Y'know the more I think about it the more I'm convinced that there's a small monkey living in Amy Winehouse's beehive who controls all her thoughts and actions. His name is Gerald, and he's an angry little monkey indeed.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here are the tasty morsels found amongst the back pages of this week's NME:
Captain Pheonix @ Freebutt, Brighton - 01/12/2007 The Draytones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/12/2007 Fight Like Apes and Popular Workshop @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 09/12/2007 The Displacements @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/12/2007 The Displacements @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 18/12/2007 The Displacements @ The Barfly, Brighton - 19/12/2007 Richard Hawley @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 06/02/2008 Lightspeed Champion @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/02/2008 Amy MacDonald @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 16/02/2008 Hot Chip @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 18/02/2008 Amy MacDonald @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/02/2008 Gallows @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 27/02/2008 Hot Chip @ Corn Exchange, Brighton - 28/02/2008 Foals @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/03/2008
If I'm not practising my carol singing or prepping this year's Big Lyric Quiz (!) I'll add the above gigs onto the SoMC Events Calendar when I get a spare five minutes. The Events Calendar is, of course, a handy repository of local gigs for local people (or at least it would be if I updated it more often), featuring such interesting events as these...
The Buzzcocks and Alternative TV @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 28/11/2007SOLD OUT! LCD, 7 Second Mamarie and Hello Country @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 28/11/2007 Mika @ BIC, Bournemouth - 28/11/2007 Kate Fox, James Blake, Chris Ricketts and Dave Wheat @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 28/11/2007 Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/11/2007SOLD OUT! My Device and The Levels @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/11/2007 Kumiss, Rival Joustas and Port Erin @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 29/11/2007 Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson & Mike Waterson @ The Turner Sims, Southampton - 29/11/2007 hellogoodbye @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 29/11/2007 The Heavy @ Orange Rooms, Southampton - 29/11/2007 Karen Harmony, Katia Palmisano, Laura Kirk and Karen Tween @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 29/11/2007 Burnt Ice @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 29/11/2007 Oysterband @ Chichester Festival Theatre - 29/11/2007SOLD OUT! Little Flags, You Me And The Atom Bomb and The Don Ramas Players @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/11/2007 Terrathorn and Nephwrack @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/11/2007 Vince's Teeth @ The Red Lion, Stubbington - 30/11/2007 Newton Faulkner @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 30/11/2007SOLD OUT! Mary Jane @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 30/11/2007 Captain Fantastic, The Levels and Loose Tongue @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 30/11/2007 Whirlwind (plus reggae DJs) @ Café Havana, Southsea - 30/11/2007 Pete G & The Magnetones, Hugh Budden & Paul Hart @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/11/2007 The Jamm @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/11/2007 Parka and Dalis Cat @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 30/11/2007 Klaxons @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 30/11/2007SOLD OUT! Graham Robbins @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 01/12/2007 Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 01/12/2007 Southampton Philharmonic Choir @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/12/2007 The Hamsters @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 01/12/2007 Perfect Alibi @ The Brook, Southampton - 01/12/2007 Cool Banana, Delphic Oracle and Gweido @ Café Havana, Southsea - 01/12/2007 Fortune Drive and zwaitec @ Lennons, Southampton - 01/12/2007 Red Letter Day and The Adamseed @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 01/12/2007 Soma High and Wild Beasts @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/12/2007 The Mustangs @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 01/12/2007 Big Red @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 01/12/2007 Electric Eel Shock @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 02/12/2007 Allan Holdsworth @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/12/2007 Jim Bianco and Steve Reynolds @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/12/2007 Asia @ BIC, Bournemouth - 02/12/2007 Becky Anderson, Jamin Gallier and The Roy Peplow Band @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 02/12/2007 The Ads, Captain Phoenix and The Maddisons @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/12/2007 Andi Skellam, The Hand, Rachel Dadd and Wig Smith @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 03/12/2007 Bring Me The Horizon @ The Brook, Southampton - 03/12/2007 Thomas Tantrum, The Dawn Chorus and The Prelude @ Drift Bar, Southsea - 03/12/2007 Emma Pollock @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/12/2007 Jenny Owen Youngs and Dave's House @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 04/12/2007 Rossco, Doubleback Alley, 4 Fingaz and Pathway @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 04/12/2007 The Slackers @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 04/12/2007 84 Steps, Recreation and The Explorers @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 04/12/2007 The Saw Doctors @ The Brook, Southampton - 04/12/2007 Elliot Minor @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/01/2008 The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/05/2008
If you've a hankering to share the tunes on your iPod to a wider audience than just your own ears then head to The Edge of The Wedge in Portsmouth this Saturday, 1st December, when the venue will be hosting a "What's On Your iPod?" evening. All you need to do is knock up a 15 minute (and no longer) playlist and turn up early enough to blag one of the slots (availability of which are limited). After that you can sit back and enjoy 15 minutes of aural fame. The event has been organised to mark World Aids Day, red ribbons will be available on the night and any donations made will go directly to the National AIDS Trust.
