07/02/12 17:15

The Co-operative !

The Co-operative: Glenn Tilbrook & Nine Below Zero will be performing at

Waterside Arts Centre,Sale Fri 18th May

THE CO-OPERATIVE
‘The Co-Operative’ is the first collaboration between Glenn Tilbrook,
the amazing frontman of Squeeze, and the fantastic blues band,
Nine Below Zero.
They have recently released a self-titled album, which includes five new songs, three covers, and three instrumentals.
Clearly, for Glenn and Nine Below Zero, playing is all about enjoying the moment and it’s that desire and enthusiasm that sets them apart from so many of their peers. When you hear the set, you will see and hear a mix of Co-Operative, Nine Below Zero, Glenn Tilbrook and Squeeze songs. It doesn’t sound like either a Glenn Tilbrook gig or Nine Below Zero, but rather it’s a co-operative!

Whether they are playing to a room of 50 people or a festival crowd, The Co-Operative get a huge buzz from playing and making music which marks them out as performers to be cherished.
Glenn Tilbrook

TICKETS & MORE INFOR HERE

06/02/12 10:00

New Model Army Bilston

Tickets Onsale Now For New Model Army Bilston Sat 2nd June

http://www.eventim.co.uk/tickets.html?affiliate=GCL&fun=evdetail&doc=evdetailb&key=724007$1962235

New Model Army are a legendary global underground cult band. Formed by Justin Sullivan in Bradford in 1980, their beginnings were inspired by Northern Soul, Punk Rock and the incendiary atmosphere of the times. Since then, they have had a long, creative and eventful journey. They have been massively influential in ‘post-punk’, ‘folk-rock’, ‘politico-rock’, ‘goth’, ‘metal’ and all kinds of musical sub-cultures but, like Groucho Marx, they have steadfastly refused to belong to any club that would have them as members.
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03/02/12 17:00

Carl Palmer Band Gig

Carl Palmer Band - Performing The ELP album Pictures at an Exhibition
Picturedrome Holmfirth Fri 18th May
Carl Palmer Band of (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) performing the classic ELP
album Pictures at an Exhibition + other ELP greats.

Watch Carl Palmer Band on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRSnsi6ApoQ

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03/02/12 16:20

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. Winners of the Prime Time BBC One show will be performing at

Holmfirth Picturedrome Sat 4th Aug.

Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Winners of the Prime Time BBC One show 'When Will I Be Famous' ...blistering Rock

Bagpipes ( BAG ROCK ) that astounded the viewers and critics! Putting a modern spin on

incredible piping, astounding drumming and hot rock guitars with an emphasis on showing

off and putting on a show guaranteed to amaze any audience; The Red Hot Chilli Pipers

really are a genuinely unique experience. A completely mental and utterly un-missable,

totally memorable feelgood summer's night out.

See more info at redhotchillipipers.co.uk 

See the Red Hot Chilli Pipers at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YdkolAEHj4

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31/01/12 21:35

From The Jam. News!

From The Jam(35th Anniversary 1977-2012) will be performing at Holmfirth Picturedrome Sat 29th Sept..

In 1977 The Jam released their debut album 'In the City', almost immediately they hit a nerve with the youth of the time. The Jam became one of the biggest selling bands in British history.

2012 mark the 35th anniversary of this seminal album.

From The Jam featuring Bruce Foxton, Russell Hastings and Mark Brzezicki will be doing a select number of dates performing this album from start to finish along with a selection of the classic hits and great album tracks.

The Jam Hit Records
"In the City"
"All Around the World"
"The Modern World"
"News of the World"
"David Watts"
"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight"
"Strange Town"
"When You're Young"
"The Eton Rifles"
"Going Underground"
"Start!"
"That's Entertainment"
"Funeral Pyre"
"Absolute Beginners"
"Town Called Malice"
"Precious"
"Just Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero?"
"The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow)"
"Beat Surrender"
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Learn more here.. 

31/01/12 20:55

10cc Greatest Hits Gig

10cc will be performing their greatest hits and more at Holmfirth Picturedrome on Tues 24th April

Not only were 10cc makers of some of the greatest hits of the 70’s, but they are currently one

of the most exciting live bands in the country! 

Catch up with 10CC as they perform their Greatest Hits and more including: Rubber Bullets,

I’m Not In Love, Dreadlock Holiday, Donna, Art For Art’s Sake, Good Morning Judge, The

Things We Do For Love, I’m Mandy Fly Me, Life Is A Minestrone, The Dean And I and The

Wall Street Shuffle.

One of the definitive sounds of the 1970’s, 10cc have been compared to many greats,

including The Beatles and the Beach Boys. 10cc have sold over 15 million albums in the UK

and about 30 millions albums worldwide. Their art rock music has influenced the likes of Axel

Rose, Fun Lovin’ Criminals and The Flaming Lips, to name but a few!

Watch 10cc on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dTnvhGHDGA

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31/01/12 12:35

The Jamm Holmfirth Cancelled

Due to an illness within the band the following show has been cancelled  Sat 4th Feb

30/01/12 05:35

Adelaide Rockers Tracer Back in the UK

Planet Rock favourites Tracer will be back on UK soil performing at the following:

Tickets On sale Fri 3rd Feb 09.00hrs

Tues   24th Apr Islington O2 Academy
Wed    25th Apr Bristol The Tunnels
Thurs  26th Apr Manchester Academy
Fri       27th Apr York The Duchess
Sat      28th Apr Sheffield Plug

"If Robert Plant and Jimi Hendrix made love to the sounds of Audioslave, they’d probably sound similar to the likes of Tracer. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, the trio embodies a sonic sledgehammer sound steeped in epic guitars, clever hooks and raw, uncompromising vocals. Tracer’s unique blend of 90’s stoner and 70’s classic rock is winning them over new fans, and landed them with an international record deal."
 
Watch Tracer Here

More Info Here 

30/01/12 05:15

The Human Leaque Announce

The Human League Announce a return to Halifax Theatre Saturday 1st Dec.

Tickets Go On Sale Fri 3rd Feb 9.00am...

Hailing from the Steel City (Sheffield, England), The Human League are a Synth-pop group, mainly successful in the 1980's with hits such as Don't You Want Me, (Keep Feeling) Fascination and many more that were popular not just in the UK, but also all over the world. The Human League
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26/01/12 11:45

Glenn Tilbrook New Dates

Glenn wii be performing at

Arlington Arts Centre   Thursday-24-May 
 Sheffield Plug                  Friday-25-May

Mention Glenn Tilbrook and most people may immediately think of Squeeze. After all, with his writing partner Chris Difford, Tilbrook was responsible for Top Ten hits all around the world such as “Tempted”, “Hourglass”, “Cool For Cats” and “Up The Junction”. Ever since their first EP in 1977, Squeeze has delighted audiences with their brand of honky-tonk new wave and pithy lyricism, while their stock in the music world has seen the likes of Jools Holland, Paul Carrack and Elvis Costello all contribute to their work.
 
However, since an acrimonious split in 1998 Squeeze has been on the backburner. Although you might forgive him for resting on his laurels after 13 albums and countless tours all over the world, Tilbrook has continued to write and perform with the same enthusiasm that he brought to Squeeze’s earliest recordings. With his two solo albums, “The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook” and “Transatlantic Ping-Pong”, he proved he’s lost none of the joie-de-vivre that became Squeeze’s trademark. For 2009’s album “Pandemonium Ensues”, he injected some fresh faces by recruiting new band The Fluffers and some prestigious guests in the shape of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. This has been complemented by a conversational live show that is delightfully shambling in its approach – Tilbrook loves blurring the boundary between crowd and performer by performing requests and even taking his audience for walkabouts to set up impromptu gigs!
 
Although a Squeeze reunion had always looked unlikely, Tilbrook and Difford’s paths slowly began to cross with more frequency, leading to a series of low-key gigs together in 2007. In 2008, super fan Mark Ronson presented them with the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music, while Lily Allen called them the Robert De Niro of music when they received the Nordoff-Robbins Icon Award. With the addition of former Squeeze bassist John Bentley, and Fluffers pair Stephen Large and Simon Hanson, this lineup has been winning fans all over again with gigs and festival appearances at the likes of V, Oxegen, T in The Park, Guilfest and Latitude, reminding us all of the outstanding back catalogue that Squeeze possess.
 
Yet it is away from music that Tilbrook is now making his most important contribution. He is a member of the charity Love Hope Strength, set up by his good friend Mike Peters (The Alarm). Work for this has involved record-breaking treks up the likes of Everest and Kilimanjaro with fellow musicians, raising money to buy equipment to help cancer sufferers across the world.
 
Clearly, for Glenn Tilbrook playing is about enjoying the moment, and it’s that desire and enthusiasm that sets him apart from so many of his peers. Whether he’s playing to a room of 50 people or to a festival crowd, either with Squeeze or solo, Glenn Tilbrook still gets the buzz from playing and making music that is all too rare among his peers or those he has inspired, and marks him out as a perfomer to be cherished.
 
http://www.glenntilbrook.com/

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25/01/12 10:40

Joe Bonamassa, Gibson Guitarist of the year.

 more information on this news article can be read here

23 Mar  Brighton Centre  SOLD OUT

24 Mar  Sheffield Arena

25 Mar  Newcastle Metro

27 Mar  Edinburgh, Usher Hall  SOLD OUT

28 Mar  Liverpool Echo Arena

30 Mar  Bournemouth International Centre 

31 Mar  Birmingham NIA 

2 Apr  Capital FM Arena Nottingham SOLD OUT

4 Apr  Glasgow Concert Hall  

5 Apr  Blackpool Opera House  SOLD OUT

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25/01/12 10:35

Limehouse Lizzy - Billboard Award

 More info on this news article can be read here

Renowned for an action-packed pyrothechnic-fuelled explosion of a show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide.

 Attention to detail, charismatic audience interaction and that all important X-factor feeling of seeing-the-real-thing, have led to their performance being described as “beyond tribute”, by both audience and critics alike. Throw in a stunning replica of the famous Lizzy mirrored, LED-lit backdrop, huge hung banners with the image of the man himself, Phil Lynott, and pyro explosions galore and you could be witnessing ‘Live & Dangerous’ before your very eyes!

Expect the usual razzamatazz and classic tracks such as ‘The Boys are Back in Town’, ’Whiskey In The Jar’ and many others we’ve come to expect from one of the most highly rated acts on 

10 Feb   Bristol, The Tunnels

24 Feb   Sheffield Plug

25 Feb   Halifax Victoria Theatre

1 Jun     Manchester Academy

8 Jun     Holmfirth, Picturedrome

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23/01/12 15:25

Focus & John Otway

Focus & John Otway will be performing together on the following dates

Sale Waterside            Friday-25-May
    
Holmfirth Picturedrome Friday-01-Jun

Classic rock Dutch-style as these unlikely '70s chart toppers ('Hocus Pocus' and 'Sylvia') reform to bring their virtuoso Hammonds, flutes and yodelling back to the stage. Still featuring founder member and Rock's only yodeller Thijs Van Leer and the world class drummer Pierre van der Linden,
 
Notorious for his eye-watering performance on Old Grey Whistle Test and subsequent hit single 'Really Free' in 1977, from selling out the Royal Albert Hall and charting at number 9 with his second hit "Bunsen Burner" in 2002, John Otway's heady mix of blind ambition and rank incompetence has kept his micro-star shining for almost two decades despite his ability to turn any situation to his own disadvantage.

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http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:194  John Otway

23/01/12 14:00

Philip Sayce 2 Dates Just In!

Philip Sayce will be performing at:

Sheffield Plug                   Tues 17th April

Manchester Academy       Wed 18th April

Guitarist/vocalist Sayce was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. His musical journey of exploration and endeavour has put him amongst the cream of the latest generation of artists reshaping and re-energising the blues and creating music that, at its best, is as exciting, as soulful and as moving as you'll find anywhere.
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18/01/12 15:00

Marcus Bonafanti back on UK soil

Marcus Bonafanti will be supporting JJ Grey London Borderline Sat 17th March

“I'm going to go out on a limb here and make the claim that Marcus Bonfanti is, right here, right now, the best British Bluesman around. His 2008 debut "Hard Times" was good, but this is downright brilliant. It’s Jan. & I know already this is one of the best albums of 2010.”    Zeitgeist  Jan ‘10
 
Marcus Bonfanti’s like all of us. Some days he wins, some days he doesn’t. But to a songwriter with a half-full glass, that means there’s always plenty of subject matter for songs. His second album is full of the highs and lows we all know, referencing a cool range of influences from Tony Joe White to Led Zeppelin. But ultimately it’s his own style.
 
‘What Good Am I To You’ is the sound of the North London blues.
 
