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| | | | | | Wed 1st | CHAMBER
*The Kingsize Five
*The Jackal Pack
*JD Smith
+ DJ King Chinchilla | FOOTIE FANS...we'll have the England vs Ukraine game on TV as well)
CHAMBER...presents a rock'n'roll riot with....
THE KINGSIZE FIVE (London)
The Kingsize Five are one of the most refreshing bands in London at the moment. They bring 1920s good time swing up to date with a healthy dose of Rock n Roll. You’re feet wont know what’s hit them.
'Amazing: I predict this will spread through the country like a virus' - Shaun Keaveney, BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show
'A manic mix of rocking blues and jazzy, dirty swing delivered with riffed up panache' - Molloy Woodcraft, The Observer
www.myspace.com/thekingsizefive
THE JACKAL PACK (London)
Rockabilly , swing and surf via guitar, drums and upright bass!
www.myspace.com/thejackalpack
JD SMITH (London)
Rockabilly punk blues.
'astounding, a Rockabilly and blues one man guitar wunderkind.' - Distorted magazine
www.myspace.com/stuartjamesdurdensmith
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More info:
www.myspace.com/thisischamber
Advance Tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/47059 | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 2nd | Windmill Brixton presents:
*The Mekons
*De Rosa
*Laura Hocking | SORRY,..there will be NO tickets on the door for this one.
THE MEKONS (Chicago/New York/London)
One of only two UK dates!!!
The Mekons are more than a band and more than a bunch of cracking musicians who play in various other bands. Throughout their history they have worked collaboratively and collectively with everything credited to the band, never to individuals. Their mind boggling output consistently blurs the lines between high art and low and has included exhibitions in the UK and US, a deranged musical recorded and staged with Kathy Acker and several books including the unique 'Mekons United' surely the best tome ever published by, or about, a band. And, without ever being a comedy act, they are also very very funny to boot.
'Here’s to a band who have it all: tunes, creativity, humour, politics, brains, reliability, sex appeal.... as their musicianship has deepened they have only made the old stuff sound better.' - Village Voice.
www.myspace.com/mekons
DE ROSA (Glasgow)
'MUSIC is a very serious business when done by De Rosa – a band who seem to approach their task – eyes lowered, heads nodding – with all the sober determination of a team of social workers.
It's a winning formula (honest) that's already seen the Bellshill quintet produce one classic Scottish debut album – 2006's Mend (its follow-up, Prevention, is due in March and is every bit as good) – and roughly help fill the gap left at their record label, Chemikal Underground, since the demise of Arab Strap and Aereogramme, by combining a little of the former band's kitchen-sink grimness with some the latter's alt-rock muscle...' - The Scotsman
www.myspace.com/wearederosa
LAURA HOCKING (London)
www.myspace.com/laurahocking
Advance tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/43533 | SOLD OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | Fri 3rd | IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT!
*The Priscillas
*Le Reno Amps
*Cottonmouth Rocks
*JD Smith
*Cottonmouth Rocks | THE PRISCILLAS (London)
Punk 'n' roll girl group who recall Josie and the Pussycats (yes, really) and now feature ex-Tokyo Dragon Phil Martini on drums launch their second album, '10,000 Volts', a delicious slice of garage-pop with an all-out stage act to match.
A must-see band!!!
'Kick-ass pop for juvenile delinquents of all ages… A sleaze-pop gem' - NME
www.myspace.com/thepriscillas
LE RENO AMPS
Caledonian country blues with a mad mariachi stomp!
a riff that gallops between a Johnny Cash track and the original Batman theme - forfolkssake.com
'as rough and ready as anything Joe Strummer could muster, and just as life-affirming - BEARDED magazine
www.myspace.com/lerenoamps
JD SMITH (London)
Rockabilly punk blues.
'astounding, a Rockabilly and blues one man guitar wunderkind.' - Distorted magazine
www.myspace.com/stuartjamesdurdensmith
COTTONMOUTH ROCKS
are a boy/ girl two piece rock band who play loud guitars with lo-fi electronics and hypnotic, tribal percussion, formed through themes of big american cars, werewolves, voodoo, deserts, forests, storms and cheap motels; the sound is of romance, running away , magic and sleaze. an unhinged road movie of disturbing excess and dark supernatural narrative.
Cottonmouth Rocks don't so much fuse rock and dance as understand that both come from the same place. The slow, sleazy 'Witch Doctor' has slo-mo Bo Diddley blues vibes and a relentless head-nod groove.' - MIXMAG
www.myspace.com/cottonmouthrocks
Advance Tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/47547 | £4adv | | | | | | | | | | | | Sat 4th | IT'S DAN'S BIRTHDAY
*4 or 5 Magicians
*Applicants
*Stagecoach
*Curly Hair | 4 OR 5 MAGICIANS (Brighton)
Touted as one of the best up-and-coming on the South coast, Brighton’s 4 or 5 Magicians have been described as lofi indie rock with pop sensibilities. Their releases on the This Is Fake DIY have been received with praise from various radio one DJs including Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq, who gave thema single of the week.
