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| Mon 1st | Mohawk Music presents
*Dead Letter Dept.
*Something Happened
*The Neds | DEAD LETTER DEPT (Canada)
Dark Melodic Pop-Punkers on their 2nd European Tour, signed to NooNoo/MightyAttom records!
www.deadletterdept.com
SOMETHING HAPPENED
South London socio-political dub ska punk rock 4-piece!
www.somethinghappened.tk
MISTAKE US FOR FRIENDS
Fast as fuck Glasgow technical punk rockers!
www.mistakeusforfriends.com
THE NEDS
Young North London trio do what Cocksparrer were doing 20 years ago, but faster, poppier, newer and rawer!
...their last gig for....a while ;)
www.theneds.co.uk | £3 |
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| Tue 2nd | Pogomotion presents:
*Lord Bishop Rocks
*Bushcraft
*MARS | AMERICAN LIES - Record Release Party featuring:
LORD BISHOP ROCKS (USA)
It's US election day and when the Lord ain't thinking about sex rock he hates that Bush and wants no more of it.
His new record 'American Lies' is out this week.
Having gone down a storm with the bikers at this year's BULLDOG BASH festival, the Lord stands at near 7 foot tall and ROCKS!
www.lordbishop.net
BUSHCRAFT
London based female-fronted rocking quartet with a high degree of dirty groove.
www.bushcraft.biz
MARS
Brixton underground pace'n'r'ck'nroll.
www.marstheband.com | £3 |
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| Wed 3rd | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Wob
*Karen Westerhout
*John Forrester | WOB
Following several years as a member of Blyth Power and as an impressive solo performer, Wob is now back with a full band playing songs from his four acclaimed CDs including latest release 'With Just One Step'. His material is a combination of melodic pop/rock described as 'songs of rare imagination and substance in a way that engages audiences of all sizes, ages and musical tastes'.
ww.wobmusic.com
KAREN WESTERHOUT
Karen is a quiet, spellbinding songwriter with shades or early Joni Mitchell and a voice similar to Sandy Denny. This can be heard to great effect on her hauntingly beautiful debut CD 'Out The Other Side'. Now working on material for her second CD, her acclaimed solo performances at acoustic venues throughout the U.K led to a recent spot on the same bill as top U.S act Rosie Thomas.
www.panartist.com
JOHN FORRESTER
John has made two albums on German alt.country/roots label Twah, the first 'Tales of Nothing' was intense and acoustic, the second 'All The Wrong Things' was upbeat and powerful but with many reflective tracks. John uses bouzouki and mandocello as well as guitar to put across 'some of the most stunningly articulate songwriting you'll hear anywhere from anyone..an acoustic backdrop brimming with ideas & invention'.
www.forrester.uk.com
www.twah.com | £3 |
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| Thu 4th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*The Paperbacks
*My First Knife Fight
*The Hitchers | THE PAPERBACKS (Canada)
One day, oh yes, one day, we WILL get the Weakerthans (or, failing that, John K Sansom) to play the Windmill but in the meantime we have their excellent compatriots who also do a great line in coy poppy hardcore. Read all about this excellent band here:
www.thepaperbacks.com
MY FIRST KNIFE FIGHT
MFKF - my first knife fight are still an incendiary four piece from southeast London. Some time on from their radio success with TOES, they continue to write firebrand post - everything rock music.
During those shows, reviewers likened them to - deep breath - THE CURE, PIXIES, PAVEMENT, SMASHING PUMPKINS, MUDHONEY, COUNTING CROWS*, PLACEBO, CORNERSHOP*, SIX BY SEVEN, TELEVISION, SAVES THE DAY, TAKING BACK SUNDAY AND MY VITRIOL, GUNS N ROSES and THE WEDDING PRESENT.
