Dave Wright will be playing at the Prom Music Bar on Wednesday 27th of Feb with his band the Blue Mangoes. Steve Liddle on drum (formerly with 80s cult band the Fisher Z), Pat Slade lead guitar and Steve Pavey on bass. Expect a mix of original songs and covers including some classic old blues numbers (Taj Mahal etc) and songs from the like of Richard Thompson, Nick Lowe and Little Feat. 

As well as releasing their first album in 10 years, Portishead are planning an extensive European and US tour in the coming months. Some ten years after their last formal release (the live album Roseland NYC Live in 1998), our local trip-hop pioneers are releasing their eleven track fourth album, interestingly named Third, on April 14th 2008. It will be released in the UK by Island Records. The band have announced a series of live dates in the UK, Europe and USA. Read on for details.

Legendary jazz saxophonist Andy Sheppard will be playing a one-off fundraising gig in the event space under the Bocabar at Paintworks, Bath Road, Bristol, on February 16th to raise funds for Penny Brohn Cancer Care, a charity in Pill. The gig also features rising alto saxophonist James Morton and his band the Lunatics. Tickets cost £15 (no booking fee), ffi and to book (surely necessary) please visit www.pennybrohncancercare.org or call 01275 370 073. 7:30pm (doors and bar open 6:30pm) , great food in the Bocabar.

Set to coincide with the Slow Food Market, this Sunday the restaurant Quartier Vert is hosting an afternoon of Jazz played by guitar duo Minor Swing, from Stroud who are making headway into the Bristol music scene. Minor Swing will be playing after lunch from around 3pm. So if you fancy a lazy glass of wine with some cool blue notes, check out Quartier Vert, 85, Whiteladies Rd. Clifton, Bristol.

Oliver Whitehouse has posted a 2 part video on Youtube, a behind the scenes documentary about Bristol band Kismet called "Kismet - Behind the Music". Thanks for making and posting this Oliver, here at Bristol Gigs we look forward to watching more of your video work about Bristol bands. Links to the videos after the jump...