27-year-old Marcus was born and raised in London to an English mother and a “dangerously Italian” father. Inheriting his dad’s work ethic, he shared an appetite for musical discovery with a younger brother who’s also in the business, as a respected bass player. Marcus, self-taught as a guitarist, has already packed plenty in, from LIPA (the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) to top level session work, from school days as a trumpet player to learning licks in his bedroom to the strains of ‘Black Dog.’
 
With confirmed appearances at this years Glastonbury, Maryport, Downpatrick and Carlisle festivals, as well as playing the prestigious South By South West festival in March, Bonfanti is fast building a reputation as one of the most exciting acts on the UK live circuit with a fierce show either with band or solo. Having learnt his trade playing 3 sets a night, 6 nights a week, he is no stranger to live performing and it shows. 
 
Together with his 3 piece band, featuring Scott Wiber (Bass) and Alex Reeves (Drums), they’ve been playing shows up and down the country throughout 2010 to promote the release of ‘What Good Am I To You’ his follow up to the acclaimed debut ‘Hard Times’.
 
Bonfanti knows that comparisons are customary at this point, but he sometimes finds them more amusing than accurate. “Someone called me the lovechild of Tom Waits and Van Morrison once,” he laughs. “I quite like that one.”
 
He admits that ‘What Good Am I To You’ does bear some American hallmarks, and after all he did write some of it there. “But there’s something British about it that I can never quite put my finger on. It’s rooted in blues, that’s my favourite genre of music to play and listen to. But I don’t think the end product sounds like a traditional blues record, in fact I know it doesn’t. I listen to a lot of other music, country, soul, bluegrass, jazz, some quite heavy rock stuff as well, and I think it all feeds in.”
 
“I’d like the record just to sound like me,” he says, “so when I hear it I go ‘Yeah, that’s the sum of all the parts.’
MAY 2010
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16/01/12 22:45

Jon Allen on Tour with The South

Jon Allen will be supporting The South on the following dates.
17th Feb Gateshead The Sage
18th Feb Aberdeen The Lemon Tree
19th Feb Glasgow The Arches
24th Feb Exeter, Phoenix
25th Feb Falmouth Princess Pavilion
26th Feb Bath Komedia

Jon Allen;
Described in a Sunday Times feature as “One of 2009’s indie success Stories”; nearly two years on Devon’s finest troubadour Jon Allen returns with a brand new album ‘Sweet Defeat’ under independent label Monologue Records.
 His debut album “Dead Man’s Suit” was funded purely from income generated by 20,000 downloads of his song “Going Home” which featured in a Landrover Ad. The album achieved a succession of highly acclaimed reviews, no less than five BBC Radio 2 playlists, a personal request from Jools Holland to have him appear on “Later with Jools” after he heard his song “In Your Light” on the radio, and an impressive 6 figure publishing deal.
 His success has not just been limited to the UK but has spread all over Europe, where he has been on tour constantly since ‘Dead Man’s Suit’s’ release. Allen sees himself very much as a live performer and has remained true to the philosophy of old fashioned grafting which seems to be paying off as there is rarely a week when he doesn’t get a request to perform. He has even found himself with the odd celebrity admirer; Holland’s biggest film star Carice Van Houten discovered his music and began twittering his praises to her many followers helping make him a household name in the territory. British actor David Morrissey name checked ‘Dead Man’s Suit’ as a favourite record in a recent Q interview and James Morrison is also a fan who has been spotted at his shows.
 Allen’s second record is once again produced by Tristan Longworth supported ably by the same group of musicians who contributed to his debut. It’s an eleven-song collection that displays the maturity and cohesiveness of an artist growing in confidence. It builds on Americana/acoustic foundations, ranging from solo finger picked songs like ‘Last Orders’ to the laid back ‘Tulsa Sound’ of J.J. Cale on the bluesy ‘Lucky I guess’ to the album’s title track, an upbeat number complete with a brass section that conjures up memories of Van Morrison at his soulful best.
 “The new Dylan” has been the tag line hung like a noose around the neck of many emerging male solo artists over the years, the female equivalent being “the new Joni Mitchell”. More often than not the Dylan label is misleading because artists for whom it is applied bear at best a passing connection to Bob Dylan and at worst no connection whatsoever. Therefore for fear of falling into the aforementioned trap Jon Allen is NOT the new Dylan! For a start he’s a lot taller (6.1’’) and he is British with a voice more like Rod Stewart’s than Dylan’s. Without loading him down with the heavy Dylan mantle that has crushed so many with the weight of expectation unfilled it can be said without hyperbole that his music contains a natural link with Dylan’s in its lyrical and melodic approach.
 Allen and Dylan both share a set of musical influences that can clearly be traced back to pop music’s birth in the 1940’s and 50’s in the collision of blues, Jazz, soul, gospel and country. Today’s big new pop stars seem to appear like white dwarves, burning fast and hot only to cool too soon to invisibility. In contrast, Allen, almost under the radar, orbits like a satellite of greater, older artists, bathing in the glow that they still radiate. Dylan, The Beatles, Jackson Browne, Neil Young; Luminaries still shining brightly and casting long shadows. Pop music, as we know it, may be entering the evening of its years but like Jon Allen, can’t we all just bask in the twilight a little while longer?
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16/01/12 21:55

Bad Manners Holmfirth

Bad Manners are back in Holmfirth sat 16th June

Bad Manners are an English Second Wave (2 Tone) ska revival band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the fad through their bald, enormous-bodied frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops TV exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.

Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle), the band was formed in 1976 while the members were together at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School near Manor House, North London. They were at their most popular during the late 1970s and early 1980s, during a period when other ska revival bands, such as Madness and The Specials and The Selecter, filled the charts. Bad Manners spent 111 weeks in the UK Singles Chart between 1980 and 1983. After becoming popular in London, Bad Manners signed to Magnet Records in 1980 for a six figure sum, and then became more well known. Some of Bad Manners' more notable hits include "My Girl Lollipop", "Lip Up Fatty", "Ne Ne Na Na Na Na Nu Nu", "Lorraine", "Just A Feeling", "Walking In The Sunshine", "Can Can" and "Special Brew". One of the main reasons for their notoriety was their outlandish huge-tongued and shaven-headed frontman, Buster Bloodvessel. His manic exploits got them banned from the British BBC TV chart show Top of the Pops. The band was also banned from Italian TV after Bloodvessel mooned a concert audience, after being told that the Pope was watching on TV.
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11/01/12 10:30

Duane Eddy News Just In!

Duane Eddy will be performing at Holmfirth Picturedrome Thurs 17th May.

http://www.eventim.co.uk/cgi-bin/tickets.html?fun=evdetail&doc=evdetailb&key=714953$1935209&affiliate=GCL

It starts with a crazed-and-cantering guitar salvo. Then comes an unmistakable low-string, spy-theme twist – a twang, if you will - that announces the fantastically titled The Attack Of The Duck Billed Platypus, the opening track on Road Trip. It is a track that serves as confirmation enough that one of the truly legendary guitarists of our time is back. Twenty five years after releasing his last record, Duane Eddy has returned to reclaim what is rightfully his...

In many ways, Road Trip showcases everything that is unique about Eddy’s guitar playing. When it rocks, it rocks hard (check out the aforementioned Platypus, the raunchy Curveball or the juddering Primeval). But above all it is a record that is defined by the man’s elegant playing and the space within its sound. Space is something that Duane constantly refers to. It stems back to the time when his family relocated from the East Coast to Phoenix, Arizona, when he was 13.

“I fell in love with the desert,” says Eddy, recalling his teenage years. “It was so open and big and beautiful. I’d just spend my time wandering around in it. Musically, I could always go out with just an acoustic guitar and write a song.”

There, with the desert as a backdrop and with country legends like Jimmie Rodgers, Gene Autry and Hank Williams on the airwaves, Duane formed a high school band before becoming something of a gun for hire, learning his craft in assorted clubs and honky tonks in the process, and developing his own sound.

“I’d done a few sessions so I knew the low strings were more powerful than the high strings, and I knew that you needed a melody, or a very strong riff with a melody, to make an instrumental,” he recalls, explaining just how he arrived at his trademarked style. “So I went down on the low strings and wrote Movin’n’Groovin’ in November 1957. I thought it was a dumb little song but Lee Hazelwood liked it and decided we should put it out as a single. It did quite well so we did another track.”

The mercurial figure of Lee Hazelwood looms large in Duane Eddy’s early recording career. While he would go on to work with Nancy Sinatra and enjoy a career of his own as a solo artist, the work he did with Eddy proved to be without compare. Eddy’s second single was Rebel Rouser, a US Top 10 smash in late ’58. Featuring doo wop outfit The Rivingtons on backing vocals and “rebel yelps” and championed by legendary television impresario Dick Clark (whose patronage allowed Eddy many a prime time TV slot) , it preceded a further 32 charting singles and over 25 albums that would see the man sell in excess of 100 million records.

Eddy’s singles were unlike few others. Tunes like Forty Miles Of Bad Road, Shazam, Some Kind-A Earth Quake, Yep!, Cannonball and Ramrod kept rock’n’roll’s unruly spirit alive just as the genre found itself in danger of being tamed, their titles matching the music on offer. An uproarious cover of Henry Mancini’s Peter Gunn theme in ’59 would provide Eddy with one of his most lasting tunes, the track being resurrected in 1986 when he re-recorded it with the Art Of Noise and scored a hit with it for a second time.

But Duane’s playing was not confined to rambunctious floor-fillers. While his first three albums – Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel, Especially For You and The Twang’s The Thang – collected his increasing number of hits, his fourth album, 1960’s Songs Of Our Heritage, offered something entirely different. For a start it was an acoustic affair. Secondly, it saw the man delve back into American music and cover classic tunes like John Henry, The Streets Of Laredo and On Top Of Ol’ Smokey. Moreover, it showcased Eddy’s dexterity in a different kind of way. So too did the lush orchestration of 1960’s Because They’re Young – a track which accompanied the movie of the same name and in which Duane also starred. The man’s biggest hit (Number Four in the US, Number Two in the UK), it also saw Eddy depose Elvis Presley in NME’s end of year reader’s poll when Duane was voted The World’s Number One Musical Personality.

“I didn’t meet Elvis until 1971,” chuckles Eddy. “And he never mentioned the poll. But he did ask one of his guys to fetch a briefcase that had a clipping in it from Disc magazine. He showed it to me and it said he’d won Number One artist and Number One album in the magazine for the last 15 years. But he was great to me. He treated me like a peer, which I didn’t feel I was.”

Alongside his playing, modesty is one of Eddy’s most remarkable qualities. It is a point that hasn’t been lost on Richard Hawley. Weaned on rock’n’roll in Sheffield, Richard has served his time in The Longpigs and Pulp, and emerged as one of the most respected British musicians of his generation. Despite this, Hawley was flabbergasted when his manager informed him that the Nashville-based Eddy had heard of him and that the genial 72 year-old had bought his records.

“I heard Richard’s records before I met him and I thought they were terrific,” enthuses Eddy. “And I also thought that it would be interesting to make a record with him. I loved the way his records sounded, especially the big ballads, and I kept on thinking,’There’s a space in there! My guitar could really soar in that space!’”

After several phone conversations the two musicians finally met in the summer of 2010 and struck up a fine friendship. It is that friendship that lies at the heart of Road Trip. Produced by Richard Hawley and Colin Elliot at Yellow Arch in Sheffield, the album features 11 tracks cut at breakneck speed.

“We worked so fast, it was amazing,” comments Eddy. “It could have turned into a total mess, but Richard and the guys pulled a rabbit out of the hat. It meant we wrote, demoed and recorded all the songs in 11 days.”

The recording process itself also proved to be hugely organic, the texture and richness of the album being enhanced by the presence of Richard Hawley’s own band – Shez Sheridan (guitar), Jon Trier (piano), Dean Beresford (drums) and co-producer Colin Elliot (bass), augmented by LA-based sax player extraordinaire Ron Dziubla.

“If someone came in with an idea, we’d all work on it to see where it got to. All the guys pitched in,” says Eddy, “Richard really wanted me to make a record that covered all the different moments from my career so that’s what we did. So there are things that are rocking with a wailing sax, and there are some pretty things too. There are echoes of the past, but it sounds new.”

Indeed, Road Trip genuinely does illustrate the breadth of Eddy’s stylistic acumen. Twango, for instance, nods to Duane’s past and echoes the man’s love of the great Django Reinhardt and of jazz guitar as a whole; Bleaklow Air is a measured and theme-like atmospheric reflection on the Derbyshire moorland that gives the track its name, and features seductive single-note picking; the title of the beauteous Kindness Ain’t Made Of Sand says a lot about Duane’s view of life while the lush nature of the music ripples with Hawley’s effortless classicism; Franklin Town recalls the softer mood of the underrated Songs Of Our Heritage and evokes the ghosts of battles long fought; the title track itself, meanwhile, is a languid country waltz. Put simply, all 11 tracks frame Eddy’s playing quite magnificently, something which Hawley was conscious of.

