Carnival of Souls
Pete Doherty, Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears.
That's the punchline, all I need now is the joke that goes with it.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on; here are the rosy plums I, somewhat belatedly, plucked from the back pages of this week's NME:
Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ Duke Of Yorks, Brighton - 17/11/2007
Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 19/11/2007
The Ghost Frequency @ The Barfly, Brighton - 21/11/2007
Julian Velard @ Hope, Brighton - 21/11/2007
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 22/11/2007
Delorentos @ Unit 22, Southampton - 24/11/2007
Lethal Bizzle @ The Brook, Southampton - 25/11/2007
Lethal Bizzle @ Concorde2, Brighton - 28/11/2007
The Heavy @ Orange Rooms, Southampton - 29/11/2007
The Heavy @ Boiler Room, Guildford - 30/11/2007
The Mitchell Brothers @ Unit 22, Southampton - 08/12/2007
Gogol Bordello @ The Dome, Brighton - 10/12/2007
Athlete @ The Dome, Brighton - 04/02/2008
Scouting For Girls @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 24/03/2008
Scouting For Girls @ The Dome, Brighton - 25/03/2008
The gigs above will be plonked onto the SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I get the time (which depends when my copy of Die Hard 4.0 turns up; as soon as it does I'll be donning my string vest and having a McClane Marathon). As I may have inferred once or twice in the past the Events Calendar is a tidy repository of giggity goodness, full of local musical delights for the discerning punter. Like these for example:
Beverley Knight @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 16/11/2007
The Pigeon Detectives @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
The Bluetones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/11/2007
Elle Milano and Philip Barebones @ The Railway, Winchester - 16/11/2007
Golden Section @ Student Union, Chichester University - 16/11/2007
The Gregg Buchanan Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 16/11/2007
The Smyths and Re:Order @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
Who's Who @ The Brook, Southampton - 16/11/2007
Air @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 16/11/2007
Stone Cold @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 16/11/2007
Superfly @ The Royal Oak, Bordon - 17/11/2007
The Superheroes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/11/2007
Focus @ The Brook, Southampton - 17/11/2007
You're Smiling Now But We'll All Turn Into Demons & Elapse'o @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 17/11/2007
XX Teen @ Unit 22, Southampton - 17/11/2007
JT30's @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 17/11/2007
Ola Onabule @ The Ashcroft Centre, Fareham - 17/11/2007
Make Model @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/11/2007
Spiers & Boden @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007
Sonic Boom Six @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007
Bemis, Mojito and Tim Cheatle @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007
The Zico Chain, Cat The Dog and The Bluescreen Of Death @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/11/2007
Andi Skellam, Rachael Dadd and The Hand @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007
We Are Scientists and The Little Ones @ The Student Union, Southampton University - 18/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Status Quo @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 18/11/2007
Martyn Joseph @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/11/2007
Dan De Squeran, Jimmy Blake, Pathway & Bryn @ Drift Bar, Southsea - 18/11/2007
Arnie Cottrell @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 18/11/2007
Vallenbrosa & White Knuckle Revolution @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth 19/11/2007
Destruction, Onslaught and Terrathorn @ Unit 22, Southampton - 19/11/2007
The Used, Rise Against, Aiden and Escape The Fate @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 19/11/2007
Boy Kill Boy @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/11/2007
The Ballinski Project, Tremain and Jason Buckler @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 20/11/2007
Man From Michael @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/11/2007
Our Time In There, A Broken Disciple and The Fair Fight @ The Railway, Winchester - 20/11/2007
Contra, Belligerence, Driven By Suffering and Attack! Vipers! @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 20/11/2007
Biffy Clyro @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 20/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Pama International @ Soul Cellar, Southampton - 20/11/2007
Wilko Johnson @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
The Jamm @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/11/2007
Red Letter Day @ The Nell Gwynne, Portsmouth - 01/12/2007
Alabama 3 (acoustic) @ @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 14/12/2007
Tutty Fruity Promotions have organised an evening of acoustic entertainment at The Alma Arms this Sunday, 18th November, to raise funds for the BBC's annual Children In Need appeal. So far confirmed to appear are October In Minnesota, Champ Of The Day, Dirty Sky Jones and Leigh Mary Stokes, with more acts are to be announced. There are a couple of slots available, acoustic acts wanting to take part should message Tutty Fruity on their MySpace. Entrance is £4 on the door, and there'll be a raffle as well.
