Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Stalkers @ Freebutt, Brighton - 11/11/2007 Aim @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/11/2007 Kelley Stoltz [supporting Two Gallants] @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/11/2007 Mannequin Republic @ Ibar, Bournemouth - 14/11/2007 Qui @ Freebutt, Brighton - 16/11/2007 Mannequin Republic @ Freebutt, Brighton - 20/11/2007 Parka @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 27/11/2007 Mystery Jets @ Digital, Brighton - 30/11/2007 Parka @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 30/11/2007 Wild Beasts @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/12/2007 Jenny Owen Youngs @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 04/12/2007 Lo Fidelity Allstars @ Digital, Brighton - 11/12/2007 Parka @ Lennons, Southampton - 15/12/2007 Dropkick Murphys @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 11/02/2008 Newton Faulkner @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 22/02/2008 The Hoosiers @ Solent Hall BIC, Bournemouth - 08/03/2008 The Hoosiers @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 11/03/2008 The Hoosiers @ The Dome, Brighton - 13/03/2008
If I'm not propping up a bar somewhere, tapping my foot in a nonchalant way to the beat of the band I'm watching, I'll add the above gigs onto the SoMC Events Calendar (so it's anyone's guess when that'll be). As I may have mentioned once or twice (OK, pretty much every week) the Events Calendar is stuffed like a turkey with all manner of gigs in this locale. Like these:
The Warm, Three Kings & Young Brothers Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 31/10/2007 Hell Is For Heroes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 31/10/2007 Wills & The Willing @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 31/10/2007 Shy Child & SomaHigh @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/11/2007 Enter Shikari @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/11/2007SOLD OUT! Mooncats & Fat Sam @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 01/11/2007 Larry Miller Band @ The Albert Tavern, South Parade Pier, Southsea - 01/11/2007 Haywire, Social Parasites & Constant State of Terror @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 01/11/2007 Barbwire Bob @ The Hoeford, Fareham - 02/11/2007 Jon Walsh Blues Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 02/11/2007 T-Rextasy @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/11/2007 The Silver Beatles @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/11/2007SOLD OUT! Popular Workshop & The Rebs @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 02/11/2007 Ash @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 02/11/2007 Vince's Teeth @ The Admiral Drake, Portsmouth - 02/11/2007 McQueen & Obsessive Compulsive @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/11/2007 The Limes @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 03/11/2007 The Twang @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 03/11/2007SOLD OUT! The Cheese Doctors @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/11/2007 The Bon Jovi Experience @ The Brook, Southampton - 03/11/2007 The Darling Age, The Brightlights & Captain Phoenix @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/11/2007 Power of Three @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 03/11/2007 The Grimethorpe Colliery Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 03/11/2007 Rachel Unthank & The Winterset @ The Ashcroft Centre, Fareham - 03/11/2007 Cool Banana, Joe Black, The Model Village & At The Weekend @ Café Havana, Southsea - 03/11/2007 MC Lars @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/11/2007 The Freestyle Funk Collective @ Drift, Southsea - 04/11/2007 The Carl Palmer Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007 Will Haven @ The Brook, Southampton - 04/11/2007 Wyldside, Mask of Judas, Fake Exterior & White Knuckle Revolution @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007 The Fray @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007 Bedouin Soundclash @ Student Union, Southampton University - 05/11/2007 The Mules, Eugene McGuinness & Frisbee In The Jewel Box @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/11/2007 Alvin Youngblood Hart @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/11/2007 The Kissaway Trail @ Audio, Brighton - 06/11/2007 The Days, I See Sparks & Red Light Thieves @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/11/2007 Pendulum@ Student Union, Southampton University - 06/11/2007 Alistair Goodwin, Andy Foster & Dirty 38 @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 06/11/2007 Damo Suzuki & Sonaura @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 06/11/2007 Joseph Arthur @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 22/11/2007 The Popes @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/12/2007 The Men They Couldn't Hang @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/12/2007
Owing to illness, legendary singer Englebert Humperdinck has unfortunately had to cancel his performance at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, on Tuesday 6th November. A rescheduled date has yet to be announced, punters requiring refunds should contact their point of purchase. A new date for Richard Hawley's cancelled gig at The Guildhall, Southampton has been announced. The gig will now take place on Wednesday 6th February 2008.
