Afternoon everyone!
We have three terrific shows
on the horizon so wanted to share with all and sundry. This Friday we
pitch up at Tufnell Park Dome for a fantastic night of austerity
rock-n-roll courtesy of CHAIN & THE GANG, COMET GAIN and ACTUAL CRIMES. Then next week we have a back-to-back Lexington double with SHANNON AND THE CLAMS, JOEY FOURR and WITCHING WAVES on the Wednesday and DANIEL BACHMAN, RYLEY WALKER and WILLIAM REES
on the Thursday. One show calling to mind the punk rock prom par
excellence, the other a visionary dip into the acoustic dustbowl
overflowing with psychedelic folk, bound only by the similarities of
venue and level of awesomeness. All in all, three cracking events,
here’s all you need to know and more…
\\\\\ FRIDAY /////
CHAIN & THE GANG
COMET GAIN
ACTUAL CRIMES
Friday 30 May
Tufnell Park Dome, 2 Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, NW5 1HL
8pm | £11 | TICKETS
CHAIN &THE GANG
are led by the remarkable Ian Svenonius. Ian is a prime mover behind two
of the most essential bands of our time, Nation Of Ulysses and The
Make-Up, and author of two books, The Psychic Soviet and Supernatural
Strategies for Making a Rock 'n' Roll Group, not to mention online talk
show host and auteur filmmaker. Chain And the Gang deal in a new genre
called CRIME ROCK that updates rock n roll, blues, and gospel music or
vocal quartets from the late 50s /early 60s for the discerning few. As
Ian himself puts it: “If asked about it by a prospective fan, I would
say "Watch out; it might hurt your feelings." Or "Be careful … there's
no telling what might happen if you put it in your ear." Why? Because
Chain & The Gang isn't for everyone. It's not designed for the
victims of Ikea who rely on robots to choose their background muzak. But
it can also prove to be addictive and has some disturbing side
effects.“ A gang with a fluid and floating active core, new album
'Minimum Rock N Roll' was recorded in Portland Oregon with Ian and Katie
Alice on vocals, Brett playing the electric guitar, Chris on electric
bass guitar, and Fiona driving the drum kit and then mixed down in DC by
Brendan Canty. More minimal and more ferocious, more lean and more
mean, 'Minimum Rock N Roll' is Chain & the Gang looking for food,
hungry and intent on devouring the known world, once they find its
tender underbelly. 'Minimum Rock N Roll' is out now on Fortuna Pop. http://chainandthegang.bandcamp.com/
COMET GAIN have released a string of critically acclaimed records on Kill Rock Stars, Track & Field and What’s Your Rupture? - albums such as 'Tigertown Pictures', 'Réalistes', 'City Fallen Leaves' and 2008’s singles collection 'Broken Record Prayers' establishing the band as one of the most fearlessly passionate and fiercely intelligent British bands around. Unapologetically literate and emotional, Comet Gain seek out inspiration as much in the music of girl-group era pop, heartfelt Americana, British post-punk, and 60s psychedelia, as in the words and images of the beat poets and in the cinema of both the British and French new-wave of the late 50 and early 60s. From Goffin and King, The Modern Lovers, The Seeds, Dylan, The Impressions, Big Star, Julian Cope, and the Flying Nun and Creation labels, to Kerouac, Pynchon, Shelagh Delaney, and Godard, the band are influenced by an incessant drive to “distill the spirit and those moments of musical defiance… recalling old stories of friends, of being lonely and what kept you sane, watching old movies like the kitchen sink English films and early 70s American ones, re-reading the beat writers... finding a common ground, taking a deep breath and then picking up our guitars and singing these songs.Their latest album 'Howl Of The Lonely Crowd' was released through Fortuna Pop and recent single 'Avenue Girls' via WIAIWYA. http://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/album/avenue-girls