*They weren't thrilled about these ones either.
www.mfkf.com
THE HITCHERS
Youthful 50s influenced punkers who divide their time between Middlesbrough and, erm, West Norwood. Getting lots of induistry interest too for their all-energy set.
www.thehitchers.com | £3 |
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| Fri 5th | CLUB CLOR
*Clor
*Maximo Park
*Serial P.O.P. | CLOR
Bonfire night is never going to be the same again after this explosive affair of hot new bands. We've ordered a new roof just in case.
CLOR..the bastard offspring of many bastrad rock offsrpings. Metal, pop, disco, drum'n'bass, twang and other headfucks. CLOR are very special. catch em while you can..they're gonna be big in 2005. Onstage 11pm
www.clor.co.uk
MAXIMO PARK
Another band tipped by many to break through big in 2005 these northeasterners are signed to warp! Records but they rock in an arty shouty way. Onstage 10pm
www.maximopark.com
SERIAL P.O.P.
After playing Club Clor back in the summer, these London-Scottish electro guerrillas and all-round crowdpleasers, get a swift invite back.
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/4175
Booking fee is a mere 50p per ticket. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO GUESTLIST...don't even think of asking. | £3 |
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| Sat 6th | Windmill Brixton presents
*Gavin Hammond
*All Of Us
*Cat Martino | GAVIN HAMMOND
Chilled-out Australian singer-songwriter with full band making gorgeous melancholic sounds.
www.gavinhammond.com
ALL OF US
CANCELLED
CAT MARTINO
Complex soulful acoustica from New York City.
www.catmartino.com | £3 |
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| Sun 7th | Twisted am Lounge
*Holy Man Jones
*Whizz Jones
*Emma Tricca | HOLY MAN JONES
R'n'B acoustic style.
'Real songs of passion & fire to stir the soul' Time Out
www.holymanjones.com
WHIZZ JONES
British guitar-pickjing legend plays rare sarf London show.
EMMA TRICCA
Intricate bluegrass and pop pickings.
www.emmatricca.com | £3 |
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| Mon 8th | Windmill Brixton presents:
MONDAY NEW BANDS NIGHT
*Sonoma
*Motorpool
*Jamie West Band | Hopefully this will become a regular feature; a night of new local bands:
SONOMA
www.sonoma.org.uk
THE MOTORPOOL
'David Bowie & A-ha doing shots with the Smashing Pumpkins'
www.themotorpool.co.uk
JAMIE WEST BAND
www.jamiewest.net | £3 |
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| Tue 9th | TIM HOLEHOUSE'S BIG BIRTHDAY
*Red Stars Parade
*Sika Redem
*Among The Missing | RED STARS PARADE
Big doomy, screamy metal outfit from Leeds Via Sutton.
www.redstarsparade.com
SIKA REDEM
Soundscape metal from coventry with cutting, edgy vocals.
www.sikaredem.com
AMONG THE MISSING
London's sludge thrash metalllers on tour with Red Stars Parade. And their website really is.....
.....
www.tenpoundsoffuck.com | £3 |
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| Wed 10th | Windmill Brixton presents
*Girlinky
*And What Will Be Left Of Them?
*Bib | GIRLINKY
Execllent fun and girly electro-pop-punkers who've been comapred to a Bis, helen Love and a poppy Ladytron, promoting new single.
'When racing through the stop-and-go wizadry of tracks like (single) 'Hai
Wakarimashita!' they're quite magical' - Rocksound
www.girlinky.com
AND WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF THEM?
Self-styled artpop with keyboards, pitsching themsleves somehwre between the B52s (but less annoying) and The Clash (but with a better drummer). From Worcester, bless em.
www.andwhatwillbeleftoftehm.co.uk
BIB
Comic and sincere in equal portions, south Lonoders BIB play prior to the launch of their single. Electro-pop-punk.
www.themmpress.com/bib/index.dwt | £3 |
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| Thu 11th | Windmill Brixton presents
*Hey Colossus!