The chaps from Hot Chip will be spinning a DJ set to entertain the masses at Southampton's Orange Rooms this Friday, 30th November. Doors open at 2000, with entry a mere £2 on the door (£4 after 2200).
As well as featuring live music from Wyld Side (winners of The Wedgewood RoomsShowcase '07 competition) and OK Tokyo!, tonight's Waster also includes a Guitar Hero 3 competition. If that's not enough then the Southsea Mafia DJs will be doing their thing too. Envy in Portsmouth again hosts the fun, which runs from 2200 through to 0230. It's a paltry £1 entry before 2300, rising to a still reasonable £3 after.
Local Indie band Pathway and Glaswegian alternative rockers Boogi Loushou will be the musical guests at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 29th November. The stage will be open to all budding performers afterward to try their hand entertaining the audience. Admission is FREE and the doors open at 1900.
And finally, the Sunday night headliners for next year's Isle of Wight Festival have been announced. In something of a coup for the organisers, The Police will be making their only UK festival appearance at Seaclose Park on June 15th 2008. Tickets for the festival go on general sale at 0900 on Monday 10th December.
That's it for another week; this morning I have mostly been listening to Fields and Guillemots, with a pinch of DJ Shadow inbetween. Join me next week when I'll building a house of cards the hard way (it involves mittens and lots of Red Bull).
Seems a wee bit heavy-handed to me, but that's the nanny state for you.
*koff*
Eyes down for a full house, here's what I found to tempt me in the back pages of this week's NME:
The Ads and Captain Phoenix @ Freebutt, Brighton - 01/12/2007 The Ads and Captain Phoenix @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/12/2007 British Sea Power @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/01/2008 The Courteeners @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/01/2008 Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong @ Freebutt, Brighton - 25/01/2008 British Sea Power @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/01/2008 Nine Black Alps @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/02/2008 Paramore @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 08/02/2008 Simian Mobile Disco @ Digital, Brighton - 12/02/2008 Manchester Orchestra @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 18/02/2008 Mark Ronson @ The Dome, Brighton - 21/02/2008 Eels @ The Dome, Brighton - 02/03/2008
I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs as soon as I can (though I'm easily distracted by shiny things and dust, so it's anyone's guess when that'll be). Regular readers will know already that the Events Calendar is just jam-packed with musical morsels for local liggers, like these for example:
Silverstein and The Vincent Black Shadow @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/11/2007 Keith James & Rick Foot @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 21/11/2007 Sally Strawberry & The Bad Apples and Della Perrett's Sweetedge @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth - 21/11/2007 Osaka Monaurail @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 21/11/2007 Graceful Dead and Red Mist @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 21/11/2007 Kaiser Chiefs @ BIC, Bournemouth - 22/11/2007 Our Time Down There and Take 'Em Out @ Unit 22, Southampton - 22/11/2007 Cardiacs @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/11/2007 DJ Format @ Orange Rooms, Southampton - 22/11/2007 Sonny Black @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 22/11/2007 This City and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 22/11/2007 Joseph Arthur @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 22/11/2007 The Model Village and The Dirty Sleeves @ Drift Bar, Southsea - 22/11/2007 Whole Lotta Led @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/11/2007 The Corridors @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 22/11/2007 Panic Cell and Speed Theory @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/11/2007 The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/11/2007 New Model Army @ The Brook, Southampton - 23/11/2007 Joe Dangerous and Owen Tromance @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 23/11/2007 Kev Ellis & Judge Trev @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 23/11/2007 Replenish and Oxygen Thief @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 23/11/2007 Daggers @ Unit 22, Southampton - 24/11/2007 Fay Wray @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007 Toupé @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/11/2007 Jane Taylor @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 24/11/2007 The Model Village, Kizmit and Joby @ The Contented Pig, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007 Baby Charles @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 24/11/2007 Kris Dolimore @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007 Ardentes, Escape Story and Hung Up @ First In Last Out, Winchester - 24/11/2007 Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007 Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 24/11/2007 Cara Dillon @ The New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth - 24/11/2007 The Superheroes @ The Heroes, Waterlooville - 24/11/2007 The Purple Project @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/11/2007 Ade Cull and Zugstoic @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 25/11/2007 28 Costumes @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/11/2007 Nick Harper @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 25/11/2007 Lethal Bizzle @ The Brook, Southampton - 25/11/2007 The Way (acoustic) @ Drift Bar, Southsea - 25/11/2007 Fandangle, Chase Long Beach and Pancake Eating Freaks @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/11/2007 Karine Polwart @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/11/2007 The Holloways @ The Vault (Student Union), Winchester - 26/11/2007 Babyshambles @ BIC, Bournemouth - 26/11/2007SOLD OUT! Catfish Keith @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 27/11/2007 Dave Wheat, Matt Blake and Bemis @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 27/11/2007 Squeeze @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 27/11/2007 The Stops, Alex & The Ligers and The Stolen Souls @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/11/2007 Foals @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/11/2007 KT Tunstall @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 07/04/2008 Girls Aloud @ The Brighton Centre - 13/05/2008 Girls Aloud @ BIC, Bournemouth - 11/05/2008
Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 22nd November, features guest performances from local duo Paisley Pie and next big thing Different Day. Afterward the stage will be open to those with the cojones to take the microphone and entertain the crowd. Admission is FREE, the doors open at 1900 and the first band is on-stage at 1915.
The Exits and Hijera co-headline tonight's Waster indie night at Portsmouth's Envy nightclub, with additional entertainment before and after courtesy of the SouthseaMafia DJs. Doors open at 2200, with entrance a mere £1 before 2300 (£3 afterward).
Little London, Joe Black and Clone are all taking part in a burlesque-tinged benefit evening for Great Ormond Street Hospital this Sunday, 25th November, at Jongleurs in Portsmouth. Yes, it's an odd place for a gig I know but A) it's for charity, B) there'll be burlesque dancers and C) what else would you be doing on a Sunday night? Entrance is £4 on the door and the fun runs from 2000-0030.
That's me done, show me the door. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to the slick guitars of OKGo and the multi-layered production of the Electric Light Orchestra. Nice. Join me next week when I'll building models of famous buildings using nowt but processed cheese.