ACTUAL CRIMES specialise in a waking up an working-class feminist racket with Kirsty on guitar, Lenny on bass and Aaron, drums. Vocals are shared between Kirsty and Aaron who dip and dive through the rugged clamour and clang, lettings the rhythms stab and collapse, regroup and race away. Check out their demos now through soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/actual-crimes
COMET GAIN have released a string of critically acclaimed records on Kill Rock Stars, Track & Field and What’s Your Rupture? - albums such as 'Tigertown Pictures', 'Réalistes', 'City Fallen Leaves' and 2008’s singles collection 'Broken Record Prayers' establishing the band as one of the most fearlessly passionate and fiercely intelligent British bands around. Unapologetically literate and emotional, Comet Gain seek out inspiration as much in the music of girl-group era pop, heartfelt Americana, British post-punk, and 60s psychedelia, as in the words and images of the beat poets and in the cinema of both the British and French new-wave of the late 50 and early 60s. From Goffin and King, The Modern Lovers, The Seeds, Dylan, The Impressions, Big Star, Julian Cope, and the Flying Nun and Creation labels, to Kerouac, Pynchon, Shelagh Delaney, and Godard, the band are influenced by an incessant drive to “distill the spirit and those moments of musical defiance… recalling old stories of friends, of being lonely and what kept you sane, watching old movies like the kitchen sink English films and early 70s American ones, re-reading the beat writers... finding a common ground, taking a deep breath and then picking up our guitars and singing these songs.Their latest album 'Howl Of The Lonely Crowd' was released through Fortuna Pop and recent single 'Avenue Girls' via WIAIWYA. http://wiaiwya.bandcamp.com/album/avenue-girls
ACTUAL CRIMES specialise in a waking up an working-class feminist racket with Kirsty on guitar, Lenny on bass and Aaron, drums. Vocals are shared between Kirsty and Aaron who dip and dive through the rugged clamour and clang, lettings the rhythms stab and collapse, regroup and race away. Check out their demos now through soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/actual-crimes
\\\\\ WEDNESDAY 4 JUNE /////
SHANNON & THE CLAMS
JOEY FOURR
WITCHING WAVES
Wednesday 4 June
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
8pm | £9 | TICKETS
SHANNON AND THE CLAMS
are from Oakland, California and comprise of Shannon Shaw (vocals,
bass), Cody Blanchard (vocals, guitar), and Ian Amberson (drums,
vocals). Sounding like a prom band from 1964 getting dosed with acid and
having the sweetest lovelorn freak out, Shannon And The Clams defy
expectations. Imagine a brawling Etta James, backed up by the 13th Floor
Elevators singing Shangri La's tunes. Shannon has a voice that can go
from a sweet girl group croon to a bluesy ballsy growl before you
realize you're headed for the (dance) floor. It's total punk rock bop,
brimming with doo-wop glory delivered to your door by the Homecoming
Queen and Kings of weirdo rock 'n' roll. What started as an open mic
project for a shy, young Shannon to try out some tunes ended with the
Clams meeting and forming a band. Many have said to have been possessed
by thee (eerily similar at times) haunted howls and beautiful growls of
their two lead vocalists, hypnotized by their heavy heartbeats, and
mesmerized by their magical music. Your ears may become infested with a
real Buddy Holly jolly kinda joy (oh boy) while you stutter along to a
hiccupy song. Take a scratch and a sniff at these stickers and get bit
by their bad-brained snarls. It's always Christmas (if you want it).