“Duane’s sound as a guitar player is unbelievably unique,” comments Hawley on the recording process. “ If you hear one note played by him you know that that’s Duane. His sound is so low and deep. And there’s an elegance and sophistication to what he does that is really very special.”

Eddy’s elegance and sophistication animate Road Trip. But the album is more than a restoration; it is a journey of a lifetime, and one of which its creator is justifiably proud.

“It will be the first time in a long time that I will have a record out that people will have a chance of hearing,” concludes Duane. “With my last album I put out in 1986, the label just threw it up against the wall and didn’t even wait to see if it would stick. This time it’s nice to know that this one will be looked after, because I never thought that it would happen again and I am eternally grateful for that.”

Phil Alexander

09/01/12 11:25

Bonnie Prince Billy and Trembling Bells announce shows,

Trembling Bells will performing at Holmfirth Picturedrome Thurs 26th April and Acorn Theatre Penzance on Wed 2nd May.  Tickets on sale today!

This UK tour presents the Trembling Bells playing, singing and duelling with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy performing a new collection of songs written by the Trembling Bells some of which appear on the forthcoming collaborative album 'The Marble Downs' on Honest Jon's. This will be the first time these songs are going to be performed live.
 
Trembling Bells lead vocalist Lavinia Blackwall will sing in duet with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. Alex Neilson, the chief songwriter for the Trembling Bells, plays drums, while Simon Shaw on bass and Mike Hastings on guitar make up the pack. Originals, covers and traditionals will be featured in the sets.
 
With a limited Christmas 7” single already under their belts, Trembling Bells and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy kick off 2012 with a collaborative album of male/female vocal duets.
 
Alex Neilson has synthesized his love of seat-of-your-pants improv and raw folk into his songwriting with the Bells. While Bonnie has long since shed the Appalachian dirt of his earlier records to enter a fertile period of grace. Now these paths converge on ´The Marble Downs´.
 
Bonnie has a habit of seeking out commanding female voices and he doubtlessly viewed the pairing with Lavinia Blackwall as a gift. His Southern gent tones provide an intriguing contrast to her archetypal English Folk siren vocals. But the chemistry between them goes beyond the purely musical. Their vocal exchanges remind us that the classic male/female duet is, at its best, a sublimation of love, sex and treachery acted out in flirtatious, freewheeling duels. The songs are mostly Bells’ originals, with two inspired covers and a traditional.
 
The epic opener, “I Made a Date (With an Open Vein)” rises on a cloud of drums, brass, vocal harmonies and Michael Hastings’ guitar line that drips like electric honey. From there we pass through Grand Ole Opry style sing alongs (“I Can Tell You’re Leaving”), Renaissance fanfares (“Ferrari in a Demolition Derby”), spectral ballads (“Excurions into Assonance”) and full-throttle Psych Rock propulsion (“Ain’t Nothing Wrong with a Little Longing”).
 
The band also prove themselves to be inventive interpreters of other people’s songs with a penis-shrivelling reading of the traditional “My Husband’s Got No Courage in Him”, a kosmiche revamping of Robin Gibbs’ “Lord Bless All” and a pummeling version of the early Palace song, “Riding”.
 
The Marble Downs is a triumphant exercise in major key ensemble playing concerned with minor key heartbreak, and a marriage of some of the most mercurial and imaginative musicians of our time.
 
Then comes the shows which will encompass a special select route around the South West of England with support from Routes South West to take place around the 'Obby Oss' May Day celebrations.
 
Artists Biographies:
 
Trembling Bells
Based in Glasgow, Trembling Bells are a group of 21st century troubadours who know their history, joyously attempting to synthesise traditional folk forms with the bathetic romanticism of country music, the deceptive complexity of medieval music and the swagger of classic Rock. Medieval ballads, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan are the guiding lights in a music that embraces British folk-rock, American roots and electric psychedelia. The band are at ease with such an open set of influences, effortlessly combining and personalising these superficially disparate musical forms, generating a sound that is saturated in the myths and mysteries of their native terrain but also startlingly original.
Trembling Bells have enjoyed much success since their inception in 2008. The band have gained favour with such musical titans as Joe Boyd, Paul Weller, The Unthanks and Mike Heron (Incredible String Band) as well as unanimous critical acclaim for their three albums, Carbeth and Abandoned Love, The Constant Pageant (all on Honest Jons records). They featured heavily in the Wire cover story alongside Alasdair Roberts documenting the emerging adventurous folk scene in Scotland (Caledonia Dreaming, March 2010), while also being mentioned in Rob Young's book, Electric Eden.

http://www.myspace.com/tremblingbells
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trembling-Bells/256466514334 
http://www.honestjons.com/label.php?pid=36066&LabelID=14815&g=1 

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

The singer/song writer and actor Will Oldham (AKA Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) has released over 20 albums and numerous other music formats, predominantly on Drag City and Domino records. He is a popular and cult figure who, through his mix of honesty and enigma, has created a canon of work that is regarded very highly throughout the world. He cleverly twists American (and other) folk/roots heritage into new shapes and forms, all presented with his uncompromising indie ethics. His songs can be sweet and open-hearted or detached and cracked. He has an ability to sound ancient and modern, intimate and carefree.

He has worked numerous musicians including his brothers as well as David Pajo (Papa M), Bjork, Sean O'Hagan and Matt Sweeney of Chavez and Zwan, Faun Fables' Dawn McCarthy, Jim O'Rourke and the Dirty Three's Jim White. He picks his collaborations and counterpoints extremely well. 

Defining career releases include Ease Down The Road, Viva Last Blues, Lie Down In The Light and his 1993 debut There Is No-One What Will Take Care Of You.

http://www.bonnieprincebilly.com

09/01/12 11:05

Fairport Convention Holmfirth Picturedrome

Fairport Convention will be performing at Holmfirth Picturedrome Wed May 2nd

Fairport Convention is one of the greatest live bands on today’s concert
circuit. Their sell-out gigs attract critical acclaim and delight audiences. Every
concert is different and the band’s rich and varied repertoire ensures an
exciting mix of old favourites and brand new numbers.
Fairport Convention features Simon Nicol on guitar and lead vocals, Dave
Pegg on bass and backing vocals, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki
and lead vocals, Ric Sanders on violin and Gerry Conway on drums and
percussion. The band has won a coveted BBC Lifetime Achievement Award
and Radio 2 listeners voted Fairport’s groundbreaking album Liege & Lief
'The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time'.
Whether you are a devoted fan or a newcomer to their music, this concert by
Fairport Convention will be something very special. So be sure to book early –
tickets will sell fast.

http://www.eventim.co.uk/tickets.html?affiliate=GCL&fun=evdetail&doc=evdetailb&key=711941$1925738

06/01/12 12:20

Michael Schenker announces May tour

Legendary rock guitarist, Michael Schenker, has announced four UK “Temple of Rock” concerts in May 2012. This marks the first time Schenker’s touring band will feature two ex-Scorpions members – Herman Rarebill (drums) and Francis Buchholz (bass). Vocalist Doogie White (ex-Rainbow and Yngwie Malmsteen) and MSG keyboardist, Wayne Findlay complete the line-up. 

05/01/12 10:20

Joe Bonamassa Classic Rock Magazine Cover Star

 Classic Rock Magazine features Joe Bonamassa on the cover of their 2012 January Issue. Scott Rowely wrote Joe Bonamassa Unleashed after several interviews with Joe.

read more http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/

04/01/12 10:35

Martin Barre's New Day

Martin Barre will be performing the music of Jethro Tull at London Borderline Sat 21st April

see here for tickets http://www.eventim.co.uk/cgi-bin/tickets.html?fun=evdetail&doc=evdetailb&key=712188$1926396&affiliate=GCL

29/12/11 09:50

Stiff Little Fingers & Spear of Destiny

Classic Double Bill featuring the legendary SLF & Spear of Destiny
Preston 53 Degrees Fri 23rd March
One of Belfast's most important and influential bands, Stiff Little Fingers live shows have become the stuff of legend, fusing biting punk'd up guitar rock with infectiously pure melodies.  

Kirk Brandon's Spear Of Destiny, strident post punk anthems.
see here for further details
http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:41 Stiff Little Fingers
http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:66 Spear Of Destiny

15/12/11 17:25

The Unthanks

An Intimate Evening With The Unthanks
with support from Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell Holmfirth Picturedrome Sat 12th May

http://www.eventim.co.uk/cgi-bin/tickets.html?fun=evdetail&doc=evdetailb&key=693524$1855109&affiliate=GCL

Following their successful collaboration with the massed ranks of national
champions Brighouse and Ratsrick Brass Band, the Mercury nominated
Tynesiders now return to where they began, playing cosier venues, in the
guise of their core creative quintet, for a more intimate and personal
experience. Don\'t miss this opportunity to see The Unthanks close-up and
paired down, with Jonny Kearney and Lucy Farrell in support, performing
songs from their debut album \'Kite\', described by Lauren Laverne as
"absolutely gorgeous".

www.the-unthanks.com

www.jonnyandlucy.com

Known for their timeless, unsentimental and quietly subversive tales of loss, fear, booze, brawls, abuse and sorrow, siblings Rachel and Becky Unthank are honest, young storytellers outside of time, forging links between folk worlds old, new and other. It’s hard to imagine a British folk band with fans like Radiohead, Portishead, Robert Wyatt, Ben Folds, Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, Ewan McGregor and Nick Hornby, but The Unthanks occupy a unique place in music. Influenced as much by the minimalist eccentricity of Steve Reich, Antony & The Johnsons, Robert Wyatt and Miles Davis, as they are by their Geordie native North East England, back home The Unthanks have established themselves as the most innovative and critically acclaimed folk band in modern history.

Using a kaleidoscope of unlikely instruments, their unique approach to storytelling straddles the complex relationship between modernism and learning from the past. Staunch traditionalism and sonic adventure ought to be polar opposites, yet they are easy bedfellows in the gentle hands of The Unthanks; the British counterpart to the leftfield folk leanings of Sufjan Stevens, Bonnie Prince Billy and Tom Waits. The Unthanks don’t sound like any of these acts but

belong to a growing number of artists definable only by their restless, peerless eccentricity. Formerly known as Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, their second album The Bairns (2007) was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and appeared in The Best Albums of the Decade in both Uncut and The Guardian. Here’s The Tender Coming (2009) was both BBC and Mojo Magazine Folk Album of the Year and featured in almost every UK music mag and broadsheet Albums of the Year poll.’

15/12/11 15:45

Lloyd Cole March 2012

Lloyd Cole is back out in March 2012 at the following

Darwen Library Theatre Mon 5th March   http://www.eventim.co.uk/cgi-bin/lloyd-cole-Tickets-darwen.html?affiliate=EUK&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&key=704387%241903506&jumpIn=yTix&kuid=231253&from=erdetaila

Sale waterside Arts Centre Tues 6th March     http://www.eventim.co.uk/cgi-bin/lloyd-cole-Tickets-sale.html?affiliate=EUK&doc=artistPages%2Ftickets&fun=artist&action=tickets&key=704387%241901611&jumpIn=yTix&kuid=231253&from=erdetaila

Through both his lauded work fronting the Commotions and his more eclectic solo efforts, Lloyd Cole established himself as one of the most articulate and acute songwriters of the post-punk era. Born January 31, 1961, in Buxton, England, Cole formed the Commotions in 1982 while studying philosophy at the University of Glasgow. Originally a large soul band, the group eventually trimmed itself down to a quintet that included keyboardist Blair Cowan, guitarist Neil Clark, bassist Lawrence Donegan, and drummer Stephen Irvine. Lloyd now perofrms solo.

http://www.lloydcole.com/

12/12/11 19:25

Nick Harper 2012 dates

One of the finest guitarists of his generation, his soaring vocal range and propensity for epic song place him somewhere between Rufus Wainright and Jeff Buckley and will be performing at
 

Sale         Waterside           Friday-11-May
Holmfirth  Picturedrome     Saturday-12-May  please note this is a daytime show between 2.00--4.00pm during the folk festival. 
Darwen    Library Theatre  Saturday-12-May 

please see here for ticket info  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:35

Son of the legendary UK singer-songwriter Roy Harper, Nick was born in London and raised in Wiltshire. Having played the guitar from the age of 10 and surrounded by the likes of Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Dave Gilmour as he grew up, it was no surprise when Nick made his recording debut on his father\'s Whatever Happened to Jugula? In 1985.
 
Nick\'s talent and energy entranced Roy\'s fans and it was inevitable that he would begin touring and recording in his own right. The 1994 EP Light at the End of the Kennel was swiftly followed by his powerful 1995 debut long player Seed prompting The Independent to describe him as "hugely talented".
 