That's the punchline, all I need now is the joke that goes with it.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on; here are the rosy plums I, somewhat belatedly, plucked from the back pages of this week's NME:
Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ Duke Of Yorks, Brighton - 17/11/2007 Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 19/11/2007 The Ghost Frequency @ The Barfly, Brighton - 21/11/2007 Julian Velard @ Hope, Brighton - 21/11/2007 Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 22/11/2007 Delorentos @ Unit 22, Southampton - 24/11/2007 Lethal Bizzle @ The Brook, Southampton - 25/11/2007 Lethal Bizzle @ Concorde2, Brighton - 28/11/2007 The Heavy @ Orange Rooms, Southampton - 29/11/2007 The Heavy @ Boiler Room, Guildford - 30/11/2007 The Mitchell Brothers @ Unit 22, Southampton - 08/12/2007 Gogol Bordello @ The Dome, Brighton - 10/12/2007 Athlete @ The Dome, Brighton - 04/02/2008 Scouting For Girls @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 24/03/2008 Scouting For Girls @ The Dome, Brighton - 25/03/2008
The gigs above will be plonked onto the SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I get the time (which depends when my copy of Die Hard 4.0 turns up; as soon as it does I'll be donning my string vest and having a McClane Marathon). As I may have inferred once or twice in the past the Events Calendar is a tidy repository of giggity goodness, full of local musical delights for the discerning punter. Like these for example:
Beverley Knight @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 16/11/2007 The Pigeon Detectives @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007SOLD OUT! The Bluetones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/11/2007 Elle Milano and Philip Barebones @ The Railway, Winchester - 16/11/2007 Golden Section @ Student Union, Chichester University - 16/11/2007 The Gregg Buchanan Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007 The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 16/11/2007 The Smyths and Re:Order @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007 Who's Who @ The Brook, Southampton - 16/11/2007 Air @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 16/11/2007 Stone Cold @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 16/11/2007 Superfly @ The Royal Oak, Bordon - 17/11/2007 The Superheroes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/11/2007 Focus @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/11/2007 You're Smiling Now But We'll All Turn Into Demons & Elapse'o @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 17/11/2007 XX Teen @ Unit 22, Southampton - 17/11/2007 JT30's @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 17/11/2007 Ola Onabule @ The Ashcroft Centre, Fareham - 17/11/2007 Make Model @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/11/2007 Spiers & Boden @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007 Sonic Boom Six @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007 Bemis, Mojito and Tim Cheatle @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007 The Zico Chain, Cat The Dog and The Bluescreen Of Death @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/11/2007 Andi Skellam, Rachael Dadd and The Hand @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007 We Are Scientists and The Little Ones @ The Student Union, Southampton University - 18/11/2007SOLD OUT! Status Quo @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007 Martyn Joseph @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/11/2007 Dan De Squeran, Jimmy Blake, Pathway & Bryn @ Drift Bar, Southsea - 18/11/2007 Arnie Cottrell @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 18/11/2007 Vallenbrosa & White Knuckle Revolution @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth 19/11/2007 Destruction, Onslaught and Terrathorn @ Unit 22, Southampton - 19/11/2007 The Used, Rise Against, Aiden and Escape The Fate @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 19/11/2007 Boy Kill Boy @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/11/2007 The Ballinski Project, Tremain and Jason Buckler @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 20/11/2007 Man From Michael @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/11/2007 Our Time In There, A Broken Disciple and The Fair Fight @ The Railway, Winchester - 20/11/2007 Contra, Belligerence, Driven By Suffering and Attack! Vipers! @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/11/2007 Biffy Clyro @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 20/11/2007SOLD OUT! Pama International @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 20/11/2007 Wilko Johnson @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/11/2007SOLD OUT! The Jamm @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/11/2007 Red Letter Day @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 01/12/2007 Alabama 3 (acoustic) @ @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 14/12/2007
The Pigeon Detectives gig at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, tonight might be sold out, but there's still a chance to rub shoulders with the band at the official after-show party. Little Johnny Russell's on Albert Road will be hosting the bash, which will feature DJ sets from the band and resident turntablist Red Indie.
The Edge of The Wedge is hosting 'Protect The Human', an evening for Amnesty International, tomorrow, Saturday 17th November. Mrs Kooper will be providing Bhangra and Asian vibes, plus a selection of music from around the globe, for your delectation and delight. Entrance costs a suggested donation of £3 on the door and, to support those detained at Guantanamo Bay, the organisers are encouraging those attending wear something orange.
It's not, apparently, an attack on his fans. Rather it's all to do with the use of images out there on the world wide web.
So if you're one of the people who photoshopped yourself into his entourage you've only yourself to blame.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here are the slim pickings I found in the back pages of this week's NME:
Alphabeat @ The Barfly, Brighton - 28/11/2007 The Good Life @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 30/11/2007 The Electric Soft Parade @ Duke of Yorks, Brighton - 03/12/2007 Okkervil River @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 04/12/2007 Shed Seven @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 12/12/2007 Stars @ Concorde2, Brighton - 04/02/2008 Hot Chip @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 18/02/2008 Hot Chip @ The Corn Exchange, Brighton - 28/02/2008 Jack Peñate @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/03/2008
I'll add the few gigs listed above onto the marvellous mechanical SoMC Events Calendar (that is I will if I'm not watching my Bagpuss DVD). The Events Calendar is made from butterbeans and breadcrumbs, and will be left in Emily's window for passers-by to peruse the mighty gigliness it contains should they so wish. Here's a taster of its delights...
