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| Sat 1st | 'The Windmill Of Your Mind'
*Kid Carpet
*Hot Club De Paris
*Underground Heroes | THE WINDMILL OF YOUR MIND: a monthly gathering that in its short extistence has already served up Baxter Dury, Dr Dog, Brakes, Larrikin Love, Plan B and Scritti Politti for your delight.
KID CARPET (Bristol)
www.kidcarpet.co.uk
www.myspace.com/kidcarpet
HOT CLUB DE PARIS (Liverpool)
www.myspace.com/hotclubdeparis
UNDERGROUND HEROES (Kent)
www.myspace.com/undergroundheroes
BUY TICKETS HERE:
www.wegottickets.com/event/9855 | £5 |
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| Sun 2nd | 'Lost Sunday'
*The Whelk Attachment
*Superqueens
*Kallinger Co
*The Monday Club
*Beebah Stant
*Gooblar | THE WHELK ATTACHMENT (London)
Originally from Lincoln, TWA offer a fresh new brand of indie/punk with a splash of pop. Fresh from support slots with The Young Knives these guys promise to bring a joyous surreality to the evening's proceedings!
SUPERQUEENS (Manhcester)
A fusion of the lyrics and delivery of Michael Conroy and the rhythms/soundscapes of Bruce Magill. Their debut release 'Cheap Shots' (Skinny Dog Records, 2004) earned them enthusiatic national reviews (NME, Q, Rocksounds) and an instant Peel session on Radio One. More recent
champions include Rob Da Bank. Superqueens are accumulating a disparate, cult following worldwide.
www.thisissuperqueens.net/
KALLINGER CO (London)
Cynical and abrasive power trio from South London. www.kallingerco.com
THE MONDAY CLUB
www.myspace.com/mondayclubband
BEEBAH STANT
Dirty sounds a la Sonic Youth, Slint and similar.
www.beebahstant.tk
GOOBLAR
Gooblar is the pop project of Gooblar, formed out of the ashes of his previous band, Shugazi, an ill-conceived marrying of MBV-style walls of guitar noise and the vegetarianism and social consciousness of D.C. punk.
www.myspace.com/gooblar
+ DJ Sets from BOSH! dj's and LSD Soundsystem | £4 |
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| Mon 3rd | Project Trust Benefit
Plastic Passion
The More Assured
Illustrated Youth
Joy-Rides
The Scallywags | PLASTIC PASSION
With their shouty cheeky chappie vocals, Gang of Four bass lines and sarcy Art Brut swagger, PP are soon to release a 7-inch on Filthy Little Angels. Their spiky pop punk provides an awesome live show.
www.myspace.com/plasticpassionuk
THE MORE ASSURED
Having played to packed crowds at the Barfly and due to play a sold out show at Camden Underworld, The More Assured fuse an element of retro style with a more modern edge to create a unique sound.
www.myspace.com/themoreassured
ILLUSTRATED YOUTH
A splenetic breed of Alt.pop that's mildly dangerous and highly infectious, bristling with chunk-punk choppiness, a wild streak of cheek, and a thorough smartness of arse!
www.illustratedyouth.com
JOY-RIDES
Hypnotic, krautrock inspired rhythms and
extraneous noise and a mad frontman.
www.myspace.com/joyrides
THE SCALLYWAGS
Indie/punk/ska threesome coming from the streets of Hertfordshire with a sound ranging from The Editors to Neil's Children.
www.myspace.com/thescallywagsband
Benefit gig for www.projecttrust.co.uk | £5 |
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| Tue 4th | Club Hemipshere presents:
*Christophe Dienz
*Pfaff
*Napoleon III | Club Hemispere presents…
an evening of ‘out there ‘ one man bands
CHRISTOPHE DIENZ (Austria)
Dienz is a classically trained musician based in Vienna. His new double album features an old traditional Austrian instrument; the zither (remember the theme tune of Harry Lime from The Third Man?) It comprises of CD1 (10 tracks) which is 'Pure Zither' with 100% analogue effects and acoustic tools such as paper clips, wooden sticks, tuning forks, plectrums etc to create complex- rhythmic-electronic-soundfields with a loop generator.