In 1996 Nick met Squeeze frontman and songwriter Glenn Tilbrook. Tilbrook was so impressed that he offered Nick a job playing with and supporting Squeeze and promptly signed Nick to his own label, Quixotic Records. Following tours in the UK, USA and Japan, Nick recorded the 1998 album Smithereens with Tilbrook as producer. This album and subsequent 40 date solo tour, including dates in New York and Glastonbury, confirmed Nick as a formidable talent in his own right. "If imagination, energy and bags of talent were the only factors in making a successful pop career, few would deny that Squeeze man Glenn Tilbrook has backed a winner in Nick Harper…Splendid stuff" - MOJO magazine. He teamed up with Tilbrook again on 2000\'s highly acclaimed album Harperspace. This is the album that confirmed his position at the forefront of a new generation of British Acoustic Performers. "Nick Harper has a quality that stands head and shoulders above anything else you are likely to encounter…The Verse Time Forgot from the new album \'Harperspace\' is as close to a perfect song as you are likely to get." Edinburgh Evening News
 

To call Nick a superlative singer/songwriter could put his highly lauded guitar talent in the shade, and to call him a guitarist\'s guitarist might slight his distinctive, soulful voice and passionate songs. Not forgetting the wild ride that is one of his live shows - from personal introspection to biting political satire via a charmingly caustic wit that would make Groucho Marx proud. He often segues from his own compositions to well-loved covers he makes his own - he takes on Presley, Zappa, Jeff Buckley, Led Zeppelin, Monty Python and Public Enemy (yes, on an acoustic guitar). He also has the alarming ability to break guitar strings almost by sheer force of will… and then change them without dropping a beat. For over a decade, he has been dazzling audiences and reviewers alike with this heady mix of virtuosity, boyish charm, showmanship and sheer bravado. His talent and showmanship were recognised in 2003 with a (Glasgow) Herald Fringe Angel award for excellence in live music during his Edinburgh Festival run. "Harper has so much musicianship in him that it just leaks out all over the place." The Times
 

After 6 studio albums, a double live CD and 2 EPs (including Instrumental, a stunning display of his guitar talents), Nick\'s work is still as fresh and vital as that of his first solo release in 1994. The recently released sixth studio album, Miracles For Beginners, was a return to a more stripped-down acoustic based style, from the folk tale of the meeting of King Henry 8th and Francis 1st in 1520 in The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold. to a beautiful latin tinged paean to the the Bolivian President Evo Morales in Evo. But, as with his highly personal 2004 "family album" Blood Songs, he still has time to sing about the most important things in his world - family, friends, love, life.

2010 saw the release of Nicks 10th CD The Last Guitar. An eclectic mix of 12 songs showing off Nick’s unabashed individuality and bold choices allied to a new maturity. Included are a gumshoe detective story called Pop Fiction; One of the 38, a dedication to the trekkers on the Everest trail and Silly Daddy, which has the recording debut of his daughter Lily.
 
Between solo albums, Nick tours with a vengeance. In the first 8 months of 2005 alone, he\'d traversed the UK from Devon to the most northerly point in Scotland, along with 2 dates in Holland and acclaimed sets at Glastonbury, Beautiful Days (with his band Sleeper Cell), Oysterband\'s Big Session and other festivals including 2 tsunami benefit gigs in Thailand.
 
Watch Nick Harper on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrT31u2FEqw

12/12/11 19:05

An Audience With Howard Marks

Howard Marks Holmfirth Picturedrome Fri 2nd March 2012

Born in 1945 in Kenfig Hill, a small Welsh coal-mining village near Bridgend, Howard Marks attended Oxford University where he earned a degree in nuclear physics and post graduate qualifications in philosophy.
 Described by the Daily Mail (UK Tabloid) as \'the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time\', Howard Marks has worked with the British Secret Service and has been connected with the Mafia, the IRA, MI6 and the CIA.
 Busted in 1988 by the American Drug Enforcement Agency and sentenced to twenty-five years at America\'s toughest federal penitentiary; Terre Haute, Indiana. He was released on parole in 1995 after serving seven years.
 In 1996 he released his autobiography, Mr. Nice, which remains an international best seller in several languages and was the best selling non-fiction book of 1997. On the subject of his book, he says:
 "Through a plethora of media interviews and several public book readings, it became clear that the predominant reason why so many adolescents and university students read and enjoyed Mr Nice was their frustration with the law prohibiting cannabis consumption and trade. Until then, I had no idea of the extraordinary extent of cannabis use by young people today."
 During 1997, he performed his first live shows, which discussed his life as a marijuana smuggler and his views on drug use and legalisation. The shows received excellent reviews throughout the national press, and his now legendary one-man comedy show, An Audience with Mr Nice, continues to sell-out at venues throughout Britain and Europe covering an ever-widening range of topics.
 Howard wrote a monthly column for Loaded for five years and has written features for The Times, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Time Out, GQ, and the Guardian.  He has also penned Senor Nice, the sequel to his autobiography, collected together writings on intoxication for the anthology Dope Stories, co-wrote 101 Uses of a Dead Roach and  is currently writing the first of a series of crime fiction novels called Sympathy for the Devil, which is due to be published in 2011.
 Howard’s musical career, which was kick-started in 1996 by the Super Furry Animals’ track ‘Hanging With Howard Marks’, has flourished. He is a regular on the DJ circuit currently favouring the Dub Step sound but describing his own style as ‘stoned eclectic’. He launched a label ‘Bothered’ in the late 90s that featured material from Shaun Ryder, Stereophonics and a plethora of new bands.  He still has several boxes of unsold CDs in his garage. He has played at Manumission, remixed tracks for Super Furry Animals, performed a spoken word track with Freebass, collaborated with Mick Jones and Tony James’ latest project Carbon/Silicon and compiled ‘Mr Nice - A Musical Trip With Howard Marks ’ an album of his favourite music. He has also taken part in spoken word tours with erstwhile New Order bassist Peter Hook and Kav Sandhu from the Happy Mondays.
 His TV and Film career includes a cameo in Human Traffic, narrating Manumission – The Movie, presenting Channel 5 News on the day George Best died, interviews for Selena Scott, Hardtalk and This Week and appearances on Dinner with Portillo and Heartbeat amongst many others.
 A Cardiff City supporter, Howard directed the Welsh Celebrity Soccer Six team that included Ian Rush and members of Goldie Looking Chain and reported on the 1998 World Cup in Paris for The Evening Standard. He is also a keen follower of Rugby Union, Boxing and especially Lawn Green Bowls, his interest in which was piqued when he learned it had been made illegal for the hoi polloi by Henry VIII.
 Since his release from prison Howard has been politically active, standing for parliament in four separate constituencies (Norwich South, Norwich North, Neath and Southampton Test) in the 1997 general election on the single issue of the legalisation of Cannabis, catalysing the formation of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance. He applied for the position of Drugs Tsar, created by the Labour government in the late 90s but Keith Halliwell ‘pipped me at the post’. He continues to campaign vigorously for the legalisation of recreational drugs.

Watch Howard Marks on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfPeaGQxhr0

see here for ticket info  http://www.eventim.co.uk/cgi-bin/tickets.html?fun=evdetail&doc=evdetailb&key=701893$1895353&affiliate=GCL

01/12/11 21:20

Dana Fuchs back in the UK

Dana Fuchs will be supporting Oli Brown on his forthcoming UK April Tour at the following venues

Tues   17th Apr Newcastle O2 Academy
Wed    18th Apr Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Thurs  19th Apr Birmingham O2 Academy
Fri       20th Apr Exeter, Phoenix
Sat      21st Apr Bristol The Tunnels
Sun     22nd Apr Islington O2 Academy

Dana Fuchs is a phenomenon, a singer whose mesmerizing voice and presence has led critics to compare her to Rock Legends from Janis to Jagger.  Dana’s portrayal of “Sadie” in the highly acclaimed film Across the Universe has exposed her considerable talents to a wider, international audience.
Dana and her band spent time in 2010 successfully harnessing the energy & power of her live show in the studio for their new album, Love To Beg (Ruf Records), just released this April.  ”I’m really excited about the new material and the energy we captured in the studio,” says Dana.  ”Jon and I wrote most of the tunes while touring for pretty much the past year and we feel this new album really captures all of our influences in a sincere and powerful way.”
Since then, Dana has been touring the globe non-stop bringing her high energy “Rock & Roll Church of Love” to audiences far and wide. Love To Beg is a combination of Rock, Soul, Gospel and Blues that captures the visceral energy she brings to the stage every night. “Honestly, we recorded this collection of songs for ourselves and our fans,” says Dana. “We weren’t thinking about having a 3-minute song with ‘hooks’ or worrying about the often dark nature of the lyrics. We just trusted our own musical instincts and let it rip. I can’t wait for the world to hear the new CD and I can’t wait to bring it to life onstage.”
But Dana has been honing her craft and creating vibrant music from an early age. The youngest of six musical children, Dana was raised in a small town in rural Florida surrounded by music – her older siblings’ band playing classic rock in the garage, Ray Charles and Hank Williams on her parents’ turntable and a big dose of 70′s and 80′s funk at school. At age 12, she joined the First Baptist Gospel Choir and was singing, shouting and praising the lord every week in a small black church on the outskirts of town.  ”The best advice I ever got was from a matronly African American woman who told me to just let ‘Mama Music’ take over.  I felt inspired, liberated and scared!”
At 16, she was fronting a popular local band at a roadside Holiday Inn.  It was the beginning of a hunger for singing and the stage that Wildwood, Florida couldn’t possibly satiate. Soon she was headed north, telling friends and family she was “going to New York to sing the blues”.
Arriving in NYC alone and broke at the age of 19, Dana soon found herself down-and-out on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.  After the wake-up call of her older sister’s suicide (Donna was Dana’s first musical mentor), Dana pulled herself together and was determined to reconnect with her passion for music.  She began hitting the local blues jams with a vengeance and it was at one of these sessions that she met Jon Diamond, an established NYC guitarist who toured with Joan Osborne and Debbie Davies.
Immediately recognizing a musical chemistry, they formed the Dana Fuchs Band.  Within a year, the band was a feature act in New York City’s best clubs, often sharing the stage and performing with the likes of John Popper, James Cotton, and Taj Mahal.  For another year Dana immersed herself in the blues, playing three long sets a night, four nights a week – until sunrise – honing her formidable vocal power and performance style, all the while building a large, loyal following.
After a couple of years working the blues circuit, Dana knew it was time for a change and decided to tell her own story and create her own music.  She and Jon began writing intensively and putting together a solid body of original rock songs.  ”I didn’t grow up on Tobacco Road, so my personal ‘blues’ had a different story and I needed to tell it.  I also needed to explore and express my rock and roll side more.”
Soon Dana was back on the Lower East Side again, only this time on stage with the band, debuting her songs to a packed house at Arlene’s Grocery.  The fan response was overwhelming.  The band was soon selling out shows at The Mercury Lounge, The Stephen Talkhouse and BB King’s, sharing the bill with luminaries including Little Feat, Marianne Faithfull, and Etta James to name just a few.
Shortly thereafter, the producers of the off-Broadway hit “Love, Janis,” hearing raves about Dana from various cast and crew-members, asked her to come in for an audition.  Dana went in, sang a few bars of “Piece of My Heart,” and was offered the role of Janis Joplin on the spot.  ”I had 8 days to learn 20 Joplin tunes and 52 pages of dialogue.  One of the most exciting challenges of my life!”  Playing Janis four nights a week garnered Dana a whole new audience who were soon regulars at her band’s shows listening to Dana performing her own music.
The Dana Fuchs Band has released several acclaimed albums, from their studio debut Lonely for a Lifetime to their 2008 internationally distributed Live in NYC CD and DVD.  According to Dana, “Live performance is the way I get to truly spill my soul and connect with an audience. I love being in the studio but in live performance every second is a new creation.”
Perhaps Stereophile Magazine said it best: “Imagine a sultry, more emotive Janis Joplin, backed by a higher energy version of the late 60s Rolling Stones… Rock n’ Roll doesn’t get any better.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIL2qXlqVY&feature=related
please see here for more info http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:327

30/11/11 10:05

Buzzcocks will be back to front

Buzzcocks are back!

29/11/11 11:45

Justin Currie 2012 Tour Dates

Justin Currie is back out on the road performing at the following

ARC Stockton             Wed 9th May

Buxton Opera House  Thurs 10th May

Holmfirth Picturedrome Fri 11th May

Lincoln Drill Hall            Sat 12th May

Justin Currie established the band while still at school in the early 1980s, after putting up a sign in a music shop asking for other people who could play instruments to get in contact with him. As well as being the lead singer and chief songwriter of the band, Currie also plays bass with them.

