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Seriously good-looking men. High-energy choreography. Big tunes, big moves and a whole lot of trouble.

The UK's longest-running Green Day tribute brings 15 years of energy and every hit in one huge set.

London progressive metalcore band Entity blend atmospheric, shoegaze-tinged textures with emotive screams and modern metal riffs.

Mersea Island duo mixing trad folk with alternative acoustic pop: "definitely ones to watch", says Rock News.

Colchester and Chelmsford alt-rock/post-hardcore band Halfway North, formerly Cardinals, return to the stage of their first sold-out gig.

Polish Hip-Hop/Rap artist Cypis is heading to EngineRooms Southampton!

Five-piece Essex alt-rock band The Handles, with Lois Leon: in need of good tunes and a night out?

Texas-style blues-rock from the session man who played with The Pretty Things, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, on a Sunday afternoon.

City Sound's Xmas bash, live on stage and broadcast on City Sound radio: jazz-funk-rock fusion from Raz plus Chelmsford indie-punk from No Idea.

Hot Box Blues Jam with The Roots Collective as house band: bring an instrument and plug in, or sit back and enjoy the show.

Grassroots comedy hosted by Louie Green: brand-new acts, established comics and rising stars.

Heat four of Backstage Pass's Battle of the Bands: the search for the local scene's heavyweights goes on.

Heat three of Backstage Pass's Battle of the Bands: new local talent, fierce competition and a crowd to win over.

Heat two of Backstage Pass's Battle of the Bands: more emerging local bands battle for a place in the next round.

Backstage Pass's Battle of the Bands starts here: the best emerging local bands fight for a place in the next round.

The Quireboys frontman, one of rock's great storytellers, shares the songs and tales from Off the Record: A Life in Rock & Roll.

Hot Box Blues Jam with The Roots Collective as house band: bring an instrument and plug in, or sit back and enjoy the show.

Essex's hottest new blues-rock band, for fans of Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore and Free, with James Fox of When Rivers Meet, on a Sunday afternoon.

Christmas Eve sorted: reggae, dub, ska and rocksteady to dance the night away, for £6.

Bring a team and test your music knowledge at the Hot Box Big Music Quiz: every genre, every decade, one winning team.

A rare stripped-back afternoon acoustic set from Birmingham alt-rockers SANTÙ, recorded live at Hot Box.

Bring a team and test your music knowledge at the Hot Box Big Music Quiz: every genre, every decade, one winning team.