It's your party time, and it's excellent. Cry-yi-yi if you want to, but
be sure to surf a splish-splash with a laugh later. The band's first LP
for Hardly Art, 'Dreams in the Rat House' was released last year! https://myspace.com/shannonandtheclams
JOEY FOURR has spent two prolific years patiently writing, recording and producing eleven EP's. Now, Joey has recruited members of Dog Legs (Moe Meade) and Halo Halo (Jack Barraclough) to transform his colourful, bewildering butterfly-filled cavern of hooks, underwater drums and shimmery vocals, into springing cartoon animated guitar licks and fuzzed out bass lines. The new band formation are helping to bring to life two years worth of hibernated, bedroom experimentation into a fully bloomed, multi-coloured visceral live experience. http://www.joeyfourr.co.uk/
WITCHING WAVES are a post-punk duo from London, reminiscent of beat happening/the au pairs. Emma Wigham and Mark Jasper started making music together last year and are currently preparing to unleash the fruits of their labour in the form of a new cassingle, via the ever-worthy Soft Power Records. Lead track ‘Concrete‘ is a brash and menacing three-and-a-half minutes where limbs flail, eyes glare and pulse rates rise and rise and rise until you’re either sprinting away from them as fast as possible, or following them down whichever alley they lead you. http://witchingwaves.tumblr.com/
JOEY FOURR has spent two prolific years patiently writing, recording and producing eleven EP's. Now, Joey has recruited members of Dog Legs (Moe Meade) and Halo Halo (Jack Barraclough) to transform his colourful, bewildering butterfly-filled cavern of hooks, underwater drums and shimmery vocals, into springing cartoon animated guitar licks and fuzzed out bass lines. The new band formation are helping to bring to life two years worth of hibernated, bedroom experimentation into a fully bloomed, multi-coloured visceral live experience. http://www.joeyfourr.co.uk/
WITCHING WAVES are a post-punk duo from London, reminiscent of beat happening/the au pairs. Emma Wigham and Mark Jasper started making music together last year and are currently preparing to unleash the fruits of their labour in the form of a new cassingle, via the ever-worthy Soft Power Records. Lead track ‘Concrete‘ is a brash and menacing three-and-a-half minutes where limbs flail, eyes glare and pulse rates rise and rise and rise until you’re either sprinting away from them as fast as possible, or following them down whichever alley they lead you. http://witchingwaves.tumblr.com/
\\\\\ THURSDAY 5 JUNE /////
DANIEL BACHMAN
RYLEY WALKER
WILLIAM REES
Thursday 5 June
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
8pm | £7 | TICKETS
DANIEL BACHMAN is a
6-string and lap guitar player from Fredericksburg, Virginia currently
living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. From 2008 to present he’s been
releasing material of almost exclusively an instrumental nature while
touring everywhere from Istanbul to Los Angeles. He has been playing
what he describes as “psychedelic appalachia” since he was a teenager,
releasing small run editions of tapes, CDs and LPs for the past three
years, with a sound that evolved from drones and banjos to a now guitar
centered focus. Touring off and on since the age of 17, Bachman has
managed to cover thorough ground across the US, sharing stages with like
minded folk such as fellow Fredericksburg native Jack Rose, for whom he
fashioned the artwork for the posthumous release of ‘Luck In The
Valley’. His newest effort is the full length LP ‘Jesus I'm a Sinner’,
recorded at Forrest Marquisee's studio inside his father's woodshop in
May of 2013 after spending 8 months on the road. The sound results in a
combination of homesick worried blues and the ecstatic buzz of fresh
experience and a new life in unknown territory. Familiar and known, but
also seeking to access memories from lives past, dead and gone.
'Honeysuckle Reel' is a springtime tune, for that first day when the
heat and humidity sets in and the smell of the honeysuckle bloom creeps
in your open windows driving. 'Happy One Step' is a guitar/fiddle duet
with Sally Morgan of the Black Twig Pickers/The Freight Hoppers. It's a
brilliant album, evocative of the spell Bachman casts with his stunning
live performances. http://danielbachman.com/
RYLEY WALKER has a powerful voice that spans ranges and eras, and an effortless approach to a fine melody on the guitar, setting the bar higher for the modern folk artist. The 24 year-old recently turned to his folk-rock sound, inspired by some of his heroes Bert Jansch, Tim Buckley, and Tim Hardin. After kicking around Chicago’s experimental free/noise music scene and touring extensively with an array of artists, he grew into his current laid-back and folk-driven approach to tunes, resulting in several cassettes, singles, and a highly acclaimed EP 'The West Wind'. His poised and accomplished debut LP 'All Kinds Of You' was just released on the seminal Tompkins Square label. With acoustic guitar in hand and a voice like browned butter, Walker swings and sways, before swirling into a gallop without bucking the rhythm. https://soundcloud.com/walker-ryley
