If, like me, you've been captivated by the haunting tune which plays on the current SAAB advert, then you may be interested to know that the song is called Release Me and is by Swedish newcomers Oh Laura.
The song is available to purchase from iTunes (that's the direct link from the band's MySpace) though it's also available for free download from SAAB website (thanks to Swedesplease for that info).
Monday, April 30, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Delays 'Live at Southampton Guildhall' DVD
Southampton's Delays wrapped up a hectic 2006 (new album, lots of touring, new record deal) with a homecoming Christmas Extravaganza at Southampton Guildhall. Cameras were there to record the gig for posterity, and the following trailer has recently appeared on the band's MySpace to plug the forthcoming DVD release:
The DVD is released on Monday 7th May 2007 and will be available for purchase via the band's website.
The DVD is released on Monday 7th May 2007 and will be available for purchase via the band's website.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
The Gigwatcher 25/04/2007
So are they going to call it Poseidon Park?
If Virgin Media's new tagline is 'Happiness Guaranteed' how come I had to spend forty five minutes on the phone speaking to five different people just to get one thing done.
Oh.
It's ironic. Right. Got you.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Electric Soft Parade @ Fopp, Southampton - 29/04/2007 (instore gig, onstage @ 1500)
Hot Club de Paris @ Concorde2, Brighton - 17/05/2007
Candie Payne and The Draytones @ The Gloucester, Brighton - 19/05/2007
Kate Nash @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/05/2007
Mutemath @ Concorde2, Brighton - 20/06/2007
Slim pickings this week I'm afraid; we're nearing Festival season so the back pages of the NME are awash with ads for all sorts of outdoor events up and down the country. Fingers crossed there'll be more rumours of tours in next week's edition. I'll add the above into the SoMC Events Calendar as soon as I can (I'm easily distracted though so don't hold your breath). The calendar is, of course, freely accessible via the forum, and an example of the delights it contains follows:
The Rebel Ching, The Elements, The Exits & Wiservice @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 26/04/2007 (Acoustic sets)
The Neville Staple Band @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Southsea - 26/04/2007
Klashnekoff @ Nexus, Southampton - 27/04/2007
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 27/04/2007
Forever Like Red @ Unit22, Southampton - 28/04/2007
Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/04/2007
Recreation @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 28/04/2007
Thea Gilmore @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/05/2007 (Acoustic performance)
Superfly @ The Red Lion, Stubbington - 04/05/2007
Nine Black Alps @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 06/05/2007
The Velvet Hearts @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 13/05/2007
Gilkicker @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/05/2007
Oddzial Zamkniety @ The Guildhall, Southamtpn - 20/05/2007 (Polish Rock!)
Los Pacaminos @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 04/07/2007
After several years together, surviving changes in record labels and one of their number running off to join Carl Barât, The Cooper Temple Clause have finally decide to call it a day. A "so long and thanks for all the good times" goodbye letter has been posted on their website, so that appears to be that. It would therefore appear that their rescheduled date at The Wedgewood Rooms on Wednesday 23rd May might not now be happening, but there's no word on the venue website as yet.
Environmental Rock 2007 takes place this Saturday at The Hobbit in Southampton. The all day festival, which promotes awareness of local environmental issues as well as offering the chance to harangue representatives of the major political parties, also features appearances by local bands such as BossNass and Dlugokecki. If that wasn't enough Chris Packham will be there too. The fun starts at midday and runs through to half past six. Entrance to the event is FREE as well, which is nice.
This year's Access Festival will be held on Saturday 16th June at Mayflower Park in Southampton; more news on the line-up as and when I find out. A review of last year's festival can be found on the BBC Hampshire website.
And that brings this edition of the Gigwatcher to a close; this afternoon I have mostly been listening to Metric and The Harvey Girls (who's interpretation of Billy Idol's White Wedding is a lovely thing indeed). Join us next week when I'll be making a life-size replica of the RMS Titanic out of empty Coke bottles.
If Virgin Media's new tagline is 'Happiness Guaranteed' how come I had to spend forty five minutes on the phone speaking to five different people just to get one thing done.
Oh.
