The People's John Travolta
So how long until the BBC announces John Sergeant is taking over from Jonathan Ross?
[thinks]
I wonder if Ladbrokes would take that bet..
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here is the (albeit slim) pick of the forthcoming gigs from the back pages of this week's NME:
Ten Bears @ Boileroom, Guildford - 05/12/2008
Official Secrets Act @ Hamptons, Southampton - 08/12/2008
The Pigeon Detectives @ BIC (Solent Hall), Bournemouth - 09/12/2008
Dashboard Confessional and The Spill Canvas @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 17/12/2008
Unless I'm otherwise engaged imbibing ales in a seedy hostelry in Pompey, idly tapping my foot along to the beat whilst trying to attract the barkeep's attention for a refill, I'll try and find some time to populate the forlorn looking SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs (honestly, you'd think I'd have run out of lame excuses by now, wouldn't you?). To keep you going here are a selection of events occurring here and abouts over the next seven days...
20/11/2008
John Otway & The Big Band @ Komedia, Brighton
Big Squirrel, The Reactor Core Is Beautiful and Tortoiseshell Male @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth
Gentleman Tim & The Contenders @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
Hayley Westenra @ BIC (Pavilion), Bournemouth POSTPONED! (now 04/03/2009)
Show Of Hands, Miranda Sykes and Ruarri Joseph @ The Brook, Southampton
The Bays and The Heritage Orchestra @ The Anvil, Basingstoke
Dave Hawkins @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
James Morrison @ The Guildhall, Southampton SOLD OUT!
Autokratz, Punks Jump Up and Benni @ Concorde 2, Brighton
Good Time Charlies, The Reaktors and Eat The Document @ The Joiners, Southampton
Bad For Lazarus, Fox Cubs and The Have It Your Own Ways @ The Railway, Winchester
The Light Divided, Idiot 3 and Todays Eden @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Dreadzone @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Roddy Frame @ Komedia, Brighton
21/11/2008
The Quarry, Screwed Up Flyer, Livers & Lungs and Olive Anne @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
The Queens (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton
The Old Boys Network @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Recluse @ The Firehouse, Southampton
The Kills @ Concorde 2, Brighton SOLD OUT!
Gary Myles @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton
Phat'n'Dirty with Tom Mayhem (DJ), Eratik Behaviour (DJ) and Mitzy (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth
The Alistair Goodwin Band @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Osibisa @ Salisbury Arts Centre
Guillemots @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth
White Lies, Hold Fast and Medison @ The Joiners, Southampton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Peggy Sue, Alessi's Ark and Esben & The Witch @ Hamptons, Southampton
The Bays and The Heritage Orchestra @ The Dome, Brighton
Extreme, Hot Leg and The Duvals @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Dreadzone and Subgiant @ The Opera House, Bournemouth
Big Red @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
To The Bones and Great Walls @ The Railway, Winchester
22/11/2008
Ezio and Polly Wood & Steve Pickens @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Dennis Rollins' Badbone & Co @ The Brook, Southampton
This Way Up @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
Clare Teal @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
Go:Audio @ Concorde 2, Brighton SOLD OUT!
Minus IQ and Exoterik @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Night Of Treason @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth
Creep @ The Firehouse, Southampton
Red Indie with Dr Watson (DJ) and Skidmark (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Crystal Arcade, The Getaway Team and Lady & The Lost Boys @ The Joiners, Southampton
Bang Bang Boogie with Pimpernel Jones (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth
Nell Brydon @ Komedia, Brighton
Jay Jay Pistolet, James St James and Thos. Henley @ Hamptons, Southampton
Moscow Flyer, Capital X and Endless Dissent @ The Railway, Winchester
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ The Guildhall, Southampton
The Sensational Johnny Deps @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield
The Fast, Delboy French, Installation and Science Of 8 Limbs @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Finch, Hexes and Shadows Chasing Ghosts @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
23/11/2008
Scouting For Girls @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth SOLD OUT!