Brighton five-piece 4 or 5 Magicians are more exciting than the prospect of Paul Daniels actually fulfilling his long-running promise to leave the country under a Labour regime. With lyrics so slick they make Alex Turner sound like a spluttering old colonel struggling with a cream bun and equal parts lo-fi bedroom fuzz and glorious art-pop melody (think Supergrass meets Shellac) we're struggling to think of one solitary loser who won't like this band. They're going to be the new Manic Street Preachers, but with less tights and eye-liner. NME (Tip for the Top, Jan 2009)
www.myspace.com/4or5magicians
APPLICANTS (London-ish)
Techinicolour splattercore as if played by dinosaurs with gnarly claws.
The intercontinental Applicants... parallel universe popstars with a fondness for fake blood and liver-destroying quantities of booze, and that's just on the bus to the the gig. Bring your own serviettes - it's going to get messy _ The Guardian Guide
www.myspace.com/applicants
STAGECOACH (Deepest Surrey)
We love Stagecoach because they love US indie and folk rock from the 90s. Their harmony-driven sound has often been compared to Wilco, Teenage Fanclub and The Shins.
www.myspace.com/stagecoachuk
CURLY HAIR (London)
Girl-boy, lo-fi whimsy. delightful.
'charming lo-fi pop' - The Independent
'...like some anti-folk bastard Belle and Sebastian' - OCDC
www.myspace.com/wearecurlyhair | £4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun 5th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Billy No Mates
*The Cut Ups
*Serf Combat | BILLY NO MATES
...started out as a solo project of Duncan Redmonds (Snuff,Guns 'n' wankers,Duncans Diva's,The Toy Dolls) but has since developed into a cracking full band line-up of punk rock greats. They don;t tour that often but when they do they raise the roof!
www.myspace.com/billynomates
THE CUT UPS (Exeter)
'Imagine pop-punk if it was stripped of all the bullshit, posturing and pretence. You're probably imagining something akin to Exeter's The Cut Ups. Simple, honest and engaging, they're an all too rare example of melodic punk rock played from the heart. With an approach to politics that's more Billy Bragg than Billie Joe Armstrong, frontman Jon explains the ideas expressed in each song without ever resorting to empty sloganeering' - Rocksound Magazine
www.myspace.com/thecutupsfromexeter
SERF COMBAT (London)
Big big tunes from new quartet made up of members of Unicorn Choice?, Heroic Doses and Up The Anti.
www.myspace.com/serfcombat
Advance Tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/47058 | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mon 6th | Windmill Brixton presents
* | Sorry...THE ETTES gig is postponed to a later date due to recording committments. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue 7th | Club Public presents:
*Jenners Fields
*Panda Obscura
*Buddha Tears | JENNERS FIELD
When the Observers’s Will Hodgkinson met Jenners Field earlier this year, he commented that their 'sheer ability would fill me with rage, were they not such nice boys.' The implication: how dare they be so good, and so young?
So, envy - that’s one, quite natural, reaction to witnessing Jenners Field. Another might be sheer gobsmacked admiration. Either way, they’ve been making quite an impression on people, ever since those early gigs, back in 2005, when the South London four-piece were even more youthful and a few powerful new compositions were starting to emerge from a scramble of ideas. The band’s sound (wound tight round a groove one minute, arcing skywards the next) has since been filled out with keyboards and harmonies, and the group has gained in stature with every gig, but that talent - that infuriating, inspiring talent - has always been in evidence. Back then you would have noticed the self-assurance and burgeoning charisma of singer Laurie; the strident rhythms courtesy of drummer Jed and bassist James; and the prodigious ability of guitarist Danilo, whose dazzling prowess is always at the service of the songs. And then they got even better, as it was obvious they would.
www.myspace.com/jennersfieldmusic
PANDA OBSCURA (London)
Panda Obscura are a band quite unlike any other. Literally. They are the meaning of what it is to be young, free and downright cool. Since their haphazard inception the wild stage shows and outlandish antics of enigmatic frontman Richard Flanagan have become infamous among the south London scene. With a unique blend of Funk/Indie and World influences, and instrumentation that will blow your mind, be sure to catch these guys whilst they’re still playing small venues.
(They're so cool they don't even have a myspace, so if you want to find out any more you just have to come to the show!)
BUDDHA TEARS (London)
When they started out a couple of years ago, Buddha Tears was a 3 piece consisting of vocals, guitar & drums. As they progressed, more musicians were added until a unique blend of jazz, skiffle and psychedelia splashed with elegant pop emerged.
Buddha Tears are beginning to make ripples in the new music scene and, having landed themselves a slot on the Leftfield Stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2008, expect those ripples to turn into waves sometime soon..
www.myspace.com/buddhatears | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 8th | Employee Of The Month Club
*BRAKES
*The Tailors
*Wolfpack Of One | THIS GIG IS NOW SOLD OUT AND THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS ON THE DOOR.
BRAKES (Brighton)
Brakes are returning to The Windmill to kick-off a,lengthy UK tour to tie in with the release of their other-worldy third album ‘Touchdown’ on the wonderful Fat Cat label. Needless to say, we’re pretty damn excited!
