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| | | | | | Tue 1st | Windmill Brixton presents:
*LUCERO
+ supports� | This show is now sold out..please do not calll, email etc as there's
nothing we can do even if your mates have bought tickets and you
haven't got one etc etc
LUCERO (Memphis, TN)
The bomb from the south. Countrypunksoul.
This will be a night we'll all be talking about for years to come.
Fact.
Reference points: The Replacements, Slobberbone, Paw, Bare Jr, Hellacopters, Bob Seger, Cormac McCarthy. George Dickel.
www.myspace.com/lucero
DUKE GARWOOD (Brixton)
Deep blues.
www.myspace.com/dukegarwood | SOLD OUT
Advance Tickets | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 2nd | Windmill Brixton presents:
*LUCERO
*JOEL SILBERSHER | LUCERO (Memphis, TN)
Back for a second night with another full-value 75-MINUTE set!!!
www.myspace.com/lucero
JOEL SILBERSHER (Melbourne)
A
true unsung hero of Australian music, Joel Silbersher was a teen rock
hero in the mid-80s as part of GOD; a grubby, unkempt fourpiece of
snotty kids who penned an independent hit 'My Pal'.
After GOD
dissipated, he then went on to front the unfashionable, uncompromising
yet mightily hard-rockin' HOSS who have released (so far) 5 albums, all
of them good and far more exciting than that raft of sterile so called
rock that gets foisted upon us by way of Scandinavia.
Along the
way Silbersher, the talented and prolific git that he is, has developed
a knack of writing quirky Beefheartian scumblues and folkboogery some
of which he unleashed under the pseudonym Melon Man, also finding time
to form TENDRILS, a widely lauded duo with the revered Charlie Owen
[New Christs] Tendrils released two really great albums of lo-fi,
psychedelic blues folk that received critical acclaim across the board.
Hoss still play and record, Joel guests with many including Tex Perkins
(Beasts of Bourbon / Cruel Sea / Thug) and if that wasn�t enough,
there�s a couple of new records in the pipeline
Don't expect 'softly
softly folky folky'; expect your ears to be well served by this silver
tongued, whiskey-throated troubadour of gritty tragi - folk and gutter
battered rock!
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/17307 | SOLD OUT
Advance Tickets | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 3rd | Windmill Brixton and Hot Renault Traffic Club presents:
*Fonda 500
*tbc
*Fight Like Apes | FONDA 500 (Hull)
Emerging at the start of the millennium with a cheeky yelp, Fonda 500 soon got into erm, gear with a magnificent leftpop casio-controlled sound backed up by xylophones, vocoders and stuff like guitars and drums. A one of a kind band that will put a big grin on your face.
' Imagine a Simpsons episode where Kraftwerk, The Monkees and De La Soul all drop by Moe's Tavern for an old-fashioned jam session, and then PLASTIC INFLATABLE DANCING ROBOTS WITH XYLOPHONES FOR TEETH take over the world.' - Drownedinsound
www.myspace.com/thebandcalledfonda500
TBC
FIGHT LIKE APES (Dublin)
One of the buzz bands in Ireland right now, female-fronted noisekids FLA make their first trip to London
Ostensibly a new wave punk band, they however give a nod or two toward the likes of Sonic Youth, Pavement and My Bloody Valentine and then often steep the whole damn thing in synths and hot fuzz. In other words they're impossible to pin down and also very much ones to watch.
www.myspace.com/fightlikeapesmusic
TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/16098 | £4adv/£5 door | | | | | | | | | | | | Fri 4th | Windmill Brixton presents
*The Early Years
*Up C Down C
*Sonic State Relay | THE EARLY YEARS (London)
In a nutshell, one of the finest live bands in Britain today, this London quartet build on their magnificent self-titled debut album on Beggars Banquet with an intense strobe-driven show that mixes up Kraut, prog, shoegaze and other beefy instrumental styles rather perfectly. They got the staff vote for best gig of last year, come down and see why.
Fantastic drone-rock debut...with moments of great beauty - **** Uncut
Psychedelic swirls of noise...with tunes! - NME
A debut album of wickedly ambitious invention that belies it's makers' tender years. Truly wonderous. 4.5/5 THE FLY
www.myspace.com/thesoundoftheearlyyears
UP C DOWN C RIGHT C ABC + START (Chatham)
A stunning instrumental band that have been described as 'Brutal and loud, yet melodic and almost orchestral' by The Fly magazine. They create a sense of atmospheric beauty and let it grow to the greatest of heights. Plus they have TWO cool drummers.
www.myspace.com/upcdownc
SONIC STATE RELAY (Streatham)
Uncompromising locals with heavy shoes!
