Our Kid
Despite fingers again being pointed following the release of their latest long player, it appears Noel and Liam have had enough of the many accusations of 'channelling' The Beatles levelled at them and took inspiration from other quarters.
I wouldn't have thought Sir Cliff of Richard was their bag, but the ardent fans of His Cliffness are accusing the Brothers Gallagher of ripping off the 1976 'classic' Devil Woman on new album track, The Turning.
I wonder if Sir Cliff is going to return the favour, he'd be guaranteed another Number One then...
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here are the pick of the forthcoming local gigs listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Alberta Cross @ BIC, Bournemouth - 20-21/10/2008
The King Blues @ The Coalition, Brighton - 19/10/2008
The King Blues @ Mr C's, Bournemouth - 01/11/2008
The Airborne Toxic Event @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/11/2008
The Airborne Toxic Event @ The Hope, Brighton - 19/11/2008
The Vegas @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/11/2008
I Like Trains and Jeniferever @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/12/2008
I'll attempt to find time this weekend to add the above gigs on to the marvellous (but not magical) SoMC Events Calendar but, as I'm off to see England play Kazakhstan this Saturday, I may be otherwise engaged squeezing myself into my mankini (now there's a mental image you could've done without). To keep you going here's a list of some of the local gigs happening over the next seven days...
Cut The Blue Wire, Nicotine Smile and Speed The Collapse @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 09/10/2008
Olmec Digram @ Hamptons, Southampton - 09/10/2008
Pete Mitchell's Drive @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 09/10/2008
Daedulus and Tim Exile @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 09/10/2008
Shegotsick @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 09/10/2008
They Came From The Stars, I Saw Them and Crowns Of The Rats Orchestra @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 09/10/2008
4ft Fingers, Death At Sea and Ex Boy Racer @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/10/2008
Two Spot Gobi @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/10/2008
Big Joe Louis @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 09/10/2008
The Reservoirs, Bad Love & The Licker and The Zone @ The Railway, Winchester - 09/10/2008
The Subways @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/10/2008
Derek Meins @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/10/2008
Wishbone Ash, Big Linda and Lip Service @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/10/2008
Sonic Boom Six, Chris Murray and The JB Conspiracy @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 09/10/2008
Michael Bolton @ BIC, Bournemouth - 10/10/2008
Richie Havens and Rory Ellis @ The Brook, Southampton - 10/10/2008
Kid's Can't Fly @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/10/2008
Delirious? @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 10/10/2008
Asylum Seekers @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 10/10/2008
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 10/10/2008
No Access, Four Fingers and The Blue Gazelles @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 10/10/2008
King Furnace, Oxygen Thief and Monrobots @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 10/10/2008
Black Cock Envy @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 10/10/2008
Elliot Minor @ Southampton University Student Union - 10/10/2008
Rooftop Reggae Soundsystem (DJ) @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 10/10/2008
Thomas Tantrum, The Daisy Riots and Haunted Stereo @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/10/2008
DJ Derek and Percy Fox (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 10/10/2008
Lady Winwood's Maggot and Cash Converted @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 10/10/2008
Hated In The Face (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 10/10/2008
Bad Boys Of '79 and Smokin' Guns @ The Railway, Winchester - 10/10/2008
The Family @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 10/10/2008
The Racketeers, No.1 Station and Rob Moore (DJ) @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/10/2008
The Ghost Frequency and The Science Of 8 Limbs @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/10/2008
Stephen Stills @ The Brighton Centre - 10/10/2008
Prozium @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 10/10/2008
Power Of Three @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 11/10/2008
Neil Cowley Trio @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - 11/10/2008
John Coghlan @ Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 11/10/2008
Wilko Johnson @ The Brook, Southampton - 11/10/2008
The Datsuns @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 11/10/2008
Get Your Ass To Mars, Olympian and Shegotsick @ The Joiners, Southampton - 11/10/2008
Deltawave (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 11/10/2008
Lynchpin @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 11/10/2008
This Will Destroy You, Lymbyc System and Codes In The Clouds @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 11/10/2008
Hot Rats (DJ) @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 11/10/2008
UK Guns 'n' Roses (tribute) and Voodoo Vegas @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 11/10/2008
Beardy Man, Pimpernel Jones and Albino Monkey @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 11/10/2008
Cyndi Lauper @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 11/10/2008