Having started life back in 2003 Eamon & Co. have toured relentlessly with everyone from Buck 65 to The Killers. 2005 saw the release of their critically acclaimed debut LP ‘Give Blood’ which spawned the 5-second epic ‘Cheney’ – a vehement blast at the inaptitude and culpability of the former Vice President. The song has now been hailed by the band as the catalyst behind Barack Obama’s election and the saviour of a Sarah Palin-induced nuclear winter. But while The killers may have become the killed in a post-apocalyptic America, Brakes defiantly claim that 'even in a world destroyed by the total collapse of reason, we would've toured our music on acoustic guitars and a drum kit pushed in shopping trolleys'. It is this defiance that makes Brakes music, attitude and energy so endearingly charming in an age saturated with whingeing, egotistical indie-by-numbers bands!
www.myspace.com/brakesband
THE TAILORS (London)
A joyful celebration of people who are flawed and broken and lost and blue, The Tailors draw from elements of folk, garage-rock and the soulful pop of 70's AM country radio whilst mixing the outsider weirdness of bands like the Silver Jews with the country-tinged powerpop of early Wilco. Their debut album 'Wakey Wakey' got great reviews across the board and the follow-up is expected sometime.
the best country-tinged indie-pop since the Lemonheads - Maverick magazine
www.myspace.com/thetailors
WOLFPACK OF ONE (London)
A one-man hip-hop folk show of stadium proportions which is both pisstake and homage, from the front man of The Winter Olympics. Riveting and utterly charming.
'He loved the crowd. And the crowd loved him.' - South London Press
www.myspace.com/wolfpackofone
DJ - Employee Of The Month: www.myspace.com/eotmlive
Advance Tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/46926 | SOLD OUT | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 9th | Windmill Of Your Mind and 1965 Records present 'No Sleep Til Tuesday'
*La Shark
*Bola Pear
*Roy & The Devil's Motorcycle
*Filthy Boy
*The Klick | LA SHARK (London)
Fresh on the scene this year and attracting a right old buzz with their poetic indie tunes and a sense of theatre.
www.myspace.com/lasharkband
BOLA PEAR (London)
Another band causing a bit of kerfuffle on the scene, Bola Pear offer up inventive and intuitive punky, dancey new wave sounds.
'A band who sound to me like their really going places, i mean there are bands twice their age who have been around twice as long who don't sound even half as assured and confident as Bola Pear.' -Tom Robinson of BBC Radio 6
www.myspace.com/bolapear
ROY & THE DEVIL'S MOTORCYCLE (Switzerland)
Primal blues, garage and psychedelia on the Voodoo Rhythm label.
www.myspace.com/royandthedevilsmotorcycle
FILTHY BOY
Still in their teens, Filthy Boy nevertheless manage to come out with some dirty, dirty sounds in the tradition of Waits, Cave, Gallon Drunk and The Monks. Impressive stuff.
www.myspace.com/filthyboyswithfilthytoys
THE KLICK (Lancashire)
female-fronted noir pop.
www.myspace.com/theklickuk
On the decks:
The 65 SoundSystem | £5 | | | | | | | | | | | | Fri 10th | BAD FRIDAY BBQ
*The Laurel Collective
*Sunny Day Sets Fire
*Keith TOTP
*Black Daniel
*I Am Vexed
*Helmholtz Resonators
*Friendship
*Ethical Debating Society
*Pocus Whiteface | BAD FRIDAY - a south London institution of five or six years standing (we can't really remember since when, cos all of them have ended up a blur) not only gives you something to do on the traditional downday of socalled Good Friday but also marks the start of the BBQ SEASON!!!
Naturally, we cram the day with some of the best up and coming bands and a few familiar names.
THE LAUREL COLLECTIVE
... hail from Scotland, England, Wales, Nigeria and Italy. and play a schitzophrenic range of pop as divers as their backgrounds. Fronted by the contrasting vocal styles of Martin Sakutu and Bob Tollast, their live shows are fast becoming the stuff of legend. If, Franz Ferdinand make music for girls to dance to, The Laurel
Collective make music for girls to eat cake to.
So come to a show. And let them eat cake.
ONSTAGE 11.15PM
www.myspace.com/thelaurelcollective
SUNNY DAY SETS FIRE
... have a collective geography that spans the globe, easily living up to their moniker and revealing a new depth and dark beauty to their unique brand of hook-laden psych pop on their recently released debut album Summer Palace.
'They must be wizards' - NME
ONSTAGE 10.30PM
www.myspace.com/officialsunnydaysetsfire
KEITH TOTP & HIS MINOR INDIE CELEBRITY BACKING BAND
London’s very own mass-ranked guitar band with some actual semi-famous people in it.
www.myspace.com/itskeithtotp
ONSTAGE 9.45PM
www.myspace.com/defendmoscow
BLACK DANIEL
After disco-rocking in the New Year, Black Daniel are firm Windmill live faves with a growing army of nutty dancers.
