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| Gindrinker/PaulHawkins/AlexDingley/SupermanRSquad@Clwb-27/02 |
[17 Feb 2009|10:25pm] |
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http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk presents:
Gindrinker, Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences, Alex Dingley,
Superman Revenge Squad @ Clwb ifor bach, Cardiff - 27/02/08
http://www.clwb.net
Doors :7.30pm
Price: £4(£3 NUS)
Gindrinker are one of the most captivating acts to grace the local
scene in Cardiff. Influenced by the likes of The Fall, Suicide and The
Cramps they play dark and heavy alternative rock with amazing lyrics
about fruit, bugs and darts.
"The Fall-meets-Big Black; northern prose over harsh drum machine and
guitar backdrops." - drownedinsound.com
"Cardiff's best cult band" - nme
http://www.myspace.com/gindrinker
Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences formed in 2006. Originally a
casual backing band for Paul's solo material, the band developed into
the current permanent line-up in November 2007. The band released a
few singles and debut album We Are Not Other People during the course
of 2008 and will release a follow-up in 2009. During 2008 the band
played various festivals and received airplay on Radio 1, 6 Music and
various other stations and the odd bit of nice press here and there
and they hope to continue in this vain during 2009. Soul-bearing and
bleakly comedic in lyrics and charismatic, compelling and cathartic
live Paul and the band have been compared to various people like Iggy
Pop, Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, Edwyn Collins and the Fall but then
they've also been told they don't quite sound like anyone else at
all...
"Paul Hawkins sounds like no-one. Someone doing something truly on
their own and making the rules up as they go along. " ARTROCKER
"Probably the most dark and twisted pop record of all time." BEARDED
http://www.myspace.com/theeawkwardsilences
Alex Dingley found his first guitar amounst the sea weed, driftwood
and dead jelly fish on Llansteffan beach. Amazingly, after clearing
away the crustation and milldew it was still perfectly in tune, though
salty in tone.Alex de-tuned it and decided that he liked it much
better. "I Lost My Honey In The Grass" was recorded under the dying
sun of 2006 and the new moon of 2007. As we searched the hill tops of
North Wales for a feeling we did not know we'd lost we found a
forgotten land that the glaciers made, both below a mountain and atop
the world where the jagged hill tops spit and fondle the sky like
breaking waves in a frozen storm, threatening to meet and to block out
the light completely. The ship was cunningly hidden, its masts
inconspicuose amoungst the crosses of the tomb stones and in the hull
we made camp, lit a fire, ate buttered bread and sardines from the
tin, told far fetched stories and attempted to convey to one another
just how confused we actually are.
http://www.myspace.com/alexdingley
Superman Revenge Squad is one bloke from Croydon, called Ben, and an
acoustic guitar.
He started writing his stuff at the beginning of 2007. Since then he's
gone from playing a load of open mic nights to playing gigs supporting
people like Jeff Lewis, the Wave Pictures and Paul Hawkins & Thee
Awkward Silences.
"A very sharp lyricist indeed, Absolute genius!" Tom Robinson on Radio6 Music
"Stirring aggit-folk, with the fragility of Bright Eyes & some
hilarious lyrics" -subba-cultcha.com
"Like Brooklyn's Jeffrey Lewis, Superman Revenge Squad is taking folk
music in exciting new directions - accessible, inventive and painfully
funny, taking shots at pop culture but never straying too far from
endearing self-deprecation. An artist who deserves much more press" -
Indiefolkforever.
http://www.myspace.com/supermanrevengesquad
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=114268490390
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[09 Jan 2009|10:54pm] |
If anyone's in Cardiff, check out Black Velvet, on sale in Spillers. It's only £2 - so if you like rock or pop-punk type music, check it out.
