Baby it’s cold outside. But it’s all warm and inviting inside Cambridge’s live music venues. So why not go to one of these gig this month?

CLIVE CARROLL
Virtuoso acoustic guitar man who blends folk, jazz, classical and global styles. With support from Cambridge’s Sunday Driver.
Friday 17 Feb. £12 door
The Golden Hind, Milton Road

Here’s Clive pluckin’ and a pickin’…

BIG 10
Ten-piece Cambridge ska outfit who play infectious mix of classics from Specials, Madness, Bad Manners etc.
Friday 3 Feb. £8.
The Junction, Clifton Way

A taste of the Big 10 sound. Lip up Fatty!

GHOSTPOET
Softly spoken singer/producer whose album Peanut Butter Blues And Melancholy Jam earned a Mercury nod in 2011.
Monday 13 Feb. £11.
The Junction, Clifton Way.

Vid for Ghostpoet’s Cash and Carry Me Home. Just say no to boozy drinks kids!

UPSET THE RHYTHM TOUR
Bad Timing present an evening from the influential underground label with three live acts – Gentle Friendly, Way Through and Peepholes.
Sunday 12 Feb. £5.50.
Portland Arms, Chesterton Road.

A video by Way Through.

KILLAMONJAMBO
Punk-funk-ska-soulsters return to the city for their third gig in as many months.
Saturday 4 Feb. £tbc.
Portland Arms, Chesterton Road.

Killamonjambo. ‘Thunder Thighs’. That’s all.

PETE ATKIN
Longtime Clive James collaborator gets out his guitar for an acoustic subterranean knees-up.
Saturday 11 Feb. £10.
CB2, Norfolk Street.

A Pete Atkin and Clive James song from the 70s being performed by Pete in 1997.

KATE JACKSON GROUP
Former lead singer of The Long Blondes returns with her own band, and melodious output intact.
Thursday 9 Feb. £7 adv.
Portland Arms, Chesterton Road.

Kate performing at The Haymakers in Cambridge last year…

JOAN BAEZ
Pioneer of the original American protest folk movement, now – remarkably enough – into her sixth decade of music-making.
Friday 24 Feb. £39.50.
Corn Exchange, Wheeler Street

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down performed by Joan Baez

THE WILLOWS
Acoustic/folk group who weave traditional and roots music within intricately-crafted contemporary songs.
Tuesday 21 Feb. £8.50.
The Junction J2, Clifton Way.

The Willows interviewed at and playing at Cambridge Band Competition last year

THE FILAMENTS
Essex-based punk miscreants with dazzling brass section. The missing link between Rancid and Conflict!
Sat 18 Feb. £tba
Man On The Moon, Norfolk Street

The Filaments live!