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Blast back to the Sixties
Three top groups from the 1960s combine forces to produce a trip down memory lane at Preston Guild Hall tonight, from 7.45pm. (21/11/2008)
Fratellis back
Glaswegian trio The Fratellis are back - but this time heading to Preston rather than Blackpool. (21/11/2008)
Rockers hanging on in there
Tonight's Misery of Sound event in the West Coast Rock Cafe Club Above promises a night of "hellish rock 'n' roll" from Stockton-On-Tees band The Hangmen (right). (21/11/2008)
Battle of the rock bands starts in earnest tonight
Audio from the 15 bands in the three heats of The Original Rock Quest 2008 is on www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk - follow the Rock Quest link. Listen to them, then see them live at The Tower Lounge. Vote for your favourite band by emailing rockquest@blackpoolgazette.co.uk (21/11/2008)
A dramatic delight
The Lytham Academy's 15th production proved an enterprising choice, somewhat removed from recent favourites such as Oliver or Me and My Girl. (21/11/2008)
A salute to the mo
THE names Tom Selleck, Groucho Marx and Hulk Hogan only mean one thing to most of us – a legendary moustache. But the art of growing a 'Mo' isn't reserved just for the rich and famous… (21/11/2008)
New note for inn
There's a bit more country in the countryside and bluegrass among the green with a new venture at the Cartford Inn at Little Eccleston. (21/11/2008)
A souled-out success
A hat-trick of successes is now under the belt for the annual Dance and Northern Soul Togetherness at The Tower weekenders in Blackpool. (21/11/2008)
Star visit
There's soap star company for former EastEnders star Jack Ryder who ends his run at Blackpool Grand Theatre tomorrow just as Jamie Lomas (aka Hollyoaks bad boy Warren Fox) heads to The Syndicate. (21/11/2008)
Still out there
If you'd asked The Tremeloes drummer David Munden 50 years ago what he'd be doing this Friday chances are he wouldn't have predicted he'd still be performing his band's greatest hits at Preston Guild Hall alongside Marmalade and The Dreamers. (19/11/2008)