A couple of the recent issues (I think they have some back issues on sale too):
More info is at www.blackvelvetmagazine.com
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| POPULAR WORKSHOP/THE FRENCH QUARTER/HECK@Cardiff's, Buffalo Bar-11/11/08 |
[14 Oct 2008|11:16pm] |
POPULAR WORKSHOP/THE FRENCH QUARTER/HECK@Cardiff's, Buffalo Bar-11/11/08
11 Windsor Place [off Queen St]
http:// www.wearebuffalobar.co.uk
Doors: 7.30pm
Price £5
POPULAR WORKSHOP
Three young turks from London Popular Workshop recently released their Steve Albini(Nirvana, Pixies, P J Harvey) produced debut album "WE'RE ALIVE AND WE'RE NOT ALONE" through This Is Fake DIY on October the 6th. Garnering some impressive words from members of the press(below), who have compared them to the likes of Bloc Party, The Pixies, Shellac, and Elastica.The band bring their angular art disco chaos to Cardiff to a special pre SWN party show at Cardiff's Buffalo bar.
NME: "Three-pronged indie-pop masterminds. Sounds like Graham Coxon armed with fresh socks and power-tools"
Artrocker Magazine: "The musical equivalent of falling off a cliff, they are sharp, abrasive and uncomfortable; but by fuck have they got some magnificent songs – both fractured and beautiful."
http://www.myspace.com/popularworkshop
THE FRENCH QUARTER
Tillcountry's The French Quarter, self released 7 track EP this September.
Recording with Andy Miller (Mogwai, Delgados)they produce a brooding progressive sound that takes in elements of Scottish band's like Mogwai and Arab Strap, and dark new wave architects like Clinic, Interpol and the National. Stopping off to peform in Cardiff as part of their seven date November tour of Wales and England.Bands they have played with recently include, The Twilight Sad, Glissando, Vessels...
"Haunting like no band around, 5/5" John Earls, Planet Sound, Teletext
'A wonderfully hopeful uplifting band' - The Organ Magazine
http://www.myspace.com/thefrenchquarter
HECK
Opening the show are delectable Cardiff noise punkers Heck, featuring ex members of Sammo Hung, Mo-ho-bish-opi and Shooting At Unarmed Men.
"The impressive skewed pop of Heck was on as part of Bethan Elfyn's Radio 1 Introducing and they're a serious propostion for Welsh indie. Although defiantly lo-fi, their sound was chunky and satisfying in Clwb Ifor Bach's upstairs room. Frontwoman Jemma Roper stalked the stage, and her much taller bandmates faded into the background." BBC Wales Review
http://www.myspace.com/heckisotherpeople
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| Vessels/Stray Borders/ Joy Of Sex @ Ten Feet Tall Cardiff-28th of May 2008. |
[27 May 2008|05:36pm] |
http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk and local promoters http://www.myspace.com/onlyalternative team up to present:
Vessels/Stray Borders/ Joy Of Sex @ Ten Feet Tall Cardiff-28th of May 2008.
Entry : £4
Doors: 7.30pm
The world famous Twisted by design indie disco in the basement.
VESSELS
Vessels are an experimental rock band (Martin Teff, Tim Mitchell, Tom Evans, Lee J. Malcolm, Peter Wright) from Leeds, who formed in 2005, and have since played at the Leeds and Latitude festivals, released two singles and recorded a full length album due for release in the spring through Cuckundoo records. They manage to show that you CAN have a variety of songs and still maintain your own identity as a band, and you CAN have post-rock with vocals, and you CAN be mellow and ambient one moment, and rocking out with planet sized riffs the next. With a string of dates lined up across the UK, catch them now before things explode and they vanish off around the world to show that the UK still has some life left in it yet.
''Dynamic post rock which stalks around your room before launching itself through a window.''
Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 1
http://www.myspace.com/vesselsband
STRAY BORDERS
In support are Stray Borders. The Cardiff based four awoke in 2006 as Stray Borders and over the last six months have; appeared on Cardiff Compliation "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The 22 Of Us", been voted demo of the week by Organ magazine, enjoyed air play on BBC Radio One, BBC Radio Wales, and other radio stations. They create beautiful, slow burning, epic, sounscapes. The borders "recall the best elements of Godspeed, Sonic Youth Slint and the Liars whilst maintaining an individual and intelligent sound."
