That Place Up The Road
Bundled with this week's NME was the Indie Map of Britain and Ireland, a repackaged edition of the Student Guide the magazine usually punts out at this time of the year. Whereas Portsmouth made it as a foot-note on Southampton's double-page entry last year, thanks to The Wedgewood Rooms if memory serves, Pompey doesn't get a mention this time around.
Not that I'm bitter.. but..
*koff*
Moving swiftly on; I plucked the following gigs from the back pages of this week's plastic wrapped edition of the NME:
The Paddingtons @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 01/10/2008
Lykke Li @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 02/10/2008
Team Waterpolo and Defend Moscow @ Audio, Brighton - 03/10/2008
Team Waterpolo and Defend Moscow @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/10/2008
One Night Only @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 07/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Stephen Stills @ The Brighton Centre - 10/10/2008
The Paddingtons @ Audio, Brighton - 25/10/2008
Red Light Company @ The Cellars, Portsmouth - 09/11/2008
Red Light Company @ The Joiners, Southampton - 11/11/2008
Red Light Company @ Coalition, Brighton - 12/11/2008
Pete & The Pirates @ The Fat Fox, Southsea - 13/11/2008
Red Light Company @ Boileroom, Guildford - 13/11/2008
The Automatic and Nick Harrison @ The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth - 19/11/2008
Guillemots @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 21/11/2008
I'm From Barcelona @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 26/11/2008
Pete & The Pirates @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 29/11/2008
Keane @ BIC, Bournemouth - 03/02/2009
Keane @ The Brighton Centre - 10/02/2009
I shall, of course, endeavour to add the above gigs onto the SoMC Events Calendar sometime during the weekend (but, given that I'm fairly useless when it comes to time management, it's highly likely that I'll run out of hours in the day with nothing posted). The Events Calendar is (when I eventually get around to updating it) a handy repository of musical events in the local area, full of lovely gigs like these...
Ezio, Fearne and Mercury Men @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 25/09/2008
The Fall The Rise, Rushing With Apathy and Sex Hungry Grannies @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/09/2008
Dennis Locorriere @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 25/09/2008
Islands @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 25/09/2008
The Ornament Birds and James Cullen @ Basement Jaks (Jolly Sailor), Portsmouth - 25/09/2008
The Ting Tings @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 25/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Hamsters @ Komedia, Brighton - 25/09/2008
Kill Kasper @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 25/09/2008
Jake Shillingford and Dlugokecki @ The Railway, Winchester - 25/09/2008
Dave Arcari @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 25/09/2008
The Evil Puppies @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/09/2008
Recreation, Goodnight Johnathan and Alex Kriche @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 26/09/2008
Brian Houston, Polly Wood & Steve Picken @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 26/09/2008
Hot Rats @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 26/09/2008
Y&T @ The Brook, Southampton - 26/09/2008
Millencolin @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/09/2008
Kaiko and Sion @ The Railway, Winchester - 26/09/2008
Hong Kong Gardeners Club (DJ) @ Basement Jaks (Jolly Sailor), Portsmouth - 26/09/2008
Max Pashm Band and Andy Satellite (DJ) @ Komedia, Brighton - 26/09/2008
Vinnie Void (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 26/09/2008
Lonely Joe Parker, Peter Lyons and James Ewers @ Hamptons, Southampton - 26/09/2008
Schizophonic @ The Red Lion, Stubbington - 26/09/2008
The Uplifter (DJ) @ The Talking Heads, Portsmouth - 26/09/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 27/09/2008
Celtish @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 27/09/2008
The Silver Beatles @ The Brook, Southampton - 27/09/2008
Prior Engagement @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 27/09/2008
Bury Tomorrow, Random Conflict and Many Things Untold @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/09/2008
The Trevor John Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 27/09/2008
Spiers & Boden and Chris Ricketts @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 27/09/2008
Dirty Rat Child (DJ) and The Uplifter (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 27/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 27/09/2008
Civilian and Narration @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 27/09/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 27/09/2008
The Mustangs @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 27/09/2008
Suckerpunch @ The Railway, Winchester - 27/09/2008
Fighting With Wire and General Fiasco @ Hamptons, Southampton - 27/09/2008
Bowie Experience (tribute) @ The Talking Heads, Portsmouth - 27/09/2008
The Peth and Hijera @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 28/09/2008
G2 (Genesis tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 28/09/2008
Kaid and [tba] @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 28/09/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 28/09/2008
Die So Fluid, Endless Dissent and Thinking For Tuesday @ The Railway, Winchester - 28/09/2008
Lost On Landing, Out Of Sight and Mimi Soya @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 28/09/2008
Alex Roberts @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 28/09/2008
Tiny Spark @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 28/09/2008
Dragonforce and Turisas @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 28/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Canterbury and Long Story Short @ Hamptons, Southampton - 28/09/2008
Prior Engagement @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 29/09/2008
Voodoo Six, Breaker and Montrose Ave @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 29/09/2008
Golden Silvers, Ex Lovers and Citadels @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/09/2008
Liz Green, Ben Wetherill and Tom Brosseau @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/09/2008
This Town Needs Guns, Tall Ships and Luke Leighfield @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 29/09/2008
White Lies @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/09/2008
Bromheads Jacket @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/09/2008
Serafina Steer, Animal Magic Tricks and Daisy-Emily @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 30/09/2008
Lovvers and You're Smiling Now But We'll All Turn Into Demons @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 30/09/2008
Radu Lupu @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - 30/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Herbie Goins and The Norman Beaker Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 30/09/2008
Kill Hannah @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 30/09/2008
Oxygen Thief, Champ Of The Day and Hometown Show @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 30/09/2008
Andy & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 30/09/2008
Ladyhawke @ Komedia, Brighton - 30/09/2008
The Plight, Outcry Collective and Immortal Youth @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/09/2008
The Inklings @ The Talking Heads, Portsmouth - 30/09/2008
HPR, The James Cleaver Quartet and Venice Ahoy @ Hamptons, Southampton - 30/09/2008
Neil Cowley Trio @ Komedia, Brighton - 01/10/2008
The Paddingtons @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 01/10/2008
Walls of Jericho, The Red Chord, All Shall Perish and Animosity @ The Brook, Southampton - 01/10/2008
The Mick Pini Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 01/10/2008
PP & The Floorshakers @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 01/10/2008
The Blackout @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 01/10/2008
Voodoo Six, Exile Arise and Jenna's Revenge @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/10/2008
The Duke Spirit @ Komedia, Brighton - 01/10/2008
Stone Free @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 01/10/2008
The Plight, Outcry Collective and Chasing Tomorrow @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 01/10/2008
The Reservoirs, Get Your Ass To Mars and The Mustangs @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 01/10/2008
Jack Rabbit @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 01/10/2008
Rory Ellis @ Komedia, Brighton - 01/10/2008
Data.Select.Party, Joey Nightmare, Medison and Full Proof @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 01/10/2008
Caimbo and Kodiak Jack @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/10/2008
Sly & Robbie @ The Brook, Southampton - 28/10/2008
Misty's Big Adventure @ The Talking Heads, Portsmouth - 29/10/2008
The Fall and Bobby Peru @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/11/2008
Lacuna Coil @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/11/2008
Stephen Fretwell @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/11/2008
Waster this week features live performances from local bands The Elements and Pathway, followed by the Southsea Mafia DJs through till 0230. The doors open of Portsmouth's Envy nightclub will be open from 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 27th September, with admission just £2.20 before 2300 (£3.20 after). Further information, including how to get on the guest list, can be found on the event's Facebook page.