The Pigeon Detectives gig at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, tonight might be sold out, but there's still a chance to rub shoulders with the band at the official after-show party. Little Johnny Russell's on Albert Road will be hosting the bash, which will feature DJ sets from the band and resident turntablist Red Indie.
The Edge of The Wedge is hosting 'Protect The Human', an evening for Amnesty International, tomorrow, Saturday 17th November. Mrs Kooper will be providing Bhangra and Asian vibes, plus a selection of music from around the globe, for your delectation and delight. Entrance costs a suggested donation of £3 on the door and, to support those detained at Guantanamo Bay, the organisers are encouraging those attending wear something orange.
The line-up for next year's Shockwaves NME Awards Tour has been released. The Cribs, The Ting Tings, Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and Does It Offend You, Yeah? will be pitching up their stalls and showcasing their talents at The Pyramids, Portsmouth, on Thursday 21st February 2008. Tickets are available now from Seetickets.
And that about wraps it up for this week. Today I have mostly been listening to Jimmy Eat World's new album and the excellent collection of remixes that is the new Soulwax/2 ManyDJs compilation. The Gigwatcher returns to its usual Wednesday delivery next week, so join me next time when I'll be impersonating Lenin.
Grand Imperial Wibble
Prince has stamped his purple heels firmly on the ground and ordered his army of online fans to take down any photos of the artist formerly known as 'the artist formerly known as Prince' that they may have on their websites (album covers and lyrics are also included in his demands).
It's not, apparently, an attack on his fans. Rather it's all to do with the use of images out there on the world wide web.
So if you're one of the people who photoshopped yourself into his entourage you've only yourself to blame.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here are the slim pickings I found in the back pages of this week's NME:
Alphabeat @ The Barfly, Brighton - 28/11/2007
The Good Life @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 30/11/2007
The Electric Soft Parade @ Duke of Yorks, Brighton - 03/12/2007
Okkervil River @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 04/12/2007
Shed Seven @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 12/12/2007
Stars @ Concorde2, Brighton - 04/02/2008
Hot Chip @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 18/02/2008
Hot Chip @ The Corn Exchange, Brighton - 28/02/2008
Jack Peñate @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 09/03/2008
I'll add the few gigs listed above onto the marvellous mechanical SoMC Events Calendar (that is I will if I'm not watching my Bagpuss DVD). The Events Calendar is made from butterbeans and breadcrumbs, and will be left in Emily's window for passers-by to peruse the mighty gigliness it contains should they so wish. Here's a taster of its delights...
Hazel O'Connor @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 07/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Beyond All Reason @ The Joiners, Southampton - 07/11/2007
Different Day @ Drift Bar, Southsea - 07/11/2007
Beth Neilson Chapman & Julie Fowlis @ The Brook, Southampton - 07/11/2007
Sons and Daughters @ The Joiners, Southampton - 08/11/2007
Captain @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007
Ruby Soho @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007
3 Inches of Blood @ The Brook, Southampton - 08/11/2007
Zombina & The Skeletones, Plastic Toys and The Tripods @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 08/11/2007
Saiichi Sugiyama @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007
Lee 'Memphis' King (Elvis tribute) @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007
Joey Nightmare @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 09/11/2007
Fleeingnewyork, Moneytree, The Beaux Hardts & Edward J Hicks @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 09/11/2007
Vince's Teeth @ The Tap, Portsmouth - 09/11/2007
Steve Arnott @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 09/11/2007
Filthy Gorgeous @ South Parade Pier, Southsea - 09/11/2007
Dirty DC @ The Brook, Southampton - 09/11/2007
John Power @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 09/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Data Select Party @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 09/11/2007
Delays @ The Joiners, Southampton - 09/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
The National @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 10/11/2007
Jay et All & The Eva Concept @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 10/11/2007
The Young Knives @ The Joiners, Southampton - 10/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Ezio @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 10/11/2007
Flip Top @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/11/2007
Gunz'n'Rozes @ The Brook, Southampton - 10/11/2007
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 10/11/2007
Meniscus Brothers @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 10/11/2007
[spunge] @ The Brook, Southampton - 11/11/2007
Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The joiners, Southampton - 11/11/2007
The Peter Bruntnell Band @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 11/11/2007
The Toy Hearts @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 11/11/2007
Alexisonfire @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/11/2007
Two Gallants @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/11/2007
The Plight @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/11/2007
Aim @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/11/2007
Foreigner @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 13/11/2007
Amen & The Inbreeds @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/11/2007
Rilo Kiley @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 14/11/2007 CANCELLED!
