Tuesday 17 February 2015

DOPE BODY in London tonight!


Hey there!
Just a quick reminder that we have elasticated noise punks DOPE BODY in town tonight at the Montague Arms with some terrific supports too, including WALKER / MELCHIOR, BLACK FUNGUS and LOWER SLAUGHTER! Tickets are £6 and will be available on the door from 7.30pm, here’s the set times too:

DOPE BODY - 10.10pm
WALKER / MELCHIOR - 9.25pm
BLACK FUNGUS - 8.45pm
LOWER SLAUGHTER - 8.10pm


Read on for more specifics and a new show listing for LITURGY in June too!


\\\\\   TONIGHT   /////

DOPE BODY
WALKER / MELCHIOR
BLACK FUNGUS
LOWER SLAUGHTER
Tuesday 17 February
Montague Arms, 289 Queen's Rd, New Cross Gate, SE14 2PA
7.30pm | £6 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/298722

DOPE BODY are a primordial, psych-addled noise rock beast from Baltimore! Born in 2008 out of the dance-friendly confines of the city’s Wham City scene, this unclassifiable, heavy group ventured out into the night to find more like-minds, and came back boasting a spasm of styles and directions. Evolving from blasting three-piece to blistering four-piece, Dope Body enjoy writing their own songs, touring endlessly and pummeling basement parties with a gleeful, wide-eyed fanaticism that the more reasonable among us might mistake for insanity (it ain’t entirely so). Dope Body writhe under their own experiments, swinging from gutterish sludge-punk to snake charmer-on-fire within the confines of a single tune. Rather than comparing their ferocity to other contender, just know that Dope Body is punk spelled upside-down and standing on its hands. 2012 saw their stunning album 'Natural History' come out on Drag City. Now, two years later, the Baltimore quartet have returned with new album ‘Lifer’, which sees Dope Body taking a departure from their past releases. Their raw, off-kilter virility still makes for a ferocious record. Yet gone are the frenetic guitar melodies, being replaced with full-frontal riffing that dynamically ebbs and flows. ‘Lifer’ is the elder statesman of Dope Body's output thus far, calling for greater structure and direction without losing any of its rough intensity. If anything, they have revved up their raucous energy, with the heavy moments being relentlessly driving, a weighty Cadillac hurtling forward across a fractured tarmac. There is greater focus on progression, building the songs into the bludgeoning thrash they inevitably become.
http://dopebody.tumblr.com/

WALKER / MELCHIOR is a collaboration between two largely prolific artists, Dan Melchior (Dan Melchior und Das Menace, Lloyd Pack) and Russell Walker (The Pheromoans, Bomber Jackets, Lloyd Pack). The duo’s sound occupies the groggy morning hours that bleed into the bright sun, as heard on their recent 7” for Kill Shaman. ‘Sad Son In-Law’ unfolds with a juxtaposing mix of buzzing sounds and glowing synths, progressively detailed by a string of jewel-toned guitar quests. Snaps, pops and perhaps even a harmonica begin to emerge in the sun-filled loop, guiding Walker’s sung-spoken-word vocals with a wonky bass line. ‘I Could Sit Here Forever’ comes off damaged and broken with unpredictable guitar noodling and beams of synth, before blossoming into something exceptionally gospel-like and inside one’s head. A debut album is expected soon!
https://soundcloud.com/kill-shaman-records/melchiorwalker-sad-son-in-law-melchiorwalker-7

BLACK FUNGUS have released a tape on Milk Records and already have another set of recordings in the works. This three piece feature members of Witching Waves and Gloss Rejection, who work up an impressive mix of hook laden song craft and discordant imbalance. Elements abound of the DIY American noise rock hay day combined with Gordons-esque post-punk.
https://soundcloud.com/blackfungus

LOWER SLAUGHTER are a four piece rock band from Brighton, featuring past/present members of King Of Cats and Shudder Pulps who churn out big riff righteous heaviness through volume, drawing comparisons to Pissed Jeans, Karp & Harvey Milk.
http://www.facebook.com/lowerslaughter



Thank you for reading and for all of you who came out to see Richard Dawson last week and Dan Deacon yesterday, two jaw drop performances that’s for sure! Can’t wait for later, see you then!
UPSET THE RHYTHM
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\\\\\  UPSET THE RHYTHM   /////
/////  UPCOMING    SHOWS   \\\\\

DOPE BODY
BLACK FUNGUS
WALKER / MELCHIOR
LOWER SLAUGHTER
Tuesday 17 February
Montague Arms, 289 Queen's Rd, New Cross Gate, SE14 2PA

DEERHOOF
TRASH KIT
Friday 20 February
Maison Folie, 8 Rue des Arbalestriers, Mons, 7000, Belgium
8pm | FREE

DEERHOOF
TRASH KIT
COWTOWN
Thursday 26 February
Oval Space, 29-32 The Oval, Cambridge Heath, E2 9DT
7pm | SOLD OUT

MADALYN MERKEY
MEDDICINE
RATTLE

Friday 20 March
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
8pm | £6 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/308428
  
CIAN NUGENT
RED RIVER DIALECT
Sunday 22 March
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB

PURLING HISS
PRIMITIVE PARTS
KRISTIAN HARTING
Wednesday 25 March

Corsica Studios, 5 Elephant Street, Elephant & Castle, SE17 1LB
8pm | £8 |
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/299736

FUTURE ISLANDS
Monday 30 March
Tuesday 31 March
In collaboration with Parallel Lines…
The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, London NW1 8EH
7pm | SOLD OUT

NEIL MICHAEL HAGERTY
Two different sets
Friday 3 April
Cafe Oto, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | £10 | https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/upset-rhythm-cafe-oto-present-neil-michael-hagerty/

HAPPY MEALS
APOSTILLE
DESIGN A WAVE
Thursday 9 April
Power Lunches, 446 Kingsland Road, Dalston, E8 4AE

SCREAMING FEMALES
GLOBELAMP
Friday 24 April
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB

MOON DUO
Thursday 30 April
Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, EC2A 3PQ
7.30pm | £12 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/302760

RICHARD DAWSON
Wednesday 13 May
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, 44-46 Pollard Row, E2 6NB
8pm | £10.00 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/308980 

THE JULIE RUIN
Tuesday 26 May
Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High Street, Camden, NW1 8QP

ROSE MCDOWALL
Thursday 28 May
St Pancras Old Church, Pancras Road, King's Cross, NW1 1UL
7.30pm | £9 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/309198

PROLAPSE
ART TRIP AND THE STATIC SOUND
Friday 29 May
The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS
7.30pm | £10 | SOLD OUT
PROLAPSE
THE WOLFHOUNDS
Saturday 30 May
The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS

MIKAL CRONIN
Monday 1 June
100 Club, 100 Oxford St, Oxford Street, W1D 1LL

NO BABIES
MARGY PEPPER
Tuesday 9 June
The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS
8pm | £6 |
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/308647  

LITURGY
Thursday 11 June
Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street, Angel, EC1V 1NQ

REIGNING SOUND
THE NUMBER ONES
Monday 22 June
100 Club, 100 Oxford St, Oxford Street, W1D 1LL

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