A very quiet couple of weeks as 2013 turns into 2014; although on Monday 30 December it’s the final, last-ever Oxford DJ set from septuagenarian Bristol legend DJ Derek, at The Cellar in Oxford from 9.00 pm until the wee small hours. Should be a good night, and if he can do it at his age, you should certainly stay until the end…

Clean your ears out after the first full week of 2014 on Saturday 11 January, at The Cellar in Oxford. The much-missed and haven’t-been-around-for-ages guitar fury rock’n’roll powerhouse Winnebago Deal are back in town, and they’ll be very ably supported by the rambunctious, chunky and huge-riffed Desert Storm. What’s more, first on will be the wittily-named Flack Blag; a Black Flag covers band featuring two members of Winnebago Deal. Rock! Devil horns! Mosh! Booze! Mayhem! (Got the date wrong for this gig – it’s actually 18 January… see the comments!)

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