The Toasters @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/11/2007
The Radics, The Fret & The Strings @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 15/11/2007
Vincent Vincent & The Villains @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/11/2007
The Smyths @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/11/2007
Wilko Johnson @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 20/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Catfish Keith @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 27/11/2007
Reel Big Fish @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 25/01/2008
Bon Jovi @ St Mary's Stadium, Southampton - 11/06/2008
Legendary indie club Chaos welcomes Gonzo main man Zane Lowe back to the South Parade Pier this Saturday, 10th November, for an evening of alternative musical delights. If something harder is more your bag of chips then fellow antipodeans Pendulum will be in the second room. Tickets are £14, available in advance from The Wedgewood Rooms.
Tonight's Waster features live music from local dub/ska outfit Wiservice and Dan Le Sac v's Scroobius Pip, with a DJ set from Portishead's chum Andy Smith. As usual the fun takes place at Envy in Portsmouth, from 2200 through to 0230. Entrance is a measly £1 before 2300, increasing to a still fairly ridiculous £3 afterward.
Indie-rock outfit At The Weakend and Portsmouth's Rossco are the musical guests at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 8th November. After the guest bands the stage is open to all those with the chutzpah to seize the microphone. Admission is FREE and the doors open at 1900.
Psytrance club night Deltawave celebrates 10 years this Saturday, 10th November, with a two room extravaganza at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth. Room one features resident DJs Venus, Mike and Wak&Pip plus a set from Dick Trevor, whilst room two is taken over by BubbleDubble. Tickets are £8.
Put a fork in me, I'm done. Today I have mostly been listening to mash-ups (The Clash v's Gwen Stefani, etc) and a lot of Mark Ronson, so I'm fairly down with my bad self. Sho nuff. Next week's Gigwatcher will be delayed for a few days, so meet me here on FRIDAY when I'll be intimidating a walrus.
:o)
Blue Pencil
Radiohead's foray into digital downloads has prompted more established artists to experiment with the technology.
Following on from the "pay what you want to" experiment with In Rainbows, Sir Cliff Richard is tweaking the concept by dropping the cost of his new album depending on the demand. The more people who download the album, the less they end up paying.
So many punchlines, not enough time.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Stalkers @ Freebutt, Brighton - 11/11/2007
Aim @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/11/2007
Kelley Stoltz [supporting Two Gallants] @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/11/2007
Mannequin Republic @ Ibar, Bournemouth - 14/11/2007
Qui @ Freebutt, Brighton - 16/11/2007
Mannequin Republic @ Freebutt, Brighton - 20/11/2007
Parka @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 27/11/2007
Mystery Jets @ Digital, Brighton - 30/11/2007
Parka @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 30/11/2007
Wild Beasts @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/12/2007
Jenny Owen Youngs @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 04/12/2007
Lo Fidelity Allstars @ Digital, Brighton - 11/12/2007
Parka @ Lennons, Southampton - 15/12/2007
Dropkick Murphys @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 11/02/2008
Newton Faulkner @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 22/02/2008
The Hoosiers @ Solent Hall BIC, Bournemouth - 08/03/2008
The Hoosiers @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 11/03/2008
The Hoosiers @ The Dome, Brighton - 13/03/2008
If I'm not propping up a bar somewhere, tapping my foot in a nonchalant way to the beat of the band I'm watching, I'll add the above gigs onto the SoMC Events Calendar (so it's anyone's guess when that'll be). As I may have mentioned once or twice (OK, pretty much every week) the Events Calendar is stuffed like a turkey with all manner of gigs in this locale. Like these:
The Warm, Three Kings & Young Brothers Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 31/10/2007
Hell Is For Heroes @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 31/10/2007
Wills & The Willing @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 31/10/2007
Shy Child & SomaHigh @ The Joiners, Southampton - 01/11/2007
Enter Shikari @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Mooncats & Fat Sam @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 01/11/2007
Larry Miller Band @ The Albert Tavern, South Parade Pier, Southsea - 01/11/2007
Haywire, Social Parasites & Constant State of Terror @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 01/11/2007
Barbwire Bob @ The Hoeford, Fareham - 02/11/2007
