really good headline in mind for this

SO, went to Ireland at the weekend, and it was very nice! Here will follow my little review of where we went and what we did, and things I recommend and things I don't.Friday morning we had a wedding meeting at Lympne Castle, TOO EARLY, and too many ...

Xtremadnes Entertainment L L C

XTREMADNES ENTERTAINMENT L.L.C. is a professional music entertainment company that provides services for various genres of music such as Urban/R&B, Hip-hop, pop, Reggae. XTREMADNES ENTERTAINMENT L.L.C. was established January 7, 2000. XTREMADNES EN...

More San Francisco tips

first of all, are you staying at the W Hotel? If not, it is next to Moscone and the bar in there called XYZ is really great - and the hotel a nice place if you can stay there. Around the downtown area, for lunch especially an SF tradition is Tadich's...

Sleepy weekend

Watched football, a rarity for me, but Portsmouth vs Southampton was on BBC1... So I sat watching in the flat in Folkestone on my own, with constant updates via text and phone from the mates who were gathered in the Chav Monkey in Fareham, drunk befo...