WILLIAM REES is a composer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in London. Having spent six years studying Hindustani classical music in India, as well as being classically trained on the viola, Rees has a keen understanding of both Eastern and Western classical music. Rees’ music is an esoteric blend of his disparate influences, ranging from Indian and Persian classical music, to modern composition and free improvisation. He released a cassette of solo viola compositions on Night Ritual Recordings in 2013, entitled A Burial Shroud. He also released a CD of solo guitar, "Transcendental Night" on FSOM Records in 2012. This performance will feature 12-string and Weissenborn slide guitar. https://www.facebook.com/pages/William-Rees/119359664834525
RYLEY WALKER has a powerful voice that spans ranges and eras, and an effortless approach to a fine melody on the guitar, setting the bar higher for the modern folk artist. The 24 year-old recently turned to his folk-rock sound, inspired by some of his heroes Bert Jansch, Tim Buckley, and Tim Hardin. After kicking around Chicago’s experimental free/noise music scene and touring extensively with an array of artists, he grew into his current laid-back and folk-driven approach to tunes, resulting in several cassettes, singles, and a highly acclaimed EP 'The West Wind'. His poised and accomplished debut LP 'All Kinds Of You' was just released on the seminal Tompkins Square label. With acoustic guitar in hand and a voice like browned butter, Walker swings and sways, before swirling into a gallop without bucking the rhythm. https://soundcloud.com/walker-ryley
WILLIAM REES is a composer and multi-instrumentalist currently based in London. Having spent six years studying Hindustani classical music in India, as well as being classically trained on the viola, Rees has a keen understanding of both Eastern and Western classical music. Rees’ music is an esoteric blend of his disparate influences, ranging from Indian and Persian classical music, to modern composition and free improvisation. He released a cassette of solo viola compositions on Night Ritual Recordings in 2013, entitled A Burial Shroud. He also released a CD of solo guitar, "Transcendental Night" on FSOM Records in 2012. This performance will feature 12-string and Weissenborn slide guitar. https://www.facebook.com/pages/William-Rees/119359664834525
Thanks for reading and to everyone who bought new records from us last week by No Babies and Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, our webshop now has two reissued Future Islands 7”s available too, along with much back catalogue goodness, et voila! See you on Friday and/ or next week!
UPSET THE RHYTHM
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\\\\\ UPSET THE RHYTHM /////
///// UPCOMING SHOWS \\\\\
CHAIN & THE GANG
COMET GAIN
ACTUAL CRIMES
Friday 30 May
Tufnell Park Dome, 2 Dartmouth Park Hill, Tufnell Park, NW5 1HL
8pm | £11 | TICKETS
SHANNON AND THE CLAMS
JOEY FOURR
WITCHING WAVES
Wednesday 4 June
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
8pm | £9 | TICKETS
DANIEL BACHMAN
RYLEY WALKER
WILLIAM REES
Thursday 5 June
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
8pm | £7 | TICKETS
POW!
GARY WAR
SOFT DRINKS
Monday 9 June
Dalston Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston, London, E8 3AS
8pm | £6 | TICKETS
THE PHEROMOANS
\\\ Hearts Of Gold /// Album Launch
KEEL HER
SAUNA YOUTH
TOM JAMES SCOTT
EMOTIONAL
HALO HALO DJs
Friday 13 June
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, 44 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB
8pm | £5 | TICKETS
BRENDAN FOWLER (BARR)
ASHLEY PAUL
Sunday 15 June
Power Lunches, 446 Kingsland road, Dalston, E8 4AE
6pm | £6 | TICKETS
NATURAL SNOW BUILDINGS
BEN NASH
STEREOCILIA
Monday 23 June
Café OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | £8 | TICKETS
GUARDIAN ALIEN
(Thrill Jockey)
Tuesday 8 July
Power Lunches, 446 Kingsland Road, Dalston, E8 4AE
8pm | £6 | TICKETS
SLEAFORD MODS
THE LOWEST FORM
MARK WYNN
Friday 18 July
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
PROTOMARTYR
Tuesday 19 August
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
8pm | £6 | TICKETS
JACK OBLIVIAN
STRAIGHT ARROWS
THE SHEIKS
Sunday 31 August
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, 44 Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, E2 6NB
7.30pm | £8 | TICKETS
FUTURE ISLANDS
Thursday 6 November
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT
7pm | £15 | WEGOTTICKETS
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