Indie club night Waster has its first Halloween Special at Envy in Portsmouth this evening. Live music is provided by Kill Kenada and Cut The Blue Wire, with DJs from the Southsea Mafia spinning the pumpkin covered wheels of steel inbetween. Entrance is only £1 before 2300, £3 after.
Portsmouth's Lee Paul Spragg and similarly local dubsters The MightyZ AllStars have the guest slots at the (apparently Michael Jackson themed) Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 1st November. As usual, after the guest bands, those so inclined can take to the stage to entertain the crowd (there's a two song limit). Doors open at 1900 and, as admission is FREE, it's advisable to get there early.
And that's it for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Gogol Bordello and the most excellent Bizarro by The Wedding Present. Join me next week when I'll be looking for the Red Panda.
I'm not quite sure how Simply Red are going to split up, which is what Mick Hucknallhas today announced they'll be doing next year, as it's basically just him and some session musicians keeping the brand alive. Does he mean he's retiring the name or that he's going to cut himself in twain?
Well, you can hope can't you?
*koff*
Eyes down for a full house, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
65daysofstatic @ The Student Union, Southampton University - 29/10/2007 Twisted Charm @ Digital, Brighton - 02/11/2007 Sons & Daughters @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 06/11/2007 Yeasayer @ The Barfly, Brighton - 07/11/2007 Two Gallants @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/11/2007 Caribou @ Audio, Brighton - 15/11/207 Air @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 16/11/2007 We Start Fires @ Boileroom, Guildford - 17/11/2007 Zico Chain & Cat The Dog @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/11/2007 Zico Chain & Cat The Dog @ The Barfly, Brighton - 23/11/2007 Young Galaxy @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 02/12/2007 One Night Only @ The Barfly, Brighton - 04/12/2007 Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ The Duke of Yorks, Brighton - 17/12/2007 Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ The Soul Cellar, Brighton - 19/12/2007 Queens of The Stone Age @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/02/2008 Jimmy Eat World @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 17/02/2008
I'll add the gigs listed above onto the SoMC Events Calendar as and when I get a spare five minutes (which should be soon as I've finally caught up on four weeks of Heroes). The Events Calendar is, as alluded to fairly regularly, rammed to the gills with all manner of local gigs for local people. Like these:
Justin Currie (ex-Del Amitri) @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/10/2007 The Hoosiers @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/10/2007 Polly & The Billets Doux, Richard Burke & James Somerfield @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 24/10/2007 Robots In Disguise & Lisa Lindley Jones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/10/2007 Rod Clements & The Ghosts of Electricity @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/10/2007 Bluesky Research @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 25/10/2007 Youth Movie Soundtrack Strategies & Blanket @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 25/10/2007 Alabama Thunderpussy & Firebird @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/10/2007 The Radics & The Enmores @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/10/2007 Degas Nights @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 26/10/2007 Who's Who @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/10/2007 Timshel @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 26/10/2007 Ian Hunter & Jesse Malin @ The Brook, Southampton - 26/10/2007 Orange Street @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/10/2007 Superfly @ The Swan, Woolston - 26/10/2007 Hadouken! @ The Student Union, Southampton University - 26/10/2007 Six Nation State @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/10/2007 Dreadzone @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/10/2007 The Northern Underground Jazz Orchestra @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - 27/10/2007 Guy Davis Trio @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 27/10/2007 The Sunshine Underground (DJ set) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 27/10/2007 The Superheroes @ The Heroes, Waterlooville - 27/10/2007 Asobi Seksu @ Unit22, Southampton - 27/10/2007 The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 27/10/2007 Anti Nowhere League @ The Brook, Southampton - 28/10/2007 Sidecar 46 & Amy Can Flyy @ Unit22, Southampton - 28/10/2007 Amy Wadge, Cathy Burton & Edwina Hayes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/10/2007 Thomas Truax & Rival Joustas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/10/2007 The Handsome Family @ Unit22, Southampton - 29/10/2007 The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 29/10/2007 Ray LaMontagne @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 29/10/2007 Mark Ronson @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 29/10/2007SOLD OUT! Carvin Jones @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007 First Night Nerves & The Wraiths @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007 Los Campesinos & You Say Party! We Say Die! @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/10/2007 The Wedding Present @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007SOLD OUT!