Pure Acoustic, a showcase for local singer/songwriters, returns to Havant Arts Centre this Tuesday, 30th September. An engineer and PA will be available on the night, artists interested in performing should be at the venue by 1930 to arrange a slot with the promoter. Doors open at 2000 and admission is £3 (£1.50 for performers).
Portmouth promoter Southsea DIY hosts its first all day event this Saturday, 28th September, at The Fawcett Inn. The line-up includes Kelly Kemp, Sam Russo, You Me and the Atom Bomb, Beat the Red Light, Attack! Vipers!, The Grizzley Ends and Crazy Arm, with bands on-stage from 1500 through to 2300. Admission is a suggested donation of £3.
The Wedgewood Rooms hosts the third semi-final of its Showcase 08 competition tomorrow, Thursday 25th September, with The Levels, The Elizans, In Darklight and Holy Roller battling it out for a slot in the final. Doors open at 2000, admission is £4.
Chaos returns to The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 27th September, for another slice of indie-fuelled anarchy and alternative shenanigans. Will Chump and DJ Lemon will be over-seeing the Main Room, with Marky Marc and Hev Stilet-Hoe in the Chaos Lounge (aka The Edge of The Wedge). Doors open 2200 through to 0300, entrance is £5 on the door (last admission at 0100).
Following the success of last year's event, Love Albert Road Day returns to Southsea's finest thoroughfare this Sunday, 28th September, for seven fun-packed hours of FREE entertainment. The Wedgewood Rooms will be hosting one the event's three stages, with Autons, The White Coats and The Good Time Charlies performing. Next door, in The Edge of The Wedge, the chaps from Cool Banana will be doing their thing. Further along Albert Road, The Beatmakers will be bringing their brand of soul to The Fat Fox. Unfortunately Seasick Steve has had to cancel his appearance, though the organisers have a couple of surprise guest artists up their sleeves. The main event runs from 1000 to 1700, more information can be found on the event's Facebook page.
Kiss My Bass returns to Café Havana in Southsea this Saturday, 27th September, for more beats and bass. DJ Charge (Breakneck) and Phil Harvey (Waster/HKGC) are the guests on the decks this time, joining residents DJs Fotza, Eratik Behaviour and Udy. Doors open 2000 through 0100; admission is FREE before 2200, £2 after.
Portsmouth five-piece pop rock band KiZmiT and roots three-piece Thinker provide the guest performances at this week's Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 27th September, with guest performances starting at 2000; the Open Mike session follows at 2200. Admission is FREE!
And that's it for another week; today I was mostly listening to Glasvegas' debut album and The National's excellent long player, Boxer. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be packing for my holibobs.
:o)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The Gigwatcher 17/09/2008
Crunch Time
The 'UK Music Hall of Fame' appears to be the latest victim of the credit crunch; there was no funding available for new inductees last year, and with none in the pipeline for this year either, organiser Channel Four is pulling the plug.
Having endured the ceremony in previous years I'm not entirely convinced this is a bad thing; it was only a matter of time before someone voted Simply Red in.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, the following gigs were teased lovingly from the back pages of this week's Oasis-orientated NME:
White Lies @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/09/2008
James Yuill @ Digital, Brighton - 06/10/2008
Towers of London @ The Brook, Southampton - 14/10/2008
Los Campesinos! @ Komedia, Brighton - 14/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ Boileroom, Guildford - 16/10/2008
Natty and Karima Francis @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ The Hope, Brighton - 21/10/2008
James Yuill @ The Railway, Winchester - 28/10/2008
The Holloways, Underground Heroes and Haunts @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 28/10/2008
James Yuill @ Drift, Southsea - 29/10/2008
The Wedding Present and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/12/2008
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/12/2008
Metronomy @ Audio, Brighton - 01/11/2008
The View and Twisted Wheel @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Ting Tings @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 03/03/2009
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/04/2009
The Enemy @ The Dome, Brighton - 08/04/2009
The gigs above may be added onto the SoMC Events Calendar at some point over the next few days, it depends on whether I finally settle down to watch the entire second series of Dexter and Heroes or not (I've been neglecting my couch potato skills to the point where my V+ box is starting to creak from all I've recorded). The Events Calendar is, as has been mentioned in previous installments, a useful place to look if you fancy some live music but are not sure what's on locally, and is full of lovely gigs. Like these...
The Sally Strawberry Review @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
The Jamm (tribute) @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Instill, Blue Screen of Death and Promise Of A Street Fight @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Droptear Modelmaker, Esben & The Witch and Haunted Stereo @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Caesura, 2nd Smile and Colour @ The Railway, Winchester - 18/09/2008
Clare Teal @ Komedia, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Fight Like Apes, Futs Lung and La Mezma @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Zion Train, Rat Race and Dubcatz @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 18/09/2008
Mercury Men and Lotte Mullan @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Cure The Disaster, The Light Divided, Enimus and Joby @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Komanazmuk, Whiteboi and Etidorpha @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Brian Kennedy @ Komedia, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Last Train To Skaville (DJs) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Jazica, The Ramblings, The Rebs and Emily White @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Van Morrison @ The Dome, Brighton - 19/09/2008
The Purple Project (Deep Purple tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Spear of Destiny @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 19/09/2008
Mary Jane @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Cool Banana, Spiral Architects, Star Anise and Psychomachia (DJ) @ The Barn at The Milton Arms, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
Screaming Tea Party, Animal Lovers and La Fiesta @ The Freebutt, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Reverb'n'Custard @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
The Architects and Pancake Eating Freaks @ The Railway, Gosport - 19/09/2008
Jubilee, Les Gars and Echobeat @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Rollin' Stoned (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 19/09/2008
Legend @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Collapsing Cities, Surfless, Recreation and Silent Hours @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
Pete G & The Magnetones @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 19/09/2008
T-Rextasy (tribute) @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 19/09/2008
5-T's Blues Band @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Jacqui McShee's Pentangle @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 19/09/2008
Second Smile, Colour and Caesura @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Get Your Ass To Mars @ The Railway, Winchester - 19/09/2008
Lonely Ghosts, Will Doyle and Run, Walk! @ Hamptons, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Glasvegas and Madskull @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Arun Ghosh Indo-Jazz Sextet @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 20/09/2008
Robbing Williams (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The White Knuckle Blues Band @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Inertia Blooms, Sinatra and Into Flight @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Big Al & The Fireflies @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The Inconsolables @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 20/09/2008
Mirrorview, The Safe Harbour and Wilf? @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Nicky Mitchell and The Hepkat Huzzahs Big Band @ Komedia, Brighton - 20/09/2008
Ricky Tick and The Hiwatts @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Jon Walsh Blues Band @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The Nigel Kennedy Quintet @ The Dome, Brighton - 20/09/2008
The Hip Hop Farmers, The Barefoot Confessor and Blue Screen of Death @ The Railway, Winchester - 20/09/2008
Atomic Badger @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 20/09/2008
Bad Toad @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Gary Mullen & The Works (Queen tribute) @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 20/09/2008
Judgemental (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Ghoad @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Lupen Crook & The Murderbirds, The B Of The Bang and Loz Bridge & The Box Social @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Al Martino @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 21/09/2008
Andy & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 21/09/2008
The Academy Is..., We The Kings and The Maine @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Ardentes and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Joiners, Southampton - 21/09/2008
Mark Morriss @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 21/09/2008
Clearlake, Sunset Missions and The Elements @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Sennen, 129 Die In Jet! and The Battles Of Winter @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 21/09/2008
The Escapade, Goodbye Stereo, L Morgan, Marky Marc (DJ) and Spikey Mark (DJ) @ The Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Hot Club Of Cowtown @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
June Tabor and Andy Cutting @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 21/09/2008
Julia K, Brassneck and The Architects @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Fandangle @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/09/2008
Paul Curreri @ The Pavilion, Brighton - 21/09/2008
Dave Acari @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
Fandangle, Twice The Size and Blueprint @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 22/09/2008
Afgrund, Ablach and Metropolitan Police Cervix @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
The Adventures Of Us @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/09/2008
Gym Class Heroes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
Mojito and Ian Scarbro @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
The Domino State and Rusty Strings @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 23/09/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Superfly @ Nelson's, Gosport - 23/09/2008
Little Man Tate, Innercity Pirates and The Darling Age @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
Bitune, Symphony Cult and The Light Divided @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Keith Caputo @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 23/09/2008
One Republic @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Frank Hamilton, The Dawn Chorus, Leigh Stokes and Luke Ferre @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Ronnie Spector @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Michael Feinstein & His Big Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 24/09/2008
To Hell And Back (Meat Loaf tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 24/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Tinchy Stryder @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Rusty Sheriff & Friends, Big Squirrel and The Reactor Core Is Beautiful @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Pete Doherty @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 24/09/2008
Preston Reed @ Komedia, Brighton - 24/09/2008
The Acid Test, Head To Head and The Merrydowns @ The Railway, Winchester - 24/09/2008
County Line @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 24/09/2008
Cajun Dance Party @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Discharge @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/09/2008 CANCELLED!
