Gigs: May 4 - 10

Friday, May 4:

Borders Bookshop, Magdalen Street, Oxford: Live jazz. Every Friday in the licensed cafe, 7-9pm 01865 203901.

The Mitre, High Street, Oxford: Oxford Jazz Club. Sessions every Friday 01865 552131.

HMV Store, Cornmarket Street, Oxford: Tom McRae. Performing live at 1.30pm.

Zodiac, Cowley Road, Oxford: Tom McRae, Thea Gilmore, Jont and Matt Sage. Presented by Roadworks -Songwriters on Tour. Doors opn 7.30pm. 01865 420042.

Klub Kakoffaney, Wheatsheaf, High Street, Oxford: Idiots Savant and Nortica.

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Saturday, May 5

Zodiac, Cowley Road, Oxford: Lupine Howl. Plus Echoboy. 01865 4200042.

Holywell Music Room, Oxford: Mark Latimer (jazz piano). 8pm.

South Oxford Community Centre, Lake Street, Oxford: Cajun/Zydeco Dance. With class at 8pm, event with Zig Zag starts at 9pm. 01865 510066.

The Club That Cannot Be Named, The Wheatsheaf: Charger, Rabies Caste and Headcount.

Jack Russell, Old Marston, Oxford: Muscles and Curves. 8pm. 01865 247668.

The George, Botley Road, Oxford:Rock covers band. 9pm.

Apollo Theatre, George Street, Oxford: Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. 7.30pm. 0870 6063500.

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Sunday, May 6

Zodiac, Cowley Road, Oxford: Red Sky Coven. Songs, poems and stories from New Model Army frontman Justin Sullivan, poet and novelist Joolz, singer-songwriter Rev Hammer and Brett Selby. Open to 16s plus. 7.300pm. Plus The Gathering Christian Rock N ight. 01865 420042.

Club That Cannot Be Named, The Net, Abingdon: Nine-band all-dayer. From 3.30pm. Defenestration headline, see What's the Word. Open to all ages.

Mezzanine May Ball, Milton Common: Top name club DJs.

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Monday, May 7

Fun in the Parks, South Park, Oxford: Stage sponsored by The Zodiac, which will feature X-Hail, Goldrush, Four Storeys, Autopsy and Dubwiser.

The Bullingdon, Cowley Road, Oxford: Psychosquad, My Feo, Neverborn.

Oxford Playhouse, Beaumont Street, Oxford: Dutch Swing College Band. 01865 798600.

Cricketers Arms, Iffley Road, Oxford: Luis D'Agostino Trio. Plus special guest on May 7, Bobby Wellins (sax). Every Monday. 8pm.

Fuggle'n' Firkin, Gloucester Green, Oxford: The Barcodes. Blues night.

Jongleurs, Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford: Pete Boss and the Blues Hearts.

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Tuesday, May 8

The Point, The Plain, Oxford: IMSOC-backed battle of the student bands.

The Wheatsheaf, High Street, Oxford: Archie.

Jongleurs Bar Risa, Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford: Dance night. Every Tuesday. Dancing with DJ Anthony. 01993 700403.

The Bullingdon, Cowley Road, Oxford: Denny Ilett Jnr Quartet. Every Tuesday, 8pm.

Wednesday, May 9

The Bullingdon, Cowley Road, Oxford: Vegastones.

Red Lion Hotel, Witney: Jazz at the Barn. The Alvin Ray Quartet. Every Wednesday, 8.30-11pm. 01993 703149.

The Mill, Spiceball Park, Banbury: Little Chuck Little. Ride a Cock Horse Folk Club.

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Thursday, May 10

Phoenix Picture House Bar, Walton Street, Oxford: Campus Unrest. Student night with DJs. 8-11pm.

The Kooler, Bullingdon, Cowley Road, Oxford: Medium 21, Grand Western, Preservation Society.

Po Na Na, Magdalen Street, Oxford: The Bays.

Jack Russell, Old Marston, Oxford: Tony Casper. 8pm. 01865 247668.

Old People's Club, Castle Street, Banbury: Banbury Country Music Club. Pam Bailey and Johnny Neale. No bar. Bring your own drinks. No line dancing. No gun-firing. Doors open7.30pm. 01295 268847.