Dick Dale's European Tour has been cancelled on medical advice, meaning that the scheduled gig at The Brook on Wednesday 14th November has been crossed off the list; it's hoped that the tour will be rescheduled for early 2008. In other news the Powerman 5000 gig at The Joiners this Friday, 26th October, which had been rescheduled from May, has been cancelled. And so has the Ricky Cool & The Hoola Boola Boys gig at The Cellars at Eastney this Saturday, 27th October. Punters are advised to contact their point of purchase for refunds.
As mentioned last week, October is when Oxfam's month long musical fund-raising event, Oxjam, causes lots of impromptu gigs for a good cause to pop up all over the place. This Saturday, 27th October, The Talking Heads hosts Oxjam Southampton, which boasts a packed line-up including Moise, Pellumair, Dr Joel, Cinemascopes, Clave de Sol and The Sarah Griffin Band. Tickets are £5, available on the door. The Big Oxjam Solent Climax will be held in Victoria Park, Portsmouth earlier the same day; the full line-up for this afternoon event is yet to be announced, but Cool Banana have confirmed they'll be taking part.
Tonight's Waster features live music from Black Arc and Hold Fast, plus DJ sets from the Southsea Mafia. Entrance to the new indie club night at Envy in Portsmouth is a bargain £1 before 2300 (and a mere £3 after that).
The guest slots at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Barn atThe Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 25th October, are filled by Portsmouth based blues rockers Zoofy & The Spoonfruit and Hayling Island's Jennifer Ellen. After the bands the stage is open to all comers to try their luck at entertaining the crowd. Doors open at 1900 so, as admission is FREE, you're advised to get there early.
And that about wraps it up for this week; this afternoon I have mostly been listening to Guillemots and the new Radiohead album. Join me next week when I'll be dancing with tears in my eyes.
Moving swiftly on, this week's NME features a free 15 track CD in support of the Love Music Hate Racism campaign; a further 14 tunes, making up a second CD, can be downloaded from the NME's website. Artists taking part include Biffy Clyro, Maxïmo Park, Noisettes, Billy Bragg, MIA, Lethal Bizzle, Bloc Party and Babyshambles. And if that wasn't enough, here's are the gigs I found listed in the back pages of this week's issue: Oceansize & Sion @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/10/2007 The Mules @ The Barfly, Brighton - 19/10/2007 Daggers @ The Barfly, Brighton - 24/10/2007 Headway @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/10/2007 Republic of Loose @ The Barfly, Brighton - 28/10/2007 Belisha @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 30/10/2007 The Mules @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/11/2007 Make Model @ The Barfly, Brighton - 05/11/2007 B.C. Camplight @ Freebutt, Brighton - 07/11/2007 Captain & Blizzards @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007 Make Model @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/11/2007 Patrick Wolf & Lightspeed Champion @ St George's Church, Brighton - 21/11/2007 Rooney @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 25/11/2007 The Courteeners @ Engine Rooms, Brighton - 06/12/2007 Sia @ The Barfly, Brighton - 03/12/2007
The above gigs will be posted up on the SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I get a spare evening (i.e. one when I'm not propping up a bar somewhere or tapping my foot along to a band at some gig I may be attending). As I occasionally mention, the Events Calendar is just packed with all sorts of musical gems occurring in and around this vicinity, like these:
Mr Hudson & The Library @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2007 Sion @ Unit22, Southampton - 17/10/2007 The Coral @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 17/10/2007 The Fret, The Gun Show, Joby & The Rebs @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/10/2007 The Hamsters @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/10/2007 Pete Harris & Hugh Budden @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/10/2007 The Black Hand & Sine Star Project @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 18/10/2007 Tired Irie & Rival Joustas @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 18/10/2007 The Ridgeway, OK Tokyo & Kurt Cooder @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 18/10/2007 Runrig @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 19/10/2007 The Rumble Strips @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 19/10/2007 Cajun Dance Party @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/10/2007 Gregg Kofi Brown & The Osibisa Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/10/2007 The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/10/2007 Post War Years & Nouveau Spin @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 19/10/2007 Martin Simpson @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 19/10/2007 Evolve @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 19/10/2007 Hijera @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/10/2007 Jenna's Revenge, The Mafia, Superfly & We're Still Waiting @ Cowplain Community School - 20/10/2007 José González @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 