Martin Newnham & Andy Parkin @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 11/10/2008
The Untouchables @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 11/10/2008
Mid-West Blues, a+m and Songs Of Our Lap @ Komedia, Brighton - 11/10/2008
Foals @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Clayton Strange, The Computers, Munroe Effect and Lucky Ones Die First @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/10/2008
Amy Can Flyy, I Say Marvin and Canada Water @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/10/2008
The Martin Harley Band @ The Forge, Basingstoke - 12/10/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 12/10/2008
Chris Wood @ Komedia, Brighton - 12/10/2008
The Moody Blues @ BIC, Bournemouth - 12/10/2008
Neil Innes @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/10/2008
Bob Fox & Stu Luckley @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/10/2008
Off With Their Heads, Four Letter Word and Chillerton @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 12/10/2008 EARLY SHOW, 1700-2100
The Skies @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 12/10/2008
Beggars @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 12/10/2008
Sonny Black @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 12/10/2008
Minds Gone Blank and 3 Penny Puppet @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 12/10/2008
El Rodeo and Saqqara @ The Railway, Winchester - 12/10/2008
The Streets @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 13/10/2008
Bury Tomorrow, Seven Year Kismet and OMT @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 13/10/2008
Burnt Ice @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 13/10/2008
Last Gang, Moses and Peter Moseley @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/10/2008
Vodka Soap, Ta La Homa and Jerome Richards @ The Winchester, Bournemouth - 13/10/2008
Cajun Dance Party @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 13/10/2008
Blood Red Shoes, Rolo Tomassi and 1984 @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 13/10/2008
Tim & Sam and My First Tooth @ Hamptons, Southampton - 13/10/2008
Dean Friedman @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 14/10/2008
Towers Of London, Koopa and Jenna's Revenge @ The Brook, Southampton - 14/10/2008
Geoff Simkin & Nigel Price @ Havant Arts Centre - 14/10/2008
Jason Buckler, Andrew Gordon and Enny @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 14/10/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 14/10/2008
Boy George @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 14/10/2008 CANCELLED!
Sam Isaac @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/10/2008
Spiritualized and The Shortwave Set @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/10/2008 NEW VENUE!
Los Campesinos!, No Age and Times New Viking @ Komedia, Brighton - 14/10/2008
K*nt & The Gang, The Moo and Alex Dawson @ Hamptons, Southampton - 14/10/2008
Andy Foster and Loz Bridge @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 14/10/2008
Josephine Oniyama @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 14/10/2008
The Martin Harley Band, Jackie Leven and Alex Roberts @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 14/10/2008
Akala, Installation and Jackson & The Spangles @ The Railway, Winchester - 14/10/2008
Delirious? @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 14/10/2008
Derrin Nauendorf @ Komedia, Brighton - 14/10/2008
Kaiser Chiefs @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
CSS @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 15/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Walter Trout & The New Radicals @ The Brook, Southampton - 15/10/2008
Derrin Nauendorf @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 15/10/2008
Chris Garneau, Peter Lyons and Guided By Lights @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 15/10/2008
Random Hand, Mike TV, Slapface and Bigtopp @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/10/2008
Robb Johnson & The Irregulars @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/10/2008
The Script @ The Pyramids, Southsea - 15/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Fox Cubs, Glad Rags and Barefoot Confessor @ The Railway, Winchester - 15/10/2008
Electric Eel Shock @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 15/10/2008 CANCELLED!
Focus, Wishbone Ash and The Groundhogs @ The City Hall, Salisbury - 15/10/2008
Jehst @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 15/10/2008
Steve Hampton @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 15/10/2008
Billy Cobham & Asere @ Komedia, Brighton - 15/10/2008
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2008
The Hair @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 01/11/2008
The Blue Aeroplanes @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 13/11/2008
Finch @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 22/11/2008
Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/11/2008
Alabama 3 @ The Brook, Southampton - 30/11/2008
The Holloways @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/12/2008
The Hold Steady @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/12/2008
This week's Waster coincides with John Peel Day, the annual celebration of the late DJ's musical legacy, so fittingly features live sets from two hotly tipped local bands, The Daisy Riots and Fresh Legs. Add to this a selection of fine alternative tunes spun by the Southsea Mafia DJs and you've the makings of a fine Thursday night's entertainment. Admission is £2.20 before 2300, rising to £3.20 after; further more information, including how to add your name to the guest list, can be found on Facebook.
