YORK: NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EARLY MUSIC - DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYA. One of the World's most outstanding slide guitarists.

ROMAN BATH - CONTRABAND.

BEVERLEY: PROCESSED PEA, THE LIGHT FRAGOON, ETTON - VIN GARBUTT.

YORK: KENNEDY'S - JESS SPEN. The lead singer of the popular York band The Summits Performs a relaxed acoustic set.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - KRISSY MATHEWS.

SCARBOROUGH: SCARBOROUGH JAZZ : THE CASK - SEAN HOLLIS. Highly recommended Jazz trumpeter.

YORK: DUCHESS - LOOK SEE PROOF + THE BLUEPRINTS + DARKER SHADE OF GORGEOUS. This is going to be the place to be in York from July 2008.

BLACK SWAN FOLK CLUB - MIRIAM BACKHOUSE. A favourite singer on the '70s/'80s folk circuit, touring again from her base in South Africa.

CHAPTER HOUSE, YORK MINSTER - EARLY music festival: ARIN MARAIS AND THE APOTHEOSIS OF THE VIOL.

ROOK & GASKILL - DAVE SMITH. Solo Blues.

KENNEDY'S - HOUSE CLASH. Funky and Progressive House.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - CHANTEL MCGREGOR.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - SILENCE THE HERO.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - MARIA MCKEE.

YORK: DUCHESS - MIKE J GIG WITH HOT RECRUIT + THE GILLIGANS + FIST FULL OF YEN + DINOSAUR PILE-UP.

SPEAKEASY - THE BLUEKINGS. Chicago and West Coast swing blues.

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EARLY MUSIC - EARLY music festival: PIERRE HANTAÏ. Harpsichord. 1pm.

ROMAN BATH - FLASHBACK.

SLUG & LETTUCE - THERE WAS A TIME. Northern Soul / Mod nite, Ska, 60's Latin, 60's Jazz, 60's R&B.

BLACK SWAN -   FRIDAY BLUES CLUB: ELECTRIC ALAMO.

STONE ROSES BAR - RADIO GYPSY + BUCANEERS.

HABIT - CUSHLA.

SALVATION ARMY CITADEL - EARLY music festival: HOW SHALL WE SING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND?

THE TERRACE - STORMFLAME.

O'NEILL'S - LIVE MUSIC.

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR EARLY MUSIC - EARLY music festival: CHORDOPHONY. Lute and guitars. 10pm.

POCKLINGTON: ARTS CENTRE - THE COAL PORTERS. "A sumptious bluegrass spread impeccably served" - Uncut Magazine.

BRIDLINGTON: THE SPA - TRANSGLOBAL UNDERGROUND + SAMAY. The official launch of the Musicport Festival 08, taking place between 17-19 October 2008.

SCARBOROUGH: VIVAZ - BAMBOOZLED DANCE NIGHT.

FARNDAle: THE bandroom - alice shaw + lights + henwen. Launch show for Ryedale Live. Pianist Alice Shaw sounds amazing.  

selby: town hall - THE KABEEDIES + JUST HANDSHAKES (WE'RE BRITISH). Underage show and the first gig for these Norwich teenagers after their debut Glastonbury performance.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - THE WELSH T BAND.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - OUTTA FASHION. Punk night.

BOROUGHBRIDGE: THE MUSKETEER - CMC.

KNARESBOROUGH: WORLD'S END - THE SENATORS.

REDCAR: STATION HOTEL - FREE SPIRIT. Free / Bad Company tribute band fronted by York's Garry Barrett.

YORK: COPMANTHORPE CARNIVAL - ENVY & OTHER SINS + THE DISPLACEMENTS + THE HAIR + KINCH + RULE OF 40 + OLIVER J BROOKE.

ST, OLAVE'S CHURCH, MARYGATE - micklegate singers: oF FLOWERS AND EMERALDS SHEEN.

duCHESS - WE ARE THE OCEAN + CANTERBURY + ALL FORGOTEN.

YORK MINSTER - EARLY music festival: YORKSHIRE BACH CHOIR. Israel In Egypt by Handel.

ROMAN BATH - THE MOJOS.