As a songwriter, he co-wrote many of the Del Amitri tracks with Harvie, but some of their most successful songs have been tracks penned solely by Currie. These include "Nothing Ever Happens", "Always the Last to Know" and "Roll to Me".

Although there have been no official reports of Del Amitri splitting up, the band were dropped by record company Mercury in 2002 after a perceived lack of success for their album of that year, Can You Do Me Good?. Since then Currie has been working on several other critically acclaimed projects.
[edit] Other projects

In 2003 he fronted the soul and jazz covers band Button Up for a short tour of Scotland together with The Proclaimers guitarist Stuart Nisbet and drummer Ross McFarlane - who also played with chart-toppers Stiltskin - bassist Gary John Kane and keyboard player Andy May.

From 2004 - 2006 Currie has regularly joined singer songwriters Eddi Reader and Colin McIntyre (aka Mull Historical Society) and Scottish folk band Blazin' Fiddles to perform in Scotland as part of the project "With Strings Attached".

In 2004 Currie also teamed up with Kevin and Jim McDermott (of Kevin McDermott Orchestra) to record A Terrible Beauty, a semi-comedy 60's pastiche rock album which they released anonymously under the name The Uncle Devil Show.

Currie has also recorded a full group format album along with Iain Harvie that he has been trying to obtain a release deal for.

Solo career

Currie also continues to perform live as a solo artist in the UK. In 2006 he was a special guest on Tom McRae's Hotel Cafe Tour. In 2005 he wrote and recorded a new album Rebound. Currie is known for his dry humour and self-deprecation and his MySpace page suggests: "Justin's solo record is called "Rebound" and features eleven thunderously dreary dirges many of which he is currently airing live to pained looking crowds of people in dingy Glasgow basements."[1] Several tracks from Rebound were previewed on both the Del Amitri Official Website and MySpace page. "Rebound" was subsequently re-titled "What Is Love For" and was released on Rykodisc on 8 October 2007. A single/EP from the album, "No, Surrender", was released on 24 March 2008.

see here for more details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:207

28/11/11 10:55

Extra show for Joe Bonamassa

Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band, have just  added Wednesday 4th April 2012 at the prestigious  Glasgow Royal Concert Hall  to his March 2012 UK tour.  To mark the news of this special Scottish show, Planet Rock will run a special ticket pre-sale from 9am on Wednesday November 30th via their official website www.planetrock.com  . 

25/11/11 13:00

Jake Morley March 2012

After Supporting Joe Bonamassa Hammersmith Apollo,the outstanding Jake Morley will be performing at......

York Fibbers     Fri 16th March

Bury Met           Sat 17th March

Sheffield Plug   Sat 23rd March

Jake Morley is a remarkable guitar player and singer-songwriter. He plays guitar across his lap and slaps, taps, plucks and picks the instrument to produce a sound like no-one else. His instrumental skill is combined with masterly writing, crafting songs that are both engaging and instantly memorable. Add to that his ability to deliver them to his audience in an engaging manner and it’s no surprise that people return to his gigs time after time.
The first half of 2011 has been full on for Jake, starting with a sold out gig at London’s Bush Hall and followed by a series of gigs and supports in the south of the UK. A London City Showcase at the 100 Club and a performance at Music Week’s Breakout night brought in bookings for over 10 summer festivals including the Isle of Wight, Secret Garden Party and Aeon. A storming live session for Janice Long at Radio 2 has led to further support from Jo Whiley and Dermot O’Leary, as well as Chris Hawkins and Tom Robinson at 6 Music.
The second half of the year looks set to be even busier. After a very busy festival season, a full UK tour kicks off in Scotland in mid-September which will see Jake covering most of the country in the following six weeks. Most of the gigs will include John Parker (formerly of Nizlopi) on double bass and some will have a full band line-up with the inclusion of keyboards and drums/percussion.
Jake’s debut album, Many Fish To Fry was released to his fans earlier this year through his own label, Sandwich Emporium Records. As a result of his growing profile and to coincide with the UK tour, the album will receive a full release at the end of September supported by a full promotional campaign for radio, press, online and retail. Life’s not going to get quieter for Jake Morley any time soon.

see here for ticket info  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:314

25/11/11 12:40

Curved Air.UK Date

Groundbreaking British progressive rock band feature original members Sonja Kristina on vocals and Florian Pilkington-Miksa on drums. The band was a unique and powerful combination of a remarkable female vocalist and virtuoso musicians. They'll be performing 'Back Street Luv', 'It happened Today', 'Vivaldi', 'Marie Antoinette', 'Phantasmagoria' and 'Everdance'
see here for further details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:306

21/11/11 18:05

Inspiral Carpets are Back!

The Inspiral Carpets Holmfirth Picturedrome Sat 17th March 2012

Renowned for their legendary live shows, and having provided the world with 4 chart topping albums, 13 UK top forty singles and numerous sold out tours, the Inspiral Carpets bring their original line up of Boon, Gill, Holt, Lambert and Walsh to The Picturedrome.

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21/11/11 17:50

Seth Lakeman New Dates 2012

'Tales from the Barrel House' Tour

Sheffield Plug   Thurs 22nd march

Preston 3 Degrees

Seth Lakeman, widely regarded as the UK’s foremost folk singer songwriter, has announced a UK tour in February and March 2012 with his superbly talented band.

Seth will be playing tracks from his previous studio albums plus some brand new songs from his album ‘Tales From The Barrel House’ which is out now. Recorded at Morwellham Quay in Devon, Seth has not only written, sung and played all the instruments on every track on the new album but he’s also recorded and mixed the whole album himself. Seth says he has enjoyed this recording project like no other.  "I've been really keen for some time to get right back to the basics of ‘Kitty Jay'.." (the £300 kitchen-table album that shot him to fame and won him a Mercury Music Prize nomination back in 2005).
 
"To be blunt, this is the type of album I could never have done with a major label. I'm grateful for having worked in some of the best-equipped studios and with top producers, but with this record I've felt completely free to do my own thing for the first time in years.” In keeping with this independent spirit, ‘Tales from the Barrel House’ has been released through his own Honour Oak Records, and is only available to buy from Seth’s website as a strictly limited deluxe digipak with each copy individually numbered.
 
‘Tales From The Barrel House’ underlines Seth’s inate knack for writing both foot-stomping, sing-along songs and more tender, thoughtful ballads. His playing is often breathtaking and Seth's trademark, soaring vocals are at the forefront of this album, as beguiling and haunting as ever. Charismatic, full of passionate energy and giving voice to people from the past, "Tales from the Barrel House" will entrance and enthrall a growing army of present-day fans and, undoubtedly, will also be discovered by lovers of heartfelt music – discerning folk – of the future.
 
http://www.sethlakeman.co.uk/
Blacksmith's Prayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsnlVNtEljY&feature=channel_video_title
More Than Money http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRv40CKpYoM&feature=channel_video_title

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12/11/11 17:35

Ian Siegal announces

By popular demand,Ian announces Sheffield Plug Thurs 15th March and also

Bury Met Sat 31st March

Charismatic and massively talented, Mojo magazine rated Siegal as “the cleverest writer and most magnetic performer of Blues in the UK.” In 2009, Mojo commended Siegal for recording the blues album of the year. Last year Siegal won Band of the Year at the 2010 British Blues Awards.

If Siegal had been around in the sixties he would today be accorded the same reverence as artists such as Van Morrison and Joe Cocker. A child of the seventies, Siegal dropped out of Art College in the late eighties to go busking in Germany. From the streets of Berlin, Siegal progressed to clubs around Nottingham, and then London, and ultimately to major stages around Europe.

He has a catalogue of highly regarded recordings to his credit. Siegal’s true forte is playing to an audience. He takes command of the stage in a way very few artists alive today can match. Sweat, passion, humour, balls-to-the-wind slide guitar and a soul-infused voice big enough to fell trees! It has won him an ever-growing following of fans and a horde of female admirers.

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12/11/11 15:50

Justin Currie Confirmed

Justin Currie ex frontman with Delamitri will be performing at Buxton Opera House Thurs 10th May.

Justin Currie established the band while still at school in the early 1980s, after putting up a sign in a music shop asking for other people who could play instruments to get in contact with him. As well as being the lead singer and chief songwriter of the band, Currie also plays bass with them.

As a songwriter, he co-wrote many of the Del Amitri tracks with Harvie, but some of their most successful songs have been tracks penned solely by Currie. These include "Nothing Ever Happens", "Always the Last to Know" and "Roll to Me".

Although there have been no official reports of Del Amitri splitting up, the band were dropped by record company Mercury in 2002 after a perceived lack of success for their album of that year, Can You Do Me Good?. Since then Currie has been working on several other critically acclaimed projects.
[edit] Other projects

In 2003 he fronted the soul and jazz covers band Button Up for a short tour of Scotland together with The Proclaimers guitarist Stuart Nisbet and drummer Ross McFarlane - who also played with chart-toppers Stiltskin - bassist Gary John Kane and keyboard player Andy May.

From 2004 - 2006 Currie has regularly joined singer songwriters Eddi Reader and Colin McIntyre (aka Mull Historical Society) and Scottish folk band Blazin' Fiddles to perform in Scotland as part of the project "With Strings Attached".

In 2004 Currie also teamed up with Kevin and Jim McDermott (of Kevin McDermott Orchestra) to record A Terrible Beauty, a semi-comedy 60's pastiche rock album which they released anonymously under the name The Uncle Devil Show.

Currie has also recorded a full group format album along with Iain Harvie that he has been trying to obtain a release deal for.

 Solo career

Currie also continues to perform live as a solo artist in the UK. In 2006 he was a special guest on Tom McRae's Hotel Cafe Tour. In 2005 he wrote and recorded a new album Rebound. Currie is known for his dry humour and self-deprecation and his MySpace page suggests: "Justin's solo record is called "Rebound" and features eleven thunderously dreary dirges many of which he is currently airing live to pained looking crowds of people in dingy Glasgow basements."[1] Several tracks from Rebound were previewed on both the Del Amitri Official Website and MySpace page. "Rebound" was subsequently re-titled "What Is Love For" and was released on Rykodisc on 8 October 2007. A single/EP from the album, "No, Surrender", was released on 24 March 2008.

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12/11/11 15:25

UFO UK Dates 2012

Sat March 24th The Wharf Tavistock

Fri  March 30th HMV Ritz Manchester

UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who formed in 1969. UFO were a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

UFO were ranked number 84 on VH1's '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock' which puts them up there with the likes of Megadeth and Black Sabbath. They are currently on their twentieth studio album so they have had a lot of time to hone their skills and to always make sure they put on a good performance.

It has been said in the past that they decide on songs for their albums at live shows so make sure to come along and make sure the songs you want are on future album releases! Don’t miss out on this one, UFO have earned their place in rock and its something to come and admire!

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08/11/11 12:45

Frampton Comes Alive Cambridge

Peter Frampton, the legendary British guitarist, and founding member of Humble Pie and The Herd, kicks off the 35th Anniversary UK Tour of his iconic multi-platinum album Frampton Comes Alive, performed in its entirety, along with highlights from his Grammy Award winning career, at the Manchester Bridgewater Hall on Friday 11th November.
 

Cambridge Corn Exchange                         Saturday 12th November (SOLD OUT) 
 
Featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the biggest selling double live album of all time, ‘Frampton Comes Alive’ includes the hit singles ‘Show Me The Way’, ‘Do You Feel Like We Do’, and ‘Baby, I Love Your Way’, along with highlights from Frampton\'s extensive album catalogue.

02/11/11 15:45

Imelda May Blackpool November Show Rescheduled

Regrettably due to unforeseen circumstances this show has been rescheduled to Friday 27th April .All tickets for November show remain Valid for April 2012.

02/11/11 13:10

Christopher Cross

Grammy and Oscar Award winning singer/songwriter, Christopher Cross, will perform a one-off concert at London’s prestigious Bloomsbury Theatre on Monday 7th November 2011. Tickets can be ordered here

01/11/11 17:20

Seth Lakeman New Album Special Offer

 "I’m really excited to be able to let you know about my new album “Tales From the Barrel House” which is going to be available to pre-order from this Friday and will be out on the 18 November!
 
 In every way this is a very different project for me but one I really hope you’ll love! I've been aching to do something musically like this for some time, to get right back to the basics of Kitty Jay - and beyond. It’s also the first release on my own label Honour Oak Records and that’s helped me to do what I want and in my own way. I'm grateful for having worked in some of the best-equipped studios and with top producers, but with this record I feel free. I've not had A&R men looking over my shoulder or record bosses influencing me in any way. It’s all me, the songs are mine, I played everything you hear on the album and I produced and mixed the record.
 
