It's Business Time.
I almost wish I'd pulled my finger out and got myself a ticket for Glastonbury this year, the sound of 177,000 people singing along to Shakin' Stevens could well be a life altering experience.
[thinks]
There's lovely.
*koff*
And that's quite enough of that, herewith be the gigs what I did locate in the back pages of this week's NME:
Jennifer Gentle @ iBar, Bournemouth - 04/05/2008
Hot Club de Paris @ Horatio's Bar, Brighton - 16/05/2008
The Whip @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/05/2008
The Strange Death of Liberal England @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/05/2008
Hot Club de Paris @ Ocean Rooms, Brighton - 17/05/2008
The Metros @ The wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/05/2008
The Subways @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/05/2008
Hot Club de Paris @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/06/2008
Lykke Li and El Perro Del Mar @ The Albert, Brighton - 06/06/2008
One Night Only @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 07/10/2008
The Hoosiers @ The Brighton Centre - 25/10/2008
The above gigs will be added onto the newly upgraded SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as find a spare ten minutes to tap all the details in. Well. I say ten minutes, to be honest it takes a few hours; what I need is some sort of automated thingamadoodad to do it for me. But I digress. As and when the Events Calendar is updated it provides a handy on-line resource for the average gig monkey about town, packed as it is with gigs like these...
The Buzzcocks @ The Brook, Southampton - 01/05/2008
Magic (Queen tribute) @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 01/05/2008
Gareth Pearson @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 01/05/2008
Sliding Gliding Worlds @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 01/05/2008
Adriano Adewale Group @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 01/05/2008
Diesel Park West (performing the songs of The Byrds and CSNY) @ The Kings Theatre, Portsmouth - 01/05/2008
Neneh Cherry, Tofu Love Frogs and Los Albertos @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 01/05/2008
The Cadillac Kings @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 01/05/2008
Fearne, Max Raptor and Hopeless Attendance @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/05/2008
Billy Childish & The Musicians of The British Empire @ Komedia, Brighton - 01/05/2008
The Dodge Brothers @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 01/05/2008
Lethal Bizzle and Marvelous @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 01/05/2008
Tired Irie, JayetAl, Haelu and El Colosso @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 01/05/2008
Dirty Pretty Things (DJ set) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 01/05/2008
Bill Bruford & Michiel Borstlap @ Turner Sims Hall, Southampton - 01/05/2008
Udy (DJ), Aimz (DJ), Karl Lost (DJ) and Tom Mayhem (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 01/05/2008
Johnny Winter @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/05/2008
The Storys and Rosalie Deighton @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/05/2008
Chunk o'Funk and Nocturnal @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 02/05/2008
The Orb @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 02/05/2008
Zhain @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 02/05/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Colonial Bar, Horndean - 02/05/2008
Angus & Julia Stone, Wicker Park Row and Owen Tromans & The Elders @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/05/2008
My Device @ The Railway, Winchester - 02/05/2008
The Uplifter (DJ) @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 02/05/2008
Paul Didge @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 02/05/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 03/05/2008
Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/05/2008 POSTPONED!
Adele @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 03/05/2008
Alela Diane @ The Pavilion, Brighton - 03/05/2008
Smerin's Anti-Social Club, Bad Science and Nuala & The Alchemy Quartet @ The Brook, Southampton - 03/05/2008
The Maccabees @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 03/05/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Dreaming Tree @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 03/05/2008
JayetAl, Rude NHS and Sweat Mouth @ The Railway, Winchester - 03/05/2008
Bury Tomorrow, Random Conflict and Draegon @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/05/2008
Esser and Venice Ahoy @ Lennons, Southampton - 03/05/2008
4ft Fingers @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 03/05/2008
Speedometer and DJ Format @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 03/05/2008
Delta @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 03/05/2008
Eat The Document, The Docks and The Vegas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/05/2008
Reverb & Custard @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 04/05/2008
Frightened Rabbit @ The Railway, Winchester - 04/05/2008
Brassneck, The Monkey Butlers and Moma Jest @ Drift, Southsea - 04/05/2008
John Crampton @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 04/05/2008