SPEAKEASY - IDLEPOP. '60'S to present day covers.

ACORN RUGBY CLUB - NORTHERN VINYL.

SCARBOROUGH: VIVAZ - REFLECT.

GARFORTH: GARFORTH ARTS FESTIVAL - JAZZ JAMAICA + MANY MORE BIG NAMES.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - KING BZ + BOURBON STREET PREACHERS.

WAKEFIELD: THE RED SHED - GEOFF WATSON.

SNOOTY FOX - ZODIAC MINDWARP.

YORK: DUCHESS - LIGHTS + MATTHEW RYAN + HOLLY TAYMAR + LIGHTS IN THE SKY / OLIVER MAX MASON.

ROMAN BATH - ELECTROGLIDE.

STONE ROSES - ACOUSTIC SESSION: PETE BRILEY.

ARTFUL DODGER - CUSHLA.

1331 - THE VENTILATORS. Blues. 3-6pm.

ACORN RUGBY CLUB - JENNY BONITA.

1331 - OPEN MIC NIGHT.

SIR JACK LYONS HALL, YORK UNI - EARLY music festival: ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT. Performances of material from Bach, Haydn and Abel.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - ASHLEY REAKES. Lunch gig. This fella really is off the wall. Look out for his CD review coming up in the next issue.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - INDIE NIGHT.

YORK: ROMAN BATH - AVOCET.

STONE ROSES - BATTLE OF THE BANDS HEAT 6 : DOOM TOWN TST + THE DANCING BEARS.

CHAPTER HOUSE, YORK MINSTER - EARLY music festival: LA CAPELLA DUCALE : JOHANN ROSENMÜLLER: REQUIEM - MISSA ET MOTETTI PRO DEFUNCTIS .

YORK: national centre for early music - EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: ROSE CONSORT OF VIOLS.

THREE BRITONS IN BRUSSELS. 1pm.

SPEAKEASY - ALTERNATIVE ROCK DJ NIGHT.

KENNEDY'S - JAZZ CLUB. Presented by Rob Lavers.

ROMAN BATH - ACOUSTIC NIGHT: CMC.

YORK MINSTER - EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: THE HARP CONSORT : LUDUS DANIELIS. 8.30pm.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - THE DAVE AND PETE SHOW.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - TRADES YOUNGPLUGGED - SINGER SONGWRITER NIGHT.

YORK: national centre for early music - EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: TO A DISTANT BELOVED. James Gilchrist (tenor) and Peter Seymour (fortepiano). 1pm.

SPEAKEASY - REBORN MUSIC PRESENTS: CONSORT WITH REMO + CIVILISED.

KENNEDY'S - DAN WEBSTER.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - 3 MEN AND A BLONDE.

LEEDS: HAREWOOD HOUSE - EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: LE BAROQUE NOMADE. 8pm.

YORK: ROMAN BATH - MOJO.

BLACK SWAN FOLK CLUB - WONGAWILLI. Songs and dance tunes from this five piece Australian bush band on a short European trip.

STONE ROSES - THE THIRTY GEES.

national centre for early music - EARLY music festival: PARSNIPS, PIPPINS AND PUDDING PIES. John Milsom ponders some of the strangest of all Tudor compositions: pieces built around the calls of London's street vendors, tradesmen and town criers.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - KNIEVEL.

YORK: DUCHESS - SHED SEVEN + CHRIS HELME. A warm up show for the Summer Festival schedule. Shed Seven play an extremely rare home town gig - and if you haven't got a ticket yet sorry, as this show has already sold 500 and could have sold out several times over.

CHAPTER HOUSE, YORK MINSTER - EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL : LA REVERDIE. 10pm.

HOUSE CONCERTS YORK - SHANE ALEXANDER. In 2007 he performed for the biggest audiences of his career when he opened SEAL's U.S. tour. Tonight in front of a first-come-first-served audience of 30.

O'NEILL'S - THE MOTHERS.

SPEAKEASY - SINNERBOY. Well respected, fantastic Rory Gallagher tribute band. I kid you not, the Gallagher family book this band personally to headline the annual Rory festival in Ireland every year.

