Progressive rock legends Caravan are at St John The Evangelist Church in Oxford on Monday 8 April, in the first of regular musical events to be held at the venue. Caravan are playing as part of a tour to mark the fortieth anniversary of their album For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night.

MusicInOxford.co.uk is hosting one of our (ir)regular gig nights at The Wheatsheaf in Oxford on Friday 12 April. The line-up includes premium Oxford talent in the form of Listing Ships and Tiger Mendoza, along with noisy grub-rockers Grey Hairs from Nottingham and the Swans-go-My-Bloody-Valentine noise of Reading’s Abandon.

Kooky brilliance on Saturday 13 April can be found by avoiding The Kooks who play O2 Academy Oxford that night, and instead heading over to Modern Art Oxford to check out Thomas Truax, the storytelling quirkmeister who plays a selection of home-made instruments with names like The Hornicator.

Turl Street Kitchen in Oxford have been hosting live music events regularly for a little while now, and their latest – on Sunday 14 April – is another good one. The Bear On A Bicycle art/music collective have picked the line-up for a free gig that’ll include performances by Jess Hall, Jordan O’Shea, Sier Pin Sky and Amir Sharma; the venue will also feature the art of several BOAB cohorts.

The weekend of Friday 19 April to Sunday 21 April is all about Folk Weekend Oxford. There are scores of gigs, performances and events at venues throughout Oxford, and the whole thing promises to shower Oxford with a folkin’ marvellous selection of local and (inter)national folk talent.

Truck Store in Oxford have a bit of a coup on Saturday 20 April – they have an in-store gig by indie legends The Wedding Present, who will be doing an acoustic set. Support for the gig comes in the form of Ralfe Band, Empty White Circles and Brickwork Lizards and, like all good in-stores at Truck, it’s totally free!

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