20/10/2007 Martin Harley Band @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 20/10/2007 Mary Jane @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 20/10/2007 Bad Toad @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 20/10/2007 The Silver Beatles @ The Brook, Southampton - 20/10/2007 Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 21/10/2007 WyldSide, Life with Max & Absent Jack @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 21/10/2007 Miles Hunt @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 21/10/2007 Kids Can't Fly & Splendid Eddie @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth - 21/10/2007 Kate Nash @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/10/2007SOLD OUT! Shack @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 21/10/2007 Ian Brown @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 22/10/2007 Ed Harcourt @ Digital, Brighton - 22/10/2007 Andy White @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth - 22/10/2007 Flowered Up @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 22/10/2007 Don McLean @ The Brighton Centre - 23/10/2007 First Night Nerves @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007 Vincent Treacey (ex-Lisheen) & Luke Ferre @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007 Martha Tilston & The Woods @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007 KT Tunstall & King Creosote @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007 Tom Baxter @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007 Idlewild @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007 Ray LaMontagne @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 29/10/2007 Rattlesnake, The Wraiths & Andi Skellam @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007 Ben Westbeach @ The Orange Rooms, Southampton - 25/11/2007 The Bluetones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/11/2007 Pama International @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 20/11/2007 The Dodge Brothers @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 06/12/2007 Sugababes @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 22/03/2007
Oxjam, the month long musical fundraising effort by those awfully nice people at Oxfam, is drawing to a close. Wrapping things up locally are a special Club 12th Hour at The Alma Arms in Portsmouth on Friday 26th October, featuring music from Floors & Walls, Turncoat, City Safari and The B of the Bang, and a day-time event in Portsmouth's Victoria Park on Saturday 27th October (the line-up for which has yet to be announced). Before all that though this Sunday, 21st October, the Orange Rooms in Southampton will be hosting The Ring Master's Jam, featuring live music from Fleeing New York, Lebbex and The Organ Donors (as well as, so it says on their website, a Burlesque strip show. Lawks!).
Indie club night Waster will tonight include live music from SixNationState and The Elements, plus DJs from the 'Southsea Mafia' providing additional tunes for the masses at Envy in Portsmouth. Tickets are available on the door.
Gosport indie rockers Futuremine and Reading hip-hop artist 4Fingaz will be performing in the guest slots at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 18th October. As per usual the stage will be open to all comers afterward to entertain the crowd (there's a two song limit). The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms open at 1900, admission is FREE and you're advised to arrive early.
In principle it's an excellent idea. In practice I reckon most will pay nothing at first, only coming back with their hard-earned if they like what they've heard (if at all). But I'm cynical like that.
No, really I am.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Mexicolas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/10/2007 Alpha Beat @ Digital, Brighton - 19/10/2007 Bombay Bicycle Club @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/10/2007 Los Campesinos! @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/10/2007 Kidharpoon @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/10/2007 2manydjs @ Tru Club, Brighton - 25/10/2007 Chromeo @ Digital, Brighton - 26/10/2007 Animal Collective @ St George's Church, Brighton - 29/10/2007 Los Campesinos! @ The Joiners, southampton - 30/10/2007 Hundred Reasons & Your Demise [supporting Enter Shikari] @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/11/2007SOLD OUT! Kidharpoon @ The Hope, Brighton - 02/11/2007 Lo Fidelity Allstars @ Digital, Brighton - 11/12/2007 The Raveonettes @ The Barfly, Brighton - 15/11/2007 Aqualung @ Digital, Brighton - 19/11/2007 Amy Winehouse @ The Brighton Centre - 26/11/2007SOLD OUT! Amy Winehouse @ BIC, Brighton - 27/11/2007 Scouting For Girls @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/12/2007 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ The Old Market, Brighton - 09/12/2007 Scouting For Girls @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/12/2007
I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above listings at my earliest opportunity (but given that I'm working my way through the Bonesseason 2 boxset it might be awhile). The Events Calendar is, as I may have mentioned once or twice, full to the brim with all manner of tasty musical offerings in this locale. Like these...