Jon Walsh Blues Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 02/11/2007
T-Rextasy @ The Brook, Southampton - 02/11/2007
The Silver Beatles @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 02/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Popular Workshop & The Rebs @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 02/11/2007
Ash @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 02/11/2007
Vince's Teeth @ The Admiral Drake, Portsmouth - 02/11/2007
McQueen & Obsessive Compulsive @ The Joiners, Southampton - 02/11/2007
The Limes @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 03/11/2007
The Twang @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 03/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
The Cheese Doctors @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 03/11/2007
The Bon Jovi Experience @ The Brook, Southampton - 03/11/2007
The Darling Age, The Brightlights & Captain Phoenix @ The Joiners, Southampton - 03/11/2007
Power of Three @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 03/11/2007
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 03/11/2007
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset @ The Ashcroft Centre, Fareham - 03/11/2007
Cool Banana, Joe Black, The Model Village & At The Weekend @ Café Havana, Southsea - 03/11/2007
MC Lars @ The Joiners, Southampton - 04/11/2007
The Freestyle Funk Collective @ Drift, Southsea - 04/11/2007
The Carl Palmer Band @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007
Will Haven @ The Brook, Southampton - 04/11/2007
Wyldside, Mask of Judas, Fake Exterior & White Knuckle Revolution @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007
The Fray @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 04/11/2007
Bedouin Soundclash @ Student Union, Southampton University - 05/11/2007
The Mules, Eugene McGuinness & Frisbee In The Jewel Box @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/11/2007
Alvin Youngblood Hart @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 06/11/2007
The Kissaway Trail @ Audio, Brighton - 06/11/2007
The Days, I See Sparks & Red Light Thieves @ The Joiners, Southampton - 06/11/2007
Pendulum @ Student Union, Southampton University - 06/11/2007
Alistair Goodwin, Andy Foster & Dirty 38 @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 06/11/2007
Damo Suzuki & Sonaura @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 06/11/2007
Joseph Arthur @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 22/11/2007
The Popes @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 21/12/2007
The Men They Couldn't Hang @ The Brook, Southampton - 22/12/2007
Owing to illness, legendary singer Englebert Humperdinck has unfortunately had to cancel his performance at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, on Tuesday 6th November. A rescheduled date has yet to be announced, punters requiring refunds should contact their point of purchase. A new date for Richard Hawley's cancelled gig at The Guildhall, Southampton has been announced. The gig will now take place on Wednesday 6th February 2008.
Indie club night Waster has its first Halloween Special at Envy in Portsmouth this evening. Live music is provided by Kill Kenada and Cut The Blue Wire, with DJs from the Southsea Mafia spinning the pumpkin covered wheels of steel inbetween. Entrance is only £1 before 2300, £3 after.
Club 12th Hour celebrates its first birthday this Friday, 2nd November, with band-packed evening of entertainment at South Parade Pier. Confirmed as appearing are The Elements, The Exits, Gilkicker, Frank Hamilton and The Cartel. Tickets are £6 in advance from Little Johnny Russell's, otherwise it's £7 on the door.
Hardly Heroes, Not Good Enough For Tony and Split Sixty will be appearing at The Wedgewood Rooms next Wednesday, 7th November, when the venue will be hosting an autism benefit gig. Monies raised will aid a local family to run a Son Rise Program, an educational treatment for children with autism. Tickets are £6.
Portsmouth's Lee Paul Spragg and similarly local dubsters The MightyZ AllStars have the guest slots at the (apparently Michael Jackson themed) Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 1st November. As usual, after the guest bands, those so inclined can take to the stage to entertain the crowd (there's a two song limit). Doors open at 1900 and, as admission is FREE, it's advisable to get there early.
And that's it for another week. This afternoon I have mostly been listening to Gogol Bordello and the most excellent Bizarro by The Wedding Present. Join me next week when I'll be looking for the Red Panda.
In Rainbows
I'm not quite sure how Simply Red are going to split up, which is what Mick Hucknall has today announced they'll be doing next year, as it's basically just him and some session musicians keeping the brand alive. Does he mean he's retiring the name or that he's going to cut himself in twain?
Well, you can hope can't you?