Purveyors of slow-burning, mathematically precise alt-rock experiments that strongly recall the shrill distortion barrages of Sonic Youth...and we await further news from their dark camp with bated breath." BBC EXPOSURE
http://www.myspace.com/strayborders
JOY OF SEX
Opening the show are new Cardiff three piece Joy Of Sex, their taught, angular songs are influenced by Wire, PiL and the Swans. They agree on several things. Short songs, rhythm, repetition, noise, form meeting function, newness not novelty, equality, clang, scrape and bang. That is the Joy of Sex.
http://www.myspace.com/joyofsex
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| GIITTV ZINE is TEN FEET TALL-Weds 30th of April |
[08 Apr 2008|02:52pm] |
http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk presents
FRIGHTENED RABBIT, PICTURE BOOKS IN WINTER, SUKILOVE@TEN FEET TALL, 11a-12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG
http://www.myspace.com/thisis10feettall
Doors: 7.30pm
Entry: £4Twisted by design disco downstairs
FRIGHTENED RABBIT
http://frightenedrabbit.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/frightenedrabbit
GIITTV zine brings hotly tipped, much blogged about, unconventional Glaswegian three piece Frightened Rabbit to Cardiff . With a defined personality and a gift for being able to nail a near perfect folk pop song, Frightened Rabbit convey candid tales of ordinary folk with a wry, acerbic wit via an eloquent, emotive, modern garage-pop aesthetic. Forthcoming album ‘Midnight Organ Fight’(released through Fat Cat on April the 15th) was recorded by Peter Katis (Mercury Rev, Interpol) An incredibly accomplished live outfit, having supported the likes of We Are Scientists and Idlewild already, their performances at times recall the passion of Okkervil River, Xiu Xiu and bright eyes the ragged, muscular energy of punk three pieces like early Sebadoh: Frightened Rabbit’s oeuvre nevertheless harbours a far more universal agenda. Recently back from SXSW; experience them in a smaller venue while you can!
"The pop sensibilities of Manchester stalwarts James with a vocal reminiscent of Roddy 'Idlewild' Woomble, singer Scott and his fellow bandmates give us a masterclass in the art of instantly catchy tune making."Click music
"They’re louder live than on record – and if you close your eyes you can imagine a car speeding faster and faster towards the brick wall it’s invariably heading going to hit. It’s heavy, powerful stuff, all the weight of life and death, of the band’s insecurities, problems and sadness pressing down more on your shoulders with every song they play. Frightened Rabbit make it sound alright to be a little fucked up. In fact, they make it sound quite beautiful." Drownedinsound
PICTURE BOOKS IN WINTER
http://www.myspace.com/picturebooksinwinter
As main support are one of GIITTV zine's tips for 08, ace Cardiff based five piece Picture Books In Winter. Their pairing of sincere indie-rock and dramatic, virtuoso strings is reminiscent of Curisve, plus there's a hint of the glorious racket of fellow locals Los Campesinos! They've already played a brilliant session for Bethan Elfyn's Radio One in Wales programme, dance to their literate violin led tunes live:
"You've got to pay attention to a band who climax a song by screaming for advice from Konnie Huq. If the likes of 'Horizontally I Am Champion' and ' Reykjavik ' were, as they say, the result of a whim over one summer, imagine the epics they could end up making." GIITTV zine
SUKILOVE
http://www.sukilove.com/
http://www.myspace.com/sukilove
Sukilove are a delightful Belgian acoustic/electric guitar based three piece. Featuring Pascal Deweze songs/vocals/guitar (Metal Molly, Chitlin' Fooks, I H8)Stoffel Verlackt drums/vocals (El Tattoo del Tigre) and Sjoerd Bruil gitaar/vocals (Black Cassette)An experienced act with a wealth of material under their belt.Their new EP is out on the 21st APRIL through JEZUS FACTORY RECORDS.
http://www.myspace.com/jezusfactory
“Swooning, painfully pretty pop” Rolling Stone
"(Sukilove) far more Lennon than McCartney.... While still melodic and well-sung, there seems to be a lot more upheaval in these tunes; less like Wilco's pop adventurism and more like Franz Ferdinand deciphering Radiohead's rock experimentalism or channeling an angry, young Elvis Costello. Yes, this is the type of record for which NME should be writing 2 page reviews. Great lyrics spilled over dark, driving, brilliant music (that doesn't skimp on the hooks!)"
