Wednesday, June 13, 2007

The Gigwatcher 13/06/2007

I am the Robot Man.

This morning I recieved an email from one Selma Brisbane-Imponderable who offered to turn my dreams in to reality. All I have to do is ring some number and I'll receive $58,734 for my troubles.

H'mm.

I can't help feeling there's a catch, but if it gets me one step closer to owning a gold toilet I'd be a fool not to ring her, wouldn't I?

*koff*

Eyes down for a full house, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:

Mutemath @ Concorde2, Brighton - 20/06/2007
Assembly Now @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/07/2007
Assembly Now @ Barfly, Brighton - 09/07/2007
Ghosts @ Barfly, Brighton - 11/07/2007
Reverend & The Makers @ Concorde2, Brighton - 17/07/2007
The Bravery @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/07/2007
The Bravery @ Concorde2, Brighton - 25/07/2007
Nine Black Alps @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 28/07/2007
Uppercut @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/08/2007
The Dead 60s @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 19/08/2007
The Dead 60s @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/08/2007
The Holloways @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 21/09/2007
Athlete @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 10/10/2007
Los Campesinos @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/10/2007
Los Campesinos @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/10/2007
The Wedding Present @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007
The Twang @ The Dome, Brighton - 30/10/2007
Biffy Clyro @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 20/11/2007
Babyshambles @ The Brighton Centre - 25/11/2007
Babyshambles @ BIC, Bournemouth - 26/11/2007
The Klaxons @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 30/11/2007

If I'm not geeking about with Safari I'll enter the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare five minutes. I know I say it every week, but the Events Calendar is full of local gigs for local people, like these:

Electric Six @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/06/2007
Roger Chapman & The Shortlist @ The Brook, Southampton - 14/06/2007
Sleepyhead @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 14/06/2007
Strawberry Blondes @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/06/2007
Satartia & Akakios @ Black, Southsea - 15/06/2007
The Smyths & Re:Order @ The Wedgewood Rooms - 15/06/2007
Flip Top @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007 CANCELLED!
One Weird Fish @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 15/06/2007
The Visitors & Humungous Douglas @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 16/06/2007
Special Delivery @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 16/06/2007
Skunk Funk @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 16/06/2007
Tremain @ Drift, Southsea - 17/06/2007
James Litherland @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/06/2007
Head Automatica @ Student Union, Southampton University - 18/06/2007 (rescheduled date)
Paradise Lost @ The Nexus Club, Southampton - 18/06/2007
Jessica Spencer @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 19/06/2007
Emily Barker & Amalthea @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 19/06/2007
Sine Star Project @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/06/2007
Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 29/06/2007
The Earlies @ Concorde2, Brighton - 15/08/2007
TS McPhee's Groundhogs @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/09/2007
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2007

Following last week's rocktastic entertainment at Southsea Bandstand things take a mellower turn this Sunday. Reel Sound Music have organised an afternoon of acoustic music, just the thing to relax to on a sunny afternoon. Acts taking part include The Velvet Hearts, The Alistair Goodwin Band and ex-Lisheen front man Vincent Treacey.

Southampton's annual Access Festival, a free event featuring bands and artists from the city, takes place this Saturday 16th June at Mayflower Park. The festival, which promotes awareness of the work of the Society of St James, a local charity which provides accommodation and support to the homeless and vulnerably-housed people, has grown considerably since it started four years ago. This year's event features a World Dance Stage and University Music Tent alongside the main stage and The Hobbit's acoustic tent, and there's a rumour there may be some jazz too. Nice.

Tie a knot in it, that's me done for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to The Aliens' splendid album and the bizarre Muse-flavoured coverdisk that came with this week's NME. Join me next week when I'll be setting my controls for the heart of the sun.

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