Candela comes fresh from her local debut at The Pantiles last spring. With material rich in references to Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell and Sheryl Crow. Her voice emerges from the singer songwriting tradition. With jazz designs and folk undertones. She will be joined onstage by her band where she shifts between the drums and the acoustic guitar […]
Benjamin Lewes is a Home Counties artist who’s inspired by the likes of George Ezra and Hall & Oates. With a number of Glastonbury’s and backpacking European tour feeling like a lifetime ago Lewes is back on the scene, and who knows he might even go as far as a commercial release. The mixture of
Essie West is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer residing in a quiet corner of the South East of England. West’s debut EP, Wonderment, released in July this year, looks at the natural landscape and the way we move within it to find solace and expansion. The listener is taken into an immersive and magical sound
Jez Harley is a singer/songwriter who has previously been in regular Tunbridge Wells based bands – The Good Ship Band and Harley & Woods. Jez has achieved commercial and critical success as a songwriter with Scott English and as a singer/songwriter in the early 2000’s. Jez’s current incarnation shares some of the songs and sentiments
Guitarist Roman Czornyj and singer/guitarist Craig Loftus met when they both relocated to Tunbridge Wells. They quickly discovered they had a lot in common – both being NHS workers and music/grass roots venues enthusiasts. Their mutual love of acts such as Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, Kurt Vile, REM, Talk Talk, and Doves inspired the pair
The Fiery Lights write songs that tell stories, laid over a backdrop of alt-rock guitar riffs, pounding drums and the occasional bit of electronic magic. One of them speaks 4 languages, two of them are called Chris and the singer was so scared of fire as a kid that the school had to call his
Catching Mangoes are a four-piece Rock band, based in London, originating from the musical cauldron of Forest Row. George, Dan, Max, and Alex started their journey together in 2021, recording and releasing their debut, concept album ‘Kevin’s Town’ at Brighton Electric Recording Studios. They have played extensively across the country, including sold-out headline shows in
The Polygons are a Kent based indie/pop rock band consisting of four best mates that met in a music class. They have been throwing shapes and playing music together since 2016. Their gigs are packed full of energy, and original bangers (fusing together rock, pop, indie and britpop). After 9 years, they have: over 100
The Ashen Keys are a multi instrumental, multi voiced celebration of heart felt story telling heralding from east Kent. The group brings together three musicians – Hannah Ellerby (vocals, violin, oboe and ukulele), Rachel Lowrie (vocals, guitar, ukulele and clarinet), and Vicky Price (vocalsl, French horn, accordion) – and their sound tells of influences from
Local band SuperZero delivers hard-hitting rock with a bluesy edge. Drawing inspiration from legends like Clutch, Black Sabbath, and The Doors, this powerhouse quartet has played stages across the UK and is rapidly gaining fans throughout North America and Europe. Catch their energy and undeniable power at Local & Live Festival and be ready to rock!