It's ironic. Right. Got you.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Electric Soft Parade @ Fopp, Southampton - 29/04/2007 (instore gig, onstage @ 1500)
Hot Club de Paris @ Concorde2, Brighton - 17/05/2007
Candie Payne and The Draytones @ The Gloucester, Brighton - 19/05/2007
Kate Nash @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/05/2007
Mutemath @ Concorde2, Brighton - 20/06/2007
Slim pickings this week I'm afraid; we're nearing Festival season so the back pages of the NME are awash with ads for all sorts of outdoor events up and down the country. Fingers crossed there'll be more rumours of tours in next week's edition. I'll add the above into the SoMC Events Calendar as soon as I can (I'm easily distracted though so don't hold your breath). The calendar is, of course, freely accessible via the forum, and an example of the delights it contains follows:
The Rebel Ching, The Elements, The Exits & Wiservice @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 26/04/2007 (Acoustic sets)
The Neville Staple Band @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Southsea - 26/04/2007
Klashnekoff @ Nexus, Southampton - 27/04/2007
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 27/04/2007
Forever Like Red @ Unit22, Southampton - 28/04/2007
Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/04/2007
Recreation @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 28/04/2007
Thea Gilmore @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/05/2007 (Acoustic performance)
Superfly @ The Red Lion, Stubbington - 04/05/2007
Nine Black Alps @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 06/05/2007
The Velvet Hearts @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 13/05/2007
Gilkicker @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/05/2007
Oddzial Zamkniety @ The Guildhall, Southamtpn - 20/05/2007 (Polish Rock!)
Los Pacaminos @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 04/07/2007
After several years together, surviving changes in record labels and one of their number running off to join Carl Barât, The Cooper Temple Clause have finally decide to call it a day. A "so long and thanks for all the good times" goodbye letter has been posted on their website, so that appears to be that. It would therefore appear that their rescheduled date at The Wedgewood Rooms on Wednesday 23rd May might not now be happening, but there's no word on the venue website as yet.
Environmental Rock 2007 takes place this Saturday at The Hobbit in Southampton. The all day festival, which promotes awareness of local environmental issues as well as offering the chance to harangue representatives of the major political parties, also features appearances by local bands such as BossNass and Dlugokecki. If that wasn't enough Chris Packham will be there too. The fun starts at midday and runs through to half past six. Entrance to the event is FREE as well, which is nice.
This year's Access Festival will be held on Saturday 16th June at Mayflower Park in Southampton; more news on the line-up as and when I find out. A review of last year's festival can be found on the BBC Hampshire website.
And that brings this edition of the Gigwatcher to a close; this afternoon I have mostly been listening to Metric and The Harvey Girls (who's interpretation of Billy Idol's White Wedding is a lovely thing indeed). Join us next week when I'll be making a life-size replica of the RMS Titanic out of empty Coke bottles.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The Gigwatcher 18/04/2007
Now with added Boom Chickah Wah-wah.
Ah, nostalgia.
I've just realised what the mint flavoured Salt Water Taffy that Stu brought back from Florida remind me of; they taste just like Pacers.
Mmm. Pacers.
[tumbleweed]
What do you mean you don't remember Pacers? Bah. You'll be telling me next you don't remember Texan bars either!
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Help She Can't Swim @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/05/2007
Kill Kenada @ The Registry, Portsmouth - 17/05/2007
Biffy Clyro @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 20/05/2007
Funeral For A Friend @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 21/05/2007
Kill Kenada @ Unit22, Southampton - 26/05/2007
Hadouken! @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 08/06/2007
Devo @ The Dome, Brighton - 18/06/2007
The Bravery @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/07/2007
Natasha Bedingfield @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 25/09/2007
The Proclaimers @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/10/2007
If I'm not getting misty-eyed for sweets they don't make any more I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar. Don't forget that I update the Events Calendar with details of the many many gigs I seem to stumble across on my journeys across the interweb. The calendar is, of course, freely accessible via the forum and I've plucked the following events from it to pique your interest:
Pama International @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/04/2007
The Levellers @ City Hall, Salisbury - 25/04/2007
The Dodge Brothers (featuring Mark Kermode) @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 26/04/2007
The Australian Pink Floyd @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 29/04/2007
Sherman Robertson & BluesMove @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/05/2007
Babyhead @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 04/05/2007
Los Lobos @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 11/05/2007
Billy Bragg @ City Hall, Salisbury - 25/05/2007
Tom McRae @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/06/2007
Riders On The Storm (featuring Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger) @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 19/06/2007
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 05/07/2007
Easy Star All-Stars (tbc) @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/07/2007
Details of this year's Beaulieu Summer Pops have been announced, the event this year runs from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July. The Australian Pink Floyd return from last year to headline the Friday night with Girls Aloud taking charge of Saturday. Jools Holland, his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and Lulu will be wrapping things up on the Sunday.