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2008
Pete & The Pirates @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 13/11/2008
Longview @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/11/2008
Southsea Mafia DJs Lemon, Marky Marc and Philip Harvey will be spinning the best alternative tunes in town at tomorrow's Waster. Doors open at Portsmouth's Envy nightclub from 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 18th September, with admission just £2.20 before 2300 (£3.20 after). Details of how to get on the guest-list are available from the event's Facebook page.
The Joiners' upstart sibling Unit 22 is returning, albeit at a different venue and with a snappier name. The newly re-christened UNIT has taken over M Club, near to the city's Jury's Hotel, and will be open from Wednesday through Saturday each week. More information, including details of the imminent launch night, can be found on the club's Facebook page (where else?).
Blues At The Fort will be celebrating its 10th birthday at Fort Purbrook this weekend with two nights of classic Rhythm and Blues. The line-up for Friday 19th September features The Animals & Friends (featuring the legendary Spencer Davies), Jeremiah Marques & The Blue Aces and Cryin' Out Loud. The following evening, Saturday 20th September, The King Earl Boogie Band head-line, supported by The Cadillac Kings and Earl Green & The Right Time. Tickets for Friday night are £24, Saturday tickets are priced at £20, and there's a discount for parties of 20 or more when booking. Doors open 1830, with music from 1900-2330.
To celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day, DJs Spikey Mark and Ruby Soho will be hosting a buccaneer-themed evening at The Deco in Portsmouth this Friday, 19th September. The venue will be selling grog (aka 'rum') for 99p (but only to those dressed as and talking like pirates). Yarr!
Croydon-based singer-songwriter Tim Eveleigh and local acoustic duo Southern Down are the guest artists at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 18th September. The doors of the The Barn at The Milton Arms open at 1900, guest performances start at 2000 with the Open Mike session following from 2230. Admission is FREE!
And finally, as reported in The News yesterday, the inaugural Portsmouth & Southsea Music Festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales; refund information is available on the festival's website.
Boots off, feet up, that's me done for another week; today I was mostly listening to Tom McRae's latest release and the raucous debut by those young scamps, The Enemy. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be learning how to play the Peruvian Nose Flute.
:o)
The 'UK Music Hall of Fame' appears to be the latest victim of the credit crunch; there was no funding available for new inductees last year, and with none in the pipeline for this year either, organiser Channel Four is pulling the plug.
Having endured the ceremony in previous years I'm not entirely convinced this is a bad thing; it was only a matter of time before someone voted Simply Red in.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, the following gigs were teased lovingly from the back pages of this week's Oasis-orientated NME:
White Lies @ Komedia, Brighton - 29/09/2008
James Yuill @ Digital, Brighton - 06/10/2008
Towers of London @ The Brook, Southampton - 14/10/2008
Los Campesinos! @ Komedia, Brighton - 14/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ Boileroom, Guildford - 16/10/2008
Natty and Karima Francis @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/10/2008
Rod Thomas and It Hugs Back @ The Hope, Brighton - 21/10/2008
James Yuill @ The Railway, Winchester - 28/10/2008
The Holloways, Underground Heroes and Haunts @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 28/10/2008
James Yuill @ Drift, Southsea - 29/10/2008
The Wedding Present and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 03/12/2008
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/12/2008
Metronomy @ Audio, Brighton - 01/11/2008
The View and Twisted Wheel @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Ting Tings @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 03/03/2009
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/04/2009
The Enemy @ The Dome, Brighton - 08/04/2009
The gigs above may be added onto the SoMC Events Calendar at some point over the next few days, it depends on whether I finally settle down to watch the entire second series of Dexter and Heroes or not (I've been neglecting my couch potato skills to the point where my V+ box is starting to creak from all I've recorded). The Events Calendar is, as has been mentioned in previous installments, a useful place to look if you fancy some live music but are not sure what's on locally, and is full of lovely gigs. Like these...