swoony, swirly epics that are more than a bit gazey of shoe. They're a bit like early Stone Roses, gothy but groovy, with Cure-y guitars and lazily shaken tambourines. The Stool Pigeon, Feb 2007 (Demo of the Month)
www.myspace.com/sonicstaterelay
TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/16415 | £5 adv | | | | | | | | | | | | Sat 5th | Real Live Wires present ‘For The Benefit of Mr Jones’ + BBQ:
*Lisa Lindley-Jones
*Joe Gallacher
*Abdoujaporov
*Subliminal Girls
*Hot Sexual Bitches | LISA LINDLEY-JONES (Brighton)
Most recently heard as part of Audi’s TT Remastered Campaign to which she contributed her haunting reinterpretation of Road to Nowhere, Lisa is a force to be reckoned with. Her melodic ethereal songs are both moving and beautiful and have lead to a record deal with 4AD/Eye Industries.
www.lisalindleyjones.com
www.myspace.com/lisalindleyjones
JOE GALLACHER (Brighton)
Returning to The Windmill for the 2nd time this year Joe’s consummate music goes from strength to strength. Expect a rocking set from Joe who is fresh out of the studio and playing with a stripped back band for this show.
www.joegallacher.com
www.myspace.com/joegallachermusic
ABDOUJAPAROV (London)
Having spent last year on hiatus and not releasing a new album in 5, it seems strange quite how much Fruitbat’s sometimes tender, sometimes raucous, always fun group have done this year. A new album, new UK tour, and now this one off gig that is one of the last chances to see Fruity on a small stage for a while.
www.abdou.co.uk
www.myspace.com/idou2
SUBLIMINAL GIRLS (London)
The Subliminal Girls aren’t girls and they certainly aren’t ladies, they are in fact a 10 (sometimes 12) legged skinny jeans pointy shoes band intent on tearing a new hole in the fabric of music with their acerbic lyrics and tunes. Just don’t forget to ‘Burn Koko’ or they might not forgive you.
www.subliminalgirls.com
www.myspace.com/subliminalgirls
HOT SEXUAL BITCHES (London)
A bottom-heavy fuzzed out blues racket performed by an all girl two-piece who clearly have more tunes and sound in them than most bands three times the size. Great fun and not to be missed.
www.myspace.com/thesexualhotbitches
DJs: Strange Brew, Mike Jones, Foxy
PLUS BBQ early doors!!!!!!!!!
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/18012
All proceeds from this event will go to the King George Fund for Sailors.
This event is taking place on Foxy’s (Real Live Wires resident promoter/boozer) birthday weekend to celebrate his birthday and the life of the late Mr Stewart Jones his best friend and head case submariner who can’t be there in person but will be in spirit. | £5 (doors 4pm) | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun 6th | LOST SUNDAY Bank Holiday BBQ
*Special Guests
*Winners
*Furthest Drive Home
*Bomb Factory
*GME
*Broken Tapes | SPECIAL GUESTS
They're all over the radio. They played pretty recently. We can't annouce them. Keep an ear to the ground.
WINNERS (Croydon)
Are you a winner? Yes! Then you can't afford to miss this euphoria tinged powerpop from these four...think ELO without the cheese, guillemotts with a bit of Pixies injected into them...
...oh, and previous gig mates with the above....
www.myspace.com/winnerswinnerswinners
FURTHEST DRIVE HOME
Fiery pop-punk from the Taste of Chaos tour veterans making a welcome return to Lost Sunday...
www.myspace.com/furthestdrivehome
BOMB FACTORY
It's art punk rock. It's loud; it's spoken word, apoplectic ranting, yelping and screaming to driving rhythms and furious guitars. It's the sound of now and very possibly tomorrow as well. Why? Because we are Bored shitless with off-the-peg, Pop Idol, consumer culture - the Spectacular Society where all you can see are things and their price. We wanted to do it ourselves. We want you to do it yourself!
www.myspace.com/burncambridgeburn
GME
GME has one goal - to make grimey DIY industrial pop. The band members are whoever will play, and the gigs are whenever they can be. The songs are only available on analogue cassette. (or Green Monkey Experiments to their acquaintances) are definitely ones to slit your wrists to...
www.myspace.com/thegreenmonkeyexperiments
BROKEN TAPES
A spikey new band form the dirty South East, pulling their influences from Sonic Youth, Blood Brothers and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, expect a 15 minute frenzy of noise!
www.myspace.com/brokentapes | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mon 7th | Bank Holiday Monday ROCK BBQ
*The Attika State
*The Tailors
*The Escaped
*In Flight Program
*Lakes
*The Quarry | THE ATTIKA STATE (Bristol)
Masters of their own truly unique brand of prog rock, mixed with emo and punk nods.
www.myspace.com/theattikastate
THE TAILORS (London)
Quirky alt-country from south london, like Wilco with a UK twnge!.
www.myspace.com/thetailors
THE ESCAPED (Peterborough)
Fusing an assortment of influences ranging from 'No Use For A Name' to 'Rise Against'.
www.myspace.com/theescapeduk
IN FLIGHT PROGRAM (Derby)
Epic soaring alt rock; think a cross between Cave In and Cable.
www.myspace.com/inflightprogram
LAKES (Canterbury)
Eclectic, passionate and experimental hardcore. Like a mixture of Blood brothers and Bear Vs Shark.
www.myspace.com/lakeslakeslakes
THE QUARRY (south London)
South London 3 piece,Bringing together a mix of Megadeth and Minor Threat to create an aural assault.
www.myspace.com/thequarrymusic | £5 (doors 5pm) | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue 8th | Antenna Music presents: | bands tba | £3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 9th | Spoon of Music presents:
*586
*Moocher
*Sharing Sheaths | The Spoon Summer of Love!