The Insouciantones @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 04/05/2008
The Orb and Autolump @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/05/2008
Burnt Ice @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 05/05/2008
Frantic Bliss, Cure The Disaster and Karmatribe @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/05/2008
InME, Sion and The Row @ The Vault, Winchester - 05/05/2008
Victims @ Drift, Southsea - 05/05/2008
Clive Gregson @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 06/05/2008
Pee Wee Ellis & Fred Wesley, Cheikh Lo, Tony Allen and Simphiwe Dana @ The Dome, Brighton - 06/05/2008
Rawkis, Andy Matheson and October In Minnesota @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 06/05/2008
Andrew Cronshaw & Tigran Aleksanyan @ The Pavilion, Brighton - 06/05/2008
Underground Heroes, The Sinnics and Three Times Haver @ The Railway, Winchester - 06/05/2008
Roy Ayers @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 06/05/2008
XX Teens, SomaHigh and The Model Village @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/05/2008
Alkinoos Ioannides @ Komedia, Brighton - 06/05/2008
Louche Manouche @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 06/05/2008
Natalie Powell & Alan Vinton, Paisley Pie, Aitch and Becky Jerams @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 06/05/2008
Operahouse, The Dirty Disco and Venice Ahoy @ Drift, Southsea - 07/05/2008
Razumovsky Ensemble @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 07/05/2008
Crystal Castles @ The Brook, Southampton - 07/05/2008
Sherman Robertson @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 07/05/2008
Monarchy (Queen tribute) @ Chicago Rock Café, Fareham - 07/05/2008
The Silver Jews @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 07/05/2008
Danny & The Champions of The World, Tali Trow and Bob Fletcher @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/05/2008
Martha Tilston @ Komedia, Brighton - 07/05/2008
Pendulum @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 07/05/2008
Cure The Disaster, The Light Divided, Sombulance and Trance Fits @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 07/05/2008
Fairport Convention @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 29/05/2008
Pull Tiger Tail @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/06/2008
Sham 69 @ The Railway, Winchester - 20/06/2008
The Proclaimers @ The Kings Theatre, Southsea - 22/06/2008
Sandi Thom @ The Brook, Southampton - 26/06/2008
Beck @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/07/2008
Status Quo @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 26/10/2008
Marillion @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 15/11/2008
Portsmouth venue The Cellars hosts two packed sessions of live music this Sunday, 4th May. The afternoon session features live performances from The Bog Rolling Stones, County Line and Eddie & The Earwigs, with Mess-O-Boogie, Manti and The Evil Puppies taking over for the evening. Tickets for each session are £7 in advance, separate tickets are required for each session.
Out Of The Void has organised two Oxjam events at The Hobbit in Southampton; one this Bank Holiday weekend, the second the weekend of the late May Bank Holiday. The first event this Sunday, 4th May, features live performances from Skitanja, JayetAl, The Limes, Shit! Hot Llamas, Magnus Spectrum and My Name Is Billy plus DJ sets from Laptop Dancer, Killblinton, Emo Hunter and Jeremy Waxman. Entrance is free (there is a suggested donation of £2) doors 1300-0100.
The Dawn Chorus and WiLf? will be providing the live entertainment at Waster tonight, with DJs Lemon and Will Chump dropping the best indiepunkelectrorockdance onto the hot wheels of steel. Doors open at Liquid Envy in Portsmouth at 2200, entrance is £1 before 2230 (£2 before 2300, £3 after).
The Hobbit will be alive to the sound of music on Bank Holiday Monday with an all day mini-festival featuring Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls, Stuart O'Connor, Buswell, Swedish indie outfit The Flaming Moes and rockers King Furnace. Entrance is FREE before 1400, £3 before 1800 (dropping, bizarrely, to £2 after). Last entry is 0100, though DJ Sparky will keep things lively right through until 0300.
Regular club night Funkt-If-Ino will be commandeering The Wedgewood Rooms again this Saturday, 3rd May, for more 'funksoulboogiediscohiphop' supplied by resident DJs Darth Fader, Jabba and 2nd Hand Dan. The famous Games Room will once more be in effect, so you take a break from the boogie to improve your KerPlunk score. Doors open at 2200, tickets are £5 in advance.
The Brass Soul Band and London-based pop-rock outfit Emma King & The Heartsets are the live guests at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this week; the regular Open Mike session follows the guest slots at 2200. Admission is FREE, doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 1st May, at 1900.
Put a fork in me, I'm done. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to the harmonica-fuelled beat-boxing of Son of Dave and the humorous stylings of quirky antipodeans Flight of The Conchords. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be trying not so say "it's business time" so much.
Oh yeah.
Baffy waffy wim wam!
If only I had a winning smile like Lembit Opik, maybe then I'd snare a Cheeky Girl for my very own..
