The Involving Music Blog

INVOLVING MUSIC IN REVIEW: WILD OCEANS - THE FEAR 'A SONG THAT HITS LIKE A STORM'

Read Involving Music’s review of Wild Oceans’ single “The Fear”, a powerful alt‑rock track that fills a genre gap in the South West scene with big hooks, emotion and storm‑like energy. wild oceans the fear, the fear single review, wild oceans alt rock band, south west alt rock, wild oceans exeter cavern, sawmills studio john cornfield, south west music review, involving music in review

ON OUR RADAR: FIVE LOCAL ARTISTS NOT TO SKIP THIS MONTH - DECEMBER 2025

Discover five South West artists on Involving Music’s December 2025 “On Our Radar” list, featuring Rattrap, Cole Stacey, Casey‑Rae Perry, Land of the Giants and The Ultra Violets. on our radar december 2025, south west artists to watch, rattrap south west band, cole stacey modern folk, casey rae perry exeter, land of the giants plymouth band, the ultra violets cornwall, discover new south west music

INVOLVING MUSIC IN REVIEW | PENTIRE, WRKHOUSE & HAYTOR AT EXETER CAVERN

Read Involving Music’s live review of Pentire, WRKHOUSE and Haytor at Exeter Cavern, capturing the final night of Pentire’s nearly sold‑out tour with gig photography and crowd atmosphere. pentire exeter cavern, wrkhouse exeter gig, haytor exeter cavern, pentire tour finale review, exeter cavern gig review, south west live music review, exeter gig photography, involving music in review

INVOLVING MUSIC IN REVIEW: ANOTHER CHUNK OF THOUGHTFUL ENERGY FROM YOUTHS WITH REAL POTENTIAL

Read Involving Music’s review of 3 Days of Wonder’s single “Anyone Who Knows”, a thoughtful heavy‑pop track from this Newton Abbot band, packed with big hooks, emotion and festival‑ready energy. 3 days of wonder anyone who knows, anyone who knows single review, 3 days of wonder devon band, south west heavy pop, emo influenced alt rock, south west music review, stu pearce no ordinary fish, involving music in review

INVOLVING MUSIC IN REVIEW: DUTTY MOONSHINE BIG BAND TURNED EXETER INTO A FULL-THROTTLE JAZZ CLUB TAKEOVER

Read Involving Music’s live review of Dutty Moonshine Big Band at Exeter Phoenix, capturing two high‑energy November 2025 shows with brass‑loaded electro swing, heavy bass and gallery‑worthy gig photography. dutty moonshine big band exeter, dutty moonshine big band live review, exeter phoenix jazz club takeover, electro swing uk bass band, south west gig photography, oliver necesito review, juli anne necesito photos, involving music in review

THROUGH ROBERT’S LENS: CAPTURING THE SOUTH WEST’S SPIRIT IN EVERY FRAME

Meet South West live music photographer Robert Piwko, whose gig and festival images capture the spirit, energy and stories of the region’s artists, venues and crowds. robert piwko photographer, south west live music photographer, exeter gig photography, devon concert photographer, south west festival photos, live music photography uk, involving music photographer profile

SOUND GALLERY STUDIOS OPENS NEW DOORS FOR YOUNG CREATIVES WITH ACCESS TO SIMPTI

Discover how Sound Gallery Studios’ Access to SiMPTI programme in Exeter gives young Devon creatives free studio time, music production training and industry pathways through new youth funding. sound gallery studios exeter, access to simpti programme, devon youth council funding, youth music programme devon, free recording studio time, young creatives exeter, music production training devon, sound gallery cic

INVOLVING MUSIC IN REVIEW: MOD REVIVAL MEETS INDIE PUNK AT THE EXETER CAVERN

Read Involving Music’s live review of The Chords UK and Kaedan Swim at Exeter Cavern, where mod revival met indie punk on a rainy November 2025 night in this intimate basement venue. the chords uk exeter cavern, chords uk live review, kaedan swim exeter gig, mod revival exeter, indie punk south west, exeter cavern gig review, south west live music review, involving music in review

ON OUR RADAR: FIVE LOCAL ARTISTS NOT TO SKIP THIS MONTH - NOVEMBER 2025

Discover five South West artists on Involving Music’s November 2025 “On Our Radar” list, featuring Inavision, Silk Cuts, Butane Skies, Samantics and Ollie Dixon. on our radar november 2025, south west artists to watch, inavision south west band, silk cuts exeter indie pop, butane skies frome band, samantics exeter spoken word, ollie dixon rebirth ep, discover new south west music

INVOLVING MUSIC IN REVIEW: WILD OCEANS SINGLE "PIECES"

Read Involving Music’s review of Wild Oceans’ single “Pieces”, a driving alt‑rock track from this South West band, packed with big hooks, emotional lyrics and radio‑ready production. wild oceans pieces, pieces single review, wild oceans south west band, south west alt rock, heavy but poppy uk rock, south west music review, stu pearce no ordinary fish, involving music in review

INVOLVING MUSIC IN REVIEW: JOHN SMITH WARMS EXETER PHOENIX WITH HIS SINGULAR TALENT

Read Involving Music’s live review of John Smith at Exeter Phoenix, capturing an intimate November 2025 solo show of virtuosic guitar, storytelling folk songs and warmly lit acoustic atmosphere. john smith exeter phoenix, john smith live review, exeter phoenix acoustic gig, folk singer songwriter exeter, south west live music review, stu pearce no ordinary fish, involving music in review, john smith great lakes hummingbird

INVOLVING MUSIC IN REVIEW: MILKSHED, POPPYSHOW AND BONES ATE ARFA LIGHT UP THE CAVERN WITH EXETER'S ALT-ROCK ENERGY

Read Involving Music’s live review of Milkshed, Poppyshow and Bones Ate Arfa at Exeter Cavern, capturing a ferocious night of South West alt‑rock energy, crowd‑surfing chaos and grassroots community. milkshed exeter cavern, poppyshow exeter band, bones ate arfa exeter, exeter alt rock scene, obvious events exeter gigs, exeter cavern gig review, south west underground music, exeter gig photography, involving music in review