Southampton venue The Hobbit will be hosting a day of live music this Saturday, 11th October, in aid of the charity PKD, the only UK dedicated to aiding sufferers of polycystic renal disease. The event will feature live performances from Black Bart, The Lowis Lanes, The Boho Hobos, Kelley's Heroes, Kumiss, Shizamms Picbox and J Fashole-Luke & Nicola Ghiaci, with music from 1300 through to 0100. Admission is £2.
Chaos pitches up at The Wedgewood Rooms again this Saturday, 11th October, for more of the best alternative sounds in town. DJs Will Chump and Lemon will be manning the wheels of steel in the Main Room, with some slightly mellower beats (and Sega) on offer in the Chaos Lounge (aka the Edge of The Wedge). Admission is £5 on the door, with entry from 2200; the sounds go through to 0300, with last admission at 0100.
Winchester Live is a new, week long, festival to promote the city's music scene, running from Monday 13th through to Sunday 19th October. A series of gigs have been organised by promoters Placid Piranha and The Girls In Green Shoes, at a variety of venues across the city. Bands so far confirmed to be appearing include Die!Die!Die!, Art Brut and Youthmovies (who kick off the festival at the city University's Vault venue on Monday 13th October). Full information on who's playing and where is available on the festival MySpace.
The Hong Kong Gardeners Club has upped-sticks and moved from the basement bar of The Jolly Sailor to the swanky sounding Seahorse Showbar (what was The Frog On The Front). The first night at the new venue will be this Friday, 10th October, and will feature DJ sets from Matt Seeney, Paige Gregson, Phil Harvey and Abbie Eales plus live music from You Love Her Coz She's Dead. The fun runs from 2000 through till 0230. Tickets are £4.50 but, owing to licensing restrictions tickets, can't be purchased on the door. Instead they're available on-line from WeGotTickets.
The Edge of The Wedge hosts the PompeyMusic website's awards ceremony this Sunday, 12th October. The event starts at 1500 and will feature DJ sets from Udy (Kiss My Bass, Waster) and Ruby Soho (Chaos) amongst others. Admission is FREE and there's still time to vote in the awards, you'll just need to register on the website.
Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club this week features a special performance by local singer-songwriter Aitch, who'll be on-stage at The Barn at The Milton Arms from 2000 till 2130 tomorrow, Thursday 9th October; the Open Mike session follows afterward till midnight. Doors open from 1900, admission is FREE.
And that's me done for another week; today I was mostly listening to Elbow (who were damn good at The Guildhall last night), The Mountain Goats and Doves (who have a new album in the pipeline, which is nice). Be sure to join me next week when I'll be double-checking my Lotto numbers again.
:o)
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)
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.
Peaches & Cream
So what odds do you think Ladbrokes would give me on Peaches Geldof's showbiz marriage lasting till Christmas?
[thinks]
How about till the end of next week?
*koff*
And so to business; the following gigs were lovingly plucked from the back pages of this week's shiny NME:
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks @ Komedia, Brighton - 24/08/2008
Gemma Hayes @ The Fat Fox, Portsmouth - 04/09/2008
The Anomalies @ Lennons, Southampton - 13/09/2008
The Anomalies @ Boileroom, Guildford - 18/09/2008
The Melvins @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 06/10/2008
Andy Yorke and Ruarri Joseph @ The Albert, Brighton - 13/10/2008
Kaiser Chiefs and Late Of The Pier @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2008
Oasis @ BIC, Bournemouth - 20 & 21/10/2008 SOLD OUT!
Laura Marling @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 05/11/2008
The Whip @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 18/11/2008
Given that I'm fully expecting to spend most of the weekend in some sort of inebriated state (the Pompey Beer Festival is this weekend you see) I'm not making any promises as far as updating the forlorn looking SoMC Events Calendar with the above gigs goes. The Events Calendar is, when bang up to date, a fine and dandy resource for idle gig monkey, holding details of many many fine musical entertainments. Like these...
