There’s a great big behemoth of a local line-up at The Bullingdon in Oxford on Friday 29 March. A charity gig raising money for Christian Aid and arranged by singer-songwriter Jess Hall (who is also planning on running the London Marathon for the charity), as well as Hall herself it features Family Machine, The Cooling Pearls, Bethany Weimers, Empty White Circles, My Crooked Teeth, Matt Chanarin and Dan Rawle. Wow!

March’s Nightshift cover stars The Goggenheim will play The Jericho in Oxford on Saturday 30 March, bringing their rich theatricality to a gig that marks the launch of their new EP. Support will come from the most superb Cellar Family (who haven’t played live for a while, so this is a treat), and the punktastic Junkie Brush. What’s more, the whole affair will be compered by comedian Jonathon O’Neill!

Lovers of excellent names for bands at the more metal end of the spectrum, check out who’s on at The Wheatsheaf in Oxford on Monday 1 April: Desecration, Basement Torture Killings, Zombiefied, Foetal Juice. Super-happy-fun-times! (The gig is on 1 April – but these guys ain’t foolin’…)

Interesting things are promised at an event called E D G E, taking place on Friday 5 April at the Old Fire Station in Oxford. It’ll see Butoh dancer Macarena Ortuzar team up with experimental musician Shahzad Ismaily for a multimedia performance, and (separately) there will be a set from Ian Staples and Jon Seagroatt, both founder members of avant-improv pioneers Red Square. A gig for those who want to expand their horizons…

The Port Mahon in Oxford often plays host to gigs that offer a rare ‘intimate’ setting for live music, and so it is for a gig there on Saturday 6 April. The ‘reclusive British artist’ Laurence Collyer will be performing his psychedelic folk mood-pieces in this littlest of venues, and there will be local support from Americana-tinged melody-turners Toliesel and the ever-more-impressive singer-songwriter Jordan O’Shea.

Full details of these and loads more gigs can be found in the events calendar.