Following the success of the previous Portsmouth Showcases organised by Portsmouth Scene Promotions a third event has been arranged. Emptifish, Autons, Wiservice, Carmen Rosa and The Aviators will be treading the boards of the Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 12th May. Tickets are a very reasonable £8.00 in advance (or £10.00 on the door).
Ant "Guitar Meister" Shue has informed me that he has tickets available for the Brannigan's Law gig on Spitbank Fort on Saturday 12th May. Tickets are a bargain £10 (plus £5 for the boat out to the venue), for which you'll be entertained by five local bands (yes, they've added another one to the line-up) in a most interesting venue. Contact The Shuperton via his MySpace for more info and possible haggling.
And that's it, put a fork in me, I'm done.. tune in next week for more nostalgic burblings about 70's confectionery and what I find in the back of the NME. In the meantime I will mostly be listening to Corrina Repp and Fields. Nice.
Ah, nostalgia.
I've just realised what the mint flavoured Salt Water Taffy that Stu brought back from Florida remind me of; they taste just like Pacers.
Mmm. Pacers.
[tumbleweed]
What do you mean you don't remember Pacers? Bah. You'll be telling me next you don't remember Texan bars either!
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Help She Can't Swim @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/05/2007
Kill Kenada @ The Registry, Portsmouth - 17/05/2007
Biffy Clyro @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 20/05/2007
Funeral For A Friend @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 21/05/2007
Kill Kenada @ Unit22, Southampton - 26/05/2007
Hadouken! @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 08/06/2007
Devo @ The Dome, Brighton - 18/06/2007
The Bravery @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/07/2007
Natasha Bedingfield @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 25/09/2007
The Proclaimers @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/10/2007
If I'm not getting misty-eyed for sweets they don't make any more I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar. Don't forget that I update the Events Calendar with details of the many many gigs I seem to stumble across on my journeys across the interweb. The calendar is, of course, freely accessible via the forum and I've plucked the following events from it to pique your interest:
Pama International @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/04/2007
The Levellers @ City Hall, Salisbury - 25/04/2007
The Dodge Brothers (featuring Mark Kermode) @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 26/04/2007
The Australian Pink Floyd @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 29/04/2007
Sherman Robertson & BluesMove @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/05/2007
Babyhead @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 04/05/2007
Los Lobos @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 11/05/2007
Billy Bragg @ City Hall, Salisbury - 25/05/2007
Tom McRae @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/06/2007
Riders On The Storm (featuring Ray Manzarek & Robby Krieger) @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 19/06/2007
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 05/07/2007
Easy Star All-Stars (tbc) @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/07/2007
Details of this year's Beaulieu Summer Pops have been announced, the event this year runs from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July. The Australian Pink Floyd return from last year to headline the Friday night with Girls Aloud taking charge of Saturday. Jools Holland, his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra and Lulu will be wrapping things up on the Sunday.
Following the success of the previous Portsmouth Showcases organised by Portsmouth Scene Promotions a third event has been arranged. Emptifish, Autons, Wiservice, Carmen Rosa and The Aviators will be treading the boards of the Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 12th May. Tickets are a very reasonable £8.00 in advance (or £10.00 on the door).
Ant "Guitar Meister" Shue has informed me that he has tickets available for the Brannigan's Law gig on Spitbank Fort on Saturday 12th May. Tickets are a bargain £10 (plus £5 for the boat out to the venue), for which you'll be entertained by five local bands (yes, they've added another one to the line-up) in a most interesting venue. Contact The Shuperton via his MySpace for more info and possible haggling.
And that's it, put a fork in me, I'm done.. tune in next week for more nostalgic burblings about 70's confectionery and what I find in the back of the NME. In the meantime I will mostly be listening to Corrina Repp and Fields. Nice.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Golden Section album release
Chichester's Golden Section have released their debut album, Attack//Decay//Sustain//Release, as an electronic download from their MySpace site. Not only is it available for the bargain price of £5 but, if you produce the proof of purchase at one of their gigs, you'll be able to get your mitts on a physical copy of the CD (once it's pressed that is).The album has a somewhat transitional feel; some tracks present were released previously on their 2005 and 2006 EPs, those have a more anthemic feel than some of the newer material. However it all meshes together well to produce a cohesive listening experience (yes, I've bought a dictionary).
If parting with a fiver seems too much of a hardship then the three-track 2005 EP (containing a slightly longer version of Interchange than on the album) is available as a free download on their website.