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| New Viva Machine dates |
[07 Mar 2008|07:31pm] |
20 Mar 2008 20:00 TOUR LAUNCH @ THE MONKEY CAFE Swansea, Wales
2 Apr 2008 20:00 Cavern w/The Automatic Exeter, Southwest
3 Apr 2008 20:00 Arts Centre w/The Automatic Gloucester, Southwest
( Read more... )
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| Full Viva Machine's tour |
[09 Feb 2008|02:52pm] |
20 Mar 2008 20:00 TOUR LAUNCH @ THE MONKEY CAFE Swansea, Wales
28 Mar 2008 20:00 Blake Theatre w/The Automatic Monmouth, Wales
29 Mar 2008 20:00 Central Station w/The Automatic Wrexham, Wales
30 Mar 2008 20:00 Galleri w/The Automatic Caernarfon, Wales
31 Mar 2008 20:00 Brycheiniog Theatre w/The Automatic Brecon, Wales
2 Apr 2008 20:00 Cavern w/The Automatic Exeter, Southwest
3 Apr 2008 20:00 Arts Centre w/The Automatic Gloucester, Southwest
( Read more... )
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| Viva Machine's Upcoming Shows |
[21 Jan 2008|05:16pm] |
Mar 28 2008 8:00P
Blake Theatre w/The Automatic Monmouth, Wales
Mar 29 2008 8:00P
Central Station w/The Automatic Wrexham, Wales
Mar 30 2008 8:00P
Galleri w/The Automatic Caernarfon, Wales
Mar 31 2008 8:00P
Brycheiniog Theatre w/The Automatic Brecon, Wales
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Apr 29 2008 8:00P
The Point w/The Automatic Cardiff, Wales
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| The Blackout! |
[24 Oct 2007|07:41am] |
Hi!
Let me know if plugging a community is innapropriate here, but I'd just like to let everyone know that I decided to create the very first Sean Smith [The Blackout] Community on Livejournal :)
Please Join if you're a Blackout/Sean fan!
Thanks!!
xo
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[06 Oct 2007|07:32pm] |
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| Spammage, sorry. |
[05 Jul 2007|06:47pm] |
Farmstock is a music festival being held near Llantrisant to raise money for the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (more info about the charity can be found at www.c-r-y.org.uk).
Bands to play will include:
Tabula Rasa
Pagan Wanderer Lu www.myspace.com/paganwandererlu
Wild Stallions - synth-tastic melodoom
Neon Dinosaur Brain http://myspace.com/comacrashdie - prehistoric prog-jazz fusion
Monster Bastard Project - phantasmagoric very mellow-yellow instrumental three piece
Circa Regna Tonat - sporadic yet creative noise merchants
Many others TBC!!
As well as the music, there'll be a BBQ and the obligatory cow-pat frisbee competitions.
Camping available close to the action.
Tickets will be available on the day, price TBC.
Hope to see you soon!
Be our friend!: www.myspace.com/trecastellfest
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[13 Apr 2007|05:59pm] |
Just thought I'd post a reminder that Black Velvet rock zine is on sale in Spillers Records in Cardiff. There are back issues as well as the current issue. If you can't find it, ask the person behind the counter who will point you in the right direction.
The current issue includes interviews with Bullets And Octane, AFI, Motion City Soundtrack, Paramore, Kill Hannah, Neurosonic, Bandcamp & Linchpin, plus reviews of Lostprophets, MCR, 30 Seconds To Mars, Less Than Jake, Sugarcult and heaps more.
And if you missed out Cardiff My Chemical Romance photos, you can find them at www.blackvelvetmagazine.com/mcrphotos2.htm
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