It seems that bands that did well in the 1990s have a habit of resurfacing these days, and so it is for My Life Story, who play O2 Academy 2 in Oxford on Thursday 14 November. Providing able support to their flamboyant, elaborate pop tunes will be two good’uns from Oxford; Peerless Pirates and The Scholars.

Good old Gary Numan, he’s still ploughing his serious-sounding alien electro furrow over thirty years since his initial hits, and he’s still providing inspiration for many young bands. He’s at O2 Academy, Oxford on Friday 15 November, ostensibly in the lead-up to a new album, but hopefully flinging out a few of his old faves. If you’re going along, the best mode of transport is, er, ‘Cars’…

Some interesintg music for a good cause on Sunday 17 November: the HOPE Charity Concert at Jacqueline du Pré Music Building in Oxford has a varied programme including Bach, Chopin and John Williams, as well as a selection of Japanese folk songs. The concert raises money to help the victims of the earthquake, and subsequent tsunami, that hit Japan in 2011. “More than two years after the disaster, the recovery process is still proceeding slowly and the victims are worried that the rest of the world will forget them.”

Bring along your earplugs on Wednesday 20 November as Honky play the Wheatsheaf in Oxford. The ‘Austin superboogie trio’, featuring JD Pinkus of the legendary Butthole Surfers, will be bringing the psycho blues noise, supported by Oxford’s own Desert Storm and Barry & The Beachcombers, as well as Prosperina, a prog-rock-gets-noisy band from South Wales.

Seems it’s been a while since local promoter Daisy Rodgers Music Promotion has put on a show, so it’s good to see one lined up for Friday 22 November. This promoter’s gigs always tend to be busy and of quality, and this one shouldn’t be any different – get over to the Jericho Tavern in Oxford to catch The Sea The Sea, The Black Tambourines and Happyness.

It’s the splendid annual AUDIOSCOPE all-day festival on Saturday 23 November. The event, which has been running since 2001, aims to bring an eclectic collection of excellent, slightly out-there music to Oxford, and also to raise a lot of money for national homelessness charity Shelter. This year’s event – at the Jericho Tavern in Oxford from midday to midnight – has a blinder of a line up: Califone, Esben And The Witch, Pet Moon, Eat Lights Become Lights, Grumbling Fur, Fonda 500, Pye Corner Audio, Thought Forms, Salvation Bill, Adam Gnade, Tomaga and Listing Ships. If you only get to one gig this year, etc…

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