The Gigwatcher 11/04/2007
Yippee-ki-yay Muddy Funster
I know it's decidedly immature but, no matter how I've tried to dress it up, I haven't been able to think of a way of saying how much I enjoyed playing with Phil's new console without chortling like a schoolboy every time I mentioned the name.
Yes, you've guessed it; he's got a Wii.
I spent an enjoyable Saturday evening playing with Phil's Wii [chuckle]. It was a bit hard at first [wibble] but once I'd got to grips with his Wii [chortle] I didn't want to stop playing with it [guffaw].
Seriously though, it really is a fun piece of kit that gets you out of your chair and involved in the whole gaming experience. It's just a shame about the name. Honestly, what were they on when they came up Wii?
I dread to think what they might call their next handheld...
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Video Nasties @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/04/2007
Rolling Dog @ The Registry, Portsmouth - 26/04/2007
Rolling Dog @ Unit22, Southampton - 28/04/2007
Thomas Truax @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/05/2007
The Transgressive Roadshow #2 (feat. Foals, Battle & Mechanical Bride) @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/05/2007
The Law @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/05/2007
The Enemy @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/06/2007
Ray Lamontagne @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 29/10/2007
If I'm not camping outside Phil's house for some more quality time with his Wii [yik yak gibber] I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar. I add any and all gigs I happen to stumble across into the Events Calendar and, because I felt like it, it's now accessible to all (yes, none of that having to register malarkey). I've lifted the following events from it to whet your gigging appetites:
To Every End @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/04/2007
Autons @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/04/2007
Oceansize @ The Brook, Southampton - 26/04/2007
The Smyths @ The Brook, Southampton - 27/04/2007
Ben Allison Quartet @ The Turner Sims Hall, Southampton - 28/04/2007
Abdoujaparov @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 04/05/2007
Ezio @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 08/05/2007
Steriogram @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/05/2007
ASWAD @ Chicago Rock Café, Southsea - 24/05/2007
Rufus Wainwright @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 24/05/2007
The Aliens @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 11/06/2007
INXS @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 19/06/2007
The Proclaimers @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 30/06/2007
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of their seminal George Best album, The Wedding Present will be embarking on a UK tour this October. They'll be visiting the same towns as the original release tour did back in the day and will be pitching up at The Wedgewood Rooms on Tuesday 30th October. Rumour also has it that they'll be playing the entire album as part of the tour set. Woohoo!
The line-up for the Topman NME New Music 2007 Tour, which pitches up at Concorde 2 in Brighton on Wednesday 30th May, has been announced. Hitting the road this time out are Pull Tiger Tail, The Little Ones, The Rumble Strips and the most excellent Blood Red Shoes.
The Joiners will be hosting a special evening to celebrate the life of Mach Schau lead singer John MacIsaac who sadly died recently. Hijera, The Waysters, Thomas Tantrum and The Mopes are among the bands taking part in A Tribute To Johnny Mach on Saturday 26th May.
The eclectic line-up of this year's Isle of Wight Festival has been further increased. The Sunshine Superman himself, Donovan, will be performing on the Saturday. Donovan is a veteran of the IOW Festival, playing the last of the original events back in 1970.
And that just about wraps it up for this week, this afternoon I was mostly listening to Fields, Golden Section and The Police. Ding dang doo.
I know it's decidedly immature but, no matter how I've tried to dress it up, I haven't been able to think of a way of saying how much I enjoyed playing with Phil's new console without chortling like a schoolboy every time I mentioned the name.
Yes, you've guessed it; he's got a Wii.
I spent an enjoyable Saturday evening playing with Phil's Wii [chuckle]. It was a bit hard at first [wibble] but once I'd got to grips with his Wii [chortle] I didn't want to stop playing with it [guffaw].
Seriously though, it really is a fun piece of kit that gets you out of your chair and involved in the whole gaming experience. It's just a shame about the name. Honestly, what were they on when they came up Wii?
I dread to think what they might call their next handheld...