STONE ROSES - WHO'S RENOWN. Who tribute band. £5 advance, £6 otd.

THE TERRACE - LAST ORDERS.

ROMAN BATH - SCANDAL.

BLACK SWAN - FRIDAY BLUES CLUB: THE VENTILATORS.

THE HABIT - TOM WOLF.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - LITTLE STEVIE AND THE BUSINESS.

SCARBOROUGH: VIVAZ - MIDNIGHT CLUB.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - ARCADIA + KILL TO GAIN.

KNARESBOROUGH: WORLD'S END - CYFE.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - THE EDUARDO NIEBLA EXPERIENCE.

YORK: DUCHESS - IDLE JACK AND THE BIG SLEEP + HIJAK OSCAR. A re-scheduled date from June. This wil be the first York show for IJATBS for a long time. Buy tickets early.

HABIT - ALEX & DAVE.

JUNCTION - DARKLANDS. York's No.1 Gothic clubnight. DJ Batastrophe and guest. £3. 8pm till late.

CHAPTER HOUSE, YORK MINSTER - EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL: LAMENTO D'ARIANNA   FROM MONTEVERDI'S OPERA ARIANNA. 2pm.

ROMAN BATH - GREENMAC.

ACORN RUGBY CLUB - RONE. Personality vocalist.

SPEAKEASY -   STEVE FULSHAM BAND.

national RAILWAY MUSEUM - EARLY music festival: UNIVERSITY OF YORK CHAMBER CHOIR AND BAROQUE ENSEMBLE PRESENT HENRY PURCELL'S YORKSHIRE FEAST SONG. 7pm.

ST OLAVE'S CHURCH, MARYGATE - EARLY music festival: EXTASIS. Jewish, Muslim and Christian music from Medieval Spain. 9.30pm.

WETHERBY: OLD STAR, EAST KESWICK - FOG.

SCARBOROUGH: VIVAZ - DIRTY NIGHTS.

FARNDALE: THE BANDROOM - AMY LAVERE. Extraordinary country-blues double bass-playing diva. Just listen to her vocal delivery.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - ZRAZY.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - DC/79. AC/CD covers band.

YORK: DUCHESS - JOSE VANDERS.

STONE ROSES - ACOUSTIC SESSION: PLAYER 1.

ACORN RUGBY CLUB - True Brit.

ROMAN BATH - NITRO.

1331 - THE SECRETS.

ROWNTREE THEATRE - TUESDAY SINGERS WITH SOLOISTS.

EASINGWOLD: THE NEW INN - CUSHLA.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - THE TIM MAY BAND. Lunch gig.

WETHERBY: BLACK BULL - FOG.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - AGGREVATION.

HALIFAX: GOLDEN LION - FREE SPIRIT. Free / Bad Company tribute band. 3pm.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - MARCIA HOWARD, DAMIEN HOWARD & THE PLOUGHBOYS.

YORK: ROMAN BATH - REJEXX.

YORK: DUCHESS - LAURA VEIRS + LED TO SEA.

ROMAN BATH - MARC ATKINSON.

YORK: KENNEDY'S - MIKE NEWSHAM.

HULL: TIGER'S LAIR - GEOFF WATSON.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - KRIS DOLIMORE.

YORK: ROOK & GASKILL - DAVE SMITH. Solo Blues.

SYNTAN BARGE, KINGS STAITH - ADRIAN SPENDLOW + HELEN SANT. As part of Festival of the Rivers. An enchanting evening of watery tales and music. 01904 789950.

BLACK SWAN FOLK CLUB - SIMON HOPPER DUO. Strong original songs from this London-based singer/guitarist with Andee Price on bass.

ROMAN BATH - ALISTAIR GRIFFIN.

SPEAKEASY - THE DAN HUDSON BAND.

POCKLINGTON: ARTS CENTRE - GWYNETH HERBERT.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - SCAPEGOAT KELLY.

SELBY: GEORGE & DRAGON, WHITLEY - FOG.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - THE TRAVELLING BAND.

