The Saving Of
Taplow
"Probably the finest pop punk in the world." From the people that brought you japan4.
Pallab Sarkar
Berkshire
Solo vocal-guitar act, good originals with strong lyrics ... a blend of introspection and intensity ... in a Paul-Simon-meets-Kurt-Cobain-and-borrows-his-guitar kind of way!
Savour The Flavour
Wokingham/Reading
A three piece pop combo playing original compositions that will touch your hearts and tickle your ears.
The ScaM#
Stokenchurch
A rock covers band that are currently celebrating 10 years of being the Thames Valley's rock jukebox.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk/thescam/index.htm
Secret Weapon
Reading, London, South East UK
Crunching dirty guirat riffs, harsh raw lyrics and thumping beats.
Shirley
Oxford
Harmony-rich pop rock four piece.
www.myspace.com/shirleytheband
SideWalkRiot
Wokingham, Berkshire
Four-piece punk/ska band, all own material
Silent Embrace
Reading
Four piece "modern and melodic hard rock band."
Simon Wood
Bracknell, Berkshire
Solo guitarist
The Skangsters
Reading
Ska with attitude
Sky Babies
Newbury, Berkshire
Rock 'n' roll band. Released their second CD, 'A Year of Living Dangerously' in May 2006. After playing many gigs around Berkshire and forming a strong, local fan base, they are ready to go everywhere with their new line-up. Lance and Chris share guitar and vocal duties, with new additions, bassist Skinny Pete and Fil Satan on drums. Taking influences from The Wildhearts, Supersuckers, Steve Earle and a healthy dose of the Beach Boys.
Sleepless
Berkshire
Indie/Rock Pop, catchy, hooky, melodic "and above all brilliant songs played by four strikingly handsome young men."
www.myspace.com/sleeplesstheband
Sleep Room
Guildford/Godalming/Reading/Bracknell
“Blanched guitar soundscapes, apocalyptic lyricism, the poeticism and sense of yearning hint that Sleep Room may house some mighty dreams.” – Planet Sound.
Slevin Kelevra
Reading
3-piece punk/rock outfit influences include: Thursday, Thrice, QOTSA, Shellac, The Jesus Lizard.
www.myspace.com/slevinkelevraband
Smack Boys
Reading
Acoustic folk/blues
Something For The Weekend
Wokingham
Acoustic singer/songwriter ("a cross between David Byrne and Al Stewart") who writes golden pop nuggets, including 'If If If', 'Hello, Father Christmas', 'Kissed by Angels', 'The Summer Song' and 'I'd by happy'. He released the 3-track CD single 'Cooking up a Storm (Reading FC)' for all Reading fans in October 2006.
www.somethingfortheweekendmusic.co.uk
Soul'd Out
Egham/Windsor
8 piece Soul/R&B covers function band (Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, The Commitments, Blues Brothers et al)
Soulounger
Hayes, Middlesex
6 piece soul, lounge and 70's funk band comprising of fantastic lead and backing vocals, with passionate musicians.
Soul Disciples www.soul-disciples.co.uk
Ealing - Ultimate live soul covers band, playing your favourite Stax, Motown and soul music with passion and professionalism. "Guaranteed to have you dancing the night away!"
Soul Purpose email
Reading/Bracknell - Bringing 60's and 70's soul back to life. This eleven piece band will take you on a trip from Detroit to Memphis. A tight rhythm section, brass line up that will blow you away, and vocals in three part harmony, solely soul.
Sound Experiment
Sandhurst/Farnborough - "Alternative pop act combining live instruments with sequenced music. Not been gigging for long, but already creating a lot of interest locally."
The Sound of Many Sirens email
Reading - Reading songwriter Mike Halliwell and former writing partner Paul Whitehouse join forces once again for this Reading based alternative band from Sandhurst. Expect broken radios, weird slideshows and black tee-shirts.
Source
Reading - 4 piece melodic rock/metal
A Southern Light
Berkshire - A cross between 18th century Bach and The Proclaimers.
The Southside Blues Band
Reading and Wallingford - Re-formed end of 2002. 4-piece band. All seasoned musicians with steady R&B background:- Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson etc
Space Bikini
Farnborough, Hampshire - the best elements of modern RAWK with 3-part harmonies and more hooks than you can shake a very large stick at!
Spandex Ballet myspace.com/theythinkitsallcovers
Reading - Wide range of pre-80s music, from Eye of the Tiger to New York New York. "We dress up as much as we can and try and put on an entertaining performance."
