FIVE-PIECE Beds band Phonic Rapture are in Stevenage tonight (Thursday), playing at the Hogshead pub in the town centre. We welcome good old rock music here at The Comet and that s what the Rapture do best. Heart-pounding riffs and crunching vocals. Nice.

FIVE-PIECE Beds band Phonic Rapture are in Stevenage tonight (Thursday), playing at the Hogshead pub in the town centre. We welcome good old rock music here at The Comet and that's what the Rapture do best. Heart-pounding riffs and crunching vocals. Nice.

* ANDY Mayo and his band return to Christchurch, Hitchin, tonight (Thursday). Fusing funk, jazz and R&B, Andy is performing in North Herts as part of his Dreams of a Homecoming Tour. For more information call 01462 456045 or 01462 437947. Tickets are £5.

* FRIDAY evening sees passionate hardcore enthusiasts Scream! Shout! Say Nothing playing at Club 85 in Hitchin. Ambient metal band Bossk are also performing on the night alongside Latitude, who feature ex-members of Atakku. The gig starts at 7.45pm and tickets are £4.50.

* HIGHLY-rated folk singer Bob Fox has been invited along to play at The Orange Tree, Baldock, by the Baldock and Letchworth Folk Club. Tam Lin will be supporting during the gig next Wednesday, and tickets start from £7.

* KARINE Polwart has a very good pedigree. The singer has chalked up recent live sessions on Radios 2, 3, 4 and 5 and is about to tour with Belle and Sebastian. Karine, and Corrina Hewat, are squeezing in a date at The Sun Hotel in Hitchin on Sunday.