Ladytron @ Concorde 2, Brighton
Kim Richey @ The Forge, Basingstoke
Army Of Freshmen @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
The Big Chris Barber Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke
Caimbo, The Vintones and Jo Webb & The Dirty Hands @ Boileroom, Guildford
Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls (The Wonder Stuff) and Loose Tongue @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Not Advised, Paige and Waiting For Sirens @ The Joiners, Southampton
Champ Of The Day, Two Fingers Of Firewater and Wooden Bullets @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Claude Bourbon @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ The Brighton Centre
Gogol Bordello @ The Guildhall, Southampton
24/11/2008
Guns On The Roof, Sidecar46 and Capricorn Sister @ The Joiners, Southampton
Nouvelle Vague @ The Corn Exchange, Brighton CANCELLED!
Paul Gilbert @ The Brook, Southampton
The Rifles @ Concorde 2, Brighton
Primal Scream @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Go:Audio, Sherwood and Tonight Is Goodbye @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Shearwater and Radar Bros. @ Komedia, Brighton
25/11/2008
Rosalie Deighton & The Dirty Storys, Helen Andrews and Aitch @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Paul Gilbert @ Concorde 2, Brighton
Ray Gun & The Adjitators @ Drift, Southsea
Nick Tann, Slow Down Charlie and Dave Wheat @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth
Alice Russell @ Komedia, Brighton
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton
Lost On Landing, Mimi Soya, Splendid Eddie and Chubby Mother @ The Rifle Club, Portsmouth
Soweto Kinch @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton
This Year's Crisis, Rosenkrantz and Bandits @ The Railway, Winchester
Ungodly Sacrifice, Alternative Carpark, Sinuism and Dred @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Boy Will Drown, The Eyes Of A Traitor and Crestfallen @ The Guildhall, Southampton
Allison Lickley @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth
Tony Cox & Ryan Le Blanc @ Komedia, Brighton
26/11/2008
New Found Glory @ The Guildhall, Southampton
I'm From Barcelona @ Concorde 2, Brighton
Buddy Whittington @ The Brook, Southampton
Keith James & Rick Foot @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth
Stephen Fretwell @ Komedia, Brighton
Brant Bjork & The Bros @ The Talking Heads, Southampton
Dragon Eye Morrison, Insinerate and Hexagram @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Lizzy Parks and Jamie Woon @ Komedia, Brighton
...and here are some others of note that you may want to add to your diary...
Sharleen Spiteri @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 04/12/2008 (tickets available from Wave105)
The Bees @ Ryde Theatre, IOW - 07/12/2008
iliketrains, Jeniferever and The Strange Death Of Liberal England @ The Joiners, Southampton 09/12/2008
Red Letter Day and The Adamseed @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 13/12/2008
Duke Special @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/01/2009
Late Of The Pier @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/02/2009
As well as the usual fine selection of tunes from Will Chump and Spikey Mark of the Southsea Mafia DJs, this week Waster also features live music from punkabilly outfit Radio City Riot and ska-punks The White Coats. If that wasn't enough then Chaos regular Ruby Soho will be spinning a set as well. Admission is £2.20 before 2300 (£3.20 after) via the main doors at Portsmouth's Liquid nightclub. Details of how to add yourself to the guest list (i.e. get in cheaper) can be on Facebook.
Havant Arts Centre again hosts Pure Acoustic, a showcase for local singer/songwriters, next Tuesday, 25th November. Artists interested in performing should contact the promoter, Jane Mack, whose details are available on the venue's website. Admission is £3 (£1.50 for performers) on the door, from 2000.
iLLuMIDanCe descends on Portsmouth's Guildhall Walk this Friday, 21st November, for another pounding evening of hard trance at the Venus Vodka Bar. DJs Coincidence, PGB and Tone will be joining resident DJ Cabin Boy, with music from 2100 through till 0200. Admission is £1 on the door; no ID, no entry.
Reggae rocker Son Of Man and local rock duo The Ex Patriots will be the guest artists at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Barn at The Milton Arms tomorrow night, Thursday 20th November. Doors open at 1900, with music from 2000 and the regular Open Mike session following from 2200 through till midnight. Admission is FREE, further details can be found on Facebook.
And the clock on the wall is telling me that's all I have time for this week; today I have mostly been listening to some classic Pearl Jam, Jimmy Eat World's latest and the new Kodiak Jack EP. Be sure to join me next week when I'll be teaching dogs to look up.
:o)
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