The Sally Strawberry Review @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
The Jamm (tribute) @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Instill, Blue Screen of Death and Promise Of A Street Fight @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Droptear Modelmaker, Esben & The Witch and Haunted Stereo @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Caesura, 2nd Smile and Colour @ The Railway, Winchester - 18/09/2008
Clare Teal @ Komedia, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Fight Like Apes, Futs Lung and La Mezma @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Zion Train, Rat Race and Dubcatz @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 18/09/2008
Mercury Men and Lotte Mullan @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Cure The Disaster, The Light Divided, Enimus and Joby @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Komanazmuk, Whiteboi and Etidorpha @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Brian Kennedy @ Komedia, Brighton - 18/09/2008
Last Train To Skaville (DJs) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 18/09/2008
Jazica, The Ramblings, The Rebs and Emily White @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 18/09/2008
Van Morrison @ The Dome, Brighton - 19/09/2008
The Purple Project (Deep Purple tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Spear of Destiny @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 19/09/2008
Mary Jane @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Cool Banana, Spiral Architects, Star Anise and Psychomachia (DJ) @ The Barn at The Milton Arms, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
Screaming Tea Party, Animal Lovers and La Fiesta @ The Freebutt, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Reverb'n'Custard @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
The Architects and Pancake Eating Freaks @ The Railway, Gosport - 19/09/2008
Jubilee, Les Gars and Echobeat @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Rollin' Stoned (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 19/09/2008
Legend @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Collapsing Cities, Surfless, Recreation and Silent Hours @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 19/09/2008
Pete G & The Magnetones @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 19/09/2008
T-Rextasy (tribute) @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 19/09/2008
5-T's Blues Band @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Jacqui McShee's Pentangle @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 19/09/2008
Second Smile, Colour and Caesura @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Get Your Ass To Mars @ The Railway, Winchester - 19/09/2008
Lonely Ghosts, Will Doyle and Run, Walk! @ Hamptons, Southampton - 19/09/2008
Glasvegas and Madskull @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Arun Ghosh Indo-Jazz Sextet @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 20/09/2008
Robbing Williams (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The White Knuckle Blues Band @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Inertia Blooms, Sinatra and Into Flight @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Big Al & The Fireflies @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The Inconsolables @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 20/09/2008
Mirrorview, The Safe Harbour and Wilf? @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Nicky Mitchell and The Hepkat Huzzahs Big Band @ Komedia, Brighton - 20/09/2008
Ricky Tick and The Hiwatts @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Jon Walsh Blues Band @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 20/09/2008
The Nigel Kennedy Quintet @ The Dome, Brighton - 20/09/2008
The Hip Hop Farmers, The Barefoot Confessor and Blue Screen of Death @ The Railway, Winchester - 20/09/2008
Atomic Badger @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 20/09/2008
Bad Toad @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Gary Mullen & The Works (Queen tribute) @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 20/09/2008
Judgemental (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 20/09/2008
Ghoad @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 20/09/2008
Lupen Crook & The Murderbirds, The B Of The Bang and Loz Bridge & The Box Social @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Al Martino @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 21/09/2008
Andy & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 21/09/2008
The Academy Is..., We The Kings and The Maine @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Ardentes and Cut The Blue Wire @ The Joiners, Southampton - 21/09/2008
Mark Morriss @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 21/09/2008
Clearlake, Sunset Missions and The Elements @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Sennen, 129 Die In Jet! and The Battles Of Winter @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 21/09/2008
The Escapade, Goodbye Stereo, L Morgan, Marky Marc (DJ) and Spikey Mark (DJ) @ The Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Hot Club Of Cowtown @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
June Tabor and Andy Cutting @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 21/09/2008
Julia K, Brassneck and The Architects @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 21/09/2008
Fandangle @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/09/2008
Paul Curreri @ The Pavilion, Brighton - 21/09/2008
Dave Acari @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
Fandangle, Twice The Size and Blueprint @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 22/09/2008
Afgrund, Ablach and Metropolitan Police Cervix @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
The Adventures Of Us @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/09/2008
Gym Class Heroes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/09/2008
Mojito and Ian Scarbro @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
The Domino State and Rusty Strings @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 23/09/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Superfly @ Nelson's, Gosport - 23/09/2008
Little Man Tate, Innercity Pirates and The Darling Age @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
Bitune, Symphony Cult and The Light Divided @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Keith Caputo @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 23/09/2008
One Republic @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 23/09/2008
Frank Hamilton, The Dawn Chorus, Leigh Stokes and Luke Ferre @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Ronnie Spector @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Michael Feinstein & His Big Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 24/09/2008
To Hell And Back (Meat Loaf tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 24/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Tinchy Stryder @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Rusty Sheriff & Friends, Big Squirrel and The Reactor Core Is Beautiful @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Pete Doherty @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 24/09/2008
Preston Reed @ Komedia, Brighton - 24/09/2008
The Acid Test, Head To Head and The Merrydowns @ The Railway, Winchester - 24/09/2008
County Line @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 24/09/2008
Cajun Dance Party @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/09/2008
Discharge @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/09/2008 CANCELLED!
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2008
Pete & The Pirates @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 13/11/2008
Longview @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/11/2008
Southsea Mafia DJs Lemon, Marky Marc and Philip Harvey will be spinning the best alternative tunes in town at tomorrow's Waster. Doors open at Portsmouth's Envy nightclub from 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 18th September, with admission just £2.20 before 2300 (£3.20 after). Details of how to get on the guest-list are available from the event's Facebook page.
The Joiners' upstart sibling Unit 22 is returning, albeit at a different venue and with a snappier name. The newly re-christened UNIT has taken over M Club, near to the city's Jury's Hotel, and will be open from Wednesday through Saturday each week. More information, including details of the imminent launch night, can be found on the club's Facebook page (where else?).
Blues At The Fort will be celebrating its 10th birthday at Fort Purbrook this weekend with two nights of classic Rhythm and Blues. The line-up for Friday 19th September features The Animals & Friends (featuring the legendary Spencer Davies), Jeremiah Marques & The Blue Aces and Cryin' Out Loud. The following evening, Saturday 20th September, The King Earl Boogie Band head-line, supported by The Cadillac Kings and Earl Green & The Right Time. Tickets for Friday night are £24, Saturday tickets are priced at £20, and there's a discount for parties of 20 or more when booking. Doors open 1830, with music from 1900-2330.
To celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day, DJs Spikey Mark and Ruby Soho will be hosting a buccaneer-themed evening at The Deco in Portsmouth this Friday, 19th September. The venue will be selling grog (aka 'rum') for 99p (but only to those dressed as and talking like pirates). Yarr!
Croydon-based singer-songwriter Tim Eveleigh and local acoustic duo Southern Down are the guest artists at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 18th September. The doors of the The Barn at The Milton Arms open at 1900, guest performances start at 2000 with the Open Mike session following from 2230. Admission is FREE!
And finally, as reported in The News yesterday, the inaugural Portsmouth & Southsea Music Festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales; refund information is available on the festival's website.
Boots off, feet up, that's me done for another week; today I was mostly listening to Tom McRae's latest release and the raucous debut by those young scamps, The Enemy. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be learning how to play the Peruvian Nose Flute.
:o)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The Gigwatcher 10/09/2008
And the winner is...
Three cheers and a rousing hurrah for Elbow, worthy winners of this year's Mercury Music Prize. For a while there, given the repeat listens I've given it over the past few weeks, I'd started to cross fingers that Neon Neon would walk away with it...
Umm.
Yeah, I bet on the wrong one again...
*koff*
And so to business; I purloined the following entertainments from the dark and musty back pages of this week's NME for your edification and delight:
Friendly Fires @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Johnny Foreigner @ The Albert, Brighton - 29/09/2008
Ladyhawke @ Komedia, Brighton - 30/09/2008
The Datsuns @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 11/10/2008
Deadmau5 @ Digital, Brighton - 23/10/2008
The Datsuns @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/10/2008
Johnny Flynn @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/10/2008
Black Kids, Ladyhawke and Magistrates @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 02/11/2008
Cage The Elephant @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/11/2008
Fucked Up @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/11/2008
I'll endeavour to add the above gigs onto the SoMC Events Calendar at some point over the weekend (so much for thinking the world was going to be sucked inside out; I had two days of sitting on the edge of the event horizon all planned). When bang up to date the Events Calendar is a most useful aid for the idle muso about town, and is full of local gigs, like these...
Little London, Dragon Eye Morrison and Insinerate @ Havant Arts Centre - 11/09/2008
Have Mercy @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Kids Can't Flyy, Bigtopp and Taste The Chase @ The Joiners, Southampton - 11/09/2008
Das Wanderlust, The Bobby McGees and Shrag @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 11/09/2008
The Ex-Patriots and Painterman @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Team Medal, Remain Silenced and Beyond Help @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 11/09/2008
In Like Flynn, Sheilatakeabow, The Zedmen and Blue Gazelles @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Eliza Carthy @ Komedia, Brighton - 11/09/2008
Red Jackson @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 11/09/2008
The Chemists, Loose Tongue and The Lonely Cardinals @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Rick Payne @ Havant Arts Centre - 12/09/2008
Intraverse and Karalta @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Almeida, Action & Action and Shackleton @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
Crystal Arcade, The Inklings and Atlas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Barb Wire Bob @ The Railway, Gosport - 12/09/2008
Contra, Abraxas, The Exposed and No Problems @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008 FREE ENTRY!