Hazel O'Connor @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 07/11/2007SOLD OUT! Beyond All Reason @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/11/2007 Different Day @ Drift Bar, Southsea - 07/11/2007 Beth Neilson Chapman & Julie Fowlis @ The Brook, Southampton - 07/11/2007 Sons and Daughters @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/11/2007 Captain @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007 Ruby Soho @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007 3 Inches of Blood @ The Brook, Southampton - 08/11/2007 Zombina & The Skeletones, Plastic Toys and The Tripods @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 08/11/2007 Saiichi Sugiyama @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007 Lee 'Memphis' King (Elvis tribute) @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007 Joey Nightmare @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/11/2007 Fleeingnewyork, Moneytree, The Beaux Hardts & Edward J Hicks @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 09/11/2007 Vince's Teeth @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 09/11/2007 Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 09/11/2007 Filthy Gorgeous @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 09/11/2007 Dirty DC @ The Brook, Southampton - 09/11/2007 John Power @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 09/11/2007SOLD OUT! Data Select Party @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 09/11/2007 Delays @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/11/2007SOLD OUT! The National @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 10/11/2007 Jay et All & The Eva Concept @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 10/11/2007 The Young Knives @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/11/2007SOLD OUT! Ezio @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/11/2007 Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/11/2007 Gunz'n'Rozes @ The Brook, Southampton - 10/11/2007 The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 10/11/2007 Meniscus Brothers @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 10/11/2007 [spunge] @ The Brook, Southampton - 11/11/2007 Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The joiners, Southampton - 11/11/2007 The Peter Bruntnell Band @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 11/11/2007 The Toy Hearts @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 11/11/2007 Alexisonfire @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/11/2007 Two Gallants @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/11/2007 The Plight @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/11/2007 Aim @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/11/2007 Foreigner @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 13/11/2007 Amen & The Inbreeds @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/11/2007 Rilo Kiley @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/11/2007CANCELLED! The Toasters @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/11/2007 The Radics, The Fret & The Strings @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 15/11/2007 Vincent Vincent & The Villains @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/11/2007 The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007 Wilko Johnson @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/11/2007SOLD OUT! Catfish Keith @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 27/11/2007 Reel Big Fish @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 25/01/2008 Bon Jovi @ St Mary's Stadium, Southampton - 11/06/2008
Legendary indie club Chaos welcomes Gonzo main man Zane Lowe back to the South Parade Pier this Saturday, 10th November, for an evening of alternative musical delights. If something harder is more your bag of chips then fellow antipodeans Pendulum will be in the second room. Tickets are £14, available in advance from The Wedgewood Rooms.
Tonight's Waster features live music from local dub/ska outfit Wiservice and Dan Le Sac v's Scroobius Pip, with a DJ set from Portishead's chum Andy Smith. As usual the fun takes place at Envy in Portsmouth, from 2200 through to 0230. Entrance is a measly £1 before 2300, increasing to a still fairly ridiculous £3 afterward.
Indie-rock outfit At The Weakend and Portsmouth's Rossco are the musical guests at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 8th November. After the guest bands the stage is open to all those with the chutzpah to seize the microphone. Admission is FREE and the doors open at 1900.
Psytrance club night Deltawave celebrates 10 years this Saturday, 10th November, with a two room extravaganza at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth. Room one features resident DJs Venus, Mike and Wak&Pip plus a set from Dick Trevor, whilst room two is taken over by BubbleDubble. Tickets are £8.
Put a fork in me, I'm done. Today I have mostly been listening to mash-ups (The Clashv'sGwen Stefani, etc) and a lot of Mark Ronson, so I'm fairly down with my bad self. Sho nuff. Next week's Gigwatcher will be delayed for a few days, so meet me here on FRIDAY when I'll be intimidating a walrus.