YORK: SYNTAN BARGE, KINGS STAITH - OZ HARDWICK + DAVID WARD MACLEAN + SIMON SNAIZE + AIMEE J RYAN ET AL. A crew of York poets and musicians weigh anchor to give you a lovely evening of verse and song as part of Festival of the Rivers.

THE HABIT - DAVE KEEGAN.

SPEAKEASY - FREE SPIRIT. Free / Bad Company tribute band.

STONE ROSES - THE NAKED FLAMES.

ROMAN BATH - MIRACLES AND WONDER.

BLACK SWAN - FRIDAY BLUES CLUB:   THE SPEAKEASY BLUES BAND.

O'NEILL'S - DOUBLE AGENT.

SLUG & LETTUCE - THERE WAS A TIME. Northern Soul / Mod Night. Alternate Fridays at Low Ousegate.

www.therewasatime.co.uk.

THE TERRACE - THE MOTHERS.

DUSK - REGION2: ANTONY ELLIS + GRAHAM DOUGLAS (MOKO LOUNGE) + RESIDENTS. House-electro-breaks-minimal.

SCARBOROUGH: VIVAZ - MIDNIGHT CLUB.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - THE GROWLERS.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - SINNERBOY.

KNARESBOROUGH: WORLD'S END - FLOOD DAMAGE.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTS: BASS CULTURE.

HOWDEN: SHIRE HALL - HEART OF GLASS + DENISE DANIELLE & THE IKONIKS. Tickets £10 from: Goods & Chattels Market Place Howden (01430 432257) and Dt's Rock Shop Goole (01405 767282).

YORK: DUCHESS - THE HAIR + ROCHELLE + DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB. Touting a new single, The Hair are THE TALK Magazine's ones to watch.

ACORN RUGBY CLUB - j j ben jamiin.

SPEAKEASY - REBORN MUSIC PRESENTS: KISS KISS BABY + YOUR ONLY.

HABIT - TWO BOBS.

ROMAN BATH - FREEWAY.

SCARBOROUGH: VIVAZ - NORTHERN SOUL NIGHT.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - IMBONGI & ALBERT N'YATHI.

YEADON: TUT'N'SHIVE - FREE SPIRIT.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - THE WORLD ON YOUR DOORSTEP FESTIVAL.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - ROCKSTAR.

YORK: DUCHESS - PAMA INTERNATIONAL.

BLACK SWAN - BENEATH THE OAK: SARAH DEAN + PAULA RYAN + RED TREES. Original acoustic singer/songwriters' night.

EDINBURGH ARMS - WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. '60's covers duo.

ACORN RUGBY CLUB - MICHAEL ROCK.

STONE ROSES - ACOUSTIC SESSION: HUNGRY GHOSTS + RADIO GYPSY.

ROMAN BATH - VAMP.

1331 - THE VENTILATORS. 3-6pm.

1331 - MIKE NEWSHAM OPEN MIC.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - SARAH & NICK.

WETHERBY: BLACK BULL - CMC.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - TRADES OPEN MIC.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - THE DEAD FORGET + ROOT KHNEM.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - THE WORLD ON YOUR DOORSTEP FESTIVAL.

YORK: DUCHESS - YOUNGBLOOD BRASS BAND.

ROMAN BATH - 4 PLAY.

YORK: ROMAN BATH - ACOUSTIC NIGHT: CUSHLA.

KENNEDY'S - JAZZ CLUB. Presented by Rob Lavers.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - RACHEL HARRINGTON.

YORK: SPEAKEASY - ADRIAN BYRON BURNS. Too blues to be jazz, too rock to be blues, too folk to be rock, too jazz to be folk - simply too good to be ignored.

KENNEDY'S - DAVE KEEGAN.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - AL HUGHES.

YORK: DUCHESS - ALABAMA 3.

BLACK SWAN FOLK CLUB - FOLK CLUB SINGERS & MUSICIANS NIGHT.

ROMAN BATH - MEGGAWATT WINGED AVENGER.

STONE ROSES - NORTHERN GLORY.

SPEAKEASY - MOMENT OF CLARITY + GORILLA WARFARE.

1331 - RICK WITTER LIVE DJ SET.