[thinks]
No.. wait a minute..
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here are the gigs I gently teased from the rear-end of this week's NME:
¡Forward, Russia! @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/04/2008
Hot Chip @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 23/10/2008
Hot Chip @ The Dome, Brighton - 05/11/2008
Late Of The Pier @ The Barfly, Brighton - 08/05/2008
The Envy Corps @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 04/05/2008
Fleet Foxes @ Audio, Brighton - 09/06/2008
Black Kids @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 10/07/2008
Robots In Disguise @ iBar, Bournemouth - 19/05/2008
White Sunday @ Boileroom, Guildford - 11/05/2008
I'll add the above gigs onto the most excellent SoMC Events Calendar as and when I can find a few moments to type the details in; given that my life is a hectic whirlwind of standing around not doing very much it's anyone's guess when that might be. When the Events Calendar is up to date however it provides a useful resource for the average muso at a loose end, containing as it does any fine local gigs. Like these:
Soulwax, 2manydjs & Ladyhawke @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 23/04/2008
Ezio and Dawn Kinnard @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/04/2008
The Parlotones, The Warm, Beau Monde and The Vision @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/04/2008
Ben's Brother @ Komedia, Brighton - 23/04/2008
Ruby Soho (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 23/04/2008
Jazzmanix @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/04/2008
Lil' Ian Goodsman @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 24/04/2008
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/04/2008
3 Penny Puppet, James Tippens and The Insatiable Love Rats @ The 5th Hants Volunteer Arms, Portsmouth - 24/04/2008
Frank Turner and Andy Yorke @ The Railway, Winchester - 24/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
One Blood @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 24/04/2008
Jon Walsh Band @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 24/04/2008
Pete du Pon and Josie Jo @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 24/04/2008
The Roxanne Johns Trio, Duckfeet and The Maddisons @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/04/2008
Nizlopi, Fizzy 50 and Gary Dunne @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/04/2008
John Surman & Howard Moody @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - 24/04/2008
Buena Vista Social Club @ The Dome, Brighton - 25/04/2008
RU40 (UB40 tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 25/04/2008
Air Traffic @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 25/04/2008
The Courteeners @ Student Union, Southampton University - 25/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
Marmalade @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 25/04/2008
Stone Cold @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 25/04/2008
Seth Lakeman @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 25/04/2008
Son of Dave, Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers and Frisbee In The Jewel Box @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/04/2008
Full Proof, Every Oceans Tide and The Ex-Patriots @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 25/04/2008
78 Blues and Atjazz @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 25/04/2008
Dead Dog In Black Bag and The Autons @ The Railway, Winchester - 25/04/2008
Crossfire @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 25/04/2008
Zwaitec, Dreamer and Moda Disordini @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 25/04/2008
The Kills and These New Puritans @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/04/2008
Son of Dave and Loz Bridge @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/04/2008
Buena Vista Social Club @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 26/04/2008
Level 43 (Level 42 tribute) @ The Old House At Home, Havant - 26/04/2008
Bloodshot Dawn and Puresist @ The Jolly Sailor, Portsmouth - 26/04/2008
The Holloways and The Outside Royalty @ Lennons, Southampton - 26/04/2008
Mawkin: Causley @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 26/04/2008
Legend (Bob Marley tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 26/04/2008
Smokey Bastard, Pog, Kelly Kemp and Matt Reynolds @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 26/04/2008
Micky Kemp Band @ The Brewery Bar, Botley - 26/04/2008
White Knuckle Blues Band @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 26/04/2008
The Moulettes, Piratechno and The Gs @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 26/04/2008
Rattlesnake @ Student Union, University of Portsmouth - 26/04/2008
Prince Buster and Django @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 26/04/2008
Open Room, Science of Eight Limbs and Out From Animals @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/04/2008
Scarlet Soho, Nicotine Smile and Kelevra @ The Railway, Winchester - 26/04/2008
Cool Banana, Delphic Oracle and First Night Nerves @ Café Havana, Southsea - 26/04/2008
Polly & The Billets Doux @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 26/04/2008
The Automatic @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 26/04/2008
John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett @ The Brook, Southampton - 27/04/2008
Martin Joseph @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 27/04/2008
Fresh Legs, Mes Memoires and Dascha @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/04/2008
Sebadoh @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 27/04/2008
