The Old England Pub

A heavy triptych of alt-rock disturbance! JOaN SMiTH & the JaNE DOeS channel a storm of serrated chords and witchy incantations. Grave Danger steer effervescent bass bounce through synth-drenched dance-punk terrains. Cougar Mingus crack open their brew of doom, funk, and delirious grunge combustion. Big FFO: QOTSA, early PJ Harvey, The Strokes, Kyuss. Grave Danger & Cougar Mingus at The Old England Pub.

Australian mystic singer-songwriter Ned Collette brings melancholy, Leonard Cohen-esque elliptical lyricism and musky, finger-picked chord progressions to the Old E; an intimate performance of uncanny ambience and epic story-songs FFO: Nick Drake, Bill Callahan, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Joanna Newsom, Cat Power. NED COLLETTE - UK TOUR! @ THE OLD E W/ Support from Bristol based LOAM & Izaak Hare (Folketronic Band)

Proper pedigree live roots and dub action from Nga Han outta St Ann Parish, JA (via California). It’ll be a real blessing to hear his meditative vocals over majestic nyabingi-tinged productions, with DJ support from longstanding local heavyweights Dub From Atlantis and the Essential Sounds crew. We are super excited to announce our next installment of Essential Sessions featuring a live performance from the rising star Nga Han - hailing all the way from St Ann's Jamaica, with support from local selectors outta Dub From Atlantis + Essential Sounds residents Natty Lee, 'Eyes' Isaac an Forwardup powered by Essential Soundsystem

Instrumental prog rock/jazz runaway-train act Z Machine bring their chunky jams to the Old E with loose, snakish saxophone coiling round acrobatic guitar scrawl; Inscape offer a grand tour through a disparate forest of modern rock styles and Cities conjure tranquil ambient post-rock vistas. Big FFO: Mahavishnu Orchestra, the midpoint between Of Montreal and Tool, Ex-Easter Island Head. Alternative and out there progressive rock and electronic music

A four-way showcase of shoegaze and pop-punk in states of glorious ruin! Thistle deliver lean, hooky songwriting wrapped in pedalboard scuzz; The Young Hearts offer emotionally charged, chorus-heavy bangers; Pushbike fuse the two genres in a scabrous spin on pop-punk; and Parkii’s “shoemo” embraces life on its shittiest terms with cathartic sincerity. A night of post punk, melodic tunes.