*koff*
Eyes down for a full house, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
65daysofstatic @ The Student Union, Southampton University - 29/10/2007
Twisted Charm @ Digital, Brighton - 02/11/2007
Sons & Daughters @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 06/11/2007
Yeasayer @ The Barfly, Brighton - 07/11/2007
Two Gallants @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/11/2007
Caribou @ Audio, Brighton - 15/11/207
Air @ The Opera House, Bournemouth - 16/11/2007
We Start Fires @ Boileroom, Guildford - 17/11/2007
Zico Chain & Cat The Dog @ The Joiners, Southampton - 18/11/2007
Zico Chain & Cat The Dog @ The Barfly, Brighton - 23/11/2007
Young Galaxy @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 02/12/2007
One Night Only @ The Barfly, Brighton - 04/12/2007
Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ The Duke of Yorks, Brighton - 17/12/2007
Peggy Sue & The Pirates @ The Soul Cellar, Brighton - 19/12/2007
Queens of The Stone Age @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/02/2008
Jimmy Eat World @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 17/02/2008
I'll add the gigs listed above onto the SoMC Events Calendar as and when I get a spare five minutes (which should be soon as I've finally caught up on four weeks of Heroes). The Events Calendar is, as alluded to fairly regularly, rammed to the gills with all manner of local gigs for local people. Like these:
Justin Currie (ex-Del Amitri) @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 24/10/2007
The Hoosiers @ The Brook, Southampton - 24/10/2007
Polly & The Billets Doux, Richard Burke & James Somerfield @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 24/10/2007
Robots In Disguise & Lisa Lindley Jones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 24/10/2007
Rod Clements & The Ghosts of Electricity @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 24/10/2007
Bluesky Research @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 25/10/2007
Youth Movie Soundtrack Strategies & Blanket @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 25/10/2007
Alabama Thunderpussy & Firebird @ The Joiners, Southampton - 25/10/2007
The Radics & The Enmores @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/10/2007
Degas Nights @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 26/10/2007
Who's Who @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 26/10/2007
Timshel @ The Hobbit, Southampton - 26/10/2007
Ian Hunter & Jesse Malin @ The Brook, Southampton - 26/10/2007
Orange Street @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 26/10/2007
Superfly @ The Swan, Woolston - 26/10/2007
Hadouken! @ The Student Union, Southampton University - 26/10/2007
Six Nation State @ The Joiners, Southampton - 27/10/2007
Dreadzone @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 27/10/2007
The Northern Underground Jazz Orchestra @ Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton - 27/10/2007
Guy Davis Trio @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 27/10/2007
The Sunshine Underground (DJ set) @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 27/10/2007
The Superheroes @ The Heroes, Waterlooville - 27/10/2007
Asobi Seksu @ Unit22, Southampton - 27/10/2007
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 27/10/2007
Anti Nowhere League @ The Brook, Southampton - 28/10/2007
Sidecar 46 & Amy Can Flyy @ Unit22, Southampton - 28/10/2007
Amy Wadge, Cathy Burton & Edwina Hayes @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 28/10/2007
Thomas Truax & Rival Joustas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 29/10/2007
The Handsome Family @ Unit22, Southampton - 29/10/2007
The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 29/10/2007
Ray LaMontagne @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 29/10/2007
Mark Ronson @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 29/10/2007 SOLD OUT!
Carvin Jones @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007
First Night Nerves & The Wraiths @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007
Los Campesinos & You Say Party! We Say Die! @ The Joiners, Southampton - 30/10/2007
The Wedding Present @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007 SOLD OUT!
Dick Dale's European Tour has been cancelled on medical advice, meaning that the scheduled gig at The Brook on Wednesday 14th November has been crossed off the list; it's hoped that the tour will be rescheduled for early 2008. In other news the Powerman 5000 gig at The Joiners this Friday, 26th October, which had been rescheduled from May, has been cancelled. And so has the Ricky Cool & The Hoola Boola Boys gig at The Cellars at Eastney this Saturday, 27th October. Punters are advised to contact their point of purchase for refunds.
As mentioned last week, October is when Oxfam's month long musical fund-raising event, Oxjam, causes lots of impromptu gigs for a good cause to pop up all over the place. This Saturday, 27th October, The Talking Heads hosts Oxjam Southampton, which boasts a packed line-up including Moise, Pellumair, Dr Joel, Cinemascopes, Clave de Sol and The Sarah Griffin Band. Tickets are £5, available on the door. The Big Oxjam Solent Climax will be held in Victoria Park, Portsmouth earlier the same day; the full line-up for this afternoon event is yet to be announced, but Cool Banana have confirmed they'll be taking part.
Tonight's Waster features live music from Black Arc and Hold Fast, plus DJ sets from the Southsea Mafia. Entrance to the new indie club night at Envy in Portsmouth is a bargain £1 before 2300 (and a mere £3 after that).