DUNNINGTON PLAYING FIELDS FAYRE - SOUNDS AND SIREN. Featuring a great young vocalist.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - THE DAN BURNETT BLUES BAND.

SCHOLES: ORLANDO'S @ THE BUFFERS - FOG.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - BLAST STEREOS LOUD.

YORK: DUCHESS - WHOS WHO.

SPEAKEASY - COQUETTE. Burlesque cabaret night. Burlesque Beauties,

Live Music, Swing, Rock n' Roll, Jazz, Jive and more. Presented by the Daisy De Lux, Freya Fox, Miss India Kiss and Pandora Amor. £6.

STONE ROSES BAR - ALVAREZ KINGS.

ROMAN BATH - PRIME EXAMPLE.

THE HABIT - MOONSHINE creek.

BLACK SWAN - FRIDAY BLUES CLUB: HALF HAND HOODOO.

O'NEILL'S - MARC ATKINSON.

THE TERRACE - BLUEPHUNK.

SCARBOROUGH: VIVAZ - MIDNIGHT CLUB.

WHITBY: THE COLISEUM - CHUMBAWAMBA. This must surely be worth travelling out to.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - BLUESVILLE.

KNARESBOROUGH: WORLD'S END - THE ROOSTERS.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - BELINDA O'HOOLEY WITH DES GATENBY.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - HAVANA.

YORK: DUCHESS - TIDAL FURY. Raaaawwwkkk!!!

ROMAN BATH - BREATHING SPACE.

ACORN RUGBY CLUB - RAISED ON RADIO. Includes Glam set.

HABIT - MARK WYNN & TOM.

THE SPEAKEASY - HEAVY LOAD.

SCARBOROUGH: VIVAZ - SESSIONS. 11pm-6am.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - METAL NIGHT: NIGHTVISION + INVEY.

IDLE: THE CONISTON - FREE SPIRIT. Ree / Bad Company tribute band.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - ALL ROOTS NORTH: THE ACID CEILIDH COLLECTIVE.

YORK: DUCHESS - JIM WHITE + CHRIS HELME.

HABIT - MOONSHINE CREEK.

ACORN RUGBY CLUB - BROTHERHOOD. 4pm and 8.30pm.

ROMAN BATH - STEALER.

1331 - MARTIN GOUGH.

selby: town hall - J T AND THE CLOUDS. Chicago based soul meets Talking Heads.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - TOM ATTAH & RICHARD KITSON.

yoRK: BLACK SWAN - SHADOWPLAY. DJ Simon A playing Old and New Goth, Darkwave, PostPunk, Neo-folk, Electronic and Alternative sounds. Free entry.

HABIT - MARK WYNN.

STONE ROSES - BATTLE OF THE BANDS SEMI FINAL 1.

ROMAN BATH - UNDER FIRE.

LEEDS: GRAND THEATRE - JOE LONGTHORNE.

YORK: ROMAN BATH - ACOUSTIC NIGHT: SIMON NICHOLLS.

LAST DROP INN - JESS GARDHAM.

POCKLINGTON: ARTS CENTRE - MARTIN TAYLOR & ALISON BURNS. Surely one of the best Jazz guitarists.

YORK: DUCHESS - BRIGADE + SLAVE TO GRAVITY.

STONE ROSES - BATTLE OF THE BANDS SEMI FINAL 2.

SCARBOROUGH: SCARBOROUGH JAZZ : THE CASK - DUNCAn eagles trio.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - WE ARE LOS + THE RESPLENDENTS.

WAKEFIELD: SNOOTY FOX - SOCIAL SCHISM + THE C**T FLAPS.

YORK: DUCHESS - RATATAT.

ROOK & GASKILL - DAVE SMITH. Solo Blues.

BLACK SWAN FOLK CLUB - RUTH HAZLETON & KATE BURKE. Outstanding young singers and musicians from Australia.

ROMAN BATH - HIGHWAY 61.

STONE ROSES - THE HINGES.

1331 - RICK WITTER LIVE DJ SET.

HARROGATE: BLUES BAR - THE REVOLUTIONARIES.

HEBDEN BRIDGE: TRADES CLUB - ROCK NIGHT.