The Gigwatcher 11/07/2007

Let's save the Polar Bears!

OK Live Earth, I'll make a deal with you; I'll keep buying the energy saving light-bulbs if you promise to keep James Blunt locked up.

*koff*

Well, it was worth a try wasn't it?

Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's (is it me or is it smaller) NME:

Marnie Stern @ Greenhouse Effect (Do Club), Brighton - 13/07/2007
Air Traffic @ Student Union, Southampton University - 23/09/2007
Does It Offend You Yeah? @ Audio, Brighton - 13/09/2007
Does It Offend You Yeah? @ Unit22, Southampton - 30/09/2007
The Sugars @ The Barfly, Brighton - 07/08/2007
The Rumble Strips @ Mr Kyps, Poole - 16/08/2007
Pink @ Brighton Centre - 23/08/2007
Jack Peñate @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 04/10/2007
HIM @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 07/12/2007
Gogol Bordello @ The Dome, Brighton - 10/12/2007
Shed Seven @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 12/12/2007

If I'm not trying to reduce my carbon footprint I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs; as I might have said before (once or twice), the Events Calendar is hand-tooled and just full of lovely super smashing gigs, like these...

Ghosts @ The Barfly, Brighton - 11/07/2007
Air Traffic @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 12/07/2007
Albert Hammond Jr @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/07/2007
Saiichi Sugiyama @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 12/07/2007
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/07/2007
Cracking Amy & Three Days Hiding @ Black Bar, Portsmouth - 13/07/2007
The Strange Death of Liberal England @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/07/2007
The Edible Stems & Silent Hours @ Havana Bar, Southsea - 14/07/2007
Damien Rice @ The Dome, Brighton - 14/07/2007
The Victorian English Gentlemens Club @ Unit22, Southampton - 14/07/2007
The Plymouths @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 15/07/2007
The Superheroes & Zuma @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 15/07/2007 (free afternoon entertainment)
Apnia @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/07/2007
Joey Nightmare & Cut The Blue Wire @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/07/2007
I'm From Barcelona @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/07/2007
Feist @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/07/2007
Wills & The Willing @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/07/2007
Mexicolas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/07/2007
Richard Thompson @ The Brook, Southampton - 09/08/2007
Spear Of Destiny @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 28/08/2007
John Otway @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/09/2007
Mr Hudson & The Library @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2007
Asia @ BIC, Bournemouth - 02/12/2007

Tonight's gig by Trafficker at The Cellars at Eastney has been cancelled, please contact the venue for further information. The Hayseed Dixie gig at The Brook, scheduled for Monday 23rd July, has been postponed. Again, contact the venue for further information.

The week-long Bishop's Waltham Festival combines music, drama and history in the delightful surroundings of Bishop's Waltham Palace. The musical events this year touch rock, folk and jazz; Merseybeat stalwarts The Swinging Blue Jeans take the stage tomorrow, Thursday 12th July, with Terry Lightfoot bringing the festival to a close with his flavour of jazz on Sunday 15th July. Saturday 14th July is given over entirely to folk; Julie Felix, Rachel Unthank, Chien Bizarre and Les Barker are all on a bill that's nicely topped by Oysterband. If a whole day of folk is too much for you then 'evening only' tickets are available.

Continuing the festival theme, this year's Guilfest kicks off in Stoke Park, Guildford, this Friday. This alternative festival has grown considerably over the years and now boasts six stages, an acoustic lounge and both comedy and theatre tents. Supergrass and The Ordinary Boys top the line-up on Friday 13th July (The Hold Steady will also be appearing). Saturday 14th July features Sandi Thom, Captain and Morcheeba with Squeeze topping the bill. The festival comes to a close on Sunday 15th July with appearances from The Beat, The Icicle Works, The Magic Numbers and, finally, Madness. Both Day and Weekend tickets are still available (which is nice).

And that just about wraps it up for this week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Arcade Fire (I missed the carnage on Jonathan Ross) and The Chemical Brothers (mixing it quick). Join me next week when I'll be trying not to rub my eyes with chilli stained fingers. Ouch.

:o)