Orphans & Vandals, The Inklings, Benny The Moth and Jazica @ Kolebka, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Chap, Restlesslist and Gloria Cycles @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 12/09/2008
The Model Horror @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Asylum Seekers, WiLF, Archive 45 and Vinny Void (DJ) @ Moodeaze (Sidewalk) Club, Gosport - 12/09/2008
Bob Log III, Skulls, Edward J Hicks and The Moulettes @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Deltawave (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
Purple Monkey @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Strange Death Of Liberal England, Little Fish and Six Nation State @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
The Baddies, Ashbies and Jonny Dare @ Hamptons, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Annabelle Chvostek @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 13/09/2008
Perfect Alibi @ The Brook, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Wild Oats @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
Lynchpin @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Cheese Doctors @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 13/09/2008
Superfly @ The Colonial Bar, Horndean - 13/09/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Dlugokecki @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Sock Monkeys and Luke Toulson @ The Railway, Winchester - 13/09/2008
The Colours, Crystal Arcade and The Quotes @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Your Demise @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 13/09/2008
The Reservoirs and Gloria Cycles @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Sunset Mission, The Issues and Rusty Strings @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
The Mirimar Disaster and Olmec Diagram @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Underoath, Envy On The Coast and Oh, Sleeper @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008 SOLD OUT!
Little Toby Walker @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 14/09/2008
Artisian, Gilla Bruja and Archaic Arcanum @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 14/09/2008
The Mirimar Disaster, Proceed and Tento @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 14/09/2008
The Toasters and 3 Minute Warning @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
In Bob We Trust (Dylan tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 14/09/2008
Blues etc @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Lach, Arthur Delaney and Lucy Mitchell @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
Rozi Plain, The Pictish Trail and Francois @ The Railway, Winchester - 14/09/2008
Dave James Wheat, Ian Scarbro and Star Anise @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
Bad Manners, Max Splodge and Django @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Gotye @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Alannah Myles @ The Brook, Southampton - 15/09/2008
The Toasters, 3 Minute Warning and Essay For The Ordinary @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Saiichi Sugiyama Band @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 15/09/2008
Bad Manners @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Hifi Hand Grenades and The Exposed @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Doug MacLeod @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Fraser Anderson, Ben Pinwill and Karen Harmony @ Drift, Southsea - 15/09/2008
The Hot Melts, Sterling and Hardly Heroes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
Crystal Castles @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 16/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Solent City Jazzmen @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 16/09/2008
The Devil's Conspiracy, Andrew Jarmin and James Tippens @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 16/09/2008
King Size Slim and The Marvellous Mechanical Band @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
Dave Cloud & The Gospel Of Power and The Sticks @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 16/09/2008 CANCELLED!
American Music Club and Peter Bruntnell @ The Railway, Winchester - 16/09/2008
My Brightest Diamond and Marla Hansen @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/09/2008
The Metros @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
Dave Swarbrick & Martin Carthy @ The Haymarket, Basingstoke - 17/09/2008
Stackridge @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Little Toby Walker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
California Dreamin' (Beach Boys tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 17/09/2008
Stickee Ickee (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Golden Silvers @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 17/09/2008
Deaf Havana, Asking Alexandria and Finely Tuned Assassins @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Eileen Rose & The Holy Wreck @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/09/2008
Collapsing Cities, Recreation and Kosmonaut @ The Railway, Winchester - 17/09/2008
Summers, Fantastic Castle and The Tripods @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Iglu & Hartley @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/09/2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Project @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 17/09/2008
The Mercury Men, The Visitors and Aitch @ Drift, Southsea - 17/09/2008
Hey Negrita & The Travelling Band (plus documentary) @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Shotgun and The Charlie Parkers @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
This week's Waster features DJs Will chuMp and Lemon from the Southsea Mafia, who'll be providing the best indie/rock/dance/alternative tunes around in the fine surroundings of Portsmouth's Envy nightclub. Doors open at 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, with admission £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after. More information, including how to get on the guest-list, is available from the event's Facebook page.
The Swan in Woolston will be hosting a day of music and comedy this Sunday, 13th September. The line-up features local rock bands Lynchpin and Superfly, comedian Matt Black (and his piano) plus a selection of tunes from Carly & Graham of Perfect Alibi, the South's leading Pink Floyd tribute band. The music starts at 1400, finishes at 2200, and admission is £2 on the door (all proceeds go to charity).
Fans of Peckham indie kids The Metros are advised to check out club-night Connection at Scandal's tomorrow night, Thursday 11th September, as amongst the usual fine array of tunes will be a selection of the band's forthcoming new album (which, it must be said, the NME didn't like all that much) plus give-aways of Metros' merchandise to boot. Doors open from 2200 and entrance is £1 before 2330, £2.50 after. More information can be found on the Facebook event page.
The Wedgewood Rooms hosts the play off of its Showcase 08 competition tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, when the highest scoring runners-up (or acts most deserving of a second chance) will be battling it out for a place in the final. The line-up for the play off includes The Tripods, Not Good Enough For Tony, Goodbye Stereo and Rusty Sheriff & Friends, all of whom have the judges to impress and the audience to win over. Doors open at 2000, admission is £4.
This week Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club features performances from Portsmouth all-girl band Minds Gone Blank, Gosport's The Unknown Soldiers, 70's recording artist Roy Hill and local indie five-piece Pathway. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, with the music starting at 1900 (the Open Mike session follows on after the guest artists at 2230). Admission is FREE and you're advised to arrive early.
Southsea Fest 2008 takes over Albert Road for a whole day of musical delights this Saturday, 13th September, with 14 hours of live music spread across 8 of the venerable thoroughfare's finest establishments. Amongst the entertainments on offer are an afternoon of acoustic performances in Porter's, sets from The Strange Death of Liberal England and Six Nation State at The Wedgewood Rooms, a DJ set from Dirty Pretty Things at Little Johnny Russell's, rock from White Knuckle Revolution and Alternative Car Park at the Southsea Liberal Club and selection of the best local bands at The One Eyed Dog and The Fat Fox. Full information on who's playing where, and when, plus ticketing details are available from the event's website.
In addition to the aforementioned list of events along Albert Road this Saturday, 13th September, club-night Chaos returns to The Wedgewood Rooms for a festival special. The Main Room features DJs Hev Stilet-Hoe and Marky Marc, with Will Chump and Ruby Soho mellowing things out in The Chaos Lounge (aka The Edge of The Wedge). Doors open 2200 through to 0300, entrance is £5 on the door (last admission at 0100).
Power down the Flux Capacitor, that's it for another week; today I have mostly been listening to Elbow's Mercury Award-winning album and the mellifluous tones of Vampire Weekend. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be standing on the edge, looking over.
Three cheers and a rousing hurrah for Elbow, worthy winners of this year's Mercury Music Prize. For a while there, given the repeat listens I've given it over the past few weeks, I'd started to cross fingers that Neon Neon would walk away with it...
Umm.
Yeah, I bet on the wrong one again...
