The Gigwatcher 20/06/2007

Nulli secundus.

So, Bernard Manning died the other day.

[pause for reflection]

He might have been many things but I never heard him tell a fat joke.

Umm.

*koff*

Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:

The Sonic Hearts @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/06/2007
Envelopes @ Audio, Brighton - 22/06/2007
Albert Hammond Jr @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/07/2007
Cajun Dance Party @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 16/07/2007
Cherry Ghost @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/07/2007
of Montreal @ Audio, Brighton - 03/08/2007
Martha Wainwright @ St Georges Church, Brighton - 15/08/2007
Milburn @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/09/2007
Reuben @ Concorde 2, Brighton, Portsmouth - 18/09/2007
Milburn @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 19/09/2007
Reuben @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/09/2007
The Holloways & The Wombats @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 21/09/2007
Kula Shaker @ Student Union, Southampton University - 30/09/2007
Hadouken! @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 05/10/2007
Underworld @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 08/10/2007
The Maccabees @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 14/10/2007
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2007
Hadouken! @ Corn Exchange, Brighton - 25/10/2007
Hadouken! @ Student Union, Southampton University - 26/10/2007
Mark Ronson @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 29/10/2007
Enter Shikari @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/11/2007
Enter Shikari @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/11/2007
The Twang @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 03/11/2007
Air @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 16/11/2007

If I'm not busy swotting up for the next Harbour Lights Movie Quiz I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs. The Events Calendar, in case you weren't aware, contains details of many weird and wonderful gigs that I stumble across on the internet, like these:

Pull Tiger Tail @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/06/2007
Brakes @ Concorde2, Brighton - 21/06/2007
The Secret Police @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/06/2007
The Elements @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 22/06/2007
Feckless @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 22/06/2007
Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/06/2007
I Am Finn @ Unit22, Southampton - 23/06/2007
Apostle & Armchair Guru @ Black, Portsmouth - 23/06/2007
Blackmore's Night @ The Dome, Brighton - 23/06/2007
The Slackers @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 24/06/2007
Clayson & The Argonauts @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/06/2007
:( @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/06/2007
Papa Noel @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 24/06/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Caesura @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/06/2007
OMD @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 26/06/2007
We Are The Physics @ The Barfly, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Fujiya & Miyagi @ Audio, Brighton - 26/06/2007
Suburbian @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/06/2007
Kid Carpet @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/07/2007
The Victorian English Gentlemans Club @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/07/2007
Dave Sharp (ex-Alarm) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 18/07/2007
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007

The 16th Blues On The Farm festival takes place this weekend, once again at the quirkily named Pump Bottom Farm in Appledram, just outside Chichester. As usual the line-up is a varied one, bringing together acts from all over the world. The fun begins tomorrow night with the Canada's Wild T & The Spirit kicking things off with their mix of Blues-Rock. Regular visitor Mike Sanchez headlines on the Friday night, whilst Sunday features a 'bleggae' band (Tim Hain & Sunnysideup), some UK country (Rachael Warwick) and the talents of Blue Harlem. The festival wraps up on Sunday with performances by Lucie Diamond, The Ian Siegal Band and Imelda May. Tickets for all days can be purchased from the festival website (Sunday is Family Day, so children get in for a bargain £5, which is nice).

Well, that's me done for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been entertained by Andy & Stu's whistled interpretation of Minnie Riperton's Greatest Hits (though I've also been listening to My Computer's No CV and some Feist). Join me next week when I'll be teasing baboons.

:o)