The guest slots at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club at The Barn at The Milton Arms tomorrow, Thursday 25th October, are filled by Portsmouth based blues rockers Zoofy & The Spoonfruit and Hayling Island's Jennifer Ellen. After the bands the stage is open to all comers to try their luck at entertaining the crowd. Doors open at 1900 so, as admission is FREE, you're advised to get there early.
And that about wraps it up for this week; this afternoon I have mostly been listening to Guillemots and the new Radiohead album. Join me next week when I'll be dancing with tears in my eyes.
:o)
It was the astroturf, honest.
Pete Doherty has admitted he can't remember missing all those gigs he didn't turn up for.
Honest.
No, I can't think why that might be either.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, this week's NME features a free 15 track CD in support of the Love Music Hate Racism campaign; a further 14 tunes, making up a second CD, can be downloaded from the NME's website. Artists taking part include Biffy Clyro, Maxïmo Park, Noisettes, Billy Bragg, MIA, Lethal Bizzle, Bloc Party and Babyshambles. And if that wasn't enough, here's are the gigs I found listed in the back pages of this week's issue:
Oceansize & Sion @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 18/10/2007
The Mules @ The Barfly, Brighton - 19/10/2007
Daggers @ The Barfly, Brighton - 24/10/2007
Headway @ The Joiners, Southampton - 26/10/2007
Republic of Loose @ The Barfly, Brighton - 28/10/2007
Belisha @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 30/10/2007
The Mules @ The Joiners, Southampton - 05/11/2007
Make Model @ The Barfly, Brighton - 05/11/2007
B.C. Camplight @ Freebutt, Brighton - 07/11/2007
Captain & Blizzards @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 08/11/2007
Make Model @ The Joiners, Southampton - 17/11/2007
Patrick Wolf & Lightspeed Champion @ St George's Church, Brighton - 21/11/2007
Rooney @ Pressure Point, Brighton - 25/11/2007
The Courteeners @ Engine Rooms, Brighton - 06/12/2007
Sia @ The Barfly, Brighton - 03/12/2007
The above gigs will be posted up on the SoMC Events Calendar just as soon as I get a spare evening (i.e. one when I'm not propping up a bar somewhere or tapping my foot along to a band at some gig I may be attending). As I occasionally mention, the Events Calendar is just packed with all sorts of musical gems occurring in and around this vicinity, like these:
Mr Hudson & The Library @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 17/10/2007
Sion @ Unit22, Southampton - 17/10/2007
The Coral @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 17/10/2007
The Fret, The Gun Show, Joby & The Rebs @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 17/10/2007
The Hamsters @ The Brook, Southampton - 18/10/2007
Pete Harris & Hugh Budden @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 18/10/2007
The Black Hand & Sine Star Project @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 18/10/2007
Tired Irie & Rival Joustas @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 18/10/2007
The Ridgeway, OK Tokyo & Kurt Cooder @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 18/10/2007
Runrig @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 19/10/2007
The Rumble Strips @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 19/10/2007
Cajun Dance Party @ The Joiners, Southampton - 19/10/2007
Gregg Kofi Brown & The Osibisa Band @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 19/10/2007
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Brook, Southampton - 19/10/2007
Post War Years & Nouveau Spin @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 19/10/2007
Martin Simpson @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 19/10/2007
Evolve @ The Fawcett Inn, Portsmouth - 19/10/2007
Hijera @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/10/2007
Jenna's Revenge, The Mafia, Superfly & We're Still Waiting @ Cowplain Community School - 20/10/2007
José González @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 20/10/2007
Martin Harley Band @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 20/10/2007
Mary Jane @ The RMA Tavern, Portsmouth - 20/10/2007
Bad Toad @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 20/10/2007
The Silver Beatles @ The Brook, Southampton - 20/10/2007
Ladysmith Black Mambazo @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 21/10/2007
WyldSide, Life with Max & Absent Jack @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 21/10/2007
Miles Hunt @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 21/10/2007
Kids Can't Fly & Splendid Eddie @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth - 21/10/2007
Kate Nash @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 21/10/2007 SOLD OUT!