David Celia @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 27/04/2008
Mystery Jets @ The Railway, Winchester - 27/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
3 Penny Puppet and Damaged Goods @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 27/04/2008
These New Puritans, Grammatics and Hold Fast @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/04/2008
Nizlopi @ Komedia, Brighton - 28/04/2008
The Wombats @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 28/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
JayetAL, Swampglow and The Reactor Core Is Beautiful @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 28/04/2008
Apnia, Alternative Carpark and Sinuism @ The Railway, Winchester - 29/04/2008
Hal Ketchum and Alan West @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 29/04/2008
Echobeat, The Misnomer and Monrobots @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/04/2008
The Wombats @ The Dome, Brighton - 29/04/2008
Tremain, Marcelles and Streebeck @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 29/04/2008
Tom McRae, Catherine Feeny and Jim Bianco @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 29/04/2008
Mark Morris & The Mummys and Simon John @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 29/04/2008
Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Otis Taylor and Don Vappie @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/04/2008
The Maccabees @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 30/04/2008
Sugababes @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 30/04/2008
Guy Davis, Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Otis Taylor @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 30/04/2008
10cc @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/04/2008
Julian Joseph Trio @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 30/04/2008
Hayley Angel, The Casual Nelsons and The Choices We Make @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 30/04/2008
The Silver Beatles @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 30/04/2008
Mystery Jets @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
James Bright, 900 Spaces, The Reverend Monday and Darling Vixen @ The Railway, Winchester - 30/04/2008
Cut The Blue Wire and Lost On Landing @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/05/2008
Hot Club de Paris @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/06/2008
Orange Street @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/06/2008
The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 29/06/2008
The Gutter Brothers @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/08/2008
Motorhead @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/11/2008
The free Castlefields Festival takes place this Saturday, 26th April. The event, organised by Portsmouth-based promoters The Oberon Project, is part of Oxfam's annual OXJAM campaign and features performances from the cream of local talent. So far confirmed to appear on the Main Stage are Wiservice, The Edible Stems, Passengers, Delphic Oracle and The Elements to name but a few, plus there'll also be Acoustic, Dance and Reggae tents offering entertainment throughout the afternoon. The festival, at Southsea's Castle Field (hence the name), starts at 1200, closes at 2000 and entrance is completely FREE. More information, including the full line-up and timings, can be found on the promoter's website.
In addition to hosting the Grand Final of the official Portsmouth Guitar Hero 2008 competition (the winner of which will walk away with a limited edition XBOX 360) tonight's Waster features an exclusive DJ set from Gallows front-man Frank Carter. All this and the best tunes from the resident Southsea Mafia DJs can be yours for only £1 (before 2300, £3), doors open at Liquid Envy in Portsmouth at 2200.
Club Jamaica returns to Southsea's Café Havana this Friday, 28th April. Legendary singer Dawn Penn (of 'No No No' fame) will be joining Conal Kennedy and the Club Jamaica DJs for an evening of smooth reggae. Doors 2000-0100, entrance is £8 on the door.
Isle of Wight Festival promoter John Giddings has organised a spin-off event on the island at Osborne House, Queen Victoria's one-time residence. Ex-Jam front-man Paul Weller headlines on Saturday 26th July, with Girls Aloud topping the bill the following evening. Tickets are on sale now.
The Hobbit will be hosting Southampton's 6th Environmental Rock event this Saturday, 26th April. In addition to a wide variety of stalls providing information, ideas and activities promoting environmental awareness there'll also be live music from Dlugokecki, The Horse, The Bluescreen of Death, Smilehurdle and Caroline's Capuchin. The event runs from 1200-2000 and entrance is FREE.
This week Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club is an OXJAM charity special, featuring guest performances from local duo Bemis, Bournemouth-based singer-songwriter Pete Christie and Dutch prog-rock outfit Kramer; the regular Open Mike session follows the guest slots at 2215. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 23rd April. Admission is, as always, FREE!
And that's me done for another week; this afternoon, whilst suffering from the man-flu, I have mostly been listening to The Crimea, REM and The Maccabees. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be adding an extra chilli to the mix.
:o)
Sacre bleu!
A French MP is so incensed by his country's entry for this year's Eurovision Song contest including English lyrics that he's calling for French TV to boycott the show.
Bless.
I wonder if that was before or after he'd heard it?