'bring a considerable humour, fun, and a sense of abandon to their distinguished, Primal Scream-esque rock shenanigans and their reputation is beginning to develop accordingly.' - Clash magazine
ONSTAGE 9pm
www.myspace.com/blackdanielspace
I AM VEXED
... are two brothers from Godalming, Surrey who cite their influences as 'holiday programmes (ones we can't name cos we'll get battered), children's books Albert And The Lion, my very first poetry book, and the Beano Annual 2000.' They remind us a little of Art Brut buggering early Blur.
ONSTAGE 8.15pm
www.myspace.com/iamvexedmusic
HELMHOLTZ RESONATORS
... are musicians who have been playing and writing music together since meeting at university around the turn of the century. They studied acoustic science and the work of Hermann Helmholtz, particularly being inspired by the book 'On The Wires Of Our Nerves' which is essential reading for anyone interested in the science of sound and sound synthesis. The formula = bass + drums + organ x 3 / 3.
Fantastic, industrial, robotic Tim Burton soundtracks performed with gusto and no little glee.
ONSTAGE 7.30PM
www.myspace.com/thehelmholtzresonators
FRIENDSHIP
... is Daniel Hills and Willard deWitt. A Jew and a Welshman.
Dan plays drums and sings. Willard plays guitars. They make scatty beats with a mixture of tropical guitar and heavy riffs.
ONSTAGE 6.45PM
www.myspace.com/thegoodfriendship
ETHICAL DEBATING SOCIETY
'Sonic Youth covering Spiceworld on a found cassette'. Apparently.
ONSTAGE 6PM
www.myspace.com/ethicaldebating
POCUS WHITEFACE
... describe themselves as, simply, 'loud drums, loud bass, loud guitar, some shouting, no metal' and sound somewhere between The Fall, Shellac, Fugazi, Mclusky, Sonic Youth, Wire, and Gang of Four.
ONSTAGE 5.15PM
www.myspace.com/pocuswhiteface
PLUS....FREE BBQ @ 5pm-7PM OR UNTIL IT RUNS OUT!
Advance Tickets (£6):
www.wegottickets.com/event/46930 | £6/£7 (doors 4.30) | | | | | | | | | | | | Sat 11th | Akoustik Anarky Recordings:
*its a buffalo
*Rose Elinor Dougall
*Beat The Radar
*Sam & Me | ITS A BUFFALO
'Dont be scared'
LONDON ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY
@ THE BRIXTON WINDMILL
its a buffalo (Manchester)
Following a ngroundswell of support in their home city, its a buffalo (no capitals, no apostrophe) give their debut album a London launch.
its a buffalo are four best mates who happen to be in a band. Together, they've forged their own distinctive sound built on drums hit hard - really hard - plus chiming riffs and the perfect contrasted vocal styles of their two lead singers. It's a little bits country, a tiny bit Cribs and very Mancunian.
'Their irresistible debut chugs along with light-footed glee' - UNCUT
'a tasty dose of countrified (or indeed fried) rock n roll the likes of which Kings of Leon used to make before the stadiums cam a-callin' - NME
www.myspace.com/itsabuffalo
ROSE ELINOR DOUGALL (Brighton)
Having been responsible for some of the Pipettes best moments (Dirty Mind, Judy, I Love You, Sex, Magician Man and Your Love For Me ) Rose Elinor Dougall’s solo project sees her retains some of her former group’s 60’s roots, but has a more ambient slant with dreamy keyboards and darker lyrics that take in influences by Stereolab, Broadcast, Cocteau Twins and Beth Gibbons.
'Classic perfect pop. Just lovely' Guardian Guide Single of the Week
www.myspace.com/roseelinordougallmusic
BEAT THE RADAR (Manchester)
Atmospheric, trans Atlantic, innovative, post punk as much influenced by local heroes The Smiths and Joy Division as American legends such Sonic Youth and Mission Burma. The result is addictive, danceable tuneage.
'F8ck looking like a fashionista; this is indie music as its meant to be. Songs like ‘Misunderstood’ and ‘By The Sea’ stand out a mile – Idlewild meets Cribs guitar anthems, and most importantly they mean every word.' THE FLY
www.myspace.com/beattheradar
SAM & ME (London)
Semi-acoustik musings from the pop heavens, mixing Flaming Lips moodiness with a a Brit outlook.
www.myspace.com/samandme
PLUS aA DEEJAYS til late
Advance tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/46002 | £5adv | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun 12th | EASTER SUNDAY BBQ
*Billy Boy On Poison
*Mouthwash
*The Bridport Dagger
*tbc
*The Spiral
*Mark Boulle
*Henrik Irgens | No eggs, but seven fine cats from around the world plus FREE BBQ at 5pm ...and it's only a fiver! Bargain! get in!
THE BRIDPORT DAGGER (Brixton)
Bassless flamencobilly/garage-folk trio, specializing in short, echo-y blasts of glorious noise. They recently released their debut single on Death Records.
'Swinging beats tinged with twangy rockabilly riffs and moody Orbison esque vocals. Haunting and seriously melodic, the drama the Bridport Dagger expels is somehow extremely alluring.' i-D Magazine
www.myspace.com/thebridportdagger
MOLLYGOGO (Norway)
A late but welcome addition to the bill, Mollygogo bring twisted rock with some brass-driven ska sounds.
www.myspace.com/mollygogo
MOUTHWASH (West Norwood)
Ska/Grime/Dubstep/Pop/Punk from the heart of South London....
