Posts by Month: July 2013

the human league

Gig: The Human League

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Dust off your dancing shoes and join The Human League and special guests for an astounding evening of much loved electro classics.

The electronic New Wave band from Sheffield shot to fame in the early 80′s with Don’t You Want Me which was a No. 1 hit in the … Read on

racetothesea

Gig: Race to the Sea

 

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“[Race to the Sea's] talent for delicate folk songcraft is equally matched by his grasp of experimental, shoegazey atmospherics. With his soulful, breathy vocals, quietly strummed acoustics and judicious use of effects pedals, he’s a one-man indie-folk orchestra, creating music of considerable shape and texture, but with an … Read on

bigadventure

Gig: Misty’s Big Adventure

 

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Misty’s Big Adventure are an eight piece band from Birmingham, England. Their music is an eclectic mix of jazz, lounge, psychedelia,2 tone, pop and punk.

 

A long time fixture on the Birmingham experimental music scene, Grandmaster Gareth formed the band in 1996 with his friend Sam

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Devendra

Gig: Devendra Banhart

 

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Devendra Obi Banhart is a Venezuelan American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston,Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to … Read on

gnod

Gig: Gnod Boiler Room Live Stream

 

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Tour name: Gnod – Boiler Room Live Stream

 

As part of the Gnod residency

 

On Tuesday 16th Gnod have been asked by The Wire magazine to perform at Wire curated Boiler Room session in London alongside the brilliant Kogumaza. The event will be streamed live … Read on

sharpe

Gig: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

 

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If you sought comparisons for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, you would hear the soulfulness of The Supremes’ ‘Where Did Our Love Go’, the raw exuberant pop of The Beatles ‘Yellow Submarine’ and the psychedelic echoes of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘Surrealistic Pillow’.

 

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Gig: Rihanna

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Following the release of her new album “Unapologetic”, Rihanna brings her the explosive Diamonds tour to the UK in June 2013.

 

GTA have been announced as support to the superstar for all her UK dates. Also joining Riahanna for 2 very special shows in Manchester (15th and 16th July) … Read on

echobelly

Gig: Echobelly

 

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ECHOBELLY + guests SCREAMING MALDINI, ALEX RV PHILLIPS

 

 

 

 

Sonya Aurora Madan & Glenn Johansson are taking a short break from their Calm Of Zero project to acoustically perform the songs of the classic Britpop band they formed: ECHOBELLY.

 

This special acoustic tour … Read on