Specific
Reading - 3 piece pop punk band
Spellbound
Reading - Recently formed, this classy trio of versatile young girls will bring a new dimension to any venue. All capable singers in their own right, they combine to create a wealth of talent, singing jazz and pop covers from 60s to present.
The Staple Riot www.myspace.com/stapleriot
Reading - Indie-pop. They set out to write pop songs; some you can sing along to and some you can dance to (if you're feeling brave). They were once told they sound like The Stills and Velocity Events have described our live set as a 'precision piece of music prowess' ... they must have been having a good day! They love: Mew, Explosions in the Sky, The Race, The Smiths, Mogwai etc.
Star Rats
Reading - Emo/Rock group with influences from Granddaddy, to Lemmonheads, Counting Crows to Foo Fighters, Dinosaur Jr to Sunfactor. 'Very rocking... no, that should be VERY rocking!' Single out soon!
Static Rain
Reading
The Stats
Slough - For Sale: Four instrument wielding freaks, brand new, no previous owners, Very, very low mileage, a little bit of wear and tear. Come with optional all original ass kicking pop punk mania. offers welcome.
Strange Fits of Passion www.myspace.com/strangefitsofpassion
Reading - If The Velvet Underground are Infra-Red and Sigur Ros Ultra-Violet, Pixies may be Mega-Blue, Arcade Fire a Super-Yellow and we would be Quasi-Absinthe-Green. Nelson - Acoustic Guitar, Vox; Kasia - Vox, Violin, Guitar; Ian - Lead Guitar; Rich - Drums; Ben - Bass
Strawberry Coated Zebra
Reading - Full-on, flat-out blues and jazz, with occasional rock creeping in from the south later
Andy Stedman
Farnborough
Streetlife
Surrey/Hampshire - Five piece 70's disco band
Stem
Reading - An original, diverse and quirky mix of Alternative Indie and Post-Rock - think Pavement, Mogwai, Interpol, The Cure.
Stoltz www.stoltz.co.uk
Bracknell
Stund
Reading - 5/6 piece rock & blues band.
Stupid
Oakley, Hampshire
Subject2Nothing www.subject2nothing.tk
Maidenhead, Berkshire - 3-piece modern rock/metal/nu-metal band from Maidenhead with a
few twists.
Sub Rosa myspace.com/subrosauk
Reading/Basingstoke - A five piece rock band writing songs influenced by a wide variety of bands: The Mars Volta, Oceansize, TOOL, Qotsa, Muse, Incubus, At The Drive In etc
Subway Monkeys
Slough/Windsor - 4-piece covers band formed from the band 4 Play. They play songs by Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Beatles, Stereophonics, The Who, Ocean Colour Scene, Weezer, Chili Peppers, Nirvana etc.
Sucka
Camberley - Fast paced punk three piece, raw guitar mixed with melodic singing and explosive live shows. 'An upcoming band with huge prospects'- underdogzine
Sugar and Silk
Regulars at The Jazz Club and Jagz
Sullivan
Reading - Relatively new 4-piece playing melodic pop-punk, and it's not all about girls either! Full of teenage angst and youthful energy.
Superfluid
Reading
Swallow
Reading - 4-piece rock band that play classic rock covers, including rather a lot of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Blondie, and the odd newer number. Members of the band have played events such as the Hong Kong 1997 Handover to China party at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, the Johnny Walker 1998 Golf Classic in Thailand, various Kent and Reading Beer Festivals, the 2003 Edinburgh Festival, the Bracknell Jazz Festival and venues all over the Midlands, London and the South East.
Swarm
Yateley - 5 piece band, with an original line-up including female singer and drummer. Influences such as Metallica and Nirvana. Fairly unique sound, mostly original material.
Swerve
Bracknell
Switch
Twyford - Three piece band from Twyford & Charvil. Playing originals and covers. "Berkshire's best rock'n'roll band."
Sylosis
Reading - "Reading's ONLY extreme metal band"
Sylph
Reading - Described as a metal/indie/hardcore/emo/jazz/funkband...a six piece band playing original material
The Fabulous Shirtlifters
Cookham Dean
An eclectic brand of traditional jazz. Available at very competitive rates for weddings, bar mitzvahs and other fun events. Most of the proceeds go to charity.
The Sombrero Principle
Reading
7 piece student prog rock band available in holiday times (i.e. most of the time!). Described as "It's like Yes teamed up with Kate Bush and cooked up something tasty" or "Badly Drawn Boy meets Kate Bush meets Anthrax!".
www.myspace.com/thesombreroprinciple