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RaW Sounds Today Chris Hillman bit.ly/raw soundstoday

GIGS are great. It’s one thing to listen to a great playlist like – checks notes – this one, but it’s even better to hear the bands live.

And that’s what we did last week, by heading to Guildford to catch Tankus The Henge.

You can book tickets to Wokingham Festival over the August bank holiday, but to whet your appetite, we’ve chosen their single You Can Do Anything. Have a listen and see what you think – tune in for free on Spotify. Our playlist is a mixture that will help you discover something new.

To hear this week’s selection, simply head to https://bit.ly/rawsoundstoday and enjoy the music.

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Tankus the Henge – You Can Do Anything

With Tankus the Henge being booked to headline Wokingham Festival on Sunday, August 27 we popped along to their show at Guildford’s Boileroom last week to check them out.

What a night it was.

They are an incredible band of musicians who

Gig Guide

Thursday, April 20

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Alite and support.

Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Golden Farmer, Reeds Hill RG12 7LS. Karaoke. Details: 01344 302038.

READING – The Blagrave Arms, Blagrave Street RG1 1PW. Karaoke. Details: 0118 958 6775.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. BBC Introducing: Deva St John, Split The Dealer, Who Ate All The Crayons. Details: 0118 959 7196.

WOKINGHAM – The Grasshopper, Rose Street RG40 1XU. Live at the Grasshopper: Mark Warner’s Full Swing. From 6.30pm. Details: 0118 901 2678.

WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 9437.

Friday, April 21

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Supersonic Queen.

Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. I

Got Soul: Soul Fusions Seven. Details: 01344 303333.

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Face Bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. The Reunion, K32, Tunnel Crew, Itsy Bitsy, BB Crew. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING - Hope and Bear, London Road

RG1 5DE. Goldeneye. Details: 0118 935 4095.

READING - Lola Lo, Friar Street. Skint Thursdays: Skint Rock, pop punk and classic rock, plus house and techo.

Details: Twitter @skintmondays

READING – Pentahotel, Oxford Road RG1 7HR. Emma. Details: 0118 958 6222.

READING – Pitcher & Piano, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Stars in the their Minds karaoke. Details: 0118 958 8964.

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP.

Resurrection: The Stone Roses Tribute and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Carpets. Details: 0118 959 5395.

READING – Tutu’s Ethiopian Table, perform with such enthusiasm and enjoyment that is totally infectious.

You just couldn’t help dancing and singing along in a venue that was packed to the rafters with a crowd having such a good time.

Palmer Park, Wokingham Road RG6 1LF. Open mic: poetry, music and more. 6.30pm. Details: 0118 966 3938.

Saturday, April 22

BINFIELD – The Victoria Arms, Terrace Road North RG42 5JA. Piston Broke.

Details: 01344 483856.

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Slackrr, Flash Daddy and Small Town Saviours. Details: www. theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. The Lee Aaron Band. Details: 01344 303333.

BRACKNELL – The Royal Oak, London Road RG12 2NN. White Light. Details: 01344 422622.

HENLEY – Christ Church Centre URC, Reading Road RG9 1AG. Henley Rotary Club Blues Night with Papa George. £15, under 18s £9. Details: https://henleyrotary.club/

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. The Runaway Killers, Stimulation Muse. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Hard Jokes by One Away. Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – The Jazz Cafe, Select Car Leasing Stadium RG2 0FL. The Chain Gang. Details: 0118 968 1442.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Dr Syntax and Pete Cannon. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Reading Biscuit Factory, Broad Street Mall RG1 7QE. Certain Sound Records record sale. 10am-5pm.

READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Watt4. Details: 0118 926 5804.

READING – The Turks, London Road RG1

5BJ. Band Substance. Details: 0118 957 6930.

TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. The Highwasters. Details: 0118 942 9606.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. The Filthy Llamas. Details: 0118 977 0918.

WINKFIELD ROW – The Woodcutters, Bere Road RG12 0XS. Arachna.

I now can’t wait to see them again when they come to Wokingham so if ‘you can do anything’, make sure it’s getting your ticket for that – https://www. tankusthehenge.com/

Jessica Winter – Choreograph

Are You Listening Festival celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year and has its usual brilliant lineup and is supporting a great cause in Reading Mencap. It’s a great multi-venue festival with loads of artists appearing including this one.