www.dienz.at
PFAFF (The Netherlands)
Minimilist folk poet from the Dam looping drum beats and guitar licks plugging his recent LP “Berliner Blick”
www.pfaff.musicweb.nl/pfaff
NAPOLEON III (Leeds)
DIY Flaming Lips and Olivier Tremor Control from a gifted loon who makes weirdo space folk using car boot sale trinkets. Not to be missed
www.napoleoniird.com
www.myspace.com/napoleoniiird
Guest to be announced
+ DJ Left Brain spinning far out psychedelic pop | £3 |
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| Wed 5th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Deltahead
*The Surgens
*Hawkhurst Angels | DELTAHEAD (Sweden)
www.deltahead.se
THE SURGENS
www.thesurgens.co.uk
HAWKHURST ANGELS
BUY TICKETS HERE:
www.wegottickets.com/event/9856 | £4 adv |
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| Thu 6th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Captain Black
*Exist
*Stained Glass Heroes | CAPTAIN BLACK (London)
www.myspace.com/captainblack
www.captainblack.org.uk
EXIST (West Midlands)
'Best New Band In Britain' - Steve Lamacq Radio 1 'Woooosh what the f*ck was that?' The Fly
New single 'The Fear' in shops Monday (10 April).
www.myspace.com/existweb
STAINED GLASS HEROES (Brixton)
www.myspace.com/stainedglassheroes | £4 |
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| Fri 7th | IF YOU DON'T MIND in association with Puregroove Records Presents:
*Greenspace
*Camp Actor
*Six Nation State
*Ape Drape Escape | GREENSPACE
‘Better than drugs’ – NME live review
‘Wonderful dreamy vocal somewhere between Spritualized with a hint of Cramberries sauce’ The Fly, Ones to Watch
www.myspace.com/greenspaceuk
CAMP ACTOR
Vintage synths & kitchen sinks. New single is the Shizzle and features some guy named Dennis on bass. Safe
www.myspace.com/campactor
www.campactor.co.uk
SIX NATION STATE
'They may be a car crash of sounds but when a band smash with such dastardly animation you can’t help but watch intensely' - Drowned in Sound
www.myspace.com/sixnationstatetheband
APE DRAPE ESCAPE
Demented scuzz pop from Sheffield. Factually safe.
www.myspace.com/theapedrapeescape
+ BASEBALL FURIES DJs | £4 |
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| Sat 8th | Club Clor presents:
*Clor
*Plugs
*Infants
*tbc | Tickets for this event go on sale through www.wegottickets.com at 2pm on Friday 31 March...good luck!
CLOR (heaven..if there is one)
www.clor.co.uk
PLUGS (London)
www.plugsmusic.co.uk
INFANTS
TBC ;-) | SOLD OUT |
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| Sun 9th | The Griswalds 10th Birthday Party
*The Griswalds
*Skimmer
*The Sharons
*Ramraid The Offy
*Morons
*Punch Puppet
*The Blankheads | THE GRISWALDS
SKIMMER
THE SHARONS
RAMRAID THE OFFY
MORONS
PUNCH PUPPET
THE BLANKHEADS | £- |
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| Mon 10th | Windmill Brixton presents: | - | - |
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| Tue 11th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*The Show Is The Rainbow
*Hands On Heads
tbc | THE SHOW IS THE RAINBOW (Nebraska)
HANDS ON HEADS (London)
TBC | £3 |
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| Wed 12th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*The Steal
*Chairmen Of The Bored
*The Ghost Revolution | THE STEAL (London/Kingston)
...are made up from previous/current members of Twofold, Captain Everything, Dave House, Lucky Thirteen, 10 Second Break & Clingfilm. Their aim is to spread positivity throughout the land while having alot of fun expressing a love for old school style hardcore.
www.myspace.com/thesteal
THE GHOST REVOLUTION (Exeter)
www.myspace.com/theghostrevolution
TBC
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/9853 | £3ADV |
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| Thu 13th | HOW DOES IT FEEL?