*Yakuza
*Blood Red Shoes (ex-Cat On Form)
*The Killing Spree | PLEASE NOTE The exact running order of this bill will be decided on the night but either hey Colossus or Blood Red Shoes will be playing first (longg story due to other commitments etc) so get down EARLY and catch a quality band at 8.30pm!!!
HEY COLOSSUS!
Sabbathcore heroes.
www.heycolossus.com
YAKUZA
Dungannon's finest.
'You won't believe it, but all present could swear to you that the spirit of the Minutemen and Gang Of Four (pre Karate Kid soundtrack era, naturally) was on that stage...[yakuza] assail our senses in a violent yet pleasurable manner, and by the end there is a man down the front dancing like a spastic in a hurricane'
altulster.co.uk live review
www.scream4yakuza.co.uk
BLOOD RED SHOES
...is a band from London and Brighton UK. They are two people, Laura-Mary (wishes she was spanish) and Steven (wishes he was french). They play guitars and drums and we sing.
www.catonform.co.uk/bloodredshoes
THE KILLING SPREE
Quiet-loud-quiet-LOUDER music from Belfast.
www.thekillingspree.com | £3 |
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| Fri 12th | Windmill Brixton presents
*Distophia
*Riff Random
*The Izzys
*The Action Plan | DISTOPHIA
...it's been too damn long. Since Easter Monday in fact, the day, if we recall correctly, before we had to put the new roof on. Yes girls and biys, Distophia are back to bambozle your ears with a wall of sound and catchy little little melodies. Kinda like The Dandy warhols might have sounded if they had been any good.
www.distophia.com
RIFF RANDOM (Australia)
Young Aussies making a noise in the UK - they've already played Reading and Leeds festivals, toured with Bloc Party and TV On The Radio and about to bring out their debut single.
'A band you have to hear...it's the kind of noise that could have easily have come from a lower East Side New York apartment block as opposed to a suburban Melbourne household' Kerrang!
'The sonic-trash-noise revolution has begun with this humble piece of music. Get ready for the full-length assault...' Vice Magazine
www.riffrandom.com
THE IZZYS (USA)
..are a fully realized rock and roll outfit—cast in twang, thunder, and boogie.
Seriously good new NY three-piece who sound like The Kings of Leon look- half New York punk energy, half good 'ole boy country twang. Perfect music for joyriding a tractor through the East Village.
5/5 Maxim magazine
www.theizzys.com
ACTION PLAN
Guerrilla guitars from norf London.
www.actionplantheband.com
Guest DJs to be confirmed | £3 |
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| Sat 13th | Windmill Brixton presents
*The Rumble Strips
*Great Bear
*Mista Brown
*Red Fishes | THE RUMBLE STRIPS
Redefining the word SOUL, The Rumble Strips marry rock chaos with a Dexy's vibe to create a spectacular live presence.
www.rumblestrips.co.uk
GREAT BEAR
...have been described as 'inhabiting a London world where Blur drop all the art-school bollocks and Supergrass have a shave and learn to dress with a bit of class…'
The music definitely has an indie/rock sound but keeps an eye firmly on getting people moving in a cheeky, very London way.
www.greatbeartheband.com
MISTA BROWN (live)
London debut gig for reggae-meets-rock outfit who are currently recording with Brendan Lynch (Primal Scream etc).
www.mistabrown.com
RED FISHES
An underground band heating up in London with roots in NYC, California and the Deep South. The sound is organic and hybrid.....Everything from punk blues.....twisted hillbilly.....and other luscious realms. The band follows suit and mutates frequently – Red Fishes has seen a girl bassist from Scotland.....an American kid.....a dirty bass player from uruguay.....a drummer and a girl guitarist from England.
www.redfishes.com | £3 |
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| Sun 14th | Twisted am Lounge:
*San Frank
*Gifthorse
*Sean Taylor | SAN FRANK
'SanFrank...nice moniker. Also, very, very nice music. Americana is the order of the day. Giant Sand and Buffalo Tom could be in there for starters. We recommend these - and we neither have fathers who play golf with their sons father or hoover up nose gak in the same Shoreditch boghole as them.'..from geekrock.com
www.sanfrank.co.uk
GIFTHORSE
Steeping in bravely and gallantly at the last moment and no doubt inspired by their alcohol-fuelled experiences at the Nick Cave show at the other venue in Brixton, the Gifthorse boys bring along their splendid blend of dark pop, as recently championed by NME, Angular Records etc
www.gifthorse.tk
SEAN TAYLOR
Young singer-songwriter who has established himself as a mainstay on the capitals' acoustic circuit.