*koff*
And so to business; I purloined the following entertainments from the dark and musty back pages of this week's NME for your edification and delight:
Friendly Fires @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Johnny Foreigner @ The Albert, Brighton - 29/09/2008
Ladyhawke @ Komedia, Brighton - 30/09/2008
The Datsuns @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 11/10/2008
Deadmau5 @ Digital, Brighton - 23/10/2008
The Datsuns @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/10/2008
Johnny Flynn @ The Joiners, Southampton - 28/10/2008
Black Kids, Ladyhawke and Magistrates @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 02/11/2008
Cage The Elephant @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/11/2008
Fucked Up @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/11/2008
I'll endeavour to add the above gigs onto the SoMC Events Calendar at some point over the weekend (so much for thinking the world was going to be sucked inside out; I had two days of sitting on the edge of the event horizon all planned). When bang up to date the Events Calendar is a most useful aid for the idle muso about town, and is full of local gigs, like these...
Little London, Dragon Eye Morrison and Insinerate @ Havant Arts Centre - 11/09/2008
Have Mercy @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Kids Can't Flyy, Bigtopp and Taste The Chase @ The Joiners, Southampton - 11/09/2008
Das Wanderlust, The Bobby McGees and Shrag @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 11/09/2008
The Ex-Patriots and Painterman @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Team Medal, Remain Silenced and Beyond Help @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 11/09/2008
In Like Flynn, Sheilatakeabow, The Zedmen and Blue Gazelles @ The Railway Rifle Club, Portsmouth - 11/09/2008
Eliza Carthy @ Komedia, Brighton - 11/09/2008
Red Jackson @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 11/09/2008
The Chemists, Loose Tongue and The Lonely Cardinals @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Rick Payne @ Havant Arts Centre - 12/09/2008
Intraverse and Karalta @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Almeida, Action & Action and Shackleton @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
Crystal Arcade, The Inklings and Atlas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Barb Wire Bob @ The Railway, Gosport - 12/09/2008
Contra, Abraxas, The Exposed and No Problems @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008 FREE ENTRY!
Orphans & Vandals, The Inklings, Benny The Moth and Jazica @ Kolebka, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Chap, Restlesslist and Gloria Cycles @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 12/09/2008
The Model Horror @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Asylum Seekers, WiLF, Archive 45 and Vinny Void (DJ) @ Moodeaze (Sidewalk) Club, Gosport - 12/09/2008
Bob Log III, Skulls, Edward J Hicks and The Moulettes @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 12/09/2008
Deltawave (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 12/09/2008
Purple Monkey @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 12/09/2008
The Strange Death Of Liberal England, Little Fish and Six Nation State @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
The Baddies, Ashbies and Jonny Dare @ Hamptons, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Annabelle Chvostek @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 13/09/2008
Perfect Alibi @ The Brook, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Wild Oats @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
Lynchpin @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Cheese Doctors @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 13/09/2008
Superfly @ The Colonial Bar, Horndean - 13/09/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Dlugokecki @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Sock Monkeys and Luke Toulson @ The Railway, Winchester - 13/09/2008
The Colours, Crystal Arcade and The Quotes @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Your Demise @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 13/09/2008
The Reservoirs and Gloria Cycles @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Sunset Mission, The Issues and Rusty Strings @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 13/09/2008
The Mirimar Disaster and Olmec Diagram @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 13/09/2008
Little Toby Walker @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 14/09/2008
Artisian, Gilla Bruja and Archaic Arcanum @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 14/09/2008
The Mirimar Disaster, Proceed and Tento @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 14/09/2008
The Toasters and 3 Minute Warning @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
In Bob We Trust (Dylan tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 14/09/2008
Blues etc @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Lach, Arthur Delaney and Lucy Mitchell @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
Rozi Plain, The Pictish Trail and Francois @ The Railway, Winchester - 14/09/2008
Dave James Wheat, Ian Scarbro and Star Anise @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 14/09/2008
Bad Manners, Max Splodge and Django @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 14/09/2008
Gotye @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Alannah Myles @ The Brook, Southampton - 15/09/2008
The Toasters, 3 Minute Warning and Essay For The Ordinary @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Saiichi Sugiyama Band @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 15/09/2008
Bad Manners @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Doug MacLeod @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/09/2008
Fraser Anderson, Ben Pinwill and Karen Harmony @ Drift, Southsea - 15/09/2008
The Hot Melts, Sterling and Hardly Heroes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
Solent City Jazzmen @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 16/09/2008
The Devil's Conspiracy, Andrew Jarmin and James Tippens @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 16/09/2008
King Size Slim and The Marvellous Mechanical Band @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 16/09/2008
American Music Club and Peter Bruntnell @ The Railway, Winchester - 16/09/2008
My Brightest Diamond and Marla Hansen @ Komedia, Brighton - 16/09/2008
The Metros @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
Dave Swarbrick & Martin Carthy @ The Haymarket, Basingstoke - 17/09/2008
Stackridge @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Little Toby Walker @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
California Dreamin' (Beach Boys tribute) @ Chicago Rock Cafe, Fareham - 17/09/2008
Stickee Ickee (DJ) @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Golden Silvers @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 17/09/2008
Deaf Havana, Asking Alexandria and Finely Tuned Assassins @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Eileen Rose & The Holy Wreck @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/09/2008
Collapsing Cities, Recreation and Kosmonaut @ The Railway, Winchester - 17/09/2008
Summers, Fantastic Castle and The Tripods @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 17/09/2008
Iglu & Hartley @ Komedia, Brighton - 17/09/2008
The Alan Titchmarsh Project @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 17/09/2008
The Mercury Men, The Visitors and Aitch @ Drift, Southsea - 17/09/2008
Shotgun and The Charlie Parkers @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 17/09/2008
This week's Waster features DJs Will chuMp and Lemon from the Southsea Mafia, who'll be providing the best indie/rock/dance/alternative tunes around in the fine surroundings of Portsmouth's Envy nightclub. Doors open at 2200 tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, with admission £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after. More information, including how to get on the guest-list, is available from the event's Facebook page.
The Swan in Woolston will be hosting a day of music and comedy this Sunday, 13th September. The line-up features local rock bands Lynchpin and Superfly, comedian Matt Black (and his piano) plus a selection of tunes from Carly & Graham of Perfect Alibi, the South's leading Pink Floyd tribute band. The music starts at 1400, finishes at 2200, and admission is £2 on the door (all proceeds go to charity).
Fans of Peckham indie kids The Metros are advised to check out club-night Connection at Scandal's tomorrow night, Thursday 11th September, as amongst the usual fine array of tunes will be a selection of the band's forthcoming new album (which, it must be said, the NME didn't like all that much) plus give-aways of Metros' merchandise to boot. Doors open from 2200 and entrance is £1 before 2330, £2.50 after. More information can be found on the Facebook event page.
The Wedgewood Rooms hosts the play off of its Showcase 08 competition tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, when the highest scoring runners-up (or acts most deserving of a second chance) will be battling it out for a place in the final. The line-up for the play off includes The Tripods, Not Good Enough For Tony, Goodbye Stereo and Rusty Sheriff & Friends, all of whom have the judges to impress and the audience to win over. Doors open at 2000, admission is £4.
This week Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club features performances from Portsmouth all-girl band Minds Gone Blank, Gosport's The Unknown Soldiers, 70's recording artist Roy Hill and local indie five-piece Pathway. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 11th September, with the music starting at 1900 (the Open Mike session follows on after the guest artists at 2230). Admission is FREE and you're advised to arrive early.
