Wednesday 1st Gong; The once-Daevid Allen fronted Canterbury Scene rockers were formed in 1967, but tonight’s lineup’s longest serving member joined in 2009. Still I’m sure they will be good. The Bullingdon; 7pm | Capsuna w/ Spaceman and the Spaceband; Slackers from Brussells w/ Slackers from Oxford. Little Bully; 7pm

Thursday 2nd Pyjama + The Weekend Warriors w/ The Jades; The Bullingdon; 7pm | Vazum w/ Palindrones + Aftercare; They call it ‘deathwave’ but it’s goth music (don’t tell Nightshift [RIP]). Joined by the excellently named electro duo Palindrones, and your new favourite Oxford band Aftercare. The Jericho Tavern; 7pm

Friday 3rd Crazy Orange Hotel w/ Placeholder, Clementine Drive; If I was on TikTok I could probably find out more about this, but you should go and see some young people make some noise, discover the next big thing etc. The Bullingdon; 7pm | Inspiral Carpets, The Rolling People; Academy; 7pm | Tom Hingley w/ Brian & The Onions and Mosa; Meanwhile Inspiral Carpets fans have a doozy of a decision, between the singer (tonight in Witney) and his old band (at the Academy in town). There’s something profound in there about the state of the music industry but you’re going to have to come up with it yourself. Fat Lil’s (Witney); 8pm | Angeline Morrison + Goblin Band; Quality lineup of cutting-edge folk music from OCM; Cowley Workers Social Club; 7pm

Saturday 4th

Sunday 5th Nathy SG + Jay Cavelier and the Band + Junk Whale + z-x + Aftercare; All-afternooner from Divine Schism featuring Nathy SG from DIY greats Martha, Didcot’s finest emos Junk Whale, and your new favourite Oxford band, again. Tap Social; 12:30pm | Portals to Home w/ Live music from Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani ft Auclair, Ayse Roza, Diana Chester, Ky Acab & Lane J; Surely excellent and artful lineup at The Nest this afternoon, featuring reflections (wait for it) on the ways in which water connects us all; The Nest; 4pm | Barrelhaus + Masterdog + Queen of Between; The Bullingdon; 7pm |

Monday 6th

Tuesday 7th The Sleeves w/ Archipelago + iiis + Doch Allerhand; Lo-fi alt-jazz songs & dreamscapes at this Divine Schism show; The Library; 7:30pm | Gigspanner Big Band; A folk big band is something new to me, and this one features members of Steeleye Span and Bellowhead; Oxford Playhouse; 7:30pm 

Wednesday 8th

Thursday 9th

Friday 10th Shotovers w/ Percstreet + Cymbal Shards; Three highly regarded young Oxford bands tonight, all playing various shades of the kind of indie-rock that centers the songs; The Bullingdon; 7pm | Zarbi + Hannah Lou Larsen + The Manacles of Acid; A varied slate of electronica from All Will Be Wired, Electric Guitar, Harp and black box-led respectively; The Library; 8pm

Saturday 11th Weekend Warriors + Pyjama; Fat Lil’s (Witney); 8pm | Coral Herencia; Peruvian indigenous leader and musician on international tour to support the protection of the native forests and waters of Palguín, southern Chile, sounds very special; The Nest; 7pm | Fraser Morgan; Free songs; The Market Tap; 8pm 

Sunday 12th Mumbles + Steatopygous + Slunk; Gonzo alt rock from Manchester’s Mumbles with an energetic, wild undercard at this Divine Schism early-evening show; The Library; 6pm

Monday 13th

Tuesday 14th

Wednesday 15th Matt Edwards Band feat. Roger Inniss; It’s the Haven Club, which means blues-rock. Click on the link to see the kind of faces that will be made. The Bullingdon; 7pm

Thursday 16th

Friday 17th Brickwork Lizards w/ Tashkezar, Master Elemanzer and the Brass Band Junglists; The Bullingdon; 7pm | Agbeko + DJs; Afrobeat big band from Manchester combining Fela Kuti with ‘British protest song’, launch their new single ‘Know How’ at Bossaphonik tonight; Cowley Workers Social Club; 8pm

Saturday 18th Burning Circus + Reverent Son; Hard rock, the venue promises ‘good times guaranteed’ Studio Se7en (Witney); 7:30pm | Folly Oh Yes; Free Dream Pop; The Market Tap; 7pm

Sunday 19th

Monday 20th

Tuesday 21st

Wednesday 22nd

Thursday 23rd Growler + Swamp Honey + Midlife Misfits; Showcase for bands that rehearse at Green Room Studios – this is the kind of thing I approve of. Studio Se7en (Witney); 7:30pm

Friday 24th Patrick Crow; Free Americana-tinged songs from Oxford; Tap Social Movement; 8pm

Saturday 25th Ghosts In The Photographs w/ Worry + Roar At The Meteor; A three band bill that surely shoots for the Burkeian sublime* with all three contenders, but Oxford’s Worry my favourites to actually achieve it; The Jericho Tavern; 7:30pm 

Sunday 26th La Sécurité + The Plan + The Borough; Canadian Dance-punk and English post-punk from Divine Schism; Little Bully; 7pm | The Revelators; The Brewery Tap; 6pm

Monday 27th

Tuesday 28th Baker’s Dozen w/ Firebird; The Bullingdon; 7pm

Wednesday 29th

Thursday 30th

Friday 31st Slow Lane w/ Struggles End: The Bullingdon; 7pm | Tortrix + Memory Resident + The Octavia Freud/i4M2 Complex; a varied, exploratory electronic bill from the Oxford institution Gappy Tooth Industries, who only showcase acts once. come watch them shoot their shot! The Jericho Tavern; 8pm

*can I get into Pseud’s corner on my first attempt?