*Tender Trap
*Fosca
*Strange Idols | TENDER TRAP
An extremely rare live show for the glorious Tender Trap, on this occasion featuring Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey (Talulah Gosh/Heavenly), alongside Claudia Gonson (Magnetic Fields). With a new album due any time on Fortuna Pop, expect a night of headspinning melodies and songs to make your heart burst.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~queenb/tt/
FOSCA (London)
Another rare outing, this time for Highgate's very own Fosca. Led by Dickon Edwards, writer, flâneur, model and all-round 21st century fop, the four piece are currently working on their third album, 'The Painted Side Of The Rocket'. For fans of literate indie pop with an eye for the absurd.
www.fosca.com
STRANGE IDOLS (London)
A five piece influenced by Orange Juice, Elastica and The Long Blondes, Strange Idols play cool, clever, indie pop. The group also run their own night of live music at Tatty Bogles.
www.myspace.com/strangeidols
MORE INFO:
www.howdoesitfeel.co.uk
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/9462 | £5 |
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| Fri 14th | Good Friday BBQ
*Striplight
*Chris Chinchilla
*Milk Kan
*iDou
*Dexy
*Mindless Ones | STRIPLIGHT
CHRIS CHINCHILLA
MILK KAN
iDOU
www.myspace.com/idou2
www.idou.co.uk
DEXY
MINDLESS ONES
DJs: Sparky Lightbourne, Richie Capes, The Rupinator (tbc) | £5 (doors 5pm) |
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| Sat 15th | AKOUSTIK ANARKHY Easter BBQ
*Autokat
*The Loungs
*Waxplanet
*Sam & Me
*It's A Buffalo
*Neil Burrell | AUTOKAT (Manchester)
After releasing one of the singles of 2005 in ‘The Driver’, Autokat are building to the release of their forthcoming
single ‘Dish Out’. Psyche guitar pop with one foot firmly on the dancefloor. Sure to get the adrenalin running & the crowd whipped into a crowd surfing frenzy.
www.autokat.co.uk
www.myspace.com/autokat
THE LOUNGS (St Helens)
Fresh from their sold out debut 45 ‘I’m gonna take your girl’ released on Akoustik Anarkhy in February, the loungs are here to take you to boogie central. Beards, beachboys, blockheads all combined with wonderful 4 piece harmony.
www.theloungs.co.uk
www.myspace.com/theloungs
WAXPLANET (Manchester)
Debut London gig, in anticipation of their debut single ‘Streets On Fire’ out on Grand Transmission on 8th May.
Waxplanet smash out 4 part harmony, cartoon pop chorus’s, sharp guitar lines & a few numbers that would sit well on a classic nuggets box set.
www.waxplanet.co.uk
www.myspace.com/waxplanet
SAM & ME (Herne Hill)
After last years Sonic Boomerang debut single, S&M
have been busy lining up an all new backing band to take them even further into the pop heavens. Hints of the flaming lips & the much missed Alfie. Sam And me have a new single out on Akoustik Anarkhy in summer 2006.
www.samandme.com
www.myspace.com/samandme
IT'S A BUFFALO (Manchester)
Coming from nowhere & hooking aA with the sound of exile era Stones partying at Bob Dylan & the bands Million Dollar bash. Quirky harmonies sticking out of places they shouldn’t fit but do.
www.myspace.com/itsabuffalo
NEIL BURRELL (Manchester)
DJs: Soft Priest, Lego, Young Will
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/10067
More info on the Akoustik Anarkhy label here:
www.akoustikanarkhy.co.uk
www.myspace.com/akoustikanarkhy
Please note: The BBQ usually runs from 5pm to 7-ish. | £5 adv |
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| Sun 16th | If You Don't Mind...presents THE MARQUIS CHA CHA EASTER BBQ!!
*Bromheads Jacket
*O Fracas
*The Fold
*Oxfam Glamur Models
*The Yell
+ Whitey (DJ set)
+ Baseball Furies (DJ set) | BROMHEADS JACKET
O FRACAS
THE FOLD
OXFAM GLAMOUR MODELS
THE YELL
DJs:
WHITEY
BASEBALL FURIES
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/9857 | SOLD OUT |
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| Mon 17th | FORTUNA POP - EASTER MONDAY BBQ
*Cannonball Jane
*The Chemistry Experiment
*Finlay
*Silver Springs
*The Gresham Flyers
*The Loves
*Fanfarlo | ...AND ON THE THIRD DAY FORTUNA POP! ROSE AGAIN AND COOKED SOME BURGERS...
