It's been another great year for music in the Reading and Wokingham area, both for artists based here and acts visiting local venues and events

We love those Christmas traditions and here's one of ours! The Christmas playlist is here again!!

If you wanted to show someone who'd never been to a gig before, why live music is so good, you couldn't do better

Reading Rising last weekend was a great success, with 22 bands over the two days

We featured Crooked Shapes recently, and we made it along to their album launch gig at the Face Bar

A couple of weeks ago, we had the pleasure of seeing the incredibly talented Leoni Jane Kennedy two nights in a row.

Who Ate All the Crayons must have one of the best names of any current band. They've been busy playing in the Fan Zone at Reading FC

Healthy Junkies have a real rock'n'roll backstory (you can find it in their bio on Spotify, among other places)

Each week, there are 10 great acts in our playlist, all with a connection to Reading or Wokingham.

It's always a pleasure to see new talent develop, and Verdagears are a case in point. Based in Reading,