Ogikubo Station @ The Edge of The Wedge

Californian duo Ogikubo Station, better known indiviually as Mixtapes' guitarist Maura Weaver and Asian Man Records founder Mike Park, bring their beautiful noise to the Edge of the Wedge next week to kick off their first UK headline tour. The pair released their debut long player We Can Pretend Like last year and recently added to their catalogue with the Okinawan Love Songs EP.

Ogikubo Station play an acoustic set at The Edge on Monday 17th June, with support coming from El Morgan, Brighton-based four-piece Cryptic Street, local favourites The Stayawakes and the enigmatically named Shoes On, Now! Tickets are a bargain £7 in advance and, as always, it'll be more on the door.

If you can't make the duo's gig at The Edge then fear not gentle reader, their tour also takes in The Joiners in Southampton on Wednesday 19th June, Brighton's Prince Albert the following night and the New Cross Inn, London, on Tuesday 25th June.

UPDATE: 20/06 - Apparently Mike Park isn't playing all the dates on the tour, if you're expecting to see him in London then unfortunately you'll be out of luck (the venue are offering refunds).

The Domestics @ The Festing

Ipswich punk/hardcore outfit The Domestics descend on Pompey next month, headlining a Portsmouth Punk Promotions/Charlie's Big Ray Gun Records promoted night at The Birdcage, and already I'd put money on a raucous circle pit forming during their set. If you like fast, loud and shouty then this gig will definitely be your bag of chips.



The band play the upstairs venue at The Festing on Friday 6th April, with local bands Hack Job and Flybums so far announced as support. For the low low price of £5 you can enjoy an evening of loud guitars, throaty vocals and fast drumming (with the chance of suffering a ringing head the following morning being highly likely).

Sunday of Doom

Sundays.

They're all a bit samey aren't they?

Appease the hangover, vegetate on the sofa, numb the brain with something bland on the television, despair at not winning the lottery, contemplate a beer, flick through the channels again, go to bed knowing that the next Sunday will unfold in exactly the same way.

Ecch.

This Sunday, 19th August, instead of settling down to the last episode of Unforgotten, why not see out your weekend with something loud and raucous instead? Courtesy of the fine folks at Portsmouth Punk Promotions and Charlie's Big Ray Gun Records, and for the bargain price of just £5 (on the door), the Edge of the Wedge is hosting the loud collective majesties of Horseflies, Herd Mover, Human Leather and HACK JOB. Yes, all that, for a fiver.

Bargain.