Jaimison, Catch Me A Comet & sheilatakeabow @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/10/2007 John Tams & Barry Coope @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/10/2007 Athlete @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 10/10/2007SOLD OUT! Sine Star Project & Fantastic Castle @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 10/10/2007 Limehouse Lizzy @ The Brook, Southampton - 11/10/2007 Doug Hoekstra & Patrick Briscoe @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 11/10/2007 Stephen Fretwell @ Digital, Brighton - 11/10/2007 The Proclaimers @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/10/2007 Superfly @ The Red Lion, Stubbington - 12/10/2007 Soho Dolls @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 12/10/2007 The Tyla Gang @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/10/2007 China Crisis @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/10/2007 Fightstar @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/10/2007SOLD OUT! The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 12/10/2007 Hijera & Fleeing New York @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/10/2007 Bang Bang Lulu @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 13/10/2007 Rab Noakes @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 13/10/2007 The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 13/10/2007 The Mopes & Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 13/10/2007 The Displacements @ Unit22, Southampton - 13/10/2007 Atlantico @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 13/10/2007 The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 13/10/2007 Maps @ The Barfly, Brighton - 13/10/2007 Kate Rusby @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 14/10/2007 The Cribs @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 14/10/2007 Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of The Zombies @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 14/10/2007SOLD OUT! The Draytones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/10/2007 The Maccabees @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 14/10/2007 Black Stone Cherry @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/10/2007 The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2007SOLD OUT! Gravenhurst @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/10/2007 Capdown @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/10/2007 Mindless Self Indulgence @ The Brook, Southampton - 16/10/2007 Bemis & Rawkis @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 16/10/2007 Jane Taylor & John Lester @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/10/2007 The Mooney Suzuki @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/10/2007 Vincent Treacey (ex-Lisheen) & Luke Ferre @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007 The Dawn Chorus & Smack La @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 01/11/2007 The Elements, The Exits, Gilkicker & The Cartel @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 02/11/2007 Peter Bruntnell Band @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 11/11/2007 Tom Hingley (ex-Inspiral Carpets) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 11/12/2007
Paul Young's tex-mex band, Los Pacaminos, have been forced to cancel their gig at The Brook this Saturday, 13th October, on doctor's orders. Punters are advised to stop crying in their chilli and contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds.
Prettyboy Promotions, who previously brought live indie entertainment to the masses at The Registry with The Thursday Thing, have a new evening on the go. Waster takes place every Wednesday night at Envy in Portsmouth; tonight sees live music from Floor+Walls plus a DJ set from XFM's Eddy Temple-Morris. Tickets are available on the door.
London pop/rock band Storey and singer/guitarist Baz fill the guest slots at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 11th October. Afterwards the stage will be thrown open to all comers, each of whom have a two song limit within which to entertain the crowd. The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms open at 1900, admission is FREE and you're advised to arrive early.
And finally, tomorrow is John Peel Day 2007 and all manner of musical events are occurring up and down the country in celebration of the memory of John Robert Parker Ravenscroft; these include a guerilla gig in Southampton (somewhere near the University apparently) and the co-opting of the Oxjam gig at The Railway Inn in Winchester. More information is available on the BBC Radio 1 website.
Times up, pencils down, that's me done for another week. Today I have mostly been listening to Super Furry Animals and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, with a bit of Black Grape on the side. Join me next week when I'll be walking on the spot.
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
el-p @ Digital, Brighton - 03/10/2007 The Checks @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/10/2007 Cage The Elephant @ Freebutt, Brighton - 10/10/2007 Bobby Conn & Jakobarina [supporting The Cribs] @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 14/10/2007 Mr Hudson & The Library @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2007 Slaves To Gravity [supporting Oceansize] @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/10/2007 Idlewild @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007 Daggers @ The Barfly, Brighton - 24/10/2007 Example @ Digital, Brighton - 25/10/2007 Cage The Elephant @ The Ocean Rooms, Brighton - 31/10/2007 Daggers @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 02/11/2007 Devendra Banhart @ St George's Church, Brighton - 05/11/2007 Envy The Great @ Komedia, Brighton - 07/11/2007 Captain @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007 Captain @ The Barfly, Brighton - 09/11/2007 50 Cent @ BIC, Bournemouth - 11/11/2007 Cherry Ghost @ Komedia, Brighton - 11/11/2007 Holy Hail [supporting Bonde do Role] @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 21/11/2007 Hot Hot Heat @ The Pavillion, Brighton - 21/11/2007 Patrick Wolf @ St George's Church, Brighton - 21/11/2007 Daggers @ Unit22, Southampton - 24/11/2007 Lethal Bizzle @ The Brook, Southampton - 25/11/2007 Foals @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/11/2007 St Vincent @ Freebutt, Brighton - 28/11/2007 Lethal Bizzle @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 28/11/2007 The Complete Stone Roses @ My Kyps, Poole - 15/12/2007 CSS @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 20/12/2007 Thirty Seconds To Mars @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 04/02/2008
