53 Blagrave Street, Reading, RG1 1PZ
Sunday to Thursday 12 ― late / Friday 12 ― 2am / Saturday 12 ― 2am
Man Like Me come back to Oakford for another party to remember, and it’s FREE!
Join the Facebook event below, and check out Man Like Me on myspace:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=102065733172825&index=1http://www.myspace.com/manlikeme
Eddy pulls off some excellent mixing skills during his last visit to the ‘OSC’. Dope, we think you’ll agree.
One of the hottest new bands in the UK right now - yeah they’re coming thick and fast (we’ve already had Pulled Apart By Horses this month and we’ve only just got into May) come to Oakford Social to bring an exclusive DJ set. Our famous residents George & Olly get the party started from 8pm.
Free Entry b4 9pm / £4 / £3
plus special guests…
Nedry perform at Oakford Tuesday 27th April for a FREE ENTRY show presented by MONKEYSUIT
Those of you with an eye for aesthetics will have noticed the sexiness of our recent flyer art. This is down to illustrative handy work of one Jo Sinclair. You can see his latest work on the cover of our Monthly flyer downloadable from this page. We’ll be uploading all our artwork into the art section of this blog so you can print it off and pass it off as your own work as you see fit, just kidding.
Find more of Jo’s artwork and contact details at - http://josinclair.wordpress.com
Opening our new bi-monthly night THIS IS HARDCORE which celebrates the heavier walks of musical life we are delighted to announce PULLED APART BY HORSES to open the night on Monday Bank Holiday May 3rd
This is an £3 ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASE GIG. Advance ticket purchasers will also receive via email an EXCLUSIVE ALBUM TRACK from the band’s forthcoming debut album.
£3 adv tickets can now be purchased via www.bwmusic.co.uk
Each ticket holder can email their name and ticket confirmation code to info@bwmusic.co.uk to receive this mp3 via email.
So we’ve got a four day weekend coming up and there’s plenty to be excited about even if the weather continues to send us into the next ice age. Hot DJ sets from our local favourites including The Bleeptest boys on Thurs 1st April. Mr Pete Wheeler will be Kicking Out The Chairs on Good Fri 2nd, and come Saturday We All Live And Die funk it up with Benin City live. Sun 4th gives you time to pause for some relaxation in the day time with the Artmarket from 12pm and a legendary Oakford Sunday roast, before we host Manna live (flying in from Finland) to perform a PJ Harvey meets CSS stomper. Bank holiday Monday 5th, our resident George G takes us on a musical journey, not long before he shoots of to a residency at Ibiza Rocks. Enjoy!
While we’re on, we have a little message from MANNA, who would like to give you a free download track!
Hi there
We would like to offer you a FREE download of Some Girls, Some Boys by Manna
Just fill in the details in the form from the web link below and we’ll send it to you right away!
We will also put you in the e-hat to win a pair of free tickets to a live date of your choice!
Thanks for joining!
http://sublimemusic.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=24bd00d74838d81b9f9933ade&id=8fa8af54d2
The Manna team
http://www.myspace.com/mannamariamwww.myspace.com/wearebenincity
This Saturday 27th March we have the pleasure of bringing you Detachments(live) and their eclectic set of futuristic, dark pop. Akin to the sound of early ‘80s Factory Records, with a hint of Dubstep Electronica and nods to DFA’s consistently varied output. Have a little gander at their ‘Flowers That Fell’ video here.
Free before 9pm/£3/£2/£1 | 8:00pm - 2:00am
Here’s a regular little feature I’ll be contributing to the ace Out With The In Crowd website. A mix of brand new music making my life better right now. It’s more a collection of records rather than a DJ mix but the idea is that it should be listened to in this order. A mixtape, if you will. It’s always a really enjoyable exercise to do such projects. It gives me the opportunity to bring out some different tracks I wouldn’t normally play in clubs. Put it on your iPod and have a listen whilst walking around in the cold. Hope y’all like it!