Shack @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 21/10/2007
Ian Brown @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 22/10/2007
Ed Harcourt @ Digital, Brighton - 22/10/2007
Andy White @ The Alma Arms, Portsmouth - 22/10/2007
Flowered Up @ Concorde 2, Brighton - 22/10/2007
Don McLean @ The Brighton Centre - 23/10/2007
First Night Nerves @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
Vincent Treacey (ex-Lisheen) & Luke Ferre @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
Martha Tilston & The Woods @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
KT Tunstall & King Creosote @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
Tom Baxter @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
Idlewild @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
Ray LaMontagne @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 29/10/2007
Rattlesnake, The Wraiths & Andi Skellam @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 30/10/2007
Ben Westbeach @ The Orange Rooms, Southampton - 25/11/2007
The Bluetones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/11/2007
Pama International @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 20/11/2007
The Dodge Brothers @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 06/12/2007
Sugababes @ The Guildhall, Portsmouth - 22/03/2007
The fourth of the very successful Portsmouth Showcase events takes place this Saturday, 20th October, at The Guildhall in Portsmouth. Confirmed to appear this time are The Racketeers, The Elements, The Way, The Model Village, Revolution 74 and Sam McCarthy from Gilkicker. Advance tickets are £9.
Oxjam, the month long musical fundraising effort by those awfully nice people at Oxfam, is drawing to a close. Wrapping things up locally are a special Club 12th Hour at The Alma Arms in Portsmouth on Friday 26th October, featuring music from Floors & Walls, Turncoat, City Safari and The B of the Bang, and a day-time event in Portsmouth's Victoria Park on Saturday 27th October (the line-up for which has yet to be announced). Before all that though this Sunday, 21st October, the Orange Rooms in Southampton will be hosting The Ring Master's Jam, featuring live music from Fleeing New York, Lebbex and The Organ Donors (as well as, so it says on their website, a Burlesque strip show. Lawks!).
Indie club night Waster will tonight include live music from SixNationState and The Elements, plus DJs from the 'Southsea Mafia' providing additional tunes for the masses at Envy in Portsmouth. Tickets are available on the door.
Gosport indie rockers Futuremine and Reading hip-hop artist 4Fingaz will be performing in the guest slots at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 18th October. As per usual the stage will be open to all comers afterward to entertain the crowd (there's a two song limit). The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms open at 1900, admission is FREE and you're advised to arrive early.
Put a fork in me, I'm done. Today I have mostly been listening to Bombshell by King Creosote and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's eponymous first album. Join me next week when I'll be practising my l33t skillz.
Long time listener, first time caller.
The quirky chaps from Oxford have done it again; breaking the system from outside with a downloadable album the price of which depends on the conscience of the punter.
In principle it's an excellent idea. In practice I reckon most will pay nothing at first, only coming back with their hard-earned if they like what they've heard (if at all). But I'm cynical like that.
No, really I am.
*koff*
Moving swiftly on, here's what I found listed in the back pages of this week's NME:
Mexicolas @ The Joiners, Southampton - 12/10/2007
Alpha Beat @ Digital, Brighton - 19/10/2007
Bombay Bicycle Club @ The Joiners, Southampton - 20/10/2007
Los Campesinos! @ Komedia, Brighton - 22/10/2007
Kidharpoon @ The Joiners, Southampton - 23/10/2007
2manydjs @ Tru Club, Brighton - 25/10/2007
Chromeo @ Digital, Brighton - 26/10/2007
Animal Collective @ St George's Church, Brighton - 29/10/2007
Los Campesinos! @ The Joiners, southampton - 30/10/2007
Hundred Reasons & Your Demise [supporting Enter Shikari] @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 01/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Kidharpoon @ The Hope, Brighton - 02/11/2007
Lo Fidelity Allstars @ Digital, Brighton - 11/12/2007
The Raveonettes @ The Barfly, Brighton - 15/11/2007
Aqualung @ Digital, Brighton - 19/11/2007
Amy Winehouse @ The Brighton Centre - 26/11/2007 SOLD OUT!
Amy Winehouse @ BIC, Brighton - 27/11/2007
Scouting For Girls @ Komedia, Brighton - 09/12/2007
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ The Old Market, Brighton - 09/12/2007
Scouting For Girls @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/12/2007
I'll update the SoMC Events Calendar with the above listings at my earliest opportunity (but given that I'm working my way through the Bones season 2 boxset it might be awhile). The Events Calendar is, as I may have mentioned once or twice, full to the brim with all manner of tasty musical offerings in this locale. Like these...
Jaimison, Catch Me A Comet & sheilatakeabow @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 10/10/2007
John Tams & Barry Coope @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 10/10/2007
Athlete @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 10/10/2007 SOLD OUT!