Each month from May until August Spoon of Music will be hooking up with other promoters and organisers to bring you spoonfuls of love and music. Let the heavy petting begin…..
586
Feisty and eccentric artpop that’s already creating a buzz of interest, sharing the stage with the likes of The Modern, We Are Scientists, Selfish Cunt and The Chalets.
Their debut single, 'We Got Bored' was a spiky, vital ode to itchy feet. It received Runner-Up Single Of The Week in the NME, as well as plaudits from all corners of the music press and ‘Money Is The Drug’ quiet frankly, hit all the right musical erogenous zones.. Get the blender ready and pop in The B-52's, The Rezillos, Art Brut and The Unicorns and the result…….586.
like a cross between an end of term performance in a nursery school and the end of the world as we know it….Get In! - Drowned In Sound
www.myspace.com/586
MOOCHER
Imagine David Bowie, Elvis Costello and The Super Furry Animals getting together for a psychedelic love in. Then imagine them all high on some magic space dust. It gives you that tingling feeling doesn’t it? Stunningly beautiful melodies and hooks that wont ever leave you. Ever. Quite simply Moocher will make the best start to the summer that you’ve ever had!
The perfect bonkers rhythm and melody combo for perking up those humid summer nights The Stool Pigeon
www.myspace.com/moochertheband
SHARING SHEATHS
Recently escaped from Siberia let us introduce you to The Butcher and The Maestro. A dark and haunting combination of 80s hip hop beats and cinematic electronics. Pushing the boundaries in both fields they are unlike anything else you’ve seen. Frantic, grisly and vital.
www.myspace.com/sharingsheaths
PLUS...
Short films from The Blue Light District
Between sets to spice things up The Blue Light District will be screening eclectic line ups of work in all styles and genres, from film makers who are just starting out to those that are more accomplished. Expect short films, documentaries, animations, motion graphics, music videos as well as audio-visual art projects and more abstract pieces.
Music + Film = Much Love
www.thebluelightdistrict.com
www.myspace.com/thebluelightdistrict
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/17811 | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 10th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Gavin Osborn
*SH Davidson (from Tellison)
*Midget & Giant
*AMOA | GAVIN OSBORN
www.myspace.com/gavinosborn
SH DAVIDSON
Aka Steve from Tellison.
www.myspace.com/shdavidson
MIDGET & GIANT
www.myspace.com/midgetandgiant
AMOA
www.myspace.com/amoamusic | £3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Fri 11th | Club Barringtone
*Lord Barringtone
*The Twilight Sad
*Sportsday Megaphone | LORD BARRINGTONE (Brixton Hill)
It's been 1 year, 1 month and 3 days since CLOR, Britain's best band of the Noughties, played what turned out to be their last ever gig here at their homebase of the Windmill.
Well, it's time to get happy again because Lord Barringtone are none other than Barry Clor and a new hand-picked band. Put on your best dancing clothes, the story continues.
www.myspace.com/lordbarringtone
THE TWILIGHT SAD (Glasgow)
Scottish four-piece TTS bill themselves as 'experimental folk' and while there's militaristic drums, blissed out moments and celtic accents a plenty they laos like to build a great big fuck-off wall of noise and can make theiur guitars yell.
Their debut album ‘Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters’ is out May 7th on the rather nice Fat Cat label and has been raking in hugely positive reviews including a mighty 8.6 ranking from Pitchfork.
www.myspace.com/thetwilightsad
SPORTSDAY MEGAPHONE (London)
One man electro-pop dance party!
www.myspace.com/sportsdaymegaphone
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/18096 | £4 adv/£5 door | | | | | | | | | | | | Sat 12th | SOUNDS EXPEREINCE presents:
*Santa Dog
*Friends of the Bride
*The Tactitians
*Buck Brothers | SINGLE LAUNCH PARTY for Bristol guitar pop band SANTA DOG which promises to be a hoot of a night with some excellent support in tow. The single will be released on Sounds Experience and you'll be able to pick up a hand numbered vinyl copy on the night.
SANTA DOG (BRISTOL)
Think Blondie going two rounds with the Throwing Muses on the edge of a cliff with a bracing English breeze whipping up skirts and causing mischief and you're still nowhere near capturing the band's distinctive sound and uniquely British charm.
