This Saturday night sees Wigan based band Vukovar make their way back across the water for a show on Manx Shores.

The band, are on the roster of Manx based imprint, Small Bear Records, and will be hitting the stage at Amber in Douglas on Saturday night for the first time since their Manx debut in 2016.

The band, featuring Rick Clarke, Dan Shea and Buddy Miller, have five releases under their belt since their inception in 2014 which can be streamed and or purchased at vukovarbrutalisthouse.bandcamp.com.

Support for the show comes from fellow Small Bear label mates Postcode.

The doors for this free show open at 8pm with Postcode opening the show from around 8.30pm.

Another of our originals bands gearing up for a record release is In The Blood.

Following on from the release of their debut single ’The Delay Has Arrived’ in October last year, the debut album follows next month.

The Ramsey-based band count James Craig on guitar and vocals, David Brew on vocals, Andy James on drums, Jamie Christian on bass plus Nell Kneale and Phil Hatton sharing guitar duties in their line-up.

They are having a release show for the album at Noa Bakehouse in Douglas on Saturday, May 19.

Tickets can be purchased for £10 from tickettailor.com/events/intheblood/160853/r/web

Whilst we’re on the subject of In The Blood, a huge congratulations to them as they won their section of the Manx Music Festival last Friday night.

Finally for this week we head to Jaks where on Saturday night where you’ll find Penthouse Dive in one of their regular lots at the Douglas bar.

The three piece band that features Mark Riley on guitar and vocals, Mark Cleator on bass and Mark Brabbs on drums play covers from the likes of ZZ Top, Foo Fighters, The Police, Thin Lizzy and the like.

This band is very much a staple of the Manx gig circuit and are well worth checking out if those influences sound like your cup of tea.