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We've been pretty busy round here of late. Between announcing the line-up for our stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend, putting together a week full of special sessions on 6 Music and hosting a nice little shindig down at Maida Vale, we've barely had time to think.

Time, then, to take a breather and go for a leisurely stroll around some of our local shows across the UK to see what they've been up to recently...

Let's start at , who have proudly announced that a at this year's . , and will open the stage over the festival's three days, from 16 - 18 July. The Lake Stage is curated by our very own Huw Stephens and has hosted the likes of The xx and Marina and the Diamonds in previous years.

Jumping north to , we hear they've... ahem... branched out with a new feature named (sorry). Every week, listeners suggest a track from a local band which links in some way to last week's song. In the first few weeks, tracks by , and were chosen. While the musical family tree is merely shrub at this point, we look forward to watching it grow over the coming months.

Down in , local alternative bands put on a gig at Pieces Bar for charity last month and the Introducing team were there to document the night in . Raising money for Motor Neurone Disease Awareness, punks CFS made their live debut alongside hardcore outfit (amazing name, that) and black metallers . We're reliably informed that much moshing was done.

At , presenters Mike and Ollie invited DJ duo into the studio for the . Having only taught themselves to mix in the last 12 months, DJs Dean and Greg had never performed a live radio mix before, but pulled it off with aplomb, showing why they've already secured a hotel residency in their native Southend.

Finally, the latest act to take 's Q&A is MC and producer, . Courtney says he started producing and writing grime tracks aged 14 with a £5 microphone, but soon grew out of the scene and moved on to make what he describes as "poetic rap with indie/alternative pop production". You can read the full interview and listen to a clip , or there are more tracks on .

There are over 35 Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing shows located around the country. Find your local show.