Southsea Fest 2008 takes over Albert Road for a whole day of musical delights this Saturday, 13th September, with 14 hours of live music spread across 8 of the venerable thoroughfare's finest establishments. Amongst the entertainments on offer are an afternoon of acoustic performances in Porter's, sets from The Strange Death of Liberal England and Six Nation State at The Wedgewood Rooms, a DJ set from Dirty Pretty Things at Little Johnny Russell's, rock from White Knuckle Revolution and Alternative Car Park at the Southsea Liberal Club and selection of the best local bands at The One Eyed Dog and The Fat Fox. Full information on who's playing where, and when, plus ticketing details are available from the event's website.
In addition to the aforementioned list of events along Albert Road this Saturday, 13th September, club-night Chaos returns to The Wedgewood Rooms for a festival special. The Main Room features DJs Hev Stilet-Hoe and Marky Marc, with Will Chump and Ruby Soho mellowing things out in The Chaos Lounge (aka The Edge of The Wedge). Doors open 2200 through to 0300, entrance is £5 on the door (last admission at 0100).
Power down the Flux Capacitor, that's it for another week; today I have mostly been listening to Elbow's Mercury Award-winning album and the mellifluous tones of Vampire Weekend. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be standing on the edge, looking over.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
The Gigwatcher 04/09/2008
Absolutely
I'm not sure if Virgin Radio's re-branding exercise will get me to tune in; not so much because it's a daft name, more so because I can't remember how to retune my clock radio away from PowerFM.
[tumbleweed]
Oh the shame of it... though in all honesty it's the only thing bad enough to get me out of bed in the morning.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, I plucked the following forthcoming gigs from the gawdy back pages of this week's NME:
Little Man Tate @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Tinchy Strider @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Jape @ Audio, Brighton - 06/10/2008
One Night Only @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 07/10/2008
The Aliens @ Digital, Brighton - 16/10/2008
The Courteeners @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 19/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
The Rifles @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Neon Neon @ Digital, Brighton - 30/10/2008
The View @ The Old Market, Brighton - 31/10/2008
The View @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008
Youthmovies @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/11/2008
Kora @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 11/11/2008
Dizzee Rascal @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/11/2008
Dark Captain Light Captain @ Ocean Rooms, Brighton - 29/11/2008
The above gigs will be thrust majestically onto the SoMC Events Calendar as and when I get the time (but, given my oft mentioned ability to be easily distracted by shiny pieces of foil and brightly coloured paper, I wouldn't put money on it). When updated the Events Calendar becomes a fine and dandy resource for the average gig monkey, full of gigs like these...
The Bizets @ Hamptons, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Meshuggah @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/09/2008
The Six Barrels, The Vision, Kelly Mordecai and Yasmin Gale @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Exit Calm and Escape To Sea @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 04/09/2008
SixNationState, Fresh Legs and The Rebs @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Gemma Hayes @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 04/09/2008
Alistair Goodwin @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Nocturnal @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 05/09/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones and The Autumn Stone @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 05/09/2008
RU40 (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Shadows Fall @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 05/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Fulibulbus @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 05/09/2008
Black Bart and The Lowis Lanes @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Hold Fire, Gloria Cycles and The Auteur @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Malefice, Shy Of The Depths and Terrathorn @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Oasish (trbiute) and Stereotonics (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Django, Eat The Document and The Radics @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 05/09/2008
The Rebs, Idiot3 and James Kane @ The Railway, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Davy Jones' Locker @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Phil Beer & Reg Meuross @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 06/09/2008
Slipnot @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 06/09/2008 CANCELLED!
Camille O'Sullivan @ The Dome, Brighton - 06/09/2008
The Bon Jovi Experience (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 06/09/2008
Rosie & The Goldbug, Hold Fast and SheGotSick @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/09/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 06/09/2008
The Elijah, Lifeless and Countyourlies @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 06/09/2008
The Warm, Recreation and Four Dead From Ohio @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/09/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 06/09/2008
Soma High @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 06/09/2008
John Otway @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
The Dawn Chorus, Alex Cornish and The Metropolise @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Frightened Rabbit and We Are Promised Jetpacks @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/09/2008
Shapes, Targets, Venice Ahoy and OK Pilot @ Hamptons, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Jackie Leven @ Komedia, Brighton - 07/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
John Crampton @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Dave Wheat @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Mimi Soya, Clarkson and Out Of Sight @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 08/09/2008
Forever Wednesday and Who's Keeping Score? @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/09/2008
Backyard Babies @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 09/09/2008
The Abyssinians and Dillinger @ The Brook, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Angela Brown & The Mighty 45's @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 09/09/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Dave Wheat, Rees Cheese and Nick Tann @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 09/09/2008
Dave Phillips, Gastric Female Reflex and Jez North @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 09/09/2008
The Blow Monkeys @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Blue Of A Kind @ Havant Arts Centre - 09/09/2008
Howard Jones @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 09/09/2008
Super Tonic @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Medicine & Duty, Trumpy No and Easy Hips @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Louche Manouche @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Das Wanderlust, Booshtastic Bluetronica and Alex Stamp @ The Railway, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Eliza Carthy @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 10/09/2008
The Exits, The Johnny Soul Trip and Southern Bell @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Educated Animals @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Backyard Babies @ The Brook, Southampton - 10/09/2008
Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
Sun Kil Moon @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Das Wanderlust and Church Of Dave @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/09/2008
The Abyssinians and Dillinger @ Komedia, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Peter Conway, Rossco and James Tippins @ Drift, Southsea - 10/09/2008
Mimas and Prego @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/09/2008
Arachnotaur and Tesseract @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
The Peth & Hijera @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 28/09/2008
Wishbone Ash @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/10/2008
Zebrahead @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/10/2008
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/12/2008
Jason Donovan @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/12/2008
Kenny Rogers @ BIC, Bournemouth - 04/04/2009
Will Chump and Philip Harvey of the Southsea Mafia DJs take charge of the wheels of steel at Waster tomorrow night, Thursday 4th September. The doors of Portsmouth's Envy nightclub swing open at 2200, with entrance £3.20 before 2300, rising to £4.20 after. For more information, including how to get on the guest-list, see the Facebook event page.
The Opera House in Bournemouth hosts another night of Northern Soul this Saturday, 6th September. DJs Dave Rimmer and Tony Edgley will be joined by Johnny Herbert, Chris Thorley and Moldie. Tickets are £10 in advance, doors open 2000 and the event runs through till 0400.
The second semi-final of The Wedgewood Rooms' Showcase 08 competition takes place tomorrow, Thursday 4th September, and features Almeida, The White Coats, Rivers of Sound and Sheilatakeabow. With a slot in the final on offer all bands will be doing their best to impress the audience and the panel of judges. Doors open at 2000, admission is £4.
HMS Pin Up will be dropping anchor at The RMA Tavern in Portsmouth on Sunday 7th September for another evening of Burlesque entertainment. Slinky Sparkles, Betsy Butterscotch, Dolly Divine and The Candy Girls will be performing on-stage, with Chaos DJ Spikey Mark providing the proceedings with a rock'n'roll soundtrack. Tickets are £5 in advance from the venue, £6 on the door, and the fun starts at 2000.
Funkt-If-Ino pitches up at The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 4th September, for an 'End of Summer Jam', serving up hot funk and soul with a large portion of disco and hip-hop on the side. Doors open at 2200, admission is £5.
Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this features performances by acoustic duo Mojito and singer-songwriter Ade Cull. The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms will open at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 4th September, with the first act on-stage at 2000. Admission is, as usual, FREE!
