Posts by Month: July 2014

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Gig: Karma to Burn + Desert Storm + Ten Foot Wizard

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Karma to Burn are an American instrumental stoner rock band. The band was formed in 1994, in Hicksville, West Virginia (actually Morgantown, West Virginia, though this was a running joke also reflected in bios of the band on other Web sites). The band is currently located in Los Angeles. … Read on

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Gig: Owl John

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The Owl John album was conceived in two disparate worlds: the island of mull on the west coast of Scotland and in Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States. Maybe this is the first time that these places have met. Maybe not. Owl John is about … Read on

horsebeach

Gig: Horsebeach + Elizabeth Preston + Jason Boardman

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HORSEBEACH

Ryan Kennedy has been making music ever since he was a young teenager. Now in his early 20′s, his dreams and desires have finally been distilled into this, his debut album. Written over the space of a year, but recorded in a fortnight, straight to tape, in Ryan’s  … Read on

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Gig: Kevin Devine + Tellison + Emanuel Ayvas

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Fresh after doing a phenomenal tour in February this year we’re honoured to have Kevin Devine performing at Deaf Institute as part of his return to the UK.

Over the years Kevin Devine has garnered a loyal following for his emotively daring endeavours into indie rock and emo circles … Read on

Perfect Pussy

Gig: Perfect Pussy + Joanna Gruesome

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Perfect Pussy are a New York City noise-punk band that are all about live energy, developing a sound somewhere between the intense pummel of Fucked Up and the exuberant joy of Ponytail, with singer Meredith Graves delivering raw and personal lyrics. By late 2013 the group had caught the … Read on

Maxine Peake and the Eccentronic Research Council

Gig: Eccentronic Research Council Ft Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake and the Eccentronic Research Council

 

The Eccentronic Revue show…

An Evening of Words & Pre-Digital Sonics with the ‘ECCENTRONIC RESEARCH COUNCIL ft MAXINE PEAKE’

The Eccentronic Research Council featuring Maxine Peake (Silk,Shameless etc) play a uber rare live show, performing select tracks from their first two concept albums ’1612 Underture’ & ‘Magpie Billy & … Read on

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Gig: Eleanor Friedberger + Tiger Lion

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At a time when most female singer-songwriters perform as alter egos, Eleanor Friedberger is simply, refreshingly herself. And that’s just the way her fans like it. Having spent the last decade fronting the indie-rock institution The Fiery Furnaces (currently on hiatus) with her brother Matthew, in 2011 she emerged … Read on