Born and raised in the Midwest USA and now resident in the South of France, Bob Drake was a founding member of avant-rock heroes Thinking Plague in the 1980s, has been a member of the… Read More »A peek into Bob Drake’s world: on skin orgasms, animals & the art of the album
An evening of intricate and absorbing soundscapes, gentle psychedelia and off-kilter folk music in the atmospheric surrounds of the Samuel Worth Chapel in Sheffield General Cemetery. // BOB DRAKE // Born and raised in the… Read More »Bob Drake, Arch Garrison & VÄLVĒ – 2 Oct 25
We were overjoyed to host a rare live performance from chamber ensemble North Sea Radio Orchestra on Sunday 8th June at the University of Sheffield Drama Studio, with support from the one and only Mr… Read More »North Sea Radio Orchestra + William D Drake – Sunday 8th June 2025
It’s been a looong time coming! We’ve been talking to the brilliant folk behind Liverpool’s a.P.A.t.T. for more than five years now about bringing them to Sheffield. The pandemic scuppered our first attempt (though we… Read More »An interview with a.P.A.t.T.’s General MIDI: disruption, community, exaptation & the joy of Chris Morris
Where to begin with the inestimable William D Drake? Pianist, composer, singer/songwriter, muse and all-round good egg, Mr Drake has been a stalwart proponent of the wonky, left field and the beautiful for many years.… Read More »A quick chat with William D Drake
We’re dead excited to have Regal Worm, aka Jarrod Gosling of I Monster and Cobalt Chapel, aka illustrator and artist Varrod Goblink, serving up some suitably psychedelic and proggy accompaniment to our solo show with… Read More »Regal Worm’s Jarrod Gosling – Is It Prog?
Forever redefining notions of failure and success. https://www.facebook.com/aPAtTpage https://apatt.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/apatt a.P.A.t.T. have been baffling audiences for almost 20 years now, stretching the constraints of what a musician is expected to be whilst constantly pushing their… Read More »a.P.A.t.T.
VÄLVĒ returned to Bishops House with an expanded 4 piece line up on Wednesday 22nd November 2023 as they celebrated the release of their second album Tiny Pilots on Slowfoot Records: an avant-prog sonic exploration… Read More »VÄLVĒ + Juliana Day
On Sunday 23rd April 2023, we hosted a double bill of exceptional psych-folk and electronica from two very special guests. Craig Fortnam (North Sea Radio Orchestra, Arch Garrison) and VÄLVĒ (Chlöe Herington of Knifeworld &… Read More »Craig Fortnam + VÄLVĒ
Emergence Collective is a veritable supergroup of Sheffield based musicians, composers, researchers and academics. Taking influences from folk, jazz, early music and contemporary classical, their performances are completely improvised, creating a hypnotic kaleidoscope of sound.… Read More »Emergence Collective