Please note: Seagull had to cancel | £3 |
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| Mon 15th | Windmill Brixton presents
*Reno
*The Dandelions
*Burn! Burn! Burn! | RENO
Local guys in a garagey, punky stylee.
THE DANDELIONS (Sweden)
Hot new Swedes on a whirlwind visit to London.
www.thedandelions.com
BURN! BURN! BURN!
Great boy-girl south coast punks. | FREE |
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| Tue 16th | FORTE DISTRIBUTION PRESENTS:
*J Church
*Reno Divorce
*Chillerton | J CHURCH
Legendary San Fran punk-poppers play first London show for 3 or so years.
www.j-church.com
RENO DIVORCE
Melodic pop-punkers from Denver, CO who recall early Social Distortion.
www.renodivorceonline.com
CHILLERTON
...one of the hottest new punk bands in the UK, from the south coast of England, are really young and play great powerful punk, sounding like an angrier Jawbreaker or Gunmoll.
www.chillerton.com
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/4123 | £4 |
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| Wed 17th | Windmill Brixton presents
*Sunny Hill Road
*Cakeboy
*The Carbon Plan | SUNNY HILL ROAD
www.geocities.com/hooverlungs
CAKEBOY
A tangental mix of Crazy Horse, Nirvana and The Smiths.
THE CARBON PLAN
www.thecarbonplan.com | £3 |
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| Thu 18th | Windmill Brixton presents
*The Pony Collaboration
*My Sad Captains
*n.lannon | THE PONY COLLABORATION
Large ensemble from London via Cambridge with lots of members, tight harmonies and strange instruments plus a fine line in pop music that led one punter to describe them as 'Belle & Sebastian go country'.
www.theponycollaboration.com
MY SAD CAPTAINS
Great alt.rock sounds in the tradition of Pavement and other good stuff.
www.mysadcaptains.co.uk
n.lannon
...is one of the solo projects of the prolific Nyles Lannon of San Francisco, whose electronica album 'Astronomy for Children' (under the artist name n.ln) was awarded BBC album of the week earlier this year. In addition to that, Nyles' other band, 'Film School' recently performed at In The City and played five London dates including an opening slot for TV on The Radio at The Garage, and have a track on the forthcoming Fierce Panda compilation 'Shock & Oar'.
Nyles will be playing with a 3-piece band.
'Like Simon & Garfunkel reared on Loveless, or perhaps Nick Drake meets
Fennesz, but N.Lannon is in a felicitous field of one.' **** Uncut
www.nlannon.com | £3 |
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| Fri 19th | Windmill Brixton presents
*The Bamboo Kids
*The Saints Of Insanity
*Young Grasshopper
*tbc | THE BAMBOO KIDS (USA)
Reckoned by many to be the hottest band on New York's City's underground scene, the BKs top what's going to be a superb Big Friday bill as part of their European tour.
www.thebambookids.com
THE SAINTS OF INSANITY
Crystal Palace boys giving it the heavy Bronx-flavoured punk sound.
YOUNG GRASSHOPPER
Anglo-American playboy punk.
TBC | £3 |
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| Sat 20th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*The Divine Rights Of Kings
*Dirty Fuzz
*Silver Machine | THE DIVINE RIGHTS OF KINGS
Melodic Anglo-Irish-Swedish trio established as firm crowd faves at the Windmill, dosing out a tough brew of hellacopters, Lizzy and KISS-style tunes.
www.thedivinerightsofkings.co.uk
DIRTY FUZZ
Hard-hitting grrl-fronted rockers from sarf London with ex-Motorhead drummer in the ranks.