Santa Dog execute perfect pop - Lost Music
www.myspace.com/santadoguk
FRIENDS OF THE BRIDE (London)
...produce cleverly crafted indie-rock with a 50s swing and suave charm.
Great tunes with a lead singer not afraid to veer towards crooning. Swinging London is back! - Music Week
www.myspace.com/friendsofthebride
THE TACTICIANS (London)
Recent Setanta Records signees The Tacticians write songs of dangerous liaisons, temptation, failure, heartbreak and love in the big city influenced by The Kinks and early Costello. However, make no mistake, this is the sound of London 2007.
Their lyrics and melody are exceedingly infectious and don't take long to burrow into your subconscious. - Indie Launchpad
www.myspace.com/thetacticians
BUCK BROTHERS (London)
...are probably the world's first Anglo-Irish-Swedish band. They have a sound that your mother wouldn't openly approve of but would secretly sing to herself on the quiet.
They have a a real gift for penning uber-catchy tunes with just the right balance of punky and poppy overtones. Highly impressive. - Tasty Fanzine
www.myspace.com/buckbrothers
More info:
www.soundsexperience.com
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/17520 | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun 13th | Windmill Sunday BBQ
*Killola
*The Dirge
*Teasing Lulu
*The Lovebirds | KILLOLA (Los Angeles, CA)
A genuine grassroots internet phenomenon (they've sold a shiploads of records via the web and have 666,666 or so myspace friends), LA's Killola touch down in the UK for the first time...and it's going to be a blast. Big crunking guitars and a blonde bomshell front lady Lisa R whose been described as having the pipes of Janis Joplin, the punk energy of Jello Biafra and the looks of (a very young) Debbie Harry.
www.myspace.com/killola
THE DIRGE (London)
Girl-boy quartet with an edgy punk sound endorsed by one Kelly Osbourne.
www.myspace.com/thedirgeband
TEASING LULU (Brighton)
Two Gaye Adverts backed by the Clash's drummer - but better Pat Gilbert, Mojo Magazine.
www.myspace.com/thedirgeband
THE LOVEBIRDS (London)
Popular south Londoners giving it some psyching rock n roll action.
www.myspace.com/thelovebirdsuk
+ more tba
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/18013 | £5 (doors 6pm) | | | | | | | | | | | | Mon 14th | Mondays We Salute You! For Your Contribution To Rock n Roll
*Born To Lose
*The Bombdolls
*Hot Rocket Trio | BORN TO LOSE (Austin, TX)
Texan style punk'n'roll that combines beer-drenched vocals, sing-along choruses and high voltage guitar licks to create fist pumping anthems.
THE BOMBDOLLS (Sweden)
Punkers from Jonkoping who take their name from the New Bomb Turksand The New York Dolls. As they say, does what it says on the tin.
www.myspace.com/bombdolls
HOT ROCKET TRIO (London, sarf)
Born Morden February 2006 and already nicely established as one great libe act; HRT combines psychobilly and rockabilly inflences, to make a searing ear ache.
THE LONDON GUNS (erm, London)
…. were formed at the end of 2006 as side project from members of Urban Shock, The Seminals and Swedish-based Bom Bom. After a few rehearsals and drunken nights, a few good tunes came out!!
www.myspace.com/thelondonguns
Plus our Mondays We salute You Special with selected bottles at £1.50 and Smabucca shots at £1.50 as well. Nice.
TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/16569 | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue 15th | | | Free | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 16th | | | Free | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 17th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Coley Park
*Stagecoach
*Grantura | COLEY PARK (Reading)
It's not that often this storied outfit from the back lanes of Berkshire do gigs in the capital so we're rather excited as they can only usually be bothered leaving their rustic surrounds to come out and support the likes of Mojave 3 who they've got a few connections with. the quotes below get close to describing the full-on Coley Park experience.
Anglodelic sensations Coley Park, have come from nowhere in particular & on the basis of their debut album, are headed somewhere peculiar. Coley Park boast a murderous innocence all of their own. There’s a touch of Syd Barrett’s creepy childlike psychosis throughout. Bang4/5
shimmering melodies, happy-sad voices and mix of Americana and Anglo pastoral-psychedelia - Syvie Simmons Mojo
do a very fine line of marrying skew folk, alt.country and nu-psychedelia, and the results are continuously joyous.- Rock Sound 8/10
www.myspace.com/coleypark
www.coleypark.com
STAGECOACH (London)
We always love having these north Londoners in the house and they keep getting better, infusing big swathes of giddy pop onto a solid rocking alt.country template in the tradition of The Shins and Tweedy, J.