Stopmakingme - OWTIC 001 (February 2010) by stopmakingme
- Bot’Ox - Blue Steel
- CFCF - Raining Patterns
- Darwin Deez - DNA
- Sonny & The Sunsets - Heart Of Sadness
- Wetdog - Lower Leg
- Teenagersintokyo - Peter Pan (The Horrors Remix)
- Active Child - Voice Of An Old Friend
- Liars - Scarecrows On A Killer Slant
- Pantha Du Prince - A Nomads Retreat
- Gui Boratto - Azurra (Not The Same Version)
- Mount Kimbie - Maybes
Field Day 2010
Here’s a sneak preview of this year’s Field Day line up.
http://www.fielddayfestivals.com
Bye Bye Bird by Kill It Kid
Kill It Kid (sometimes shortened to KIK) are a 5 piece British band from Bath who formed in 2008. They are signed to London Indie label One Little Indian Records whose roster includes Bjork and Skunk Anansie. The genre has been described as Americana/Blues/Rock. The band have a unique sound, their line-up including slide guitar, a lot of fiddle and at times banjo. After two successful single releases they released their self titled debut album in October 2009. Kill it Kid have widely been recognized as one of the best new acts of 2009, with magazines such as NME and Clash rating the album 8 and 9 out of 10 respectively.
This is how to do a cover! The Good Gods perform their alternative take on “Addicted to Love”
Catch them @ The Oakford this Sunday 28th Feb w/ Mark Knight & The Witches, and Silent Paper Radios
Tubelord hit the Oaky on Thursday (25thFeb)....check out their Propeller video above!
bo ningen interview from Katrina Choy on Vimeo.
Interview with Bo Ningen, Japanese psychedelic rock band based in London
Innercity Pirates & The Laurel Collective are in town on Thursday evening (18th Feb) for a co-headliner of naughtiness at The Oakford.
If the Laurel Collective can do a gig in a Black Cab, then they sure aren’t going to have a problem on our stage….
http://www.myspace.com/thelaurelcollectivehttp://www.myspace.com/innercitypirates
THE BLEEP TEST CLUB Valentines Massacre presents
R O M A N C E(live)
West Reading Galaxy (djs)
Anglo Franko(dj)
DannyShitFxxx(dj)
Fed up of the over commercialisation of Valentines day?! YEAH! Come to the Bleep Test Club, it’s free entry, and it’s gonna be bloody brilliant. Featuring darlings of the NME & PIX Magazine - “R O M A N C E” (They will be your new favourite band – NME), Dark pop, huge basslines, and bigger guitars, oozing mysterious sex appeal. They’ve been featured in everything from Artrocker to Vogue Magazine in Japan. HOT HOT HOT. Plus special guests including The West Reading Galaxy DJs, Anglo Franko & DannyShitFxxx. This will be a Valentines weekend to remember.
FREE ENTRY | 8:00pm - 2:00am
Saturday 6th
WE ALL LIVE AND DIE present
DJ Derek(dj)
The Drop(live)
IBetYa(dj) / Jac Von Cochon (dj)
DJ Derek (born Derek Morris 1942) is a Bristol-based DJ whose blend of 60s rocksteady, reggae, ska, dancehall and soul music has made him an icon for many in the industry, including a host of Jamaican producers and Massive Attack. DJ Derek spent 10-18 years working as an accountant at Cadburys, yet gave it up to play reggae in the St Paul’s area of Bristol. Probably a wise choice.
FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT | 8:00pm - 2:00am
SATURDAY JANUARY 30TH
SMASH Saturday in association with MONKEYSUIT presents
Eddy Temple-Morris XFM (DJ)
Losers (live)
MidiMidis (live)
Plundercats (DJ) / Mark is Egg (DJ) / Sweet & Rennie (DJ)
New for 2010, our flagship Saturday of the month “SMASH”, and on this occasion in association with the delicate beauty of Monkeysuit. Featured for tonight’s show XFM legend Eddy Temple-Morris, who hosts crossover show The Remix. A seasoned pro at Ministry of Sound, Manumission, Glastonbury, Bestival, Isle of Wight, Reading&Leeds, and Ibiza Rocks.
This video features Eddy is also in a band called Losers, with Tom Bellamy (previous member from a very big Reading band)…. Remember The Copper Temple Clause?
Also on the bill is hot Reading act MidiMidis. In fact this whole line up is very much a family affair… check out Eddy Temple-Morris performing in Losers with MidiMidis click the link below.
