Northeast Music Guide

 Acoustic Circus  Open Mic and Buskers' Nights Keeping live music live, and encouraging a canny night out with or without the beers, Simma puts on a few nights a week where you can just chill with some great local musicians, or indeed perform yourself. Mondays:  the acoustic session at the Dun Cow in Sunderland , next to the Empire on High Street West. All welcome, and 8.30 onwards in a fine pub with an excellent selection of ales. Wednesdays: at Bar 28, the new acoustic night at this award winning venue. Open mic slots are usually available. Contact Simma.singer@gmail.com if you'd like to play. Thursdays : watch out for news of a monthly open mic night in Gateshead at the Staiths Cafe bar ..admire the wooden staiths and the wading birds and listen to some great music. Sounds good to me. First date 7th May. They do yummy food too. Saturday : An evening of music in the sublime surroundings of   Nancy's Bordello . Sunday Afternoon at the Central , ...

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Smiles all Round The sold-out Tyne Theatre was treated to a show with several acts providing laughs and entertainment for everyone young and old. Hosted by Theatre Royal panto stars Danny Adams and Clive Webb (whom I remember in Tiswas), the show included Nick Celino who, I found out was in the Britain's Got Talent competition, and is now signed to the American Silver Scream label. Not bad for a wee lad from Heaton, with massive hair and a large voice.  The "Frozen Sisters" and the choirs from St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School and from St Aloysius Primary Federation, provided some Disney-themed music from that film, what's it called? Comedy came from Lee Ridley the "Lost Voice Guy", a man not afraid to laugh in the face of his physical difficulties with cerebral palsy and with the nerve to stand in front of a big crowd and use an iPad to make them laugh with observational comedy and  his synthesised voice.  The Twisting Ducks Theatre company...