CANNONBALL JANE (New York, NY)
A mind-bendingly brilliant mix of hip-hop samples and 60s girl group pop, like a one woman Go! Team or a sassier Saint Etienne.
'Cannonball Jane has grabbed greedy fistfuls of pop history; Girl group pop, buzzing garage, Motown, doo-wop, freak-beat, hip-hop, drum and bass and smooshed them together with generous helpings of wit and charm.' - Kittenpainting
www.cannonballjane.com
www.myspace.com/cannonballjane
THE CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT (Nottingham)
With two albums to their name, this East Midlands quintet's music encompasses genres as diverse as prog-rock, folktronica and disco against a backdrop of lush, orchestral pop and a pinch of Pulp’s northern glamour.
'Strange, gargantuan rhythms, weird instrumentation and a singer who sounds like Kurt Wagner trapped beneath two feet of snow... as beautiful and crazy as The Arcade Fire' (NME)
www.chemistryexperiment.co.uk
www.myspace.com/thechemistryexperiment
FINLAY (London)
East End noiseniks inspired by Eric's Trip, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth, Pavement and Pixies, mixing skewed alt.rock with achingly melodic lo-fi meanderings.
'Devotees of that knife-edge strip between madness and genius should turn their attention here' (NME)
www.finlay.org
www.myspace.com/finlaytherockband
SILVER SPRINGS (London)
Beautifully played avant-noise Americana with a Galaxie 500 influence, featuring Amos and Katie from Tompaulin.
“A spot on take on the melancholy beauty previously modelled by The Silver Jews and Palace” (Crud)
www.silverspringsmusic.co.uk
www.myspace.com/silversprings
THE GRESHAM FLYERS (London)
A sextet who are the hybrid of their diverse geographical backgrounds (north, midlands, south and Slough) and the best bits of your record collection, all sprinkled with a little sugar - David Gedge fronting an unruly combination of Sparks and Pulp. Classy, energetic pop, boy/ girl singers, handclaps, and hooks you can hang your duffel coat on.
www.thegreshamflyers.com
www.myspace.com/thegreshamflyers
THE LOVES (Cardiff)
Mixing pop psychedelia and C86 indie with a dash of Jack Daniels and beatnik cool.
'A wide-eyed retro-chic indie-pop sextet that sound like Belle and Sebastian playing at being The Stooges.' - NME
www.theloves.org
www.myspace.com/lovetheloves
FANFARLO (London)
Fragile, romantic orchestral pop.in thrall to Sufjan Stevens, Olivia Tremor Control and Arcade Fire.
'Like a more scaled-down, vulnerable Arcade Fire, and with achingly mournful vocals... each track a mini-symphony.' (Tasty)
www.fanfarlo.com
www.myspace.com/fanfarlo
More info on this fine Brixton-based label:
www.fortunapop.com
www.myspace.com/fortunapop
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/9854 | £5adv/£6 (doors 3pm) |
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| Tue 18th | Let's Bopp presents:
Mighty Boosh Aftershow with:
*ROBOTS IN DISGUISE
*Members of the Public
*Situationists
*tbc | Let’s Bopp presents:
The Mighty Boosh After-Show Party!