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Video Nasties @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/04/2007
Rolling Dog @ The Registry, Portsmouth - 26/04/2007
Rolling Dog @ Unit22, Southampton - 28/04/2007
Thomas Truax @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/05/2007
The Transgressive Roadshow #2 (feat. Foals, Battle & Mechanical Bride) @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/05/2007
The Law @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/05/2007
The Enemy @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/06/2007
Ray Lamontagne @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 29/10/2007
If I'm not camping outside Phil's house for some more quality time with his Wii [yik yak gibber] I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar. I add any and all gigs I happen to stumble across into the Events Calendar and, because I felt like it, it's now accessible to all (yes, none of that having to register malarkey). I've lifted the following events from it to whet your gigging appetites:
To Every End @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/04/2007
Autons @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/04/2007
Oceansize @ The Brook, Southampton - 26/04/2007
The Smyths @ The Brook, Southampton - 27/04/2007
Ben Allison Quartet @ The Turner Sims Hall, Southampton - 28/04/2007
Abdoujaparov @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 04/05/2007
Ezio @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 08/05/2007
Steriogram @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/05/2007
ASWAD @ Chicago Rock Café, Southsea - 24/05/2007
Rufus Wainwright @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 24/05/2007
The Aliens @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 11/06/2007
INXS @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 19/06/2007
The Proclaimers @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 30/06/2007
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of their seminal George Best album, The Wedding Present will be embarking on a UK tour this October. They'll be visiting the same towns as the original release tour did back in the day and will be pitching up at The Wedgewood Rooms on Tuesday 30th October. Rumour also has it that they'll be playing the entire album as part of the tour set. Woohoo!
The line-up for the Topman NME New Music 2007 Tour, which pitches up at Concorde 2 in Brighton on Wednesday 30th May, has been announced. Hitting the road this time out are Pull Tiger Tail, The Little Ones, The Rumble Strips and the most excellent Blood Red Shoes.
The Joiners will be hosting a special evening to celebrate the life of Mach Schau lead singer John MacIsaac who sadly died recently. Hijera, The Waysters, Thomas Tantrum and The Mopes are among the bands taking part in A Tribute To Johnny Mach on Saturday 26th May.
The eclectic line-up of this year's Isle of Wight Festival has been further increased. The Sunshine Superman himself, Donovan, will be performing on the Saturday. Donovan is a veteran of the IOW Festival, playing the last of the original events back in 1970.
And that just about wraps it up for this week, this afternoon I was mostly listening to Fields, Golden Section and The Police. Ding dang doo.
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
The Gigwatcher 04/04/2007
Judoon platoon upon the Moon
How bizarre.
There I was, sitting at my desk contemplating life, the Universe and the random fluctuation in beer prices, when the sound of beautiful music filled the room; Franz Lizst's Liebestraum no. 3 was drifting gently out of the ceiling speakers. Had Andy Dufresne taken over the Tannoy controls? Were we to be herded upstairs after lunch to tar the roof?
No. It was just the security guards checking the office's emergency broadcast system by connecting it up to ClassicFM. Well, it made a change from "testing testing 1 2 3" I suppose.
I wonder if they take requests?
*koff*
Moving swiftly on.. here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Simple Kid @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/05/2007
Kate Nash @ The Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/05/2007
Son of Dork @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 25/05/2007
Oppenheimer @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/04/2007
Kharma 45 @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/04/2007
Hayseed Dixie @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 20/04/2007
The Films @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/06/2007
The Cribs @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 06/06/2007
Gallows @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/06/2007
The Hold Steady @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/07/2007
If I'm not digging a tunnel to freedom I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar. The Events Calendar, as I may have hinted once or twice previously, has eyes the size of dinner plates. In order to peruse its contents you'll need to register on the SoMC forum (but I might make it available for all over Easter, you'll have to go there and find out). Here are some gigs I found earlier to tease you:
Rolling Dog @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/04/2007
The Young Knives @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 06/04/2007
Laura Marling @ The Dorchester Arms, Southampton - 08/04/2007
John Martyn @ The Brook, Southampton - 15/04/2007
The View @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 19/04/2007
Flip Top @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 20/04/2007
One Weird Fish @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 28/04/2007
Nigel Clark (ex-Dodgy) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 29/04/2007
Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/05/2007
Tony Benn & Roy Bailey @ New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth - 05/05/2007
Matt Barry (aka Dr Lucien Sanchez) @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/05/2007
Marillion @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 09/06/2007
Fish @ The Brook, Southampton - 29/09/2007
Neil Innes' gig at The Cellars at Eastney on Wednesday 25th April has unfortunately had to be postponed, more information on a rescheduled date as soon as I find out out about it.
The Ferneham Hall in Fareham again plays host to the annual Easter Folk Festival this weekend. A varied selection of folk talent fills the three days of the festival, with appearances by Kate Rusby (Saturday evening), Seth Lakeman (Sunday evening) and Boo Hewerdine (Sunday afternoon) being of interest to me. Limited tickets for Sunday's programme are still available.