It’s Jessica Winter and she’s a talented artist and producer who just released her new EP, Limerence, from which this song is taken. Cool electro-pop. –https://www.jessicawinter.tv/

Reliant – Do What You Want

Wokingham/Reading-based indie rockers return with a new single. Recorded at Maidenhead’s Generation Studio it’s another riff-laden song with a catchy chorus and their distinctive sound and vocals.

They’ve played a number of shows this year in the local area and in London so watch out for more soon – https://linktr.ee/wearereliant

Split the Dealer – Capsize

Here’s an artist who has been in every one of our Top 20 listings of the year so far. He’s certainly a talented and exciting performer and this new single is another brilliant recording – https://beacons.ai/ splitthedealer

One Last Day – Stay Away From Me

It’s another slice of well played powerful but melodic rock on this single from the local band

Sunday, April 23

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: The Twagger Band. Details: www.readifolk.org.uk

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Reggae Sundays. Details: 0118 959 7196.

SONNING – The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye RG4 6TY. The Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly Show. Details: 0118 969 8000.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Live acoustic music with Harley Hutchinson. Details: 0118 977 0918.

Monday, April 24

READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Open mic night Details: 0118 958 0473.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Old Purple Whistle Test. Details: 0118 959 7196.

Tuesday, April 25

BAGSHOT – The Foresters Arms, London Road. Bracknell Folk Club. Details: www.bracknellfolk.org.uk

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. New Music Tuesday. Details: www. theacousticcouch.co.uk

READING – Fisherman’s Cottage, Kennet Side RG1 3DW. Live jazz, blues and more. Free entry, donations welcome.

Details: 07866 251216.

Wednesday, April 26

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Jazz Singers Night. Details: 0118 959 5500.

Thursday, April 27

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. The Velveteen Orkestra and support. Details: www. theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Golden Farmer, Reeds Hill RG12 7LS. Karaoke. Details: 01344 302038

EARLEY – Reading Harley-Davidson, Wokingham Road RG6 7HN. Syn City Rockers. Details: 0118 334 4300.

READING – The Blagrave Arms, Blagrave

Street RG1 1PW. Karaoke. Details: 0118 958 6775.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Vegas baby, Vegas with the Ding Dong Daddios. Details: 0118 959 7196.

WOKINGHAM – The Grasshopper, Rose Street RG40 1XU. Live at the Grasshopper: Mark Warner’s Full Swing. From 6.30pm. Details: 0118 901 2678.

WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 9437.

Friday, April 28

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. A Night of 60s rock n roll with the Self Preservation Society. Details: www.theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Malt Load v Blondie. Details: 01344 303333.

READING – The Butler, Chatham Street RG1 7DS. Open mic night. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Ed Sheeran Experience. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – Pitcher & Piano, Friar Street RG1 1DB. Stars in the their Minds karaoke. Details: 0118 958 8964.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. Hard Times. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Progress Theatre, The Mount RG1 5HL. Jazz at Progress presents Leon Greening Trio with Alex Garnett. Details: www.jazzinreading.com

READING – Rising Sun Arts Centre, Silver Street RG1 2ST. Club Velocity presents... The Snags/Horse Rock/Alan Caruso. Details: www. risingsunartscentre.org

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Peter Hook and the Light. Details: 0118 959 5395.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Live guitar and saxophone. Details: 0118 977 0918.

WOKINGHAM - The White Horse, Easthampstead Road RG40 3AF. Open mic night. Details: 0118 979 7402.

WOKINGHAM WITHOUT – Pinewood whose tour includes a Reading date on July 22 at Facebar and at Wokingham Festival appearance on August 28 – https://linktr.ee/onelastday

Ghost Dance – Down to the Wire

We go back in time now to the late 1980s with an anthem from gothic rock band Ghost Dance. They will be visiting Reading on May 4 to play the Facebar at a Club Velocity / New Mind Promotions show –https://ghost-dance.co.uk/

Deva St.John – The Curse

Deva just released her debut EP, ‘Nauseous Ad Nauseum’ from which this is taken and it’s no surprise that every song is excellent including this one – https://www.facebook.com/dayvasaintjohn/

Azure – Spark Madrigal

Modern prog from a Brighton-based band that will be visiting on August Bank Holiday Monday to headline the second stage at Wokingham Festival. The band have been championed by Prog Magazine – https://www.facebook.com/azuresongs