And finally, to all those heading over to the Island for this year's Bestival, have a darn good time (and yes, I really will get around to sorting a ticket next year, honest guv).
Turn off the gas, I'm cooked; today I have mostly been listening to the retro stylings of Neon Neon, Portico Quartet's Mercury Award nominated debut and Gotye's 2006 (but only just released in Blighty) sophomore release. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be pretending I'm a character in a Spaghetti Western.
:o)
I'm not sure if Virgin Radio's re-branding exercise will get me to tune in; not so much because it's a daft name, more so because I can't remember how to retune my clock radio away from PowerFM.
[tumbleweed]
Oh the shame of it... though in all honesty it's the only thing bad enough to get me out of bed in the morning.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, I plucked the following forthcoming gigs from the gawdy back pages of this week's NME:
Little Man Tate @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Tinchy Strider @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/09/2008
Friendly Fires and Jape @ Audio, Brighton - 06/10/2008
One Night Only @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 07/10/2008
The Aliens @ Digital, Brighton - 16/10/2008
Neon Neon @ Digital, Brighton - 30/10/2008
The View @ The Old Market, Brighton - 31/10/2008
The View @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2008
Youthmovies @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/11/2008
Kora @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 11/11/2008
Dizzee Rascal @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/11/2008
Dark Captain Light Captain @ Ocean Rooms, Brighton - 29/11/2008
The above gigs will be thrust majestically onto the SoMC Events Calendar as and when I get the time (but, given my oft mentioned ability to be easily distracted by shiny pieces of foil and brightly coloured paper, I wouldn't put money on it). When updated the Events Calendar becomes a fine and dandy resource for the average gig monkey, full of gigs like these...
The Bizets @ Hamptons, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Meshuggah @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 04/09/2008
The Six Barrels, The Vision, Kelly Mordecai and Yasmin Gale @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Exit Calm and Escape To Sea @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 04/09/2008
SixNationState, Fresh Legs and The Rebs @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Gemma Hayes @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 04/09/2008
Alistair Goodwin @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 04/09/2008
Nocturnal @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 05/09/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones and The Autumn Stone @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 05/09/2008
RU40 (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Fulibulbus @ Salisbury Arts Centre - 05/09/2008
Black Bart and The Lowis Lanes @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Hold Fire, Gloria Cycles and The Auteur @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Malefice, Shy Of The Depths and Terrathorn @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Oasish (trbiute) and Stereotonics (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Django, Eat The Document and The Radics @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 05/09/2008
The Rebs, Idiot3 and James Kane @ The Railway, Brighton - 05/09/2008
Davy Jones' Locker @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 05/09/2008
Phil Beer & Reg Meuross @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 06/09/2008
Camille O'Sullivan @ The Dome, Brighton - 06/09/2008
The Bon Jovi Experience (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 06/09/2008
Rosie & The Goldbug, Hold Fast and SheGotSick @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/09/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 06/09/2008
The Elijah, Lifeless and Countyourlies @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 06/09/2008
The Warm, Recreation and Four Dead From Ohio @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/09/2008
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 06/09/2008
Soma High @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 06/09/2008
John Otway @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
The Dawn Chorus, Alex Cornish and The Metropolise @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Frightened Rabbit and We Are Promised Jetpacks @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 07/09/2008
Shapes, Targets, Venice Ahoy and OK Pilot @ Hamptons, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Jackie Leven @ Komedia, Brighton - 07/09/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
John Crampton @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Dave Wheat @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 07/09/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 07/09/2008
Mimi Soya, Clarkson and Out Of Sight @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 08/09/2008
Forever Wednesday and Who's Keeping Score? @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/09/2008
Backyard Babies @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 09/09/2008
The Abyssinians and Dillinger @ The Brook, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Angela Brown & The Mighty 45's @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 09/09/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Dave Wheat, Rees Cheese and Nick Tann @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 09/09/2008
Dave Phillips, Gastric Female Reflex and Jez North @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 09/09/2008
The Blow Monkeys @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Blue Of A Kind @ Havant Arts Centre - 09/09/2008
Howard Jones @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 09/09/2008
Super Tonic @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Medicine & Duty, Trumpy No and Easy Hips @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Louche Manouche @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 09/09/2008
Das Wanderlust, Booshtastic Bluetronica and Alex Stamp @ The Railway, Brighton - 09/09/2008
Eliza Carthy @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 10/09/2008
The Exits, The Johnny Soul Trip and Southern Bell @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Educated Animals @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Backyard Babies @ The Brook, Southampton - 10/09/2008
Kirsty McGee & Mat Martin @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
Sun Kil Moon @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Das Wanderlust and Church Of Dave @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/09/2008
The Abyssinians and Dillinger @ Komedia, Brighton - 10/09/2008
Peter Conway, Rossco and James Tippins @ Drift, Southsea - 10/09/2008
Mimas and Prego @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/09/2008
Arachnotaur and Tesseract @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/09/2008
The Peth & Hijera @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 28/09/2008
Wishbone Ash @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/10/2008
Zebrahead @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/10/2008
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds @ The Brook, Southampton - 05/12/2008
Jason Donovan @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 18/12/2008
Kenny Rogers @ BIC, Bournemouth - 04/04/2009
Will Chump and Philip Harvey of the Southsea Mafia DJs take charge of the wheels of steel at Waster tomorrow night, Thursday 4th September. The doors of Portsmouth's Envy nightclub swing open at 2200, with entrance £3.20 before 2300, rising to £4.20 after. For more information, including how to get on the guest-list, see the Facebook event page.
The Opera House in Bournemouth hosts another night of Northern Soul this Saturday, 6th September. DJs Dave Rimmer and Tony Edgley will be joined by Johnny Herbert, Chris Thorley and Moldie. Tickets are £10 in advance, doors open 2000 and the event runs through till 0400.
The second semi-final of The Wedgewood Rooms' Showcase 08 competition takes place tomorrow, Thursday 4th September, and features Almeida, The White Coats, Rivers of Sound and Sheilatakeabow. With a slot in the final on offer all bands will be doing their best to impress the audience and the panel of judges. Doors open at 2000, admission is £4.
HMS Pin Up will be dropping anchor at The RMA Tavern in Portsmouth on Sunday 7th September for another evening of Burlesque entertainment. Slinky Sparkles, Betsy Butterscotch, Dolly Divine and The Candy Girls will be performing on-stage, with Chaos DJ Spikey Mark providing the proceedings with a rock'n'roll soundtrack. Tickets are £5 in advance from the venue, £6 on the door, and the fun starts at 2000.
Funkt-If-Ino pitches up at The Wedgewood Rooms this Saturday, 4th September, for an 'End of Summer Jam', serving up hot funk and soul with a large portion of disco and hip-hop on the side. Doors open at 2200, admission is £5.
Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this features performances by acoustic duo Mojito and singer-songwriter Ade Cull. The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms will open at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 4th September, with the first act on-stage at 2000. Admission is, as usual, FREE!
And finally, to all those heading over to the Island for this year's Bestival, have a darn good time (and yes, I really will get around to sorting a ticket next year, honest guv).
Turn off the gas, I'm cooked; today I have mostly been listening to the retro stylings of Neon Neon, Portico Quartet's Mercury Award nominated debut and Gotye's 2006 (but only just released in Blighty) sophomore release. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be pretending I'm a character in a Spaghetti Western.
:o)
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