Idiot Savant, Trousseaux and The Stars Down To Earth @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 21/08/2008
Creamy (Cream tribute) @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 21/08/2008
Fearne, The Queue and The Vision @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/08/2008
One Night Only @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 21/08/2008
MXPX, Lost On Landing and Immortal Youth @ The Joiners, Southampton - 21/08/2008
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/08/2008
Sombulance, A New Day and Munroe Effect @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 21/08/2008
Limon y Sentimiento Latino @ Komedia, Brighton - 21/08/2008
Andy Comley @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 21/08/2008
Andy Broad's Blues Jam @ The Florence Arms, Southsea - 22/08/2008
One Weird Fish @ The Colonial Bar, Horndean - 22/08/2008
Superfly @ The Red Lion, Stubbington - 22/08/2008
Atomic Blondie (tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/08/2008
Suspiciously Elvis (tribute) @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/08/2008
Idiot 3 and Death Valley Riders @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 22/08/2008
Process @ The Railway, Winchester - 22/08/2008
Idiot Savant, Ardentes and Recreation @ The Joiners, Southampton - 22/08/2008
Zetan Spore @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 22/08/2008
Jazzbone @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 22/08/2008
Whole Lotta Led (tribute) @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
Money For Nothing (Dire Straits tribute) @ The Brook, Southampton - 23/08/2008
Billy Irvine @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
The Nat Martin Band @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 23/08/2008
Barbwire Bob @ The Railway, Gosport - 23/08/2008 RESCHEDULED
Bemis and Ade Cull @ The Florence Arms, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
Dekolta, The Radics and I Aim You Shoot @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/08/2008
SixNationState, Atomic Badger and Martin Newnham & Andy Parkin @ The Square, Petersfield - 23/08/2008 (free evening entertainment)
Red Indie (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
Godamn Superstar (Marilyn Manson tribute) @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 23/08/2008
Tribe of Cro @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 23/08/2008
Rock Doctors @ The Firehouse, Southampton - 23/08/2008
Revenge of Shinobi, Sonaura and Laish Quartet @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 23/08/2008
Goldfinger @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/08/2008
James & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 24/08/2008
Gentle Bren (DJ) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 24/08/2008
Flies Are Spies From Hell and Monsters Build Mean Robots @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/08/2008
The Bog Rolling Stones and Step Right Back @ The Bandstand, Southsea - 24/08/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Jo Long & Donaldo @ The Platform Tavern, Southampton - 24/08/2008
Rory Ellis @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 24/08/2008
Peter Conway, James Blake and Jess Wilson @ The Square, Petersfield - 24/08/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
Alex & The Ligers @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 24/08/2008
Deltawave (DJ) @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 24/08/2008
Tinariwen @ Komedia, Brighton - 25/08/2008
Eternal Lord, Random Conflict and Anatomy of Me @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/08/2008
Kerry Leatham, Jo Webb and Aitch @ The Square, Petersfield - 25/08/2008 (free afternoon entertainment)
The Escape Show, The Wasp Factory and IMIGHTDISCO @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 25/08/2008
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band and Euros Childs @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/08/2008
The Gutter Twins @ Komedia, Brighton - 26/08/2008
Chris Ricketts, Alphabetts, Andy Muscat and Becky Jerams @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/08/2008
Stu & Denovo @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 26/08/2008
Tim Cheatle, Ben Pinwell and Star Anise @ The Edge Of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 26/08/2008
Riot!Riot! and Guildean Gang @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 26/08/2008
The Choices We Make, The Casual Nelsons and Mossy Hollow @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 27/08/2008
Shep Woolley @ Kings Theatre Studio 2, Portsmouth - 27/08/2008
REM, Editors and Guillemots @ The Rose Bowl, Southampton - 27/08/2008
Carly Rockett, CM Arnold, Flis Pitman and Lisa Theunisson @ The Square Brewery, Petersfield - 27/08/2008
Dolls House, Red Light Thieves and Brunette Mindcontrol @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/08/2008
Dissolvdin, Antikid and The Escape Show @ The Freebutt, Brighton - 27/08/2008
The Wedding Present @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/09/2008
Marva Whitney with Osaka Monorail @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 30/10/2008
Delays @ Orange Rooms, Southampton - 12/12/2008
Thanks to an array of black-light cannons, LEDs and UV bubbles, this week's Waster has an ultraviolet glow about it. In addition to the best rock and rave tunes, courtesy of courtesy of the Will Chump, Udy and Philip Harvey from the Southsea Mafia DJs, there'll be free UV face-paint and glow-sticks on offer too. Doors open at Portsmouth's Envy nightclub at 2200 tomorrow night, Thursday 21st August, with entrance £1 before 2300, £3 after. More information, including how to get your name on the guest list, can be found on the Facebook event page.