 The album was recorded at the fantastic Morwellham Quay in Devon in the workshops there and even down one of the mines. I want listeners to feel they are down that mine, or in the barrel house, immersed in this living history while hearing the stories of the people who inhabit the songs. I’d like fans to literally feel the atmosphere in which the album was recorded. The theme I was seeking was to pay homage to hard-working miners, sailors, skilled craftsmen and artisans, who worked for little reward but took a pride in what they did.
 
 I couldn't wait to get back to Morwellham every day, it was such a unique experience. It was an extraordinary freedom to explore my music in this magical valley, which is close to my Devon home. And I was determined from the outset to do it as simply as possible, with just one recording engineer and as little multi-tracking and overdubs as possible. We used just one sound field microphone.
 
 Tales from the Barrel House was made in a unique way and so I’m releasing it in my own way too. The album is NOT going to be available from all the usual places; it will only be available from my website via my friends at the Propermusic.com store. The album is going to be a strictly limited deluxe digipak edition, each copy is numbered and I am going to sign the first 1,000 copies sold! In order for everyone to have a chance at getting one of these, the pre-order link for the record will be live on www.sethlakeman.co.uk from 10.00am this Friday 4th November. I’ll be emailing you more info about the record, including details about the tracks when it’s available to pre-order.
 
 I hope you enjoy listening to the album as much as I enjoyed writing it and recording it"
 
 Seth

 Tales From The Barrel House
 Pre-order from 10am on Friday 04 November
Album out Friday 18 November http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qutyJzNTerI New redesigned website with new images and more ~  http;/www.sethlakeman.co.uk  
 
  http://www.facebook.com/sethlakeman      http://twitter.com/sethLakemanNews     http://www.youtube.com/user/SethLakeman     http://www.myspace.com/sethlakeman      http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/sethlakeman/   


    Fri 16 - Holmfirth Picturedrome Book Tickets http://www.picturedrome.net/         
  
 

01/11/11 16:40

Joanne Shaw Taylor UK November Tour Dates

Following Joanne's special guest performance performances at Black Country Communion’s December 2010 UK concerts, and her critically acclaimed May 2011 UK tour, blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joanne Shaw Taylor returns for a 10-date November tour.  24 Ticket Hotline: 0871 230 1101,  http://www.seetickets.com , http://www.thegigcartel.com . 

Born and raised in the Midlands, Joanne was first discovered as a 16-year-old guitar prodigy by Dave Stewart (Eurhythmics).  She’s fast becoming the hottest young female guitarist on the British Blues scene. On tour in the UK in November by popular demand, Joanne will perform songs from her debut album ‘White Sugar’, and 2010’s follow-up ‘Diamonds in the Dirt’.
Celebrated by the magazines Classic Rock, Guitarist, Blues Matters and Total Guitar, Joanne was voted 'Best British Female Vocalist' at the British Blues Awards 2010.
November 2011 UK Tour Dates:
Buxton Arts Centre (15)
London Islington o2 Academy (16)
Bristol Tunnels (17)
Exeter Phoenix (18)
Glasgow o2 ABC (23)
St Helens Citadel (24)
Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre (25)
York Fibbers (26)

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26/10/11 18:05

Carl Palmer Front Page Classic Rock Society Magazine

Carl Palmer is featured and also on the front page of this months edition of Classic Rock Society Magazine.

The Carl Palmer Band will be performing at the following

Thurs 24th Nov Gateshead The Sage
Sat    26th Nov Manchester Academy

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26/10/11 11:35

Wilko Announces Spring Tour 2012

. Following his recent TV appearance on BBC 2 Television's Later With Jools Holland, WILKO JOHNSON, the legendary former guitarist of Dr. Feelgood, is pleased to announce an April 2012 UK Tour with very special guest Virgil and the Accelerators.  http://www.virgilandtheaccelerators.com/

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10am on Friday October 28th. Ticket Hotline: 0844 478 0898. Book Online:  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:219 . Fans can take advantage of a special 48 hour ticket pre-sale from 10am on Wednesday October 26th via http://www.eventim.co.uk and http://www.ents24.com    

5th Apr Buxton Opera House
6th Apr Sale Waterside Arts Centre
7th Apr Clitheroe The Grand
12th Apr Newbury Arlington Arts Centre
13th Apr Tavistock The Wharf
14th Apr Penzance Acorn Arts Centre
15th Apr Bristol The Tunnels
19th Apr Huddersfield Lawrence Batley Theatre
20th Apr Stockton ARC
21st Apr Lincoln Drill Hall
22nd Apr Bury St Edmunds The Apex Arts Centre
26th Apr Leeds The Wadrobe
27th Apr Dunfermline, Carnegie Hall
28th Apr Stafford Gatehouse Theatre

In April, Wilko will release his autobiography ‘Looking Back At Me’. Fender will issue a Wilko Johnson customised signature Fender Telecaster. Wilko will also reprise his role as The Executioner in the second series of HBO's ‘Game Of Thrones’, broadcast on Sky Atlantic. EMI will release a boxed set of three CDs and DVD in April. The CDs will include a mix of the first four Dr. Feelgood albums, along with previously unreleased material. A new Wilko Johnson studio album is also in the pipeline.29th Apr Electric Palace

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22/10/11 22:20

Eddie Reader Tour Dates

Tues   25th Oct Sheffield Memorial Hall

Wed   26th Oct Sale waterside Arts Centre

Thurs 27th Oct Morecambe The Platform

Sun    6th   Nov Whitley Bay Playhouse

Mon 7th Nov Leeds City Varities

Eddi Reader was brought into the limelight with Fairground Attraction and their single ‘Perfect’ and parent album First of a Million Kisses which both topped the British charts.  However, it has been her subsequent solo albums which signalled her increasing ability to assimilate different musical styles and make them all very much her own.  From the traditional to the contemporary, Eddi brings to joyous life all forms of song and what sets Reader apart is the depth and quality of the emotional performance;  her ability not only to move the listener but to connect her experience to that of her audience.  Her rare blend of meltingly true vocals and towering romanticism combine with an astute and pragmatic nature to make her a unique and powerful figure in contemporary British music.  She has effortlessly developed into one of popular music’s most thrilling and affecting performers.
 
http://www.eddireader.com/

22/10/11 20:40

JJ Grey UK Tour

Sat 17th March London Borderline
Tues 20th March Cambridge Corn Exchange

Fri 23rd March Cardiff st Davids Hall

Sat 24th March Warrington Parr Hall

Sun 25th March Buxton Opera House

Mon 26th March York Grand Opera House

Wed 28th March Salisbury City Hall

Thurs 29th March Birmingham Symphony Hall

Fri 30th March Holmfirth Picturedrome

Sat 31st March Newcastle Tyne Journal Theatre

Singing with a passion and fervor directly influenced by the classic soul heroes, JJ Grey has written and recorded five albums of original songs steeped in the rhythm & blues, rock, and country soul of his native backwoods home outside Jacksonville, Florida. Grey comes from a long tradition of Southern storytellers and, in that spirit, he fills his songs with details that are at once vivid, personal and universal. After a decade of hard touring, he still spends eight months of the year on the road, bringing his music to a loyal, ever-growing, worldwide fanbase.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6J-SBfMP5A

http://www.jjgrey.com/

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18/10/11 12:50

It Bites & Mostly Autumn UK Tour Starts Tonight

It Bites & Mostly Autumn UK Tour Starts Tonight in Nottingham.Full dates below

Tues 18th Oct Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Wed 19th Oct Sale Waterside Arts Centre

Fri 21st Oct Clitheroe The Grand
Sat 22nd Oct Holmfirth, Picturedrome
Sat 28th Oct Islington O2 Academy

It Bites:

A prog-rock and pop fusion band who enjoyed limited chart success in the eighties but gained a massive fanbase who\'ll be pleased to hear the band have reformed to both record and tour again.

Celebrating 25 years since It Bites forming the Sep 2009 Tour dates will feature the band playing in it\'s entirety the hit album album Once Around The World. The Albums complex 20 minute title track (which has often been requested live but not performed since 1984) will feature as part of the Sep
\'09 performances. http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:42

Mostly Autumn:

Powerful atmospheric rock with a Celtic edge, influenced by Pink Floyd, Deep Purple and Genesis, and reminiscent of '70s Fleetwood Mac and Fairport Convention - difficult to pigeonhole, and although Mostly Autumn wears its influences on its sleeve, the originality far outweighs this. Mostly Autumn's sound incorporates the uses of flute, low and penny whistles, violins and vocal harmonies - over a powerful band, existing of keyboards, two guitarists, bass and drums. http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:38

18/10/11 11:40

Tommy Emmanuel\'s Christmas album coincides with December UK tour

Legendary Australian acoustic guitarist, Tommy Emmanuel, will release the new holiday album ‘All I Want For Christmas’ in the UK on Monday November 7th. The album coincides with Tommy’s nationwide UK tour that starts on Thursday December 1st at Hull City Hall. ‘All I Want For Christmas’ follows Emmanuel’s last studio album, ‘Little By Little’, released February 2011.

Released on Steve Vai’s ‘Favored Nations Entertainment’ record label, Emmanuel, honoured as the Country Music Awards’ Global Artist earlier this year, co-produced the album with veteran Nashville picker/arranger John Knowles, CGP. The pair collaborated of new arrangements on nine Yuletide classics including ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’, ‘The Christmas Song’, and ‘Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer’. Emmanuel also wrote one original for the collection, ‘One Christmas Night’, and arranged a second new composition, ‘The Magic Of Christmas Time’.

Click here for the official press announcement - www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/tommyemmanuel/album.htm <http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/tommyemmanuel/album.htm>

“People have asked me about doing a Christmas album so many times over the last 20 years,” says Emmanuel. “When I had time to really get into this project, it just had a life of its own, and was so easy to make because we all loved the music so much. It’s exciting that there will be so many fans happy about it coming out.”

Most of the arrangements for ‘All I Want For Christmas’ came together via Skype, while Emmanuel was on tour internationally, and Knowles - who also plays guitar on the album - was home in Nashville prepping. Emmanuel employed several guitars for the sessions, relying heaving on a new David Taylor model that he says, “has a singing quality to it, a beautiful voice.” Everything was recorded at Beech Creek Studios in Franklin, TN with Kim Person, who has produced Emmanuel’s last five albums.

Tommy Emmanuel’s December UK Tour with special guest Gareth Pearson; 24 Hour Box Office: 0871 230 1101, Book online: www.seetickets.com <http://www.seetickets.com> (additional tour info - http://bit.ly/oVpnMD).

Hull City Hall (Dec 1)
Harrogate International Centre (Dec 2)
Buxton Opera House (Dec 3)
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (Dec 4)
Birmingham Town Hall (Dec 5)
Brighton Hove Centre (Dec 6)
Cambridge Corn Exchange (Dec 7)
Cardiff St. David’s Hall (Dec 13)
London Union Chapel (Dec 15)
Salisbury City Hall (Dec 16)

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18/10/11 11:25

The Undertones December Cockpit

The Undertones Fri 9th Dec Cockpit Leeds

Formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975, The Undertones became renowned for combining lyrical invention and musical flair with intelligent simplicity. Their anthemic Teenage Kicks, much loved by John Peel, was one of the most influential songs of the post-punk era. Reformed in 1999 without the influential Feargal Sharkey, they are still pumping out their classics hits with some new material.

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16/10/11 20:45

The South Tour Dates for 2012

The South are pleased to announce the following dates for 2012

Wed 15th Feb Sheffield The Plug
Fri    17th Feb  Gateshead The Sage 
Sat   18th Feb Aberdeen Lemon Tree 
Sun  19th Feb Glasgow Arches
On sale Friday 21st October
Exclusive presale www.ents24.com from Wed 19th Oct

After 20 years, ten studio albums, five greatest hits compilations, thirty-four chart singles, 15 million record sales worldwide and performing in front of millions of fans, when time was called on The Beautiful South in 2008, not everyone was ready to leave the party.  Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler, lead singers with the band - along with departed songwriter Paul Heaton – were having too much fun to get out the pipe and slippers, and so The South was formed. Joining the duo were fellow mainstays from the original band: keyboard wizard Damon Butcher and the potent horn section of Gaz Birtles and Tony Robinson that brought so much to the live shows.  Armed with a sensational back catalogue of hits such as ‘Song For Whoever’, ‘Perfect Ten’, ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Don't Marry Her’, ‘You Keep It All In’, ‘Old Red Eyes Is Back’ and many others, there is a long way to go on this particular road.

This band has history and pedigree. Dave Hemingway’s musical career stretches back into the Eighties.  He became a founder member of The Beautiful South after the demise of The Housemartins, who had enjoyed a sustained purple patch and many hits before calling it a day in 1988. Whilst bassist Norman Cook went on to become superstar DJ Fat Boy Slim, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway proceeded to form the new band in December 1988.  Right from the off, The Beautiful South seemed to defy the normal logic associated with pop bands, not least for the fact that they stayed together for 20 years.