A sumptuous slice of Wilco-esque alt.country......The earnestness and honesty of their songs overwhelms......A much-needed lateral breath of fresh air. - THE FLY
www.myspace.com/stagecoachuk
GRANTURA (south London)
There aren't going to many bands of the quality of Grantura opening shows in the city tonight but these psych-tinged country rockers and previous headliners have kindly opted to open tonight's rather ace bill
www.myspace.com/grantura | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Fri 18th | Shanks Discotheque
*The Shanners
*The Little Philistines
*Yohav
*In 1986+++ | THE SHANNERS (south London)
Buckfast-fuelled Celts living in brixton, dressing in black and blasting out edgy garage.
www.myspace.com/theshanners
THE LITTLE PHILISTINES (London)
Catchy tunes, big choruses and a hint of twang.
www.myspace.com/thelittlephilistines
YOAV (London)
Born in Israel, raised in South africa and clubbed out in New York, Yoav's sounds embrace hip-hop to classical and alternative-pop to world music. Whilst entrenched in the NYC club scene, Yoav began experimenting with the percussive and melodic possibilities of the guitar leading to his own unique musical identity.
He's currently working on his debut album with Marius De Vries (Madonna, Bjork, Massive Attack, Rufus Wainwright, etc.) and we;ve a feeling we'll be previewing a breakthrough artists of 2008, seven months early!
www.myspace.com/yoavmusic
IN 1986+++ (south London)
They categorise their music as Japanese Classic/ Celtic/Korean Pop and it sort of is that...trippy stuff.
www.myspace.com/in1986
Team Mega Mix The RevJFK Se5 | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sat 19th | AKOUSTIK ANARKHY presents:
*The Loungs
*Sam & Me
*Its A Buffalo
*Monk's Kitchen | today.....the bar is open at 2.30pm for the FA Cup Final!
Manchester’s favourite party collective & underground label Akoustik Anarkhy (aA) return to the Windmill for the second time this year to bring a line up of great hippy styled psyche pop. It’s FA Cup final day & this will be the trippiest party in town.
THE LOUNGS (St Helens)
The Loungs are a six piece band-cum-gang that produce kaleidoscopic pop, peppered with brass, time changes, made-up words and catchy sing-along choruses. File next to Super Furry Animals, The Beta Band, ELO and late 60’s psych greats Nilsson, Sagittarius & The Left Banke. The Loungs are sure to get you hooked with wave after wave of their choral pop. Debut album ‘We Are The Champ’ is released on Akoustik Anarkhy on Monday 21st May & this is the London release party!
www.myspace.com/theloungs
SAM & ME (Herne Hill)
are here to provide frequency filling soundscapes. Orchestral pop augmented by 4 brand new members. This will be their debut as a 6 piece & promises to be the start of something beautiful. The philosophy remains the same - write beautiful songs and take them onto the live circuit, whilst creating frequency-filling soundscapes in the studio. Expect a single on Akoustik Anarkhy sometime this summer & think Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith, Super Furry Animals, Simon & Garfunkel, Alfie.
www.myspace.com/samandme
ITS A BUFFALO (Manchester)
On the cusp of releasing their second single ‘Divorce Song / Somewhere in Range’ on Akoustik Anarkhy its a buffalo have upped the ante from their debut record. Coming in with the chanting energy of Animal Collective working up a sweat beneath the studio lights as Let it Be era Beatles & exile era Stones collide to play ‘She Loves You’. Stomping sun sessions beat fun for a Saturday night party. Run & Hide!
www.myspace.com/itsabuffalo
MONK'S KITCHEN (London)
The Monks Kitchen mix a brew of dishevelled folk rhythm & blues with shuffling beats and hazy melodies to tell warm, weathered tales of lost wisdom and loneliness. Pentangle, Dylan, Johnny Cash & friends hook up. Their debut mini album The Wind May Howl is due for release this spring on 1965 Records.
www.myspace.com/themonkskitchen
DJ’s Soft Priest, Young Will & Lego
MORE INFO:
www.akoustikanarkhy.co.uk
www.myspace.com/akoustikanarkhy
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/17813 | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun 20th | Lostmusic.co.uk BBQ
*Falling Out Of Cars
*Jesus Licks
*The Hermit Crabs
*The Sailplanes
*Daniel Benjamin
*Time.Space.Repeat.
*Molloy | FALLING OUT OF CARS (London)
Like all the best bits of My Bloody Valentine and Loop melded into a heady mix of buzzing gutars and thumping bass. Or as Mr Disconnected said - 'like one of those lovely mellow acid trips that you never *really* want to end'.
www.myspace.com/fallingoutofcarsuk
JESUS LICKS (London)
'part wonderfully warped liliput / raincoats style indie, part folk and part country, Jesus Licks pull elements from all these genres and twist them into something deeply melodic whilst stamping their own stamp on their sound.' - Rough Trade Shops
www.myspace.com/jesuslicks
THE HERMIT CRABS (Glasgow)
Guitars tingle and a voice sings about being making vegan vows, china girls, wonderful whirligigs and the glorious people of Sauchiehall Street.