Following their show down the road at Brixton Academy, the Windmill plays host to The Mighty Boosh team, featuring a special performance from Boosh-stars Robots in Disguise and lots more…
ROBOTS IN DISGUISE
Situated between Gainsbourg, Chicks On Speed and Kraftwerk, RiD are two girls who combine the attitude of The Slits with the versatility of Bowie. “Like an indie pop school play – cute, poignant and occassionaly shambolic” – Time Out
www.robotsindisguise.co.uk
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
At times, MOTP sound like nothing you’ve heard before and other times you’ll think you’ve known them forever. Fans of Super Furry Animals, The Radio Dept and Spiritualized will be entranced by this hotly-tipped 5-piece. Countless incendiary live performances, including shows with The Rakes, Editors and Vincent Vincent and the Villains, have enabled them to build a loyal fan base of spirits, hooligans and dancers. Be ready to join them.
www.myspace.com/membersofthepublicbeta
SITUATIONISTS
From the ashes of the now-defunct Umlaut (single on Fantastic Plastic in 2005) come Situationists. A change has definitely done them good as this is one of the best demos we’ve heard in a long time. Expect them to fulfil their former band’s potential and more…
www.myspace.com/situationists
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/9634
PLEASE NOTE:
-Doors open 8pm
-Situationists and other bands on before Robots In Disguise.
-Strictly no entry after 10.30pm without a ticket!!! | £5 |
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| Wed 19th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Just Jack
+ guests | JUST JACK
www.justjackmusic.com | - |
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| Thu 20th | LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS presents
*Akron/Family
*Hush The Many | AKRON/FAMILY (Brooklyn, NY)
Akron/Family are four extremely nice, sincere and well-mannered young men from rural America who came to NYC (in 2002) to make music, hoping to find a thread of real magic still winding through this city’s music scene. They certainly did just that and more recently they brought their psych-folk sound to the Astoria as guests of Devandra Banhart and went down a (quiet-ish) storm.
Tonight is an opportunity to see an extended set by this much talked-about quartet, but firstly here are six things you need to know about Akron/Family:
1. they are very mysterious.
2. they possess abundant noodling capacity, BUT
3. they'd like to be able to reahearse more.
4. they play music for people who like boats.
5. for those, ak ak (erm, go back to 1 again)
6. is not very mysterious
Their set was like Brian Wilson's SMiLE performed by Black Sabbath, an unparalleled mix of sunny harmonies and bottom-heavy, jazz metal jams. Their music was new, uninhibited, and I couldn't get enough of it.
POPMATTERS.COM
it's a place where sweet vocal harmonies and extreme rock meet, like Crosby, Stills & Nash through an art-punk shredder. It is a joyful noise that leaves genres completely redundant. Q MAGAZINE
www.akronfamily.com
www.myspace.com/akak
HUSH THE MANY
...are a quartet who operate in that fabled half lit world that exists between classically lined soft psychedaelia and the stranger more enticing and
timeless elements of English folk - Losing Today Magazine
www.myspace.com/hushthemany
www.hushthemany.com
Advance Tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/8962 | £5 |
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| Fri 21st | SHANKS DISCOTHEQUE
*Roland Shanks | ROLAND SHANKS (Camberwell)
www.rolandshanks.com
www.myspace.com/rolandshanks
TBC
TBC
A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE | £4 |
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| Sat 22nd | Sadder Days presents:
*Alan Tyler Band
*Dusty Sound System
*Don's Mobile Barbers
*The Tailors
*TBC | ALAN TYLER BAND
DUSTY SOUND SYSTEM
DON'S MOBILE BARBERS
THE TAILORS
CUSACK
www.myspace.com/cusackmusic
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/9648 | £4 |
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| Sun 23rd | Duckiemusic BBQ
*Ludes
*The Mules
*Awful Sparks
*Socalled
*The Bridge Gang
**The Darling Reds
*The Fairies Band | LUDES
THE MULES
AWFUL SPARKS
THE BRIDGE GANG
SOCALLED (Canada)
THE DARLING REDS
THE FAIRIES BAND
DJs: Knife The Wife, The High Fives, The Ducks
(*) we're not into editing BUT for people who log on at work where net-nannys are rampant, we have to do this kind of thing or they wouldn't be able to access the site. bah! | £5 (doors 5pm) |
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| Mon 24th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*The Favours
The Kissing Time
*Shimura Curves | THE FAVOURS (London Via Hull)
Pixies-drenched punky gir;l-fronted quartet. Quite amazing!
www.thefavours.co.uk
www.myspace.com/thefavours
THE KISSING TIME (London)
Harmonies, piano, broken dreams
www.thekissingtime.com
www.myspace.com/thekissingtime
SHIMURA CURVES (Streatham)
Kindergarten Stereolab appreciation with pink wine.
myspace.com/shimuracurves | £3 |
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| Tue 25th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Latterman
*Bombshell Rocks
*You Me And The Atom Bomb
*Breakneck | LATTERMAN (Long Island, NY)
File under: agressive pop. Reminds us a lot of the almighty Superchunk in their more raucous early days.