*koff*
Moving swiflty on, 'ere are ze gigs what I did pilfer from ze back page's of zis week's NME:
Underground Heroes @ The Railway, Winchester - 06/05/2008
Underground Heroes @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/05/2008
Johnny Flynn @ The Railway, Winchester - 13/05/2008
Ida Maria @ Great Escape Festival, Brighton - 15-16/05/2008
Johnny Flynn @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 19/05/2008
Natty @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/05/2008
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan @ St George's Church, Brighton - 11/06/2008
The Courteeners @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 19/10/2008
British Sea Power @ Student Union, Southampton University - 03/10/2008
The preceding gigs will be fernagled onto the SoMC Events Calendar at some point; I can't say when exactly as it all depends on getting time away from whatever the hell it is I seem to waste my time on these days (standing around, looking into space, practising a mysterious air.. the days are just packed I can tell you). Should it ever be updated the Events Calendar would be a most excellent aid for the gig monkey about town, packed with lots of lovely local gigs like these...
Stomping Dave's Electric Band @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth - 16/04/2008
Mavis Staples and Jhelisa @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 16/04/2008
Yoav and Andrew Foster @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/04/2008
Presidents of The USA @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
65daysofstatic, Gay For Johnny Depp and Pilgrim Fathers @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/04/2008
Trigger The Bloodshed, Primitai and Puresist @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/04/2008
Time For Action and The Architects @ The Centurion, Waterlooville - 16/04/2008
Maceo Parker @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/04/2008
Jimmy Cliff and Legend (Bob Marley tribute) @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 16/04/2008
Data.Select.Party, Cut The Blue Wire and Joey Nightmare @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 16/04/2008
Paige, Waiting For Sirens and Finely Tuned Assassins @ The Railway, Winchester - 16/04/2008
Hellcyon, Purple Melon and Valhalla @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 16/04/2008
Bog Rolling Stones @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 16/04/2008
Wishbone Ash @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/04/2008
John Barrowman @ The Dome, Brighton - 17/04/2008
Black Tide, Glamour of The Kill and Terrathorn @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/04/2008
Jethro Tull @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 17/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
Robin Bibi @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 17/04/2008
Mike Jessop Band @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 17/04/2008
The Maccabees (DJ set), The Edible Stems and Midnight Dance Party @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 17/04/2008
Centromatic and South San Gabriel @ The Railway, Winchester - 17/04/2008
Polly Scattergood, Hold Fast and Animal Magic Tricks @ Drift, Southsea - 17/04/2008
I Am Kloot and Ferraby Lionheart @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/04/2008
Aurora Flame, No! Influence and The Light Divided @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 17/04/2008
Ruby Soho (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 17/04/2008
Ruby Turner and Mama's Gun @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/04/2008
Autons @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 18/04/2008
The Colours, Recreation and Hellcyon @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 18/04/2008
The Mentalists and Smokin' Guns @ The Railway, Winchester - 18/04/2008
The Strings, Dekolta and Van Der Plas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/04/2008
John Barrowman @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 18/04/2008
The Ipanemas @ Turner Sims Hall, Southampton - 18/04/2008
Ocean Colour Scene @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 18/04/2008
Attila The Stockbroker, The Flying Alexanders and The Reason @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 18/04/2008
The Mustangs @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 19/04/2008
The Young Brothers Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/04/2008
Robinson @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 19/04/2008
Amy Wadge @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 19/04/2008
Fabulous Thunderbirds @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/04/2008
Graham Robins @ The Brewery Bar, Botley - 19/04/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 19/04/2008
Carly Bryant @ Komedia, Brighton - 19/04/2008
Jason McNiff Band @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 19/04/2008
The Plymouths, Cosmo Jarvis and Media Circus @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/04/2008
Red Mist, Munroe Effect and Cursed As Angels @ The Railway, Winchester - 19/04/2008
Freddie & The Freeloaders, The Funky Belly (DJ) and Funkdeliasmith (DJ) @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 19/04/2008
ABC and Go West @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 19/04/2008
Twisted Wheel and The Dress Up Room @ Lennons, Southampton - 19/04/2008
Al Kooper @ The Brook, Southampton - 20/04/2008 CANCELLED!
