Just a quick heads up to any Londoners that the wonderful Veronica Bianqui is an eARmusic resident at The Old Queen’s Head tomorrow night – that’s Sunday 10th January. Other stars playing this FREE event are Animal Kingdom, Laurel Collective and Pete Roe.
Veronica’s room-silencing performances have mesmerized audiences in Los Angeles, and now she comes to London with her eccentric, folksy sound. Her socially conscious mix of June Carter meets Janis Joplin-type vocals will kick off this fun day of festivities.  Cracking roasts, great music, free entry, means a great …

Chris Wood is remarkable. There comes a character in every genre catalogue of music who truly is the whole package; musically talented, down to earth, interesting to speak to, socially aware, and ultimately, a pioneer to their section of their craft. In folk music, Chris Wood is your man. I had the pleasure of catching up with Chris last month before his show at Norwich Arts Centre…
His latest project – ‘Handmade Life’ – is an exceptional exploration of the issues associated with modern life, and the inspiration behind it shows …

Everybody’s favourite mischevious sea dweller is doing something extra special to celebrate the Yuletide season this month, with the launch of his debut single ‘A Call To Arms For Hippies’, released through Kind Canyon Records on Monday.
The track, which features contributions from a myriad of notable London nu-folk residents, is being released as a charity single in aid of MAP – Medical Aid for Palestinians.
You might remember that we featured Olly back here and here when his amusing antics first caught our eye. With the release of this debut single …

My interest in Goldhawks was sparked by Tim’s recommendation back here, and so when I heard they would be visiting Norwich last Sunday, I made sure I was available.  After a weekend spent in the capital, riding the tube and continuously passing the road that gave the boys their name, it really seemed a natural progression to end my Sunday in the confines of one of Norwich’s most out of the way venues for a band recommended by my editor and who sound just a bit too good to be …

The lovely boys from Mumford & Sons are launching their biggest UK tour yet next spring, with a selection of tour dates at much bigger venues than before…
The dates are as follows:
3rd March – Glasgow ABC
4th March – Manchester Academy 2
6th March – Wolverhampton Wulfrun
7th March – Newcastle University
9th March – Liverpool Academy
10th March – Cambridge Junction
12th March – Brighton Corn Exchange
13th March – London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
16th March – Edinburgh Queen’s Hall
18th March – Dublin The Academy
20th March – Belfast Spring & Airbrake
If you didn’t catch them last time …

The lovely people over at Press On PR have offered Blue Walrus readers a pair of tickets to see Cherbourg, Goldheart Assembly and Young Rebel Set at the Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen  in London. The gig is part of the Levi’s Ones To Watch series and looks absolutely brilliant!
To be in for a chance to win these free tickets, all you have to do is sign up to the Jigsaw House mailing list, which you can do over at our MySpace
Jigsaw House is the music marketing and management setup …