Morass of Molasses – Terra Nova

These Reading rockers are on a UK tour and this song is from their new album, ‘End All We Know’ –https://www.facebook.com/MorassOfMolasses

Elucidate – Take It

It’s the new single from Elucidate, a Readingbased Alt-Rock band, and it’s an exciting song with a driving rhythm section, a great riff, and energetic emotive vocals. They will be appearing at Wokingham Festival in August – https://linktr.ee/ ElucidateUK

Bar & Cafe, Unit 8, Pinewood Centre, Pinewood Leisure Centre, Old Wokingham Road RG40 3AQ. Stoney Lane. Details: 01344 778543

Saturday, April 29

BRACKNELL – The Acoustic Couch, The Ring RG12 1JG. Broken Colours with Red Tape Resistance. Details: www. theacousticcouch.co.uk

BRACKNELL – The Keller, Coppid Beech Hotel, John Nike Way RG12 8TF. Angels Can Dance. Details: 01344 303333.

PURLEY – St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Avenue,RG8 8BJ. Danni Nicholls in concert. 7pm. £15, Under 17 £10. Details: www.stmaryspurley.org.uk

READING – The Castle Tap, Castle Street RG1 7RJ. Corvid. Details: 0118 958 0473.

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Natural Right: Specialized Reading. The Corsairs. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING – Grosvenor Casino Reading, Rose Kiln Lane RG2 0SN. Spirit of Carnival. Details: 0118 402 7800.

READING – The Palmer Tavern, Wokingham Road RG6 1JL. Mollys Jam. Details: 0118 935 1009.

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Scarlet Vixens present the Eurovision Thong Contest with Mojo Jones, Oliver Ty Tassel, Layla Cherry, Dutch-S and Kate Aherne. £8. Details: 0118 959 7196.

READING – Reading Railway Pub, Station Road, RG1 1NB. Martin sings Through the Decades. £5. Details: 07949 948310.

READING – The Retreat, St John’s Street RG1 4EH. The Thomas Heppell Blues Band Details: 0118 376 9159.

READING – Salisbury Conservative Club, Kings Road RG1 4HX. Continuum Covers Band. Details: 0118 926 5804.

READING – Saint Laurence Church, Blagrave Street RG1 3EJ. On The Block Battke. 2pm-8pm. From £6. Details:

READING – Sub89, Friar Street RG1 1EP. Centralizin’ Soundz. Details: 0118 959 5395.

READING – The Turks, London Road RG1 5BJ. Paddington. Details: 0118 957 6930.

TILEHURST – The Victoria, Norcot Road RG30 6BP. Mystery Machine. Details: 0118 941 5064.

TILEHURST – The Royal British Legion Club, Downing Road RG31 5BB. The Silver Searchers. Details: 0118 942 9606.

WHITLEY – Whitley Social Club, RG2 7QA. Mini Scratch Acoustic Duo. Details: 0118 374 0052.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Make Shifts. 7.30pm. Details: 0118 977 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Three Frogs, London Road RG40 1SW. Gary Roman as Elvis. Details: 0118 978 5925.

YATELEY - The Dog and Partridge, Reading Road GU46 7LR. Men Behaving Sadly. Details: 01252 870648.

Sunday, April 30

READING – Community Hall, Watlington House, Watlington Street RG1 4RJ. Readifolk presents: theme night - Money Matters. Details: www. readifolk.org.uk

READING – The Face bar, Ambrose Place RG1 7JE. Chop Suey. Details: 0118 959 5500.

READING - Lola Lo, Friar Street. Bank holiday bucks.

TWYFORD – The Golden Cross, Waltham Road. Thomas Heppell. 5pm. Details: 07889 226309.

WOKINGHAM – The Crispin, Denmark Street RG40 2AY. The Gas Trick Band. 0118 978 0309.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Jazz with P’Jam. Details: 0118 977 0918.

WOKINGHAM – The Victoria Arms, Easthampstead Road RG40 2EH. The Victoria Arms Rhythm and Blues Orchestra. Details: 0118 979 9437.

May Day Holiday Monday, May 1

READING – The Purple Turtle, Gun Street RG1 2JR. The Old Purple Whistle Test.. Details: 0118 959 7196.

WOKINGHAM – Hope and Anchor, Station Road RG40 2AD. Live acoustic music. Details: 0118 977 0918.