'a thousand times better than anything Belle and Sebastian have done in the last four or five years.' - Tastyfanzine
www.myspace.com/thehermitcrabsband
THE SAILPLANES (London)
Loud. Punchy. Loud. Expect an avalanche of sonic guiitars from this blistering London three piece.
www.thesailplanes.com
DANIEL BENJAMIN (Stuttgart)
Daniel grew up in the wrong decade (maybe) and in the wrong country (definitely). From Germany, Daniel makes some of the best gentle indiepop/folk around. If only he was Swedish, the world would be at his feet.
www.myspace.com/danielbenjamin
TIME.SPACE.REPEAT. (London)
...is an ever shifting gestalt entity of spirits contained
within the glass jar of London... luckily, someone remembered to punch some holes in the lid so they could breathe.
They have variously been described as 'optimistic post-rock', 'beautiful', 'lovely' and 'not my cup of tea'.
www.myspace.com/timespacerepeat
MOLLOY (London)
Dirty-minded angular-electro-pop-rock from London. They're gonna be stars!
www.myspace.com/thisisfuckingbrilliant
Plus...BBQ starts at 5pm til it's finished.
More info about the day @
www.lostmusic.co.uk
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/16749 | £4adv/£5 door | | | | | | | | | | | | Mon 21st | Mondays We Salute You! For Your Contribution To Rock n Roll
*The Young Playthings
*Winners
*My Octopus George | THE YOUNG PLAYTHINGS (London)
On tour to promote their fine new album Who Invented Love? (Smalltown America), the YPT trio serve up a contagious blend of inide, powerpop and splash of rustica. Also, they love Archers of Loaf which is as good a reason as any to come out and support them.
The Young Playthings are causing a small revolution in London, writing positive, poetic anthems amidst a scene obsessed with knowing posturing, The Young Playthings wear shorts and blazers, smile throughout gigs and come across as some middle ground between Buddy Holly and Pavement.- Artrocker
www.myspace.com/youngplaythings
www.theyoungplaythings.co.uk
WINNERS (Croydon)
Windmill regulars and a band that those in the know in London are really starting to wake up to. Supreme pop, power rock and a naughty touch of psychedelia. Winners are a band truly on their way up.
www.myspace.com/winnerswinnerswinners
MY OCTOPUS GEORGE (London)
With a name like MOG, you suspect you'll get something a little different and in this case you get quirky, experimental guitar sounds with unexpected chord patterns and shifting time signatures. It's out there but still catchy and jump-aroundish as hell.
Impressively skittish...joyfully exuburent - Subba Cultcha
www.myspace.com/myoctopusgeorge
ADVANCE TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/18071 | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue 22nd | Windmill Brixton presents:
*victim
*JUNKTYARD CHOIR
*Die Die Deneuve | VICTIM (London)
a combo of metal, trash and...classical!
www.myspace.com/metalvictim
JUNKYARD CHOIR (Croydon)
Local favourites pumping out bluesy rock with a drak swampy vibe.
www.myspace.com/junkyardchoir
DIE DIE DENEUVE (London)
Angular all-girl trio; pounding drums and primal screams with a nod to Sonic Youth, The Fall etc.
www.myspace.com/diediedeneuve | £3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 23rd | Windmill Brixton presents: | TBC
JUNCA'S RETREAT
TBC | £3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 24th | Windie Miller's Music Club
*Die! Die! Die!
*William
*Honeytrap
*Malcolm Kaksois | Windie Miller's Music Club
We don't know what the hell Camberwick Green has to do with Brixton (err, hold on a minute, we'll get back to you) but that's the name given to this club night and the first event is a cracker. Not only have they gone and got one of the best bands to play tyhe Windmill ever in New Zealand's albinine (new adjective!) Die! Die! Die! they've also got on board one of the very best bands in London in the shape of William and for good measure they're pulling Honeytrap dwon from Coventry. Plus there'll be the usual club night gimmicks such as people playing records and guys shining things onto walls.
DIE! DIE! DIE! (Dunedin, NZ)
Shellac-tinged Kiwi artpunkers who've trailblazed SXSW, the rest of the USA and Europe and now coming back for a clutch of eagerly anticipated London shows. Wew're priviliged to get them back as last time they were here they dropped people's jaws. Entirely awesome. Try not to miss it, eh?
Losing your hearing has never been so much fun - NME
Superb Steve Albini-produced debut by a New Zealand trio who combine Mclusky's bug-eyed intensity with the damaging guitars of early Therapy?. Take cover. - Teletext
www.myspace.com/diediedienz
WILLIAM (Lewisham)
We love William. Factually the cleverest trio in London.
William are rousing jerk-rockers that should fill indie-disco floors very soon. - Drowned in Sound
Lurching between wall-of-sound frenzy and sweetly picked melody. -Artrocker
A new band from South London that have a similar sound to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, with jerky guitars and almost David Byrne vocals. A really strong debut. - Fact Magazine
www.myspace.com/williamtheband
HONEYTRAP (Coventry)
Label buddies with William on the fine young Tough Love label, the 'trap excel in high-energy, fluid-draining, Pop-a-Billy.
