Express FM's regular Monday night showcase for local musicians, The Shout, will be taking over the Wedgewood Rooms next month for what is shaping up to be a packed evening of music featuring some of the best and brightest acts and artists that Portsmouth and the surrounding area has to offer.
ShoutFest (I see what they did there) takes place on Monday 10th October, World Mental Health Day, and funds raised from this event will assist Solent Mind's Well-Being Centre in Portsmouth.
Amongst the line-up announced so far are Devin-Jade, Reactor 1, Drusila, Colour of the Jungle, Ben Brookes, Chloe Josephine, The Curious Incident, JAMIN and Flowvers. Tickets for ShoutFest are priced at £7, available online from the Wedge website.
Pompey now has its own FM community radio station, Express FM, covering the whole of Portsmouth (as well as parts of Gosport, Fareham and Havant). It's available through your wireless on 93.7 FM or, if that's too old-fashioned, can be streamed online via the link on their website.
From the start the station has promised to support the local music scene, hence the weekly Guestlist show every Wednesday between 1900-2100. The show features both pre-recorded and live performances from local bands, as well as tunes from the bands that influenced them (which is a nice idea).
Local bands are therefore advised to email the Guestlist with a view to sending their demos in.