Over the life of the band, they produced many self-penned hits and had several number one albums – they scored their only number one single with the Dave Hemingway / Briana Corrigan duet ‘A Little Time’. A globally successful band, members of The South have performed these songs in front of hordes of fans from Hull to Houston.  They love the material and know what will keep the fans happy.

Now with The South marking the next step in these musicians’ careers, the band are starting to add in exciting new songs to their repertoire. Competition for space in a set-list packed with so many hits is fierce, but the quality of some of the new material is such that the songs have slotted right in – and the fans’ reaction has been amazing.

The South certainly have history. But the future looks bright...

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15/10/11 20:05

Joe Bonamassa rescheduled Blackpool & Nottingham shows

Due to Illness Joe Bonamassa has been forced to cancel his concerts at the Blackpool Opera House on Saturday October 15th, 2011 and the Nottingham Capital FM Arena on Sunday October 16th, 2011.

07/10/11 11:10

Adam Ant Announces 2 Jan Shows

Adam Ant and the Good, the Mad & the Lovely Posse have announced 2 new shows

Thurs 19th Jan Halifax Theatre

Fri 20th Jan 53 Degrees

Sometimes it’s difficult to pinpoint exact turning points in the history of an artist or band, but the 16th October 1980 is one such precise date for Adam Ant, when he was thrust upon the general public with his first national television performance on the BBC’s flagship music programme; Top of the Pops. The show launched Adam’s face, along with his relatively new band, into millions of living rooms in the UK and their ferocious but fresh new sound enabled the direction of British music to take a new turn. For almost 2 years Adam and the Ants dominated the charts with their singles and subsequent albums, especially Kings of the Wild Frontier, the band’s second, which charted for 66 consecutive weeks, 12 of which were in the number 1 position.
This was far from an overnight success as Adam had struggled for several years playing the club circuits around Britain building up a solid and severely loyal following.
The first album, Dirk Wears White Søx, had enjoyed moderate success in the independent charts. It had been the culmination of years of hard work and a journey starting whilst studying at Hornsey College of Art with Adam, then Stuart, teaming up with some college friends in their band Bazooka Joe and his Rhythm Hotshots.
With Adam on bass, the group toured the colleges and pubs of north London and it was playing these shows that encouraged him to turn his hand to writing and actually performing his own material.
In late 1975, Sex Pistols played their first ever gig supporting Bazooka Joe at St Martins College of Art, after which everything changed. Within a year, the “Punk” phenomena had swept through the country, Stuart became Adam and his next band The B-Sides came and went leaving him to kick start Adam and the Ants into action.
The Ants, as they were known in 1977, had several line up changes, starred in Derek Jarman’s film “Jubilee”, performed at the Vortex and The Roxy before setting up a residency at the Marquee in London. The fan base grew despite harsh treatment from the established music press, but Adam persevered and within three years had become a household name.
Two more years and Adam was celebrating his third number one single, Goody Two Shoes, the first as a solo artist.
With an Ivor Novello award for the Stand & Deliver single (5 weeks at the top spot), A Brit Award for the Kings album plus a Grammy nomination under his belt, Adam concentrated on the United States and for the next few years was almost constantly on tour.
It was during this time that he took up the chance to pioneer as a VJ for a fledgling MTV, this new media approach to the video format was a natural progression for Adam after the mini cinematic productions for singles such as Stand and Deliver, Prince Charming, Ant Rap and Friend or Foe.
This ultimately led to a period alternating between writing and recording his third solo album Vive le Rock with producer Tony Visconti and setting out on an acting career starting with a theatre production by one of his favourite playwrights; Joe Orton in Entertaining Mr Sloane at The Royal Exchange in Manchester.
After this the next few years were spent concentrating solely on acting in a string of films including Nomads, Love Bites and Slam Dance as well as appearing in several US TV shows such as The Equalizer, Tales from the Crypt and Sledge Hammer!
During the 1990’s Adam, again, split his time between acting and music chasing the performing roles whilst returning to the studio to record and release Manners and Physique, which included the UK top 20 single Room at the Top. The follow up album; Persuasion, remains in limbo without an official release to this day, but in 1994 Adam set about recording Wonderful, his next album, in London’s Abbey Road studios to be issued the following year along with it’s eponymous single and the follow up
Gotta Be A Sin which were accompanied with successful tours of the UK and the United States.
It would be twelve years before Adam would play live again, with an acoustic show, at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London, where Adam read from his recently released biography Stand & Deliver. The sold out auditorium was treated to a dozen back to the bone acoustic versions of his favourite songs, including covers, with his old school friend and classical guitarist Dave Pash.
The 2006 book laid bare Adam’s childhood, career path and his well-documented public mental health battles revealing frank accounts of the struggles that he had endured.
Adam was presented with the “Q Icon” in 2008 for the UK annual Q awards bestowed by the respected British music magazine of the same name, placing his alongside fellow recipients Bryan Ferry, Paul McCartney and Marianne Faithfull.
This rekindled recognition resulted in a series of low key, spontaneous “guerrilla gigs” around London in early 2010 which enabled Adam to build up a new band to sell out several shows at the Scala in Kings Cross.
With the band line up settled, Adam Ant and the Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse embarked on the successful and extensive Blueblack Hussar Tour, playing all around the UK from Cardiff to Dundee and Liverpool to Brighton.
These sell out dates were quickly followed by The Seaside Tour which ran along the south coast of England, keeping the band up to speed before playing at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in Hyde Park supporting Rod Stewart.
With the second part of the tour announced the journey continues…

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05/10/11 12:00

Hawkind Tour Support Lloyd Langton Group

Special guest on the Hawkwind UK Tour will be Lloyd Langton Group these dates include

Wed   7th Dec Sheffield Plug
Thurs 8th Dec Birmingham HMV Institute
Fri     9th Dec Manchester Academy
Sat   10th Dec  Shepherds Bush O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

please see here for more details
http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:9

www.huwlloyd-langton.co.uk

02/10/11 21:20

Joe Bonamassa, new tour for 2012

Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will undertake a major UK arena tour in March 2012.  Tickets go on sale Friday October 7th 

02/10/11 19:45

Walter Trout New Tour Dates 2011

We are pleased to announce Walter Trout UK Tour Dates for March 2012

Leeds City Varieties    Thursday-08-March
Sheffield Academy      Friday-09-March
Cliheroe The Grand    Saturday-10-March
Salford Lowry              Friday-11-March

Walter Trout, is one of the world's great guitarists. The former lead guitar player with John Mayall Blues Breakers, John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat, now celebrating his 20th year as a solo recording artist in his own right with the chart busting album 'Common Ground'. His live shows are mesmerising, his guitar technique dazzling and his rapport with fans both funny and intense.
"Walter Trout isn't just a great guitar player...he works from the heart with a flawless and fiery edge.  When Walter Trout plays, he owns you."

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27/09/11 09:30

Black Country Communion \"Live Over Europe\" Cinema Shows

Black Country Communion "Live Over Europe" will be screened in Cinemas around the UK for 1 night only on Tues Nov 1st.

For one night only, on Tuesday November 1st at 7:30pm, participating Vue Cinemas will screen Black Country Communion’s debut concert film “Live Over Europe” in high definition and Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound.
 
Black Country Communion is the Anglo-American rock group featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze), blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater).
 
“Live Over Europe” was filmed using 14 HD cameras during BCC’s first ever world tour in the summer of 2011. Recorded across three nights in Hamburg, Munich and Berlin, the band’s set includes 18 songs taken from both of BCC’s albums; 2010’s eponymous debut, and 2011’s follow-up album release “2”.
 
This one-night-only rock and roll cinema experience includes an exclusive filmed introduction from all four members of Black Country Communion, read the full press release here <http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/blackcountrycommunion/vue.htm> .
 
By pre–booking tickets via www.myvue.com/bcc <http://www.myvue.com/bcc> , fans who attend each of the 16 participating cinemas, will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a guitar signed by the band.  
 
The participating Vue Cinemas are as follows –
 
- London West End
- Cambridge
- Oxford
- Portsmouth
- Exeter
- Bristol
- Doncaster
- Leicester
- Hull
- Leeds
- York
- Birmingham
- Edinburgh
- Dublin
- Bury
- Swansea

25/09/11 21:45

Wilko live with Jools Holland

Wilko Johnson will perform songs on Later With Jools Holland on BBC 2 television on

Tuesday September 27th

Friday September 30th and

Saturday October 1st.

Check for further details on the official "Later" website next week - http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/shows/

20/09/11 19:40

Congratulations JUNE TABOR & THE OYSTER BAND

 OYSTERBAND AND JUNE TABOR: enter todays midweek album charts at no 27

SHEFFIELD CITY HALL; SUNDAY 6TH NOVEMBER

Twenty-one years ago June Tabor and Oysterband made a landmark album of dark folk together:

"Freedom and Rain", a union Rolling Stone called “a marriage made in heaven”.

"If you can\'t appreciate June Tabor, you should just stop listening to music", said Elvis Costello. June plus

Oysterband\'s potent energy and top-flight musicianship made for something out of the ordinary, and

they toured the UK and America with great success.

Friendship continued while careers diverged. However , a reunion to play a short set at fRoots

Magazine\'s 30th birthday party at the Roundhouse last year sparked the chemistry again.

Soon they were back in the studio, and with a new albumful of gorgeous tunes and brooding intensity

called "Ragged Kingdom", plus revisited and refreshed songs from 1991, June Tabor and Oysterband

launch one of the most anticipated collaborations of the year at QEH.

20/09/11 10:50

Glenn Tilbrook UK Tour News

Steve Poltz will be Supporting Glenn On his UK Dates these include

4th Nov Torrington Plough Arts Centre
5th Nov Falmouth Princess Pavilion
16th Nov Holmfirth, Picturedrome
1st Dec Clitheroe The Grand
3rd Dec Bury The Met
7th Dec Birkenhead Pacific Road Arts Centre
8th Dec Nottingham Rescue Rooms

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Mention Glenn Tilbrook and most people may immediately think of Squeeze. After all, with his writing partner Chris Difford, Tilbrook was responsible for Top Ten hits all around the world such as “Tempted”, “Hourglass”, “Cool For Cats” and “Up The Junction”. Ever since their first EP in 1977, Squeeze has delighted audiences with their brand of honky-tonk new wave and pithy lyricism, while their stock in the music world has seen the likes of Jools Holland, Paul Carrack and Elvis Costello all contribute to their work.
 
However, since an acrimonious split in 1998 Squeeze has been on the backburner. Although you might forgive him for resting on his laurels after 13 albums and countless tours all over the world, Tilbrook has continued to write and perform with the same enthusiasm that he brought to Squeeze’s earliest recordings. With his two solo albums, “The Incomplete Glenn Tilbrook” and “Transatlantic Ping-Pong”, he proved he’s lost none of the joie-de-vivre that became Squeeze’s trademark. For 2009’s album “Pandemonium Ensues”, he injected some fresh faces by recruiting new band The Fluffers and some prestigious guests in the shape of Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis. This has been complemented by a conversational live show that is delightfully shambling in its approach – Tilbrook loves blurring the boundary between crowd and performer by performing requests and even taking his audience for walkabouts to set up impromptu gigs!
 
Although a Squeeze reunion had always looked unlikely, Tilbrook and Difford’s paths slowly began to cross with more frequency, leading to a series of low-key gigs together in 2007. In 2008, super fan Mark Ronson presented them with the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music, while Lily Allen called them the Robert De Niro of music when they received the Nordoff-Robbins Icon Award. With the addition of former Squeeze bassist John Bentley, and Fluffers pair Stephen Large and Simon Hanson, this lineup has been winning fans all over again with gigs and festival appearances at the likes of V, Oxegen, T in The Park, Guilfest and Latitude, reminding us all of the outstanding back catalogue that Squeeze possess.
 
Yet it is away from music that Tilbrook is now making his most important contribution. He is a member of the charity Love Hope Strength, set up by his good friend Mike Peters (The Alarm). Work for this has involved record-breaking treks up the likes of Everest and Kilimanjaro with fellow musicians, raising money to buy equipment to help cancer sufferers across the world.
 