SILVER MACHINE
Bruising Brazil-meets-Brixton rock. | £3 |
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| Sun 21st | Twisted am Lounge
*The Barker Band
*Jason McNiff
*tbc | THE BARKER BAND
Bluegrass is the foundation for the BB's lovely, lilted sound that takes in many pleasant turns and tangents, all of it fronted by gorgeous vocals.
New on the circuit but sure to be faves on the London acoustic/americana circuit. Onstage 9.15pm.
www.barkerband.com
JASON McNIFF
With two great bands on board, we thought we'd have to kick the night off in real style so we've got what many criticsd consider the best young flokster in the country kicking things off. Currently working oh his third album, sarf London-based Jason enchants with mesmeric and intricate rustic picking. Onstage 8.30pm.
www.jasonmcniff.com | £3 |
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| Mon 22nd | Windmill Brixton presents
*Blisterhead
*A New Days Enemy
*Strike of 59
*tbc | BLISTERHEAD
Swedens finest punk rock and roll band
return for there second u.k outing this
year armed with the release of there new album 'Via Casilina'.
www.blisterhead.tk
A NEW DAY'S ENEMY
STRIKE OF 59
tbc | £3 |
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| Tue 23rd | Windmill Brixton presents | | £3 |
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| Wed 24th | Palestine Solidarity Campaign (Lambeth & Wandsworth Branch) presents:
*Underground Alliance
*Carpetface
*Le Magnifique | UNDERGROUND ALLIANCE
Hiphop collective.
www.undergroundalliance.moonfruit.com/
CARPETFACE
Dub reggae rap MC, who's just completed a US tour (Time Out NY exclaimed 'Move over Kool Keith' - and that's a recommendation if there is one) and has tracks coming out on the forthcoming Peace not War album.
More info @
www.newbias.com/
LE MAGNIFIQUE
Le Magnifique, an anti-war rapper, with an album coming out this month called 'Graffiti Junction'.
www.m1music.com
+ DJ Pierre
General info @
www.palestinecampaign.org | £3 |
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| Thu 25th | Windmill Brixton presents
*The Answer
*Los Skeletones
*Phoenix Motorcade | THE ANSWER
...are from near Belfast but kind of on a working holiday in Brixton. On Tuesday 23rd they'll also be playing in the neighbourhood - at the Academy supporting The Darkness. That one's sold out but tonight you'll be able to see why these hard-rocking dudes got such a prestigious gig and why the likes of Steve Lamacq and Total Rock Radio have been playing their recent EP.
www.theanswermusic.com
LOS SKELETONES
Dirty swampy voodoo bluesrockers. www.shrunkenheadrecords.com
PHOENIX MOTORCADE
Essex four-piece plying raw rock'n'roll in the tradition of The Stogges and Zep. | £3 |
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| Fri 26th | Loose Lips Sinks Ships magazine presents:
*Todd
*Gin Palace
*Geisha | TODD
Turbulent neandercore visionaries peddling redneck nightmares and urban myths.
www.southern.net/TODD
GIN PALACE
Savage punk-blues wastrels dancing razor-edged, violent flamencos...
GEISHA
Speaker-shredding Stoogian soundtracks to imaginary horror movies.
+ The Loose Lips Sound System
More info @
www.llss.tv
Loose Lips Sink Ships
Quarterly magazine for lovers of fine music, visuals and writing
# 4 published 18/11/04
Featuring: THE HUNCHES :: TODD :: THE SAINTS :: GEISHA :: GIN PALACE
:: BLUES EXPLOSION :: AKIRA THE DON :: LYDIA LUNCH :: MC5 :: HAYDEN ::
BEANS :: MOGWAI :: THE DUKE SPIRIT :: GREG DULLI :: HARMAR CHRIST
SUPERSTAR Plus much more.