As is the way, the above listings will be dropped into the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare ten minutes or so. Don't forget that the Events Calendar is rammed to the gills with a variety of musical delights occurring in this vicinity. Like these:
JD Souther @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/10/2007SOLD OUT! Chuck Prophet @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 03/10/2007 Amy MacDonald @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/10/2007SOLD OUT! The Hollies @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 03/10/2007 Jack Peñate @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 04/10/2007 For Ramona, The Stations & The 47's @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/10/2007 Walter Trout @ The Brook, Southampton - 04/10/2007 Thomas Dolby @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/10/2007 The Misfits @ Student Union, Southampton University - 04/10/2007 A Band Less Ordinary @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 04/10/2007 The Ian Parker Band @ The Albert Tavern, South Parade Pier, Portsmouth - 04/10/2007 Alabama 3 @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 05/10/2007 Hadouken! @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 05/10/2007 Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 05/10/2007 G2 (Genesis tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/10/2007 Kate Rusby @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 06/10/2007 Kate Walsh @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/10/2007 The Rumble Strips @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/10/2007 Dave Acari @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 06/10/2007 Black Umfolosi @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 06/10/2007 Motion City Soundtrack @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 06/10/2007 Toby Jepson @ The Brook, Southampton - 07/10/2007 The Go! Team & The Satin Peaches @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 07/10/2007 Maxïmo Park @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 08/10/2007 Underworld @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 08/10/2007 Starsailor @ Student Union, Southampton University - 08/10/2007 The Checks @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/10/2007 Devildriver @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 08/10/2007 Damien Rice @ BIC, Bournemouth - 09/10/2007 Happy Mondays @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/10/2007 Jack, Mrs Poopars Automobiles & Polly and the Billets Doux @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 09/10/2007 The Parlotones @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 09/10/2007 The Hoosiers @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 09/10/2007 King Creosote [with Emma Pollock] @ Duke of Yorks, Brighton - 09/10/2007 Seth Lakeman @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 09/10/2007 Pure Reason Revolution @ Student Union, Southampton University - 15/10/2007 Rawkis & Bemis @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 16/10/2007 The Fret & The Gun Show @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/10/2007 Cajun Dance Party @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/10/2007 Shack @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 21/10/2007 Richard Thompson @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 24/10/2007 Steve Howe & Fragile @ The Brook, Southampton - 25/10/2007 Super Furry Animals @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 25/10/2007 Youthmovies @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 25/10/2007 SixNationState @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/10/2007 Iron and Wine @ St George's Church, Brighton - 02/11/2007 Ezio @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/11/2007 Queens of the Stone Age @ The Dome, Brighton - 23/11/2007 Buzzcocks @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 28/11/2007 Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/11/2007 Scouting For Girls @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/12/2007
Portsmouth Scene Promotions will be celebrating their first birthday with the fourth of their very successful 'Best Of Portsmouth' showcase events. The line-up this time includes The Racketeers, The Elements, The Way, The Model Village and Revolution 74, all of whom will be appearing at Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 20th October. Tickets are £9 in advance (slightly more on the door, if available).
This week's guest slots at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club are filled by My Endeavour and Mojito; the bands will be onstage at The Barn at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 4th October, between 1915-2115. As usual, after the guest artistes, the stage will be thrown open to all comers to do their thing (be advised, there's a two song limit per performer). Admission is FREE, doors open at 1900 and you're advised to arrive early.
The sudden death of Rob Wicked, landlord of The Fawcett Inn, has thrown the future of the pub into jeopardy. Friends of the man and the venue are therefore holding a special benefit at The Albert Tavern, South Parade Pier, on Friday 12th October to ensure his legacy lives on. Confirmed to appear so far are Autons, Kangaroo Moon, Here & Now and Bubbledubble (and there'll be a chilled DJ set from the chaps at Deltawave as well). Doors 2000-0100, tickets are £9 and will be available on the door only.
And that about wraps it up for this week. Today I have mostly been listening to Editors (who were really rather good at The Guildhall last night, even if they did think they were in Norwich) and The Shins. Join me next week when I'll be painting myself into a corner.