Filling the gaping chasm left after Les Incompétents split... Nifty tunes. - Vice Magazine
'Like Sparks taking on Walk Like An Egyptian with Mike Skinner cheering them on. Demented.' - (Teletext)
www.myspace.com/honeytraponmyspace
MALCOLM KAKSOIS
A self proclaimed 'internationally unknown singing sensation', the Bakerloo Line's very own Malcolm Kaksois brings a touch of ear-twisting, do-it-in-yer-tube-cab, dirrrrrrty anti-folk genius wherein ice cream vans, sexy dentists and Goth funerals come out in force.
www.myspace.com/malcolmkaksois
+++++On the decks: TEAM DISGUSTING
One of the only all female DJ collectives in London, with the widest collection of tunes to spin, these ladies have already hit the decks and spread their infectious party vibe at many an occasion...including Trekstock, Reading Festival, Kerrang! Day of Rock, SXSW and Bestival. With their headline grabbing antics, press coverage follows with articles to date in The Sun, The Daily Star and Japanese GQ.
Team Disgusting don't only bring the tunes, they bring the p.a.r.t.y. and the crowds simply follow.
www.teamdisgusting.com
More info on Windie Miller:
www.myspace.com/windiemiller
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/18516 | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Fri 25th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Samsa
*Brent Newman
*Shibuya Crossings
*Crayon | SAMSA (Leeds)
....return with the brand spanking new amazing single 'To Conquer' which was released at the start of this week via On The Bone records.
utterly seductive… a shifting rise to a sudden outburst of passion and noise and the whole song kicks off. Fiercely intelligent stuff. 9/10. Whisperin' & Hollerin'
To Conquer is a treat, coming off as emotive, scaling the heights of hugeness, whilst still maintaining warmth and atmosphere, an impressive feat for a three-piece. Samsa are definitely an exciting prospect for the future. - Contact Music . com
www.myspace.com/abandcalledsamsa
BRENT NEWMAN (Brixton)
..was born in Canada and in recent years could be found in Camberwell-based The Koreans. He since assembled a cracking band and has an album ready to go that was produced by Lenny Franchi.
Think swirling rustic soul along the lines of Wilco, Midlake and The Shins.
www.myspace.com/brentnewman
SHIBUYA CROSSINGS (Belfast/London)
Melodic music crossed with dark lyrics and moods that vary from spiky punk-pop to pensive charmers. Think Teenage Fanclub tackling My Bloody Valentine.
like Idlewild suddenly thrown into a recording studio with The Beach Boys and forced to bang out a bunch of tunes, Shibuya Crossings make pop heavy indie rock noises guaranteed to have you singing along within seconds - UKmusicsearch
www.myspace.com/shibuyacrossings
CRAYON (Leeds)
Multi-coloured guitar pop consisting of members of the 'NOUS-VOUS' art collective.
www.myspace.com/allmyfriendsaredead | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sat 26th | SADDER DAYS
*Outside Royalty
*Jacob Fletcher
*Jess Klein
*Mervyn/Noah Kelly | OUTSIDE ROYALTY (London)
...are six American kids from Pittsburgh now living in a creepy house in north London. Cellos, violins and a frontman who's somewhere between David St. Hubbins and David Bowie make for an awsome live show. Neutral Milk Hotel meets Roxy Music.
www.myspace.com/theoutsideroyalty
JACOB FLETCHER
Latest artist on the Fitzrovian Phongraphic label brings his superbly doom-honed songwriting to Sadder Days with a full band show!
www.myspace.com/jacobfletcher
JESS KLEIN
Boston folk singer with a big voice on tour to promote her new Rykodisc 'City Garden' album
www.myspace.com/jessklein
MERVYN/NOAH KELLY
Uber-talented youngster who's credits to date include work with Saint Etienne. | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun 27th | LOST SUNDAY Bank Holiday BBQ
*Bolt Action Five
*The Baskervilles
*Vert
*Linda's Nephew
*Kaiko
*Jackson Analogue
*The Cold Bloods (acoustic)
*Sleepercurve (acoustic) | BOLT ACTION FIVE (London)
Basically it's a neon, punk rock, casio party every day with this very hotly-tipped band.
