Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Gigwatcher 13/02/2008

You're gonna need a bigger boat...

Someone paid $3000 for Shakira's bra?

[thinks]

Too easy.

*koff*

Eyes down for a full house; here be the gigs plucked from the back pages of this week's NME:

Operator Please @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 25/02/2008
Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 25/02/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Bad Robots @ The Barfly, Brighton - 26/02/2008
Gallows @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 27/02/2008
UNKLE @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 29/02/2008
Reel Big Fish and Streetlight Manifesto @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 01/03/2008 SOLD OUT!
Trash Fashion @ Unit 22, Southampton - 06/03/2008
Duffy @ Komedia, Brighton - 10/03/2008 SOLD OUT!
CUD @ The Barfly, Brighton - 15/03/2008
Birds of Wales @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 20/03/2008
Birds of Wales @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/03/2008
Blood Red Shoes @ Komedia, Brighton - 07/04/2008
Blood Red Shoes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 08/04/2008
Twisted Wheel @ Digital, Brighton - 18/04/2008
Twisted Wheel @ Lennons, Southampton - 19/04/2008
Digitalism @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 20/04/2008
iLiKETRAiNS @ The Barfly, Brighton - 21/04/2008
¡Forward Russia! @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/04/2008
The Courteeners @ Student Union, Southampton University - 25/04/2008
Pendulum @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 07/05/2008

If I can tear myself away from my sock drawer, which is in dire need of a major reorganisation, I'll cut and paste the above gigs into the SoMC Events Calendar (though I'm not promising anything, the sock drawer is a cruel mistress). The Events Calendar is, as I
mention pretty much every week, a fine and dandy tool for seeking out gigs in these parts, full as it of goodly events, like these:

Laura Veirs @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/02/2008
The Derrin Nauendorf Band and Jeff Lang @ The Brook, Southampton - 13/02/2008
MXPX, The Get Go and Punchline @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/02/2008
Louche Manouche @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 13/02/2008
The Sterlings, The Way, The Vintones and The Levels @ Yate's, Portsmouth - 13/02/2008
Black Francis and Bobbie Peru @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/02/2008
Alison Moyet @ The Dome, Brighton - 14/02/2008
Pete Harris & Hugh Budden @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 14/02/2008
Moishe's Bagel @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 14/02/2008 SOLD OUT!
Nazareth @ The Brook, Southampton - 14/02/2008
Black Arc, Los, Furisode and Puresist @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/02/2008
The Chris Barber Big Band @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 14/02/2008
Into The Bleach and U-Rhythmix @ The Brook, Southampton - 15/02/2008
Bang Bang Lulu @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 15/02/2008
586 and The Ramblings @ The Railway, Winchester - 15/02/2008
Glockenspiel, Dogeesesegod and Ni dieus ni maitre @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 15/02/2008
Whole Lotta Led @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/02/2008
Salif Keita, Tony Allen and Awadi @ The Dome, Brighton - 15/02/2008
The Mopes, Hijak Oscar and The Family @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/02/2008
The Hamsters @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 15/02/2008
Jack Dale @ Student Union, Southampton University - 15/02/2008
Munroe Effect, Alternative Carpark and Leptany @ Havant Arts Centre - 15/02/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Swan, Woolston - 15/02/2008
Epideme, Demons and Sad Shield @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 15/02/2008
The Horse and Black Bart @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 15/02/2008
Amy MacDonald @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 16/02/2008 SOLD OUT!
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 16/02/2008
Colvin Quarmby @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 16/02/2008
Collective Responsibility, MFT and The Directors @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 16/02/2008
Green-ish Day @ The Railway, Winchester - 16/02/2008
Lovvers, The Maddisons and The Vision @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/02/2008
The Oli Brown Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/02/2008
The Anomalies @ Unit 22, Southampton - 16/02/2008
Alex Criche @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 16/02/2008
T-Rextasy @ The Brook, Southampton - 16/02/2008
The Silver Beatles @ The Studio at Petersfield School - 16/02/2008
The Elastic @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 16/02/2008
Roxanne Johns & Rob Hampson, Jazica, Jessica Spencer, First Night Nerves and Steve Lowis @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 16/02/2008
Arnie Cottrell @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 17/02/2008
Ben Griffith @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/02/2008
Fucked Up, Our Time Down Here and The Under Coretet @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/02/2008
Deadstring Brothers and James Walbourne Band @ The Railway, Winchester - 17/02/2008
RTP, Will McNicol and The Cartel @ The Drift Bar, Southsea - 17/02/2008
Jimmy Eat World @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 17/02/2008 SOLD OUT!
Jodie and Apostle @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 17/02/2008
Hot Chip @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 18/02/2008 SOLD OUT!
Tonight Is Goodbye, Attack Attack and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/02/2008
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 18/02/2008
Pete Harris Blues Band @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 18/02/2008
Castillo, The Ex Patriots and The Vision @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 19/02/2008
Biomechanical, Out Cry Fire and Exile Arise @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/02/2008
Brigade, Midasuno and The Nightlife @ The Railway, Winchester - 19/02/2008
Turin Brakes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 19/02/2008 SOLD OUT!
Chango Spasiuk @ Turner Sims Hall, Southampton - 19/02/2008
Owen Tromans, Streebeck and Peanut Albinos @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 19/02/2008
Solent City Jazzmen @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/02/2008
Not Advised, Ghost on Pegasus Bridge, Hardly Heroes and Sheilatakeabow @ Railway Rifles Club, Portsmouth - 19/02/2008
The Coal Porters @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 15/03/2008
Boy Kill Boy @ The Railway, Winchester - 23/03/2008
I Am Kloot @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/04/2008
Ezio @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/04/2008
The Buzzcocks @ The Brook, Southampton - 01/05/2008
Jonny Winter @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/05/2008
Level 42 @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 17/10/2008

Indie club Waster fires into life at Portsmouth's Liquid Envy nightclub this evening, with live music from The Cartel and The Stations, plus some classic tunes courtesy of the Southsea Mafia DJs. Doors open at 2200 through to 0230, and it's only £1 entry before 2300 as well (£3 after).

Party night SUMO returns to The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 16th February, for two rooms of mayhem. Joining resident DJs Albino Monkey and Gentle Bren are the legendary Scratch Perverts. Tickets are £12 in advance, and doors open at 2130.

Portsmouth Scene Promotions have organised another of the very successful Portsmouth Showcase events, to be held at The Guildhall in Portsmouth, on Saturday 8th March. So far confirmed to appear are Django, The Rebel Ching, Hijera, Palais and The Darling Age, with a guest appearance by Karen Tween. Tickets are £9 in advance, £10 on the door.

Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club takes a week off, as it's Valentine's Day tomorrow, but will return to The Barn at The Milton Arms in Portsmouth next Thursday, 21st February.

Well, that about wraps it up for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Simian Mobile Disco and Brannigan's Law, a heady combination I can tell you. Join me next week when I'll be hunting the ceiling cats.

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