Posts by Month: February 2012

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Gig: The Felice Brothers


 

Recognized for their live shows, The Felice Brothers will play for their audience come hell or high water; the foremost example is their transcendent performance at the 2008 Newport Folk Festival, where they soldiered on, unplugged, in the rain, and barefoot in the mud after a lightning bolt shorted

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Gig: The Civil Wars

 

Barton Hollow, the full-length debut from The Civil Wars, was released February 1 (Sensibility Music). According to the Barton Hollow Songfacts, it debuted at #1 on iTunes’ album sales chart and at #12 on the Billboard 200. The album came on the heels of a breakout year for the … Read on

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Gig: Maverick Sabre

 

London born, Irish raised singer songwriter Maverick Sabre is breaking the mould. With his soulful voice and skillful guitar playing, he draws audiences in a leaves them in wonder. Silencing crowds with his lamenting social-political content, this young rising star is generating a lot of interest from press and

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Gig: Sleigh Bells

 

It’s a meet-cute moment worthy of a rom-com: 28-year-old ex-hardcore musician is making music by day, waiting tables by night. He’s been searching for a singer to deliver the noisy, bass-thudding pop-songs he’s been programming, and, one day, fate walks in the door. It’s a 24-year-old school teacher out … Read on

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Gig: Spiritualized

 

Spiritualized are an English space rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason Pierce (who often goes by the alias J. Spaceman) after the demise of his previous outfit, space-rockers Spacemen 3. The membership of Spiritualized has changed from album to album, with Pierce — who … Read on

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Gig: The Stranglers

 

The Stranglers are pleased to announce a full UK tour in March 2012, the band have been busy in the studio writing and recording their seventeenth studio album which is due for release next year.

First forming in 1974 the bands straight talking approach gave them the reputation as

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Gig: JLS

What do you do when in the space of two short years you’ve gone from talent show hopefuls to the biggest boyband of a generation? For the four young lads that make up JLS the answer is simple – keep your feet firmly on the ground and keep heading for … Read on

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Gig: Rumour

 

A four piece alternative rock band from the North Wales area, Rumour are a band in motion who strongly pride themselves on their live performance. Working under the much decorated producer Marc Joy (Ferndale Productions), Rumour have managed to shape and sculpt a unique sound encompassing engrossing and distinctive

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