Miller Anderson @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/04/2008
Ben's Brother @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/04/2008
The Ipanemas @ Komedia, Brighton - 20/04/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 20/04/2008
Le Couteau, Skitanja and Glockenspiel @ The Railway, Winchester - 20/04/2008
Alex Roberts @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 20/04/2008
Tim Cheatle, Bill Marples and Sarah Saville @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 20/04/2008
The Long Blondes @ Student Union, Southampton University - 20/04/2008
Bury Tomorrow and Bloodline @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/04/2008
Wooloo Kelly @ Drift, Southsea - 20/04/2008
The Meniscus Brothers @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 21/04/2008
Lethal Bizzle @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 21/04/2008
Tygers of Pan Tang, Voodoo Six and Aroteh @ The Joiners, Southampton - 21/04/2008
Passenger, Beau Monde and Tali Trow & The Well Being @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/04/2008
William and Munroe Effect @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 22/04/2008
The Law, The Vegas and Silent Hours @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/04/2008
Lloyd Cole @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/04/2008
Bemis, Jack A Weissmann and Andrew Jarmin @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 22/04/2008
Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express @ The Railway, Winchester - 22/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
Guajiro Mirabal, Cachaito López, Manuel Galebán and Aguaje Ramos @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 22/04/2008
We Are Scientists @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 22/04/2008
Sombulance, Almeida and The Final Fight @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth - 22/04/2008
Fairport Convention @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 29/05/2008
Paramore @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 04/06/2008 RESCHEDULED DATE
I Was A Cub Scout @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 11/06/2008
The Beat, The Racketeers and Bang Bang Lulu @ South Parade Pier, Portsmouth - 20/06/2008
Roddy Radiation & The Skabilly Rebels @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/06/2008
Alice Cooper @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 25/07/2008
Indie club night Waster celebrates the first birthday of Portmouth's Liquid Envy this evening with an exclusive two hour DJ set by Leeroy Thornhill, late of The Prodigy. In addition the resident Southsea Mafia DJs will be supplying the masses assembled with the best indiepunkelectrodancerock in town. Doors open from 2200, with entrance only £1 before 2300 (£3 after) and selected drinks a bargain £1.55.
The Hobbit will be hosting another fund-raiser for Southampton's annual Access Festival this Saturday, 19th April, with performances from Oblongata, Karalta, Spitdust, Davey Jones and Alex Bowron. The fun starts at 2000 and admission is a mere £3 (£2 if you happen to be wearing a festival badge).
Albert Road will be alive to the sound of music this Saturday, 19th April, when the third Southsea Music Mini Festival takes place. Little Johnny Russell's will be hosting an acoustic afternoon of tunes, with The Fat Fox taking over for the evening's electric festivities. The early session at LJR's (1330-1930) will feature sets from Angela Morgan, Abi Lanigan, Kurt Cooder, B of The Bang, The Blind Flies and The Charlie Anguish Development Scheme. SixNationState, Doll & The Kicks and Joey Nightmare are confirmed for the late session (2000-0200) over the road, plus there'll be DJ sets from Proud 2 B A Robot, Mr Paul, Philip Harvey and Ladiez Di(e). The event is in aid of The Ellen MacArthur Trust, entrance to either venue is payable on the door.
As The Albert Tavern on South Parade Pier is currently undergoing a major refurbishment legendary indie club night Chaos will, for one week only, decamp to The Wedgewood Rooms for two rooms of the usual shenanigans. Will Chump, Hev Stilet-Hoe and Ruby Soho will be on the decks in the main room, with Daddy Alex catering for more metal and industrial tastes in room two. Doors open at 2200 and admission is £5; Chaos returns to the pier on Saturday 26th April, which is nice.
The Freerange Festival, which had already been cancelled once due to problems with the original site at Eastleigh's Stoneham Park, has unfortunately been called off again. The festival had moved to function rooms at St Mary's Stadium but, with limited time to reorganise, escalating costs, lower capacity and licensing changes affecting the event, the organisers decided to draw a line under this year's festival in the hopes of bouncing back with something bigger and better next year. Ticket refunds are available from point of purchase.
The guest artists at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 17th April, are electro-acoustic outfit Mojito and powerpop duo Doubleback Alley. The regular Open Mike session follows the guest slots at 2200, doors open at 1900 and admission is FREE!
Put a fork in me, I'm done; this afternoon I was mostly listening to Radiohead, King Creosote and The Maccabees. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be perfecting my paper aeroplane skills.
Just say no.
Now I come to think about it, there is something of the Lenny Godber about Pete Doherty...