Their fine debut album gets a big re-release soon after success on the road supporting The King Blues. ONSTAGE 8.45pm
www.myspace.com/mouthwash
BILLY BOY ON POISON (Los Angeles, CA)
Just signed to the legendary and rejuvenated GEFFEN label, these Cali teens pop into the UK for the first time to introduce us to their tuneloaded glam racket...think early Bowie - in a hurry!
ONSTAGE 8pm
www.myspace.com/billyboyonpoison
THE SPIRAL (Melbourne via Crystal Palace)
Soon to be well-known faces on the London circuit, this affable trio have abandoned south Aus for south London and bring with them a dynamic, high energy brand of psych rock with hints of garage and 60s beat.
ONSTAGE: 7.20pm
www.myspace.com/thespiralmusic
MARK BOULLE (Brixton)
Originally from Australia's Gold where he fronted the excellent indie folk gypsy pop Haba Dudes, Mark has brought his no-less-thrilling solo show to the UK.
'Boulle has a natural talent for songwriting that manages to sidestep all the tired clichès' - Whisperin n Hollerin
ONSTAGE 6.30pm
www.myspace.com/markboulle
HENRIK IRGENS (London)
A shade of Elliott Smith and Eno/Bowie instrumentals can be detected on his debut 'FACTION' (Lojinx Recordings) for which both THE WORD and Q MAGAZINE ONLINE has given great write ups and reviews. Henrik's an artist to be reckoned with. Come down early, sit back, relax and enjoy!
ONSTAGE 5.45pm
www.myspace.com/henrikmyspace
Advance tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/47669 | £5adv (doors 5pm) | | | | | | | | | | | | Mon 13th | EASTER MONDAY BBQ
*William Elliott Whitmore
*Livers and Lungs
*The Henry Brothers
*JD Smith
*Will Treecreeper | WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE (Iowa)
Enigmatic banjo player and a capella singer whose fanbase straddles bluegrass heads and punkers. New album 'Animals In The Dark' is available now on the Anti- label.
'There is something spiritual to his voice, and he is blessed with a simple lyrical beauty.' THE GUARDIAN
He plays a blend of Americana that recalls the twisted whimsy of Tom Waits' TIME OUT
Whitmore has honed his sound to the degree that the more minimal it gets, the more he sounds like a truly vital new talent UNCUT
www.myspace.com/williamewhitmore
LIVERS AND LUNGS (Portsmouth)
Acoustic country folk songs inspired by drinking, good times and the bad times from this girl/boy fourpiece sounding like a punky Carter Family.
www.myspace.com/liversandlungsband
THE HENRY BROTHERS (Norwich/London)
..are sharp and professional. They're an olde time act singing songs about death and murder by such stroried folk as the Louvins, Stanley Bros and Bill Monroe.
www.myspace.com/thehenrybrothers
JD SMITH
Rockabilly punk blues.
www.myspace.com/stuartjamesdurdensmith
WILL TREECREEPER (Wendover)
The sound of the grainbelt.
www.myspace.com/treecreepermusic
On the decks:
Randy & Earl’s Old Record Club
www.oldrecordclub.wordpress.com
Advance Tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/46547 | £6adv (doors 5pm) | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue 14th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 15th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Local Girls
*Elfred & The Uber Peas
*Living With Frank
*tbc | LOCAL GIRLS (Local)
..are actualy local and do have a girl singer. They also have drummer extraordinaire Stuffy (Graham Coxon, Charlotte Hatherly etc) ...on guitar.
They play angular fuzzy indie. They sing about sexy things.
By the way, have you ever tried Googling 'local girls'? Hmmmm.
www.myspace.com/localgirlsband
ELFRED & THE UBER PEAS
Spunky sax playing, sweet punchy rhythms and tumbling vocals all collide in a ramshackle frenzy of nasty dirty funkpunk. Irresistible.
www.myspace.com/uberpeas
LIVING WITH FRANK
Punkbeat!
www.myspace.com/livingwithfrank | £3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 16th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Rae Spoon
*The Balky Mule
*Headfall | RAE SPOON (Montreal)
...was born on the Canadian prairies of the 80's. In his early twenties he hit the road as one of the world's only transgender country singers and toured Canada, Europe, Australia and the USA.
'superioryouareinferior' is Rae's fourth solo album, and his first in over two years. Lyrically the album is his most revealing to date. His voice walks the highways from the Yukon to Newfoundland singing of whales that have gotten lost, the wolves in our imaginations, the Great Lakes, cabin fever, dancing with grizzlies, the psychology of a haunting ghost and the issues of ongoing colonialism.
Musically he traverses new territories from art folk, to indie-rock, to electronic/experimental and noise.
www.raespoon.com
THE BALKY MULE (Melbourne)
Currently resident in Melbourne, Australia, The Balky Mule is the alias of UK ex-pat Sam Jones, who over the past decade or more has been a key figure in Bristol's vibrant post-rock scene, playing alongside his brother Matt in both Crescent and Movietone, as well as in Flying Saucer Attack (guitar), Minotaur Shock (bass), and Third Eye Foundation (samples).
