First this week and a debut EP release for Manx singer songwriter, Jamys Woolley.

The five track offering, entitled ’Turn To Face The Strange’ includes ’Live it Up (Tropical Trees)’ and ’Trust’, all shaped, honed and recorded in collaboration with producer Gypo Buggane at Ballagroove Studios.

The Sam Waters’ film, ’Mad Manx and the Soap Box Derby’ featured ’Live It Up’ on its soundtrack.

Influence-wise, think Echo and the Bunnymen, Captain Beefheart, The Doors and The Velvet Underground, although Jamys sights his greatest inspiration as Bob Dylan.

The EP is available as a digital download for £5 through the Jamys Woolley bandcamp page

Black Water Creek are out for two pre-Christmas gigs in Douglas this weekend.

The band that features Dave Cohen on bass and vocals, Liam Callow on guitar and Ross Doyle on drums specialise in classic rock covers from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Free and Judas Priest.

If you want to catch them in action, you can head to either Quids Inn on Friday or the Rovers on Saturday.

Elsewhere, if a little bit of synth-pop, rock and generally all things 80s-music related does it for you, then you may want to head to Jaks in Douglas this Friday night to catch Totally 80s.

The band that features Dave Holland on keys and vocals, Jonny Peacock on drums, John Barlow on guitar and Johnny Galbraith on bass pull out a setlist from the likes of Duran Duran, Human League, UB40 and The Specials amongst many others.

Also out and about this weekend is the Ian Thompson Band.

Featuring a setlist full of classics from the likes of The Kinks, David Bowie, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, R.E.M, and the like, the band heads to The Creek in Peel on Friday, plus the British and Quids Inn in Douglas on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

For more information about Ian, his music, his forthcoming shows, please visit www.ianthompsonuk.com

Finally this week, you can catch Chris Flood in action if you head to Compton Vaults in Castletown this Friday night.

The former Gentlemen’s Musical Emporium guitarist, Chris will showcase some new material he’s been writing in the last year or so which will be available in due course.

Influence wise, think Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell and John Frusciante and you’re not far off. It all kicks off from 8pm.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg over the next few days.