After 10 year's hard gigging local power-pop trio Hudson10 have decided to call it a day. Good luck to the chaps in whatever projects they pursue next, though according to their MySpace (where selections from the band's archives will be appearing over the next few weeks) they may take to the stage one last time for a farewell gig.
The ever impressive Steve Arnott returns to the Frog & Frigate on Friday 27th April, once again he'll be entertaining all present with selections from his vast library of songs. When Steve isn't standing under the stairs at the Frog he can be found treading the boards with the Portchester Players. They'll be performing their award winning production of Shelagh Stephenson's Five Kinds Of Silence at the Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham, April 12th-14th (for which there are still some tickets available).
And that just about wraps it up for this week, this afternoon I have mostly been listening to the schmoove sounds of Gil Scott-Heron. Nice. Have a super smashing Easter, mine starts tomorrow at lunchtime when I'm off to a smoky hostelry to imbibe some alcohol and talk bobbins.
Gawd bless her majesty for Maundy Thursday afternoons off.
How bizarre.
There I was, sitting at my desk contemplating life, the Universe and the random fluctuation in beer prices, when the sound of beautiful music filled the room; Franz Lizst's Liebestraum no. 3 was drifting gently out of the ceiling speakers. Had Andy Dufresne taken over the Tannoy controls? Were we to be herded upstairs after lunch to tar the roof?
No. It was just the security guards checking the office's emergency broadcast system by connecting it up to ClassicFM. Well, it made a change from "testing testing 1 2 3" I suppose.
I wonder if they take requests?
*koff*
Moving swiftly on.. here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Simple Kid @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/05/2007
Kate Nash @ The Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/05/2007
Son of Dork @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 25/05/2007
Oppenheimer @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/04/2007
Kharma 45 @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/04/2007
Hayseed Dixie @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 20/04/2007
The Films @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/06/2007
The Cribs @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 06/06/2007
Gallows @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/06/2007
The Hold Steady @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/07/2007
If I'm not digging a tunnel to freedom I'll add the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar. The Events Calendar, as I may have hinted once or twice previously, has eyes the size of dinner plates. In order to peruse its contents you'll need to register on the SoMC forum (but I might make it available for all over Easter, you'll have to go there and find out). Here are some gigs I found earlier to tease you:
Rolling Dog @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/04/2007
The Young Knives @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 06/04/2007
Laura Marling @ The Dorchester Arms, Southampton - 08/04/2007
John Martyn @ The Brook, Southampton - 15/04/2007
The View @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 19/04/2007
Flip Top @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 20/04/2007
One Weird Fish @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 28/04/2007
Nigel Clark (ex-Dodgy) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 29/04/2007
Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/05/2007
Tony Benn & Roy Bailey @ New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth - 05/05/2007
Matt Barry (aka Dr Lucien Sanchez) @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/05/2007
Marillion @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 09/06/2007
Fish @ The Brook, Southampton - 29/09/2007
Neil Innes' gig at The Cellars at Eastney on Wednesday 25th April has unfortunately had to be postponed, more information on a rescheduled date as soon as I find out out about it.
The Ferneham Hall in Fareham again plays host to the annual Easter Folk Festival this weekend. A varied selection of folk talent fills the three days of the festival, with appearances by Kate Rusby (Saturday evening), Seth Lakeman (Sunday evening) and Boo Hewerdine (Sunday afternoon) being of interest to me. Limited tickets for Sunday's programme are still available.
After 10 year's hard gigging local power-pop trio Hudson10 have decided to call it a day. Good luck to the chaps in whatever projects they pursue next, though according to their MySpace (where selections from the band's archives will be appearing over the next few weeks) they may take to the stage one last time for a farewell gig.
The ever impressive Steve Arnott returns to the Frog & Frigate on Friday 27th April, once again he'll be entertaining all present with selections from his vast library of songs. When Steve isn't standing under the stairs at the Frog he can be found treading the boards with the Portchester Players. They'll be performing their award winning production of Shelagh Stephenson's Five Kinds Of Silence at the Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham, April 12th-14th (for which there are still some tickets available).
And that just about wraps it up for this week, this afternoon I have mostly been listening to the schmoove sounds of Gil Scott-Heron. Nice. Have a super smashing Easter, mine starts tomorrow at lunchtime when I'm off to a smoky hostelry to imbibe some alcohol and talk bobbins.
Gawd bless her majesty for Maundy Thursday afternoons off.
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