Southsea's Folk and Roots Festival takes place at The Albert Tavern on South Parade Pier this weekend, with a selection of free afternoon concerts complementing the ticketed evening events. The headliners for this year's festival, the eighth, include Amy Wadge (Friday 22nd), Little Johnny England (Saturday 23rd), The Men The Couldn't Hang (Sunday 24th) and Mike Sanchez & The Portions (Monday 25th), with support coming from the likes of East of Ealing, Naomi Bedford and Della Perrett's Sweetedge. Tickets are available from the festival website.
Southampton venue The Hobbit hosts an all-day mini-festival this Bank Holiday Monday, 25th August, in aid of Head and Neck Cancer Charity, Headline. The line-up includes Purple Monkey, Stone Free, Roadhouse and Louche Manouche, with Queen tribute act Break Free topping the bill. Entrance is FREE before 1400, £3 before 1800 (£2 after) and last entry is at 0100.
Arundel Castle hosts the 31st Arundel Festival this weekend, with The Levellers and Seth Lakeman kicking things off in folk fashion on Friday 22nd August. Things take a more flamboyant turn the following evening, Saturday 23rd, when the cast and orchestra of West End musical We Will Rock You present an evening of Queen. Soprano Lesley Garrett will close the weekend's entertainments on Sunday 24th with a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are available from the Festival website.
Punkfest 4 takes place at Gosport & Fareham Rugby Club this Saturday, 23rd August, with bands onstage from 1600 onwards. The line-up features Night of Treason, Autons, Asylum Seekers, The White Coats, Avondale 45 and 6 Inches Too Small, with UK Subs topping the bill. Tickets are £10, available now from Reflex Records.
The twelfth and final heat of The Wedgewood Rooms' Showcase 08 competition takes place on Wednesday, 27th August, with The Unknown Soldiers, Crossfire and Holy Roller taking part (the fourth slot is still to be announced). The bands each have 25 minutes in which to impress the audience and a panel of judges, hopefully winning their way through to the Semi-Finals next month. Tickets are £4, available from the bands and the venue.
This week Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club features guest performances from roots five-piece Two Fingers Of Firewater and local duo Doubleback Alley. Doors open at The Barn at The Milton Arms at 1900 tomorrow, Thursday 21st August, with the music starting at 2000 (the Open Mike session follows on after the guest artists at 2200). Admission is, as always, FREE!
The Wedgewood Rooms and promoters Portsmouth Venue Campaign are looking for local bands to support touring acts at the venue next month. Slots are available for The Metros (17th September), Little Man Tate (23rd September) and Bromheads Jacket (30th September). If you're interested you can email your contact details (and MySpace URL) by clicking here.
Put a fork in me, I'm done. Today I have mostly been listening to Goldfrapp's latest long player and Silent Shout by The Knife (yeah, it's been that kind of day). Be sure to join me next week when I'll be lobbying the IOC to make the Yard of Ale an Olympic discipline.
The Hong Kong Gardeners Club has upped-sticks and moved from the basement bar of The Jolly Sailor to the swanky sounding Seahorse Showbar (what was The Frog On The Front). The first night at the new venue will be this Friday, 10th October, and will feature DJ sets from Matt Seeney, Paige Gregson, Phil Harvey and Abbie Eales plus live music from You Love Her Coz She's Dead. The fun runs from 2000 through till 0230. Tickets are £4.50 but, owing to licensing restrictions tickets, can't be purchased on the door. Instead they're available on-line from WeGotTickets.