The Balky Mule can be placed within a rich vein of very British outsiders like Hood, Pram, Disco Inferno, The Pastels and, dare we say, Robert Wyatt and Syd Barrett.
www.myspace.com/thebalkymule
HEADFALL (Bristol)
Guitars, drums and tape noise; half-sung vocals; pastoral and personal sounds from members of Crescent and Corey Orbison.
www.myspace.com/headfall
ADVANCE TICKETS:
www.wegottickets.com/event/44810 | £4.50adv/£5door | | | | | | | | | | | | Fri 17th | BEST LAID PLANS
*The Late Greats
*Tapetheradio
*The Vital Spark
*Kaiko | London's premier alt/dance party returns after the success of their big night out in February.
THE LATE GREATS
Hailing from Eastbourne The Late Greats are four unassuming men who play with unexpected abandon and provide
'accomplished, post punk tunage' (TIME OUT).
'The Late Greats look set to prove that sometimes a good band can be found in the most unlikely places... Arrogant by name, modest by nature' - ARTROCKER MAGAZINE
www.myspace.com/thelategreatsuk
TAPETHERADIO
A welcome return for one of our favourite up-and-coming London bands around. Sine the start of 2009 this unsigned band have had the rare honour of being tipped and receiving air play from several key radio one DJs including Huw Stephens, Colin Murray and Steve Lamacq, as well as being voted one of the best bands on myspace music. Tapetheradio are exciting and raw - indie rock as it should be heard.
www.myspace.com/tapetheradio
THE VITAL SPARK (Ireland)
Hailing from Ireland, The Vital Spark hit London town for some select dates, bringing with them their upbeat post-punk sound and energetic live shows. Recently championed by Steve Lamacq’s Radio 1 they are a band not to be missed.
www.myspace.com/thevitalspark
KAIKO
Creating beautiful and instantly rememberable songs Kaiko are a stirring indie band who we welcome down to open proceedings.
www.myspace.com/kaikomusic
DJs
Fade In Fade Out DJs/VJs – rocking electro duo providing the latest crossover dance belters.
Best Laid Plans DJs - soul, funk, indie, techno and more from your hosts!
Please note: Above may not reflect actual running order.
Advance tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/47671
Info:
www.myspace.com/bestlaidplanslondon | £3 b4 9pm; £4 after | | | | | | | | | | | | Sat 18th | STAYING SOUTH:
*Bridge & Tunnel
*OK Pilot
*Neil Sutherland & Friends
*Bangers
*The 255's
*tbc | STAYING SOUTH - fortnightly Punk Rock Shows. We only put on stuff that we like. Don't call us we'll call you!
www.myspace.com/stayingsouth
BRIDGE & TUNNEL (New York, NY)
Signed to No Idea, B&T's members also play or have played in punk bands such as Latterman, Fellow Project, Con Amore, Slingshot Dakota, The Solidarity Pact, and Regarding I.
www.myspace.com/bridgeandtunnelmusic
OK PILOT (Exeter)
Post-punk party threepiece that play energetic and forceful 3 minute blasts! They've been likened to The Bronx only faster and British and they stand up to that mighty comparison!
Signed to Freakscene here and Fail Safe over there.
www.myspace.com/okpilot
NEIL SUTHERLAND & FRIENDS (Hornchurch)
Electroacoustic folkpunkers with banjo, ukelele and harmonica added to the guitar, bass drum template.
www.myspace.com/neilsutherlandacoustic
BANGERS (Falmouth)
Cornish pop-punkers.
www.myspace.com/bangersbangers
THE 255's (Manchester)
Indiepunkers influenced no less by: The Weakerthans, Piebald, Weezer, The Hold Steady, Ted Leo, The Replacements, Archers of Loaf, Superchunk, Karate.
They're obviously good.
www.myspace.com/the255s
Advance tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/44226 | £5/£6door | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun 19th | Twisted AM Lounge
*The No Frills Band
+ more | NO FRILLS BAND (Brixton)
Local goodtime folk faves with added tuba!
www.myspace.com/thenofrillsband
+ more | FREE | | | | | | | | | | | | Mon 20th | BASKET CLUB
*Benjamin Thomas Band
*The Dog Roses
*Anders Dal
*tbc | THE BASKET CLUB - our free monthly night of top quality roots and acoustic sounds. The acts we get to play usually play across the city at pricey gigs but because they love the vibe of the Basket Club they come down here and basically pay for tips..so although it's a free gig, please give generously and drop some cash in the Christmas Basket. Thanks.
www.myspace.com/thebasketclub
BENJAMIN THOMAS BAND (London)
Making a name for himself on the London scene, this transplanted Swede offers a broader portfolio of emotions than your average Americana guy, taking in the doom of Cohen, the blues of Johnson, Guthrie's folk and the indie flavour of contemporaries such as Josh Ritter.