*koff*
Eyes down for a full house, here are the gigs what I did delicately purloin from the NME's back pages this week:
65daysofstatic, Errors and Gay For Johnny Depp @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 13/04/2008
I Am Kloot and Ferraby Lionheart @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/04/2008
65daysofstatic, Gay For Johnny Depp and Pilgrim Fathers @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/04/2008
I Am Kloot and Ferraby Lionheart @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/04/2008
Elle Milano @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 18/04/2008
The Kills and These New Puritans @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 25/04/2008
Elle Milano @ Boiler Room, Guildford - 27/04/2008
The Orb @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 02/05/2008
Kids In Glass Houses @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/05/2008
The Orb @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/05/2008
Ben Ottewell @ Great Escape Festival, Brighton - 15/05/2008
The Rushes @ Great Escape Festival, Brighton - 15/05/2008
The Metros @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/05/2008
Cage The Elephant @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/06/2008
Foals @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/10/2008
From The Jam @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 16/12/2008
I'll update the somewhat neglected entity that is the SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs as and when I get a spare half an hour (depending on how the annual reorganisation of my sock drawer goes, it may take longer than anticipated as I'm easily distracted). The Events Calendar is, as I may let slip on the odd occasion, a useful resource for the idle gig monkey, packed as it sometimes is with local gigs like these...
Derrin Nauendorf @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 09/04/2008
Slaves To Gravity, Grand Volume, Diesal Noi and Hellcyon @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/04/2008
Chris Difford & Boo Hewerdine @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/04/2008
Tesseract, The Arusha Accord, Dragon Eye Morrison and Bare Your Scars @ Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 09/04/2008
Natacha Atlas @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/04/2008
Mumford & Sons, Dave Fiddle & The Lucky Egg and The Hope Convention @ The Railway, Winchester - 09/04/2008
Major Melon and Alphabetts @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 09/04/2008
Ruby Soho (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 09/04/2008
Smack La, Fadeout and The B of The Bang @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/04/2008 CANCELLED!
Aiden @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 10/04/2008
Major Melon, Sheilatakeabow and Luke Ferre @ Havant Arts Centre - 10/04/2008
Every Time I Die, Drop Dead Gorgeous and Scary Kids Scaring Kids @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/04/2008
State of Undress @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 10/04/2008
Pog & Wob @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 10/04/2008
Mavis Staples and Jhelisa @ The Dome, Brighton - 10/04/2008
The Hamsters @ The Brook, Southampton - 10/04/2008
Billy Joe Shaver @ Komedia, Brighton - 10/04/2008
Kumiss, Pacer, Brenda and Lucida Bright @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/04/2008
Barry Adamson @ Komedia, Brighton - 10/04/2008
Shit! Hot Llamas, Ella Janes, Hellcyon and The Limes @ The Railway, Winchester - 10/04/2008
Elixir @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 10/04/2008
Jethro Tull @ The Dome, Brighton - 11/04/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Admiral Drake, Portsmouth - 11/04/2008
Rufus Stone @ The Brook, Southampton - 11/04/2008
Beach Boys Smile @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 11/04/2008
Spikedrivers @ Havant Arts Centre - 11/04/2008
Zetan Spore @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 11/04/2008
Finger Monster, Sidecar46 and Black Andrew @ The Joiners, Southampton - 11/04/2008
Owen Tromans, Jason McNiff and Peanut Albinos @ The Railway, Winchester - 11/04/2008
Atalanta @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 11/04/2008
Dirty DC (AC/DC tribute) and Big Linda @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 11/04/2008
The Hiwatts @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 11/04/2008
Dave B's Rooftop Reggae (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 11/04/2008
The Counterfeit Stones (Rolling Stones tribute) @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 11/04/2008
The Xcerts, SecondSmile, Speakyourheart and Cloud Atlas @ Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 11/04/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 12/04/2008
Corinne West @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 12/04/2008
Elvis Presley's Legendary TCB Band @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/04/2008
Chris Farlowe and The Norman Beaker Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/04/2008
Somahigh, Fixation and Recreation @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/04/2008
Kris Dollimore @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 12/04/2008
ReClock @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 12/04/2008
Birdengine, Twenty-one Crows and The Great Park @ Komedia, Brighton - 12/04/2008
Elle S'appelle and Open Room @ Lennons, Southampton - 12/04/2008
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Gideon and Producers @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/04/2008
The Tremeloes, Barron Knights and The Fortunes @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 12/04/2008
