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  • Comedy Showcase, Chelmsford’s local comedy club, has put together another fantastic lineup this month, on Thursday 23rd February at the Civic Theatre, headlined by Phil Kay. Kay won ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ at the Edinburg Festival Fringe in 1989, was nominated for the Perrier Award in 1993 before winning...

    Comedy Showcase with Phil Kay

    Comedy Showcase, Chelmsford’s local comedy club, has put together another fantastic lineup this month, on Thursday 23rd February at the Civic Theatre, headlined by Phil Kay. Kay won ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ at the Edinburg Festival Fringe in 1989, was nominated for the Perrier Award in 1993 before winning...

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  • Gist, a new deep house night, launches at Hooga on Saturday 3rd march. Kicking off the launch is one of the rising names of the British underground house music scene, Subb-An. Co-owner of One Records with Adam Shelton, Subb-An has released tracks on various leading labels such as 2020 Vision...

    Gist Launch @ Hooga

    Gist, a new deep house night, launches at Hooga on Saturday 3rd march. Kicking off the launch is one of the rising names of the British underground house music scene, Subb-An. Co-owner of One Records with Adam Shelton, Subb-An has released tracks on various leading labels such as 2020 Vision...

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  • Burlesque is back as Miss Phoenix Nights’ Flaming Burlesque launches on Wednesday 15th February at Hooga on Victoria Road. This is a new endeavour for the burlesque Miss Phoenix, promoting and organising her own night of burlesque, whilst the night itself will be hosted by Goldy Loxx. Performing at Flaming Burlesque include:...

    Miss Phoenix Nights comes to Hooga

    Burlesque is back as Miss Phoenix Nights’ Flaming Burlesque launches on Wednesday 15th February at Hooga on Victoria Road. This is a new endeavour for the burlesque Miss Phoenix, promoting and organising her own night of burlesque, whilst the night itself will be hosted by Goldy Loxx. Performing at Flaming Burlesque include:...

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  • The Phenomenal Handclap Band tour stops off in Chelmsford on Thursday 1st March as they play Hooga. The psychedelic retro soul band, formed in New York by DJs Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand, will be bringing funk fuelled disco beats on the Essex leg of their tour. The Hooga gig...

    The Phenomenal Handclap Band

    The Phenomenal Handclap Band tour stops off in Chelmsford on Thursday 1st March as they play Hooga. The psychedelic retro soul band, formed in New York by DJs Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand, will be bringing funk fuelled disco beats on the Essex leg of their tour. The Hooga gig...

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  • It’s been a while since I last went to a pantomime – and by ‘a while’ I mean I can’t remember – so I can’t deny I am pretty excited as I walk through the doors of the Civic Theatre for this year’s offering, Sleeping Beauty. There are goody boxes and...

    Sleeping Beauty

    It’s been a while since I last went to a pantomime – and by ‘a while’ I mean I can’t remember – so I can’t deny I am pretty excited as I walk through the doors of the Civic Theatre for this year’s offering, Sleeping Beauty. There are goody boxes and...

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  • Heavy punk rockers Meet Me At The Border have released the video to their anthemic track Fires a week before their new EP is out. Lead From The Front is a five track collection that is available on the 18th November, and opens with Fires. The video sees the boys...

    Meet Me At The Border – Fires Video

    Heavy punk rockers Meet Me At The Border have released the video to their anthemic track Fires a week before their new EP is out. Lead From The Front is a five track collection that is available on the 18th November, and opens with Fires. The video sees the boys...

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  • With vintage fashions and trends incredibly popular at the moment, demonstrated by the success of the Vintage Boutique at Hooga recently, Essex Vintage Wedding Fair is bringing a unique vintage inspired bridal show to the Shire Hall on Saturday 19th November 2011 from 10am – 3pm. On show will be...

    Essex Vintage Wedding Fair

    With vintage fashions and trends incredibly popular at the moment, demonstrated by the success of the Vintage Boutique at Hooga recently, Essex Vintage Wedding Fair is bringing a unique vintage inspired bridal show to the Shire Hall on Saturday 19th November 2011 from 10am – 3pm. On show will be...

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  • Based on the classic American children’s book by L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz, Chelmsford Young Gen’s forthcoming show is very different from the Judy Garland version we all know. The Wiz takes the well-known fairy tale in a modern urban direction with an exciting rock score. The 1975...

    The Wiz

    Based on the classic American children’s book by L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz, Chelmsford Young Gen’s forthcoming show is very different from the Judy Garland version we all know. The Wiz takes the well-known fairy tale in a modern urban direction with an exciting rock score. The 1975...

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  • Local metallers Osmium Guillotine have come out with another storming themed epic in the form of Hobgoblin, named after the famous ale. Brewed by the Wychwood Brewery, in Oxfordshire, Hobgoblin is famous for it’s ‘What’s the matter lager boy, afraid you might taste something’ advertising slogan, and dark fantasy theming....

    Hobgoblin

    Local metallers Osmium Guillotine have come out with another storming themed epic in the form of Hobgoblin, named after the famous ale. Brewed by the Wychwood Brewery, in Oxfordshire, Hobgoblin is famous for it’s ‘What’s the matter lager boy, afraid you might taste something’ advertising slogan, and dark fantasy theming....

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  • Here it is, at long last!  After much behind the scenes work we are ready to announce the first in hopefully a long line of Panic albums celebrating local talent and raising money for charity.

    Panic: The Album – Volume 1

    Here it is, at long last! After much behind the scenes work we are ready to announce the first in hopefully a long line of Panic albums celebrating local talent and raising money for charity.

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