This a full band show with some nifty musicians in the ranks!
www.myspace.com/benjaminthomas1
THE DOG ROSES (London)
Footstompin country backed up with west coast harmonies and the occasional frenetic punk outburst.
www.myspace.com/dogroses
ANDERS DAL (London)
Danish-born dusky folkster mixing in 50s rhythms.
www.myspace.com/andersdal
TBC | FREE (donation) | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue 21st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 22nd | Stanley EP Launch Party:
*Goldheart Assembly
*Stanley
*Oldwick | GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY
Shiny new sextet mixing up rich folksy ballads with exuberant poppy floorstompers. Attracting much attention form mags and DJs, they're a name to look out for.
They take a joyous acoustic beardy bunch of ideas and mess around with them like a cat playing with a ball of string. Already you could easily put them out on tour supporting Fleet Foxes or The Low Anthem (now there's an idea). And they smile at each other on stage - which is so out of character for new bands these days (unless it's a nervous tick) that it's actually quite infectious.' - Steve Lamacq
www.myspace.com/goldheartassembly
STANLEY
Your hosts for the evening, and launching their debut five-song EP 'Nothing To Say', Stanley excel at indie-country-pop joining the dots linking Gene Autry and Pixies. They've also added a trumpet to their ranks to show off some calexican skills.
They'll have copies on the night, which is always a better purchase than iTunes downloads (but you'll also be able to do that if you want)
www.myspace.com/stanleymusic
www.stanleymusic.co.uk
OLDWICK
Youthful septet fronted by the dusky tones of Lyla Foy (who made a good name for herself as a solo artist pre-Oldwick) and coming across as an atmospheric blend of Shelby Lynne and Cat Power.
www.myspace.com/oldwick | ONLY £3!! | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 23rd | Secret Knowledge Promotions:
*Cats On Fire
*Je Suis Animal
*Little My | CATS ON FIRE (Finland)
At long last, Finland's Cats On Fire return to the UK. If you haven't heard the foursome yet, you're in for a treat - their new album, 'Our Temperance Movement' sees jangling indie pop tussling with rip-roaring rock’n’roll, ornate REM-esque melodies squaring up to exuberant indie dancefloor smashes. Their new single, 'Tears In Your Cup', which has already been aired on BBC6 Music and Xfm, comes out the week of this show.
'Cats On Fire' sound like a mix between The Smiths, Felt and Belle and Sebastian. The guitars chime like it was 1986 again. The picture is complete when we add in a vocalist with a quiff and a penchant for sounding like a cross between Morrissey, Robert Smith and David Gedge.' - Adrian Denning
www.myspace.com/catsonfiremusic
JE SUIS ANIMAL (Norway)
...mix late 80’s indie with a generous dose of 60’s psychedelia, a spoonful of naive melody and a pinch of girly harmonies into their magic potion. The result is magical, striking and uncannily beautiful. Having met at art school in the UK, the band settled in Oslo, Norway in 2004 and began forging a sound inspired by their love for dreamy melodic pop and all the best bits of their art degree. Their debut album Self-Taught Magic From a Book was recorded on a trip to an old community hall, deep within the remote woodlands of Norway. Besieged by hungry bears and curious locals, they recorded the album themselves over 7 days, going without sleep, and living on nothing but tea and gingerbread men.
'Je Suis Animal's sound is not a million miles from the Velvet Underground and Nico. However, their debut album's pretty harmonies, lovely melodies and general perkiness also point firmly in the direction of sunny scandinavian indie-pop. Jangly guitars and pretty female vocals sitting atop a bed of shoegazey noise.' - Rough Trade
www.myspace.com/jesuisanimal
LITTLE MY (Wales)
Little My are made up of 8 to 20 people from various Cardiff bands playing instruments ranging from guitars & stylophones to violins & dustbin lids. Their songs are short and sweet - and smell slightly of twee. Boy & boy & girl & girl vocals and interlaced melody layers hide the subdued and often morose lyrics. Playing live they have eight core ‘mys’ - supplemented where possible with up to 12 other 'satellite' members. The results have been described as like walking into a primary school music lesson... only the teacher is dressed as a bear and a cat is playing guitar! Little My have so far released 7 EPs, chronologically titled 'little my's first' up to 'little my's seventh', some self released and some on weepop! records & little pocket records labels.
www.myspace.com/tinylittlemy
Advance tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/47073 | £6adv/£7door | | | | | | | | | | | | Fri 24th | World Domination League presents:
*The Robocop Kraus
*Hot Panda
*Stained Glass Heroes
*Flash Fiktion | THE ROBOCOP KRAUS (Germany)
..formed in Nuremberg in 1998 but it wasn't until 2003 they picked up the pace in the UK when the band surpassed themselves with a both experimental and anthemic album 'Living With Other People', on the highly regarded Label L'Age D'Or.
Airplay on BBC Radio 1 was led by Zane Lowe, Steve Lamacq and Colin Murray while NME was very enthusiastic about their 'inspirational, imaginative Post-Punk'.