Pop Punk-Post Hardcore-Experimental four-piece signed to Deep Elm.
www.lattermanband.com
www.myspace.com/latterman
Very Special Guests:
BOMBSHELL ROCKS (Sweden)
www.myspace.com/bombshellrocks
YOU ME AND THE ATOM BOMB (London)
New signings to Household Name Records.
www.myspace.com/youmeandtheatombomb
BREAKNECK (London)
www.breakneck.fr.fm
www.myspace.com/breakneckpunk
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegotickets.com/event/9021 | £4adv/£5door |
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| Thu 27th | Let's Bopp presents:
*Kubichek!
*The Motorettes
*Electric Lights Flashing Very Fast | KUBICHEK! (Newcastle)
Singed to Fantastic Plastic records, Kubichek! have released two classic sold-out singles already. Hailing from Newcastle, they combine the skyscraping guitars of post-rock with a more urgent, spiky melodic sensibility. After a brief stint supporting The Futureheads, they gear up for the release of their third single with this not-to-be-missed Windmill show.
www.kubichek.co.uk
www.myspace.com/kubichek
www.myspace.com/kubichek2
THE MOTORETTES
Also hailing from the North-East, The Motorettes believe in the raw power and beauty of rock and roll. They believe in two and a half minute pop songs, great melodies and even greater harmonies. Think of bands like The Ramones, The Beach boys. Think of 60s girl groups like The Ronnettes and The Shirelles. Signed to Kitchenware Records in 2005, they could well follow labelmates Editors’ success if debut single ‘Super Heartbeats’ was anything to go by.
www.themotorettes.com
www.myspace.com/themotorettes
www.themotorettes.com
ELECTRIC LIGHTS FLASHING VERY FAST (New York, NY)
Psychedelic electro-rockers.
www.myspace.com/elfvf
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/9632 | £5 |
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| Fri 28th | 'NING - Northern Ireland: The Next Generation Day #1'
*V//Formation
*Ego
*The Beat Poets
*Ed Zealous | 'NING - Northern Ireland: The Next Generation Day #1'
V//FORMATION
This lot are well on the way to greatness. Big melodic tunes with wiry guitars and crashing backbeats make their brand of bottom heavy melodic indie rock something you'll want to buy into repeatedly. 'They have hooks that Peter Pan would be scared of' sez the NME.
www.vformation.net
EGO
This crowd are young, good looking and deliver
their spiralling sugar rush of frantic rock
riffage, metal style licks and melodic sing-along
vocals with bags of energy to spare. Perfect MTV2
ready fodder without the posturing bullshit.
www.egorock.com
THE BEAT POETS
These Xfm Unsigned winners have already enjoyed the possibly unique priviledge of supporting both Sonic Youth and The Chemical Brothers in one night. Their driving rock sound packs quite a contemporary punch, with big guitars and bigger choruses.
www.thebeatpoets.com
ED ZEALOUS
Formerly The Zoo, this lot have suddenly become very, very good indeed. Like The Strokes without the self-regarding smugness and fashion parades plus a few more tunes and ideas besides (not to mention a singer who can actually fucking sing), world domination for their spiky, memorable indie rock can only be an NME journalist away.
www.myspace.com/edzealous | £4 |
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| Sat 29th | 'NING - Northern Ireland: The Next Generation Day #2'
*In Case Of Fire
*The Betes Noires
*Dead End Sluts
*Black Alley Screens
*The Vals
*99 Knives | 'NING - Northern Ireland: The Next Generation Day #2'
IN CASE OF FIRE
Having cut their teeth in the much missed Element, the men behind In Case of Fire know a thing or three about crafting razor sharp post hardcore tunage with bags of atmosphere, tightly honed dynamics and no bleeding heart emo bullshit. A three pronged attack that will leave you breathless.