Stockists:
HMV, Virgin, Borders, Rough Trade, Reckless, Selectadisc, Sister Ray
and all good record stores.
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/4211 | £3 |
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| Sat 27th | UNPEELED Magazine presents:
*Swearing At Motorists
*Jack Adapter
*The Red Stripes
*Creel Commission | SWEARING AT MOTORISTS
Signed to the tasteful Secretly Canadian label, this dynamic n demented outfit from Akron, Ohio refused to record in 'proper' studios for the first four years of their career. We have them for their only South London show on their European tour, so if you want to hear what crawls between the cracks of pop, alt-rock and terminally twisted songwriting, this is where you have to be.
www.swearingatmotorists.com
JACK ADAPTOR
You might remember the rather nifty band, Family Cat? Good, now forget them, because Jack Adaptor may have a couple of ex-cats in the line-up, but they're doing some weird n wonderful things with electronica, scratch, pop, real tunes and what a German critic called 'very nice harmonic singing. www.jackadaptor.com
THE RED STRIPES
Where punk meets reggae and both take the piss outta the White Stripes. You wanted more? Check out the grooves on the righteous sight, oh yes;
www.redstripes.co.uk
CREEL COMMISSSION
These buggers have a neat manifesto; play pianos like gentlemen and play guitars like punks. They drink, they rock. This is top stuff.
www.creelcommission.com
More info @
www.unpeeled.co.uk
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/4160 | £4 |
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| Sun 28th | Twisted am Lounge
*Pluko
*Bob Collum & The Welfare Mothers
*The Adjustment | PLUKO
blue-collar country-rock in the vein of Slobberbone or the magnificent Ass Ponys. They share excellent musicianship and low life tales laced with sardonic humour. UK Americana online.
www.pluko.com
BOB COLLUM & THE WELFARE MOTHERS
Fronted by an Oklamhoman now living in Essex, BC and The Welfare Mothers have become a solid fixture on the UK Americana scene with their uptempo blend of roots Crazy Horse stylings.
www.bobcollumonline.com
THE ADJUSTMENT
The Adjustment are a roots-rock quartet of
long-time musical friends built around the
singer-songwriting team of Lance and Dave
of 'Cusack' fame.
After coming together as an impromptu 'party' band playing Dylan, Stones and Creedence tunes - The Adjustment's mission was to retain the sense of fun and spontaneity of those early gigs in everything they do.
www.zingg.co.uk | £3 |
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| Mon 29th | Windmill Brixton presents
*The Optimist Club
*Santo El Diablo
*Go! Team Go! | SANTO EL DIABLO
www.santo-el-diablo.co.uk
THE OPTIMIST CLUB
DOLOROSO
An excellent selction of new and upcoming bands with lots of tasteful fuzz and dirt. | £3 |
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| Tue 30th | Windmill Brixton presents
*Disco Drive (Italia)
*Chet
*Cyclub (Japan) | CHET
Sarf London leftfield indie.
www.chetsonfire.com
DISCO DRIVE (Italia)
Creative and progressive punk rock from Torino.
People that heard DISCO DRIVE said they reminded them of Sleater-Kinney, Les Savy Fav, Q And Not U, Gang Of Four, Bush Tetras, Fugazi, Talking Heads, Radio 4, Hot Snakes, Articles Of Faith, The Most Secret Method, The Pop Group. No kidding.
In their two-year lifespan they have toured and played shows with Q And Not U, El Guapo, Black Eyes, Enon, The Thermals, Candies, Zu, The Capitol City Dusters, Valina, Yaphet Kotto, Honey For Petzi, Giardini Di Mirò, Settlefish, With Love and many more.
www.discodrive.org
CYCLUB (Japan)
Gypsy punk band with guitars from Osaka.
www.cyclubcyclub.com | £3 |
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