In short, The Robocop Kraus smashed all the undeniable prejudices against German Indie Rock, and after signing to Epitaph they released their most successful album to date, 'They Think They Are The Robocop Kraus', playing some of the big festivals and touring America with Art Brut.
www.myspace.com/therobocopkraus
HOT PANDA (Canada)
are a fresh new foursome who formed during the particularly chilly winter of 2006. Since then they've toured round Canada and the USA in a dodgy 1977 ambulance and now celebrate the release of 'Volcano...Bloody Volcano! on the esteemed Mint Records label (Neko Case, The New Pornographers, The Organ, The Hanson Brothers etc)
'Volcano...Bloody Volcano! is a collection of collaborative songs chock-full of the band's frenetic energy, reminiscent of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, State Bird, older Flaming Lips (think 'Tangerine'), with flashes of An Albatross. Comparisons to luminaries such as Daniel Johnston and The Talking Heads have been swirling about and whilst it’s always nice to be compared to such bands, Hot Panda have certainly found their own sound of pop, glam, gypsy swing & lo-fi indie with a rambunctiously theatrical live show for 'kids who like to dance'.
www.myspace.com/hotttpanda
STAINED GLASS HEROES (London)
After a seemingly very long hiatus to record their excellent debut album for Fred records, these local contemporaies of Hot Chip regroup to blast out their clever blend of dancepunk.
www.stainedglassheroes.co.uk
www.myspace.com/stainedglassheroes
FLASH FICTION (London)
Brand new fresh sounds; electro tunes swathed in noir humour.
www.myspace.com/flashfiktion
Advance tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/45582 | £5adv | | | | | | | | | | | | Sat 25th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*The Original Sinner
*Lord Lucan
*Heat From A DeadStar
*Skinbeat Scramble
+ DJ Billy The Kid | THE ORIGINAL SINNERS (London)
..make their sound from the grimey depths of southern rock and blues fused with sweet country melodies and classic organ breaks. Fronted by the charming Charlotte and propelled by the drums of Billy Pleasant who is one of 3,147 who have to date played drums for the Brian Jonestown Massacre.
www.myspace.com/theoriginalsinners
LORD LUCAN (London)
Mysterious pyschedelic droners. Never play the same exciting set twice!
www.myspace.com/thesearchforlordlucan
HEAT FROM A DEADSTAR (London)
...65days style bass and spooky guitars morph into the sound of crying monsters and twisty time signatures.
www.myspace.com/heatfromadeadstar
SKINBAT SCRAMBLE (Kent)
...are a post-punk random prog goth electro art school psychedelic band!!
www.myspace.com/skinbatscramble | £2 bargain!!! | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun 26th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mon 27th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tue 28th | Windmill Brixton presents:
*Edie Sedgwick
*Elks
*Giant Paw | EDIE SEDGWICK (Washington DC)
Edie Sedgwick is the transgendered reincarnation of a vacuous Andy Warhol Superstar who died of a barbiturate overdose in 1971. A visionary artist who lay dormant in her host organism until his first epileptic seizure in 2001, Edie appeared at the dawn of the New Millenium to save the world by singing, writing, and producing video about celebrities. Armed with a video projector and backing band, Edie travels through the dark night presenting auditory and visual art that honors the likes of Sissy Spacek, Martin Sheen, and other celebrity co-conspirators.
Edie Sedgwick also happens to be Justin Moyer (El Guapo, Antelope) and his band and their new album 'Things are Getting Sinister and Sinisterer' is out on the mighty Dischord Records.
www.myspace.com/ediesedgwick
www.ediesedgwick.biz
ELKS (London)
Post-indie with a sense of atmosphere and fine melodrama. Elks have music available though The Great Outdoors and Unlabel.
After this gig the band head to Scotland where they'll be playing this year's Hinterland Festival sharing a bill with Dinosaur Pile Up and Jeffrey Lewis
www.myspace.com/elkstheband
GIANT PAW (London)
'After littering the stage with terrifying monster masks they proceed to plough a musical furrow somewhere between early eighties no-wave and ninties rave (Neu Order anyone?). the results are literally astounding.' Channel 4.com
'it’s the album’s mix of the sweetly trippy, the malevolently out-there and the plain groovy that appeals.' - Sharon O’Connell, Uncut
www.myspace.com/giantpaw
Advance tickets:
www.wegottickets.com/event/47378 | £6adv | | | | | | | | | | | | Wed 29th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thu 30th | Windmill brixton presents:
*The Left Outsides
*Skirt
*Lamik 2000 | s
LAMIK 2000 (London)
...lives in a studio. Yes really. Living in the studio is kinda strange, but it means now he has to make music ALL the time. Mostly seen banging guitar in the beloved Black daniel, Lamik 2000 makes dusty, enchanting country blues folk.
www.myspace.com/lamikfriends
SKIRT (Berlin)
Avant haunting indie-electro solo project of multi-telented Ursula Maurer enriched with polyphonic sounds and gently held-back vocals. Nice!
www.myspace.com/skirtmusik
THE LEFT OUTSIDES (London)
....are the sound of frost on overgrown abandoned train tracks; of sepia tinted photographs and delicious nights in by the fire with an old David Crosby song on the stereo.
They are Alison and Mark. Botrh of whom were in The Eighteenth Day Of May. Paul used to be in Of Arrowe Hill while Alsion was formerly a member of Saloon.
www.myspace.com/theleftoutside | £3 | | | | | |
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