Blue Fox, Tali Trow & The Well Being, The Dawn Chorus and Jackie Paper @ The Railway, Winchester - 12/04/2008
The Horse, The Mooncats and Chris Keats @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 12/04/2008
Wiservice, Dave Saunders (DJ), Fotza (DJ) and UDY (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 12/04/2008
Skinny Pigs @ The Old House At Home, Havant - 12/04/2008
The Beatmakers and Ricky Tick (DJ) @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 12/04/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Fountain, Chichester - 12/04/2008
Foster & Allen @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 13/04/2008
Outl4w, Hardly Heroes and The Stations @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 13/04/2008
Chris Difford & Boo Hewerdine @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 13/04/2008
JC & Angelina Grimshaw @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 13/04/2008
John Power, Nina Schofield and Philip Barebones @ The Discovery Centre, Winchester - 13/04/2008
The Teapot Junkies @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 13/04/2008
Lucky Ones Die First, You Me And The Atom Bomb, Hung Up and Miles From Anywhere @ Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 13/04/2008
Fandangle, Pancake Eating Freaks and Shizamms Picbox @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/04/2008
The Velvet Hearts, Bemis and Sarah Saville @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/04/2008
Luka Bloom @ Komedia, Brighton - 13/04/2008
Van Der Plass @ The Railway, Winchester - 13/04/2008
Andy Foster, The Ramblings and Ade Cull @ Drift, Southsea - 13/04/2008
Becky Anderson, Minds Gone Blank and Moma Jest @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 13/04/2008
Angels & Airwaves @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 14/04/2008
The Angie Haynes Band @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 14/04/2008
Fei Comodo, Centiment and Where Loyalties Lie @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/04/2008
The Parlotones, Different Day and Cozy Flashbak @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 15/04/2008
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 15/04/2008
Streebeck, Luke Ferre and Andy Skellam @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 15/04/2008
Tangle and George Marsh (poet) @ Havant Arts Centre - 15/04/2008
Year Long Disaster, Cherrygun and Just Add Fire @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/04/2008
Luke Leighfield, Freddy Furber and The Sarah Griffin Band @ The Railway, Winchester - 15/04/2008
Foy Vance @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/04/2008
Jethro Tull @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 15/04/2008 SOLD OUT!
Groundation, Freedom Train and The Uplifter (DJ) @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 15/04/2008
Low and The Helio Sequence @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/04/2008
Solent City Jazzmen @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 15/04/2008
Data.Select.Party, Cut The Blue Wire, Joey Nightmare and Venice Ahoy! @ Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 16/04/2008
Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/05/2008
Adele @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 03/05/2008
Lost On Landing and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/05/2008
Wreckless Eric and Amy Rigby @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 13/05/2008
Tonight's Waster will, for one night only, be an ultraviolet powered extravaganza featuring UV cannons, paint and glo-sticks. Things will start to glow at Portsmouth's Liquid Envy from 2200, with entrance only £1 before 2300 (£3 after).
The Talking Heads will be hosting a local band showcase this Sunday, 13th April, though details of the line-up has yet to be released. Doors open at 1930 and entrance is £3, with all profits being donated to the Hampshire Autistic Society and Southampton-based charity Scratch.
A final batch of tickets for the long sold out Isle of Wight Festival in June have been released via the website of festival sponsors BT. The 500 tickets are on sale for the original price of £130 (plus booking fee) and will be limited to four per customer. The line-up for the festival this year includes Kaiser Chiefs, Sex Pistols, The Police, N.E.R.D, KT Tunstall, The Enemy, The Zutons, Iggy & The Stooges, Starsailor, Delays, The Kooks, Kate Nash and The Wombats, all of whom will be performing on the main stage. In addition the festival this year will also boast a 'big top' tented stage, in which the likes of The Stranglers, The Duke Spirit, Sugababes, Feeder, New Young Pony Club, The Music, Curved Air and The Australian Pink Floyd will be found. And if you're still without a ticket don't worry; ITV2 will be broadcasting live from the festival this year.
The support acts for REM's Summer Tour, which includes a stop at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday 27th August, have been announced. Editors and Guillemots will be providing the warm-up for the Atlanta legends, which makes a trip out to the backwoods of Hedge End more appealing I must confess. Tickets are still available from LiveNation, priced at £45 (plus booking fee).
Becky Jerams and Leigh Mary Stokes will be the guest artists at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 10th April, with the regular Open Mike session following at 2200 through to 0000. Doors open at 1900 at The Barn at The Milton Arms and admission is, as always, FREE!
And that's me done for another week; this afternoon I have mostly been listening to Guillemots, Bat For Lashes and Arcade Fire. Nice. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be hypnotizing chickens.
