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Top jazz band in town

12:00pm Tuesday 4th June 2013

ONE of the UK’s busiest jazz bands are coming to Harwich later this month.

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Be tolerant is our musical message

10:00am Thursday 30th May 2013

WHEN musician Emma Reed read a story in the Echo back in 2011 about a transsexual woman attacked by a group of vile thugs, knocked off her mobility scooter and punched in the stomach, she felt a surge of anger.

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Dr Feelgood are still rocking

9:20am Thursday 30th May 2013

THE lineup may have changed over the years, but when it comes to hard working bands, they don’t come any busier than Dr Feelgood.

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The Mods are back in town

9:00am Thursday 30th May 2013

THE Mods will be back in town as a super-slick event comes to Billericay Football Club this weekend.

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Basildon is like Graceland to us

10:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

FANS of Depeche Mode will flock to Basildon this weekend to celebrate the town’s most famous sons. With a host of live music, film, exhibitions, tours and parties all dedicated to the band, Bas 2013 has grown so much it’s now spread over three days.

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No sleep ’til stardom for District 3 boys

9:20am Thursday 23rd May 2013

GREG West from boyband District 3 has been awake for almost 24 hours, when I manage to grab a chat with him.

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Haggis Horns funk it up

9:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THEY are at the forefront of the UK funk scene, playing with the likes of Jamiroquai, Amy Winehouse, Adele and Robbie Williams.

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Band are punk poet’s pick

12:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE legendary John Cooper Clarke is a fan so Ordinary Noise must be doing something right.

Laura aims to show she has the Essex Factor

9:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

THIS weekend Colchester’s Laura Jepp will be singing for the pride of the north of the county when she takes part in the final of this year’s Factor Essex music competition.

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The Britpop survivors

7:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

THEY were one of the biggest names in Britpop and they made an almighty comeback this year with new album Bloodsports.

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