These neon-pop thrash metal goons rock out like Pop Will Eat Itself, if that band have smelled of ideas and innovation rather than free festivals and fleas, or Enter Shikari if their songs made you want to punch the air instead of the floor- NME
www.myspace.com/boltactionfive
THE BASKERVILLES (London)
Urchin rock from North London, telling it how it is. Another band from the Lost Sunday approved stable of The Natives and Dirty Do Goods. Guaranteed to be like the guy at a party no-one has invited with all the drugs.
www.myspace.com/soundofthebaskervilles
VERT
From the home of Rock, The Midlands, Vert have both sledgehammer riffs and killer melodies. Don't miss them.
www.myspace.com/vert
LINDA'S NEPHEW (Cambridge)
Amazingly hooky and upbeat, Cambridge's hardest working band return to the Windmill by populist demand.
www.myspace.com/lindasnephew
KAIKO (London)
Songs are about waiting, moral hazard and people who can't deal with life. They are influenced by lack of sleep.
www.myspace.com/kaikomusic
THE XX (London)
Electro-indie fun.
www.myspace.com/thexxarefun
JACKSON ANALOGUE (Isle of Wight)
Coming fresh at you from supporting The Who in Hull the previous day, Jackson Analogue come on like the soulful love child of Zeppelin and Credence who's got into Garage.
www.myspace.com/jacksonanalogue
THE COLD BLOODS
From the ashes of Dancing Bears come The Cold Bloods - party garage of the highest order.
www.myspace.com/thecoldbloods
SLEEPERCURVE (Blenheim Gardens)
Rare acoustic set from these operatic space rockers - think Muse
meets Depeche Mode but without the 13amp socket this time around!
www.myspace.com/sleepercurve | £5 (doors 5pm) | | | | | | | | | | | | Mon 28th | the South London Bank Holiday Monday BBQ
*Rum Shebeen
*The Lovebirds
*MILK KAN
*The Shanners
*Ari Shine
*Ivich Lives | RUM SHEBEEN (Streatham)
Surfo-gypsy punk!! Believe it!
www.myspace.com/rumshebeen
THE LOVEBIRDS (Crystal Palace)
Dirty rock and sweet harmonies from these sarf London faves.
www.myspace.com/thelovebirdsuk
MILK KAN (Kingston)
The mighty Kan make a quick return to the 'mill and this is one hell of a party band...dirty punk meets hiphop with a side-helping of Chas n Dave. New single features a sample from none other than Dolly Parton and it's getting lapped up by radio.
www.myspace.com/milkthekan
THE SHANNERS (Brixton)
uckfast-fuelled Celts living in brixton, dressing in black and blasting out edgy garage.
www.myspace.com/theshanners
ARI SHINE (Los Angeles, sarf California)
Edgy powerpop.
www.myspace.com/arishine
IVICH (East Dulwich)
New songs, new line-up and newish name for sarf London roots punks Ivich Lives.
www.myspace.com/ivichmusic | £5 (doors 5pm) | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue 29th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*oVo
*Optimist Club
*Mystery Meat | oVo (Milano)
Italy’s Ovo are a two piece using guitar/violin cellos and drums that dump a toxic sludge with an unmistakable butterscotch scent. This sludge is in line with contemperous doom salesmen such as BORIS and the MELVINS, with the addition of vox stylings of Stephania Pedretti’s who goes from lullaby sweet to terrifyingly raw without warning.
www.loadrecords.com/bands/ovo.html
OPTIMIST CLUB (London)
A band much beloved to this venue, Optimist Club return after a year's hiatus to blast out some frenetic, edgy and ear-crushing tunes that are always driven by a fine ear for melody.
www.myspace.com/optimistclubband
Mystery Meat (London)
www.myspace.com/meetmysterymeat
TICKETS
www.wegottickets.com/event/16566 | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 30th | Mob Kings & Potions present:
*Richard Walters
*Jairus
*Paul Marshall
*Remus | RICHARD WALTERS (Oxford)
Singer-songwriter 're-inventing a tired subject and
making it sound exciting again...the future holds a lot of promise for Richard Walters.' - Drownedinsound
www.myspace.com/richardwalters
JAIRUS (Oxford)
Sincere and forward thinking music from Big Scary Monster's post-rock/hardcore boys.
www.myspace.com/jairus
PAUL MARSHALL (Leeds)
Yorkshire-based singer-songwriter, who just finished his nationwide tour with Jeniferever.
'Lush finger-picked melodies ghosting underneath
fragile vocal lines that place him somewhere between Nick Drake, Iron and Wine and Red House Painters.' - Seduction Records
www.myspace.com/paulmarshallyeah
REMUS (Brighton)
Alt rock tunes with catchy pop melodies in the vain of Biffy Clyro
www.myspace.com/remustheband | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 31st | Windmill Brixton presents:
*The Battle of Balaclava
*Microband
*The Train Chronicles | THE BATTLE of BALACLAVA (Brixton)
Once described as the soundtrack to a late night bar fight in a small Spanish town, Brixton's very own BoB dish out upbeat tunes with folk, blues, country and soul stylings.
www.myspace.com/battleofbalaclava
MICROBAND (London)
Indie-electro duo with big, big soundscape.
www.myspace.com/microband
THE TRAIN CHRONICLES (London)
..is one man a guitar informed by old blues, jazz, folk, soul, some hiphop and Django Reinhardt. With a single coming out on pacemaking Real Gold records, he's quickly established himself as an in-demand artist on the London circuit playing the like of the Mean Fiddler and Dingwalls.
www.myspace.com/thetrainchronicles | £4 | | | | | |
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