OK, I'll bite.. why is Lily Allen dressing up like Stephanie from Lazy Town?
*koff*
Moving swiftly on... here are this week's gigs prodigiously plucked from the back pages of that inestimable organ, the NME:
Die! Die! Die! @ Water Margin, Brighton - 05/06/2008
Two Choices @ The Pier, Brighton - 14/06/2008
The Sugars @ Drift, Southsea - 17/06/2008
The Sugars @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 19/06/2008
Black Kids and Team Waterpolo @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 10/07/2008
Scouting For Girls @ BIC, Bournemouth - 01/11/2008
Scouting For Girls @ The Brighton Centre - 03/11/2008
Scouting For Girls @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 23/11/2008
The gigs above may well be in with a chance of being foisted upon the SoMC Events Calendar at some point over the next few days. Or not. It depends on the hangover really. Regardless, when up to date the Events Calendar holds a fine collection of local gigs to tempt the average gig monkey with, like these:
The Strawbs @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/06/2008
Pluck @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 05/06/2008
The Elevators @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 05/06/2008
Stephen Dale Petit, The Missiles and Roshambo @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/06/2008
Kinky Friedman @ Komedia, Brighton - 05/06/2008
Rossco, The Lonely Cardinals, The Ramblings and Palais @ Bar 8, Portsmouth - 05/06/2008
Black Bart @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 05/06/2008
Thomas Truax, Rusty Sheriff and Joe Black @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 05/06/2008
Targets and Flash! Flash! Flash! Photography @ The Railway, Winchester - 05/06/2008
Orange Street @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/06/2008
Phat Funk @ The Brook, Southampton - 06/06/2008
Caspa, The Others, Cotti and Subscape @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 06/06/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 06/06/2008
Fight Like Apes and Jazica @ The Railway, Winchester - 06/06/2008
Angelus @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 06/06/2008
Doubleback Alley, Paddy Taylor and Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dog @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 06/06/2008
Johnny Foreigner, Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man and Tubelord @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/06/2008
Rooftop Reggae with Selecta DaveB (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 06/06/2008
Dave McPherson (InME), Matt Underdown and Alaya @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/06/2008
Cool Banana, 3 Penny Puppet and Delphic Oracle @ The Barn at The Milton Arms, Portsmouth - 07/06/2008
Rapid City @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 07/06/2008
The New Scorpion Band @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 07/06/2008
Jonny 2 Bad (UB40 tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 07/06/2008
The Sensational Johnny Depps @ The Brewery Bar, Botley - 07/06/2008
Flying Pigs @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 07/06/2008
My Endeavour @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 07/06/2008
Hold Fire, Rubylux, Joby and Rivers of Sound @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 07/06/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 07/06/2008
David Thomas Broughton, Pine Forest and Mute Swimmer @ Komedia, Brighton - 07/06/2008
Captain Black, The Ramblings and The Steeples @ Lenmnons, Southampton - 07/06/2008
Emergence @ Café Havana, Southsea - 07/06/2008
Atlantico @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 07/06/2008
Candido Fabre @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 08/06/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Blue Oyster Cult @ The Brook, Southampton - 08/06/2008
Stream, The Wellbeing and Steve Picken @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 08/06/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 08/06/2008
3 Penny Puppet, Iscalis and Behind Bars @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 08/06/2008
Sondura, Bohica and Last Summers Day @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/06/2008
Emergence @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 08/06/2008
Big Joe Louis @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 08/06/2008
Mojito and Karen Harmony @ Drift, Southsea - 08/06/2008
David Essex @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 09/06/2008
Zebrahead @ The Brook, Southampton - 09/06/2008
Platform 63 @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 09/06/2008
36 Crazyfists @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 09/06/2008
3 Penny Puppet, The Insatiable Love Rats, Rossco and Hayley Angel @ The 5th Hants, Portsmouth - 09/06/2008
Health, Pre and Sweat Mouth @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/06/2008
Seether and Finger Eleven @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/06/2008
Blue Sky Summer, Finely Tuned Assassins and Who's Keeping Score @ The Railway, Winchester - 10/06/2008
Thomas White and Chris T-T @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/06/2008
Senator, Send Forth The Colony, Sinuism and Dred @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/06/2008
Natty @ Komedia, Brighton - 10/06/2008
Jason Buckler, Nick Tann and Mrs Poopars Automobiles @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 10/06/2008
The Maybes?, The Docks and Fearne @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/06/2008
Pathway, My Endeavour and Apostle @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 10/06/2008
Steve Earle and Alison Moorer @ The Dome, Brighton - 11/06/2008
Eric Bibb @ The Brook, Southampton - 11/06/2008
The Fall of Troy, The End and Johnny Truant @ The Joiners, Southampton - 11/06/2008
Tremain, Alphabets, Karen Tween and Lora Kirk @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 11/06/2008
The Maybes?, El Rodeo and Turncoat @ The Railway, Winchester - 11/06/2008
Chemical Sunset, Kelevra and Ardentes @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 11/06/2008
I Was A Cub Scout @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 11/06/2008
Fresh Legs and The Maddisons @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/06/2008
Sham 69 @ The Railway, Winchester - 20/06/2008
Dlugokecki and The Choices We Make @ Hamptons, Southampton - 25/06/2008
Tom Hingley & The Lovers @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 15/07/2008
Contrary to last week's announcement, Waster returns to Liquid Envy in Portsmouth tonight for more of the finest indiepunkelectrorockdance, courtesy of the Southsea Mafia DJs. Doors open from 2200 (entrance is £1 before 2230, £2 before 2300 and £3 after), more information on the event's move to Thursday evenings as and when I find out.
Judge-Mental takes on the Federation of Underground Klubbers at The Fawcett Inn in Portsmouth this Saturday, 7th June, for another raucous evning or hard trance and techno courtesy of DJs Andy Leppard, Mr Anderson, Big Nose and The Judge. Doors 1900-2400, admission is FREE.
The people who brought you Under Your Nose are back with Kiss My Bass, Portsmouth's newest club night. Focused on bass, bleeps and beats the fun kicks off at Café Havana in Southsea this Friday, 6th June. Featuring sets from DJs Fotza, Aimz and Udy plus live beatboxing from Ochs, entrance is FREE and doors open at 2000. More information can be found on the event's Facebook page.
Funkt-If-Ino returns to The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 7th June, for a Miami Vice themed evening of 80's tunes and retro fun courtesy of resident DJs Darth Fader, Jabba and Boba Funk (so don your Bolero jacket and check your designer stubble is in place). Doors open at 2200 and tickets are £5 in advance.
The second Pure Acoustic evening, an open showcase for local singer/songwriters, takes place at Havant Arts Centre on Monday, 9th June. Those interested in performing should be at the venue by 1930 to arrange a slot with the promoter (slots are allocated according to available time on the night). Doors open 2000, admissions is £3 (£1.50 for performers).
Hipshaker pitches up at Drift in Southsea this Saturday, 7th June, for an evening of classic 60s soul, funk and R&B courtesy of the Hipshaker DJs, plus tunes from Fly Mic in the lower bar until 3AM. Entry is FREE before 2200, £3 before 2300 and £5 after.
Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this week features performances from Portsmouth-based singer-songwriter Leigh Mary Stokes plus Mediterranean fuelled rock/funk from London's Nicola K. Guest artists are on-stage from 2000, after the first Open Mike session, at The Barn at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 5th June. Doors open at 1900 and admission is FREE!
Put a fork in me, I'm done. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to the Blood Red Shoes' excellent debut, the sophomore effort from The Young Knives and the latest from Death Cab For Cutie. Nice. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be writing in invisible ink.
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