Clearly, for Glenn Tilbrook playing is about enjoying the moment, and it’s that desire and enthusiasm that sets him apart from so many of his peers. Whether he’s playing to a room of 50 people or to a festival crowd, either with Squeeze or solo, Glenn Tilbrook still gets the buzz from playing and making music that is all too rare among his peers or those he has inspired, and marks him out as a perfomer to be cherished.
 
http://www.glenntilbrook.com/

Watch Glenn Tilbrook on

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Steve Poltz

You have not experienced true entertainment until you sit in the audience at one of Steve Poltz’s shows. The former singer from The Rugburns (Mercury Records) is best known for his hilarious storytelling and witty personality, defying all traditional definitions in the songwriting genre. This is a rare artist who is as comfortable touring with such noted national acts like Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Jewel, The Wallflowers, Bare Naked Ladies, Rusted Root and Lucinda Williams in arenas, as well as performing intimate living room shows in any city in America. Successfully shattering the traditional troubadour mold, Poltz has most gloriously been compared to unique performers and songwriters like John Prine and Tom Waits. Steve wrote and appeared in the video of the 1995 hit, “You Were Meant For Me” helping launch Jewel’s debut CD to triple platinum.
 
Winner: Artist of the Year, San Diego Music Awards – 1997, 1999, 2000
 Winner: Best Acoustic Album, San Diego Music Awards – 2000, 2001, 2003
 Winner: Best Pop Album (Rugburns), San Diego Music Awards – 2005
 Winner: Best Adult Alternative Album, San Diego Music Awards – One Left Shoe – 1998
 Winner: Most Influential Artist of the Decade, San Diego Music Awards – 20

19/09/11 20:15

Glenn Hughes / Fish / Two Legends / Three Show

19/09/11 17:55

British Blues Awards Winners !!

2011 BRITISH BLUES AWARDS

"Oli Brown Band" voted Best live Band 2011

"Oli Brown Band" "Heads I Win Tails You Lose" voted Best Album 2011

"joanne shaw taylor"  voted female vocalist of the year 2011

joanne shaw taylor voted song writer of the year 2011 [ "track same as it never was2 ]

please see here for full tour details 

http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:44      Ian Siegal

http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:265    Joanne Shaw taylor

http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:59      Oli Brown

19/09/11 17:50

Wilko Johnson Tour Dates

Wilko Johnson, the phenomenal guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood, who has influenced everyone from Joe Strummer and Mick Jones to Steve Albini, will embark on a nationwide UK tour throughout September and October 2011. Very special guest on all UK dates will be the award-winning blues singer Ian Siegal and his band.

In addition to pioneering Dr. Feelgood’s distinctive mid-seventies, pre-punk British R&B sound, in 1980 Johnson went on to play guitar for Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Today, Johnson’s solo band features Blockheads’ Norman Watt-Roy (bass guitar), and Dylan Howe (drums).

Special Guest Ian SIegal
Ian\'s driving bottleneck guitar style and classic blues voice has won him a lot of fans worldwide. One of the finest blues voices this side of the Atlantic, Ian was dubbed by Mojo magazine as \'the cleverest writer and most magnetic performer of blues currently working in the UK\'. An enigmatic delivery of the blues. Without doubt the most talented musician to emerge from Britain on to the European blues scene in years, he doesn\'t just perform the blues, he is possessed by them. He took the Mojo Blues honours in 2009, the first time a non-American artist has taken the Blues Album Of The Year award.

19/09/11 17:45

John Renbourn & Robin Williamson--Sheffield

 
Two of the greatest folk artists of our time play together !
 
JOHN RENBOURN
 John Renbourn was a founding member, along with Bert Jansch and Danny Thompson,  of  the 60’s band Pentangle, an awesome fusion, which burst traditional categories thoroughly, but so tastefully, that protagonists in the traditional versus contemporary dogfight were shamed into contrition.
 
John is a musician and guitarist, of an exceptional kind, combining an insight into the techniques of musical structure with an instrumental command and a sense of aesthetic adventurism, which together make him one of the most refreshing, not to say skilled and tasteful guitarists, to grace our ears today.
 
Currently, aside from his touring with Williamson, John tours the World regularly both as a solo artist,  and with fellow musicians.  He has recently recorded and released a new album, Palermo Snow, which has been received with rave reviews around the World.
 
A John Renbourn concert takes the listener into a rich musical landscape of warm vocals and witty asides about the history of the songs. At the core is a revolutionary guitar style that explores the instrument\\\'s potential in unusual and beautiful ways, created and performed by a consummate master.
 
ROBIN WILLIAMSON
 Though best renowned as a founding member of The Incredible String Band, it\\\'s hard to think of anyone else on the contemporary music scene who can demonstrate such a dizzying range of accomplishments. Robin is a songwriter of undisputed stature, a distinctive interpreter of traditional song, a published poet and novelist and author of instructional works for the fiddle and penny whistle, a leading light in the recent revival of storytelling,
 
Robin Williamson became a professional musician at the age of 16, and in the early 1960s travelled to London with Bert Jansch to play the metropolitan folk circuit. In 1965 with Clive Palmer & Mike Heron they signed to Elektra Records in 1966, they called themselves the Incredible String Band.
 
 Between 1966 and 1974 the Incredible String Band, based around the duo of Williamson and Heron, released some 13 albums, becoming in the UK one of the most popular, best-loved and influential groups of the era.

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19/09/11 17:05

Mick Ralphs Plays Bury Met

Mick Ralphs, a founder of two iconic rock bands and still touring with both, takes time out to explore his blues, rock, soul and funk roots. The Bad Company and Mott The Hoople guitarist is joined by some of the best-known names on the current blues scene to play blues and R\\\'n\\\'B favourites - from B.B. King and Otis Rush to Robert Johnson and Sonny Boy Williamson - alongside fresh interpretations of some of Mick\\\'s own classic songs.

Sam Kelly – drums
 Sam Kelly has dominated the UK and European scene for the last 20 years. As well as his own band, Station House, he has featured on sessions with some of the biggest names from around the world - from Dr John and Ben E. King, to Chaka Khan, Eddie Floyd and Desmond Dekker.
 
Son Maxwell – vocals and harmonica
 Critically acclaimed vocalist and harmonica ace Son Maxwell broke onto the international scene with Storm Warning and now fronts his own Unruly Blues outfit. British R\\\'n\\\'B legend Chris Farlowe covered Son\\\'s "The Woman? Or The Blues?", co-written with Storm Warning, on his recent Hotel Eingang album.
 
Jim Maving – guitar and vocals
 Jim Maving has been playing blues, funk and Americana with his band The Kickback since 1995. His renowned slide guitar brings echoes of Duane Allman and Ry Cooder to complement Mick\\\'s classic British blues sound.
 
Dicky Baldwin – bass
 Dicky Baldwin has been working with Mick Ralphs for ten years and has also provided his solid, grooving bass lines for Albert Lee, Gordon Giltrap and country star George Hamilton 4th

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17/09/11 22:45

Wilko Johnson to perform songs on Later With Jools Holland on BBC 2

Wilko Johnson will perform songs on Later With Jools Holland on BBC 2 television on Tuesday September 27th, Friday September 30th and Saturday October 1st. Check for further details on the official "Later" website next week -http://www.bbc.co.uk/later/shows/

04/09/11 11:30

Suzanne Vega performs at Minack Theatre

Tickets are available at 9am on Monday 5th September via www.seetickets.com

www.minack.com

01/09/11 10:55

Robin Trower Sept/Oct Dates

16 Sep Sheffield O2 Academy
17 Sep Kendal Brewery Arts Centre
22 Sep Manchester Band On The Wall
23 Sep Glasgow O2 ABC
24 Sep Aberdeen The Lemon Tree
25 Sep Edinburgh The Caves
7 Oct Frome Cheese and Grain
8 Oct Falmouth Princess Pavilion

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30/08/11 19:35

The Jamm Are Back!

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30/08/11 17:15

The Legendary Steve Hackett New Year Tour

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24/08/11 08:30

Fishermans Friends are Back!

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23/08/11 22:05

Half Man Half Biscuit Xmas Show Manchester!

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22/08/11 08:25

Jake Morley Sheffield

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18/08/11 06:25

Magazine UK Tour Dates

Magazine, the connoisseur's choice, head out on a UK tour to coincide with the November release of their fifth album. Entitled No Thyself, this is the first new material recorded by the band since 1981.

The band last toured the UK in 2009 to great public and critical acclaim, and since then have limited their appearances to select television broadcasts and festival shows.

Howard Devoto (vocals), John Doyle (drums), Dave Formula (keyboards), Noko (guitar) and Stan White (bass) kick off their UK tour on November 1st in Bath, then heads to Cambridge,  Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham and Sheffield, finishing with a show in London on November 10th at Sheperds Bush Empire.

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12/08/11 07:35

Mike Peters 30th Anniversary Acoustic Tour

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11/08/11 13:25

80's Legends Throwing Muses Reformed!

Eighties indie legends Throwing Muses have reformed and will perform at Holmfirth on Friday 4th November.

The band became the first American band to be signed to the prestigious 4AD label in 1986, founded and fronted by Kristin Hersh, formed in Boston in 1983 and released a string of albums throughout the Eighties and Nineties, the most acclaimed being 1991's 'The Real Ramona', spawning two hit singles.

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05/08/11 10:30

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel !

 Steve Harley and his band Cockney Rebel have been touring consistently for over 30 years, and shows no sign of slowing down. A prolific songwriter and renowned lyricist, Steve's set list is packed with all his big songs; 'Judy Teen', 'Mr. Soft', 'Here Comes The Sun', 'Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)', 'Sebastian', and of course the smash hit, 'Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)' which still guarantees a feel-good highlight at every show.

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05/08/11 10:20

Thomas Dolby Holmfirth

Stunning full band show by the 5 times Grammy nominated and ground-breaking
uber producer and '80s electro star whose smash hits 'She Blinded Me
With Science' and 'Hyperactive!' helped define the MTV generation.

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05/08/11 10:10

Lloyd Cole Hometown Show

Through both his lauded work fronting the Commotions and his highly respected solo material, Lloyd Cole has established himself as one of the most articulate and acute songwriters of the post-punk era. Born January 31, 1961, in Buxton, England, Cole formed the Commotions in 1982 going on to storm the UK charts with a string of well-written art-pop hits such as Perfect Skin, Forrest Fire, Brand New Friend, Lost Weekend.,

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05/08/11 09:55

just In!! The South-Holmfirth

Formed 20 years ago, The Beautiful South sold over 15 million albums worldwide and
packed out stadiums and arenas throughout that period. They had a string
of hit singles such as Old Red Eyes Is Back, Rotterdam, Don't Marry Her,
Perfect 10 and Number One single A Little Time. Their greatest hits album,
Carry On Up The Charts, was one of the fastest-selling albums in UK history,
entering at Number One and staying there for weeks, becoming one of the
country's most popular albums ever.
Having split in 2007 due to "musical similarities" original Beautiful South members Dave Hemingway & Alison Wheeler (Vocals), Damon Butcher (keys), Tony Robinson and Gaz Birtles (brass) have now reformed as The South with the addition of Phil Barton (guitar),
and Steve Nutter (Bass), resurrecting the songs and the sounds of this Great
British Pop institution by dipping into the Beautiful South songbook as well
as writing new material. Its all about the songs!

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04/08/11 07:10

Stiff Little Fingers Choose Local Talent

The Fuckwits will support in Sheffield @ Plug Wed 19th Oct

THE FUCKWITS are a 4-piece 77-sounding punk rock band from Sheffield. We have played with the likes of : One Man Army, The Slits, The Members, The Rezillos, The Buzzcocks, The Damned, The Vibrators, 999, Ed Tudor-Pole, [spunge], Jesse James, The Beat, The Selecter, Bad Manners, The Boys, The Members, Pennywise amongst others, throughout the UK.
http://www.myspace.com/fuckwits

Hot Against The Cold will support in Holmfirth @ Picturedrome Sun 24th Oct

 Hot Against The Cold
Currently aged between 16 and 17 (JAN 2011) these boys are pushing their musical talent to the limit…and then some. They say that young people love the ‘thud thud’ music…but that’s not strictly true. Using only live instruments, the band pride themselves on being a ‘Confused Indie-Rock’ band that are born to perform.

In April 2010, at the ages of just 15 and 16, Hot Against The Cold played their first live gig at the ‘Crickstock Festival’ in West Yorkshire. Since then they have gone from strength to strength, culminating in December with a fantastic show at the Picturedrome, Holmfirth, A classic venue which has seen performances from the likes of ‘The Charlatans’, ‘Newton Faulker’, ‘John Mayall’ and many more true rock artists.
http://www.hot-against-the-cold.com/

01/08/11 11:25

Christopher Cross.London Date

Ticklets on sale Wed 3rd Aug.

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31/07/11 10:00

Blackfoot UK Dates

  Blackfoot was formed in Jacksonville, Florida in the Fall of 1969 by childhood friends Greg T. Walker (bass and vocals), Rickey Medlocke (lead vocals and percussion), Jakson Spires (drums and vocals), DeWitt Gibbs (keyboards and vocals), and Charlie Hargrett (lead guitar