Sine Star Project & Fantastic Castle @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 10/10/2007
Limehouse Lizzy @ The Brook, Southampton - 11/10/2007
Doug Hoekstra & Patrick Briscoe @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 11/10/2007
Stephen Fretwell @ Digital, Brighton - 11/10/2007
The Proclaimers @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 12/10/2007
Superfly @ The Red Lion, Stubbington - 12/10/2007
Soho Dolls @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 12/10/2007
The Tyla Gang @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 12/10/2007
China Crisis @ The Brook, Southampton - 12/10/2007
Fightstar @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 12/10/2007 SOLD OUT!
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 12/10/2007
Hijera & Fleeing New York @ The Joiners, Southampton - 13/10/2007
Bang Bang Lulu @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton - 13/10/2007
Rab Noakes @ The Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham - 13/10/2007
The Bog Rolling Stones @ The Studio at The Petersfield School - 13/10/2007
The Mopes & Dead!Dead!Dead! @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 13/10/2007
The Displacements @ Unit22, Southampton - 13/10/2007
Atlantico @ The Talking Heads, Southampton - 13/10/2007
The Legendary Derek @ The Frog & Frigate, Southampton - 13/10/2007
Maps @ The Barfly, Brighton - 13/10/2007
Kate Rusby @ The Anvil, Basingstoke - 14/10/2007
The Cribs @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 14/10/2007
Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent of The Zombies @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 14/10/2007 SOLD OUT!
The Draytones @ The Joiners, Southampton - 14/10/2007
The Maccabees @ The Pyramids, Portsmouth - 14/10/2007
Black Stone Cherry @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 15/10/2007
The Enemy @ The Guildhall, Southampton - 15/10/2007 SOLD OUT!
Gravenhurst @ The Joiners, Southampton - 15/10/2007
Capdown @ The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth - 16/10/2007
Mindless Self Indulgence @ The Brook, Southampton - 16/10/2007
Bemis & Rawkis @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 16/10/2007
Jane Taylor & John Lester @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 16/10/2007
The Mooney Suzuki @ The Joiners, Southampton - 16/10/2007
Vincent Treacey (ex-Lisheen) & Luke Ferre @ The Edge of The Wedge, Portsmouth - 23/10/2007
The Dawn Chorus & Smack La @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 01/11/2007
The Elements, The Exits, Gilkicker & The Cartel @ Little Johnny Russell's, Portsmouth - 02/11/2007
Peter Bruntnell Band @ The Railway Inn, Winchester - 11/11/2007
Tom Hingley (ex-Inspiral Carpets) @ The Cellars at Eastney, Portsmouth - 11/12/2007
Paul Young's tex-mex band, Los Pacaminos, have been forced to cancel their gig at The Brook this Saturday, 13th October, on doctor's orders. Punters are advised to stop crying in their chilli and contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds.
Prettyboy Promotions, who previously brought live indie entertainment to the masses at The Registry with The Thursday Thing, have a new evening on the go. Waster takes place every Wednesday night at Envy in Portsmouth; tonight sees live music from Floor+Walls plus a DJ set from XFM's Eddy Temple-Morris. Tickets are available on the door.
The Wedgewood Rooms will be pounding with electro beats this Saturday, 13th October, as the Sumo and Underyournose club nights take each other on. As well as DJ sets from Udy and Brett Lawrence there'll also be live performances from The Exits, Get Shakes and Kid Carpet. Tickets are £7 and should be available on the door.
London pop/rock band Storey and singer/guitarist Baz fill the guest slots at Roger Courtney's Open Mike Club tomorrow, Thursday 11th October. Afterwards the stage will be thrown open to all comers, each of whom have a two song limit within which to entertain the crowd. The doors of The Barn at The Milton Arms open at 1900, admission is FREE and you're advised to arrive early.
And finally, tomorrow is John Peel Day 2007 and all manner of musical events are occurring up and down the country in celebration of the memory of John Robert Parker Ravenscroft; these include a guerilla gig in Southampton (somewhere near the University apparently) and the co-opting of the Oxjam gig at The Railway Inn in Winchester. More information is available on the BBC Radio 1 website.
Times up, pencils down, that's me done for another week. Today I have mostly been listening to Super Furry Animals and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, with a bit of Black Grape on the side. Join me next week when I'll be walking on the spot.