www.incaseoffire.com
THE BETES NOIRES
Epic indie rock at its finest, The Betes Noires deliver a near perfect mix of the catchy and the crunchy every time. One of the hardest working bands in the country, they're no strangers to London and are the support band of choice for just about every visiting touring act at home. Now with added keyboards!
www.betesnoires.com
DEAD END SLUTS
Probably the most in-your-face band of the weekend, the Sluts are four slips peddling a sleazy brand of ferocious hair-swinging glam metal. With epic songs about sex drugs and suicidal perversions, they are the perfect soundtrack to every teenager's self harming masturbation fantasies. And your dad will fancy them as well.
www.thedeadendsluts.com
BLACK ALLEY SCREENS
Who would win in a scrap between The Jam and The Strokes? The Black Alley Screens from Warrenpoint are conducting musical experiments to find out (our money's on Weller, Foxton and Buckler, btw) and in the process have managed to come up with a brace of fine spiky tunes. A proper power trio and no mistake.
www.myspace.com/theblackalleyscreens
THE VALS
The Vals are a rock and roll band from west
Belfast. Formed in 2005, they are inspired by classic British bands like The Kinks, The Who and The Stones, so they've got plenty of Britpop action to shake yr ya-yas to, so they have.
www.myspace.com/thevalsmyspace
99 KNIVES
We need a bit more of this in the North - roaring vocals topping off metallic riffage and boneshaking rumble and clatter, inspired by everyone from Motley Crue and Machine Head to Thrice and Panic At the Disco. It's dynamic and destructive stuff, but best of all they have a class band logo that's just dying to be tattooed on your wee sister's arse. Mother will be pleased.
www.myspace.com/ninetynineknives | £- |
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| Sun 30th | 'NING - Northern Ireland: The Next Generation Day #3'
*The Delawares
*Fast Emperors
*Just A Word
*The Dregs
*Chadsko
*Farago | 'NING - Northern Ireland: The Next Generation Day #3'
THE DELAWARES
Formerly known as just plain old Delaware, The Delawares offer classic west coast American pop with a country twang, infused with harmony, melody, passion and charm. They're obviously having a blast every time they take to the stage - and believe us, their enthusiasm is infectious. One of the most promising bands in Northern Ireland, they have a good time all of the time.
www.thedelawares.com
FAST EMPERORS
This five piece are masters of the kind of urgent, passionate indie guitar rush that lulls you into a false state of daydream before surging forwards and sweeping you away to somewhere else entirely. And no, thats not a wanky way of sying they do the quiet/loud thing quite well. Check out songs like Promises and Electric Me to get the idea.
www.myspace.com/fastemperors
JUST A WORD
Hip-hop you don't stop, especially for this heavy hitting crew of white bread futhamuckas comin' straight outta Armagh City with balls the size of cathederal bells and even bigger tunes. They're five stone cold killers who'll fuck yo' up real good with their gritty tales of Northern Irish urbanity and fine head nodding grooves.
www.justaword.com
THE DREGS
The Dregs are a four piece country-punk-rock'n'roll band featuring three songwriters; Terry, Jonny and Finbarr. They all sing, swop guitars and trade three part harmonies while Neal provides a solid backbone on the drums. Piano and harmonica is added here and there to create a stripped down, matt finish, spit n' sawdust style.
www.thedregsonline.com
CHADSKO
Another Derry band, this 6-piece create sweet toe-tapping sounds with an upbeat melodic feel-good texture and a touch of funk just for badness. 'Being at a Chadsko concert is like being at a Summer street festival' said Stephen McCauley of BBC Radio Foyle. Let the good times roll...
www.chadsko.com
FARAGO
You want eclectic? You got eclectic. Hailing from Derry city, Farago mix up post-hardcore, blues rock and guitar pop. It shouldn't work, but it does, and who are we to argue with such clearly unique sonic alchemy. Duelling male/female vocals and a tight rhythm section keep the energy levels high from a band that truly must be seen to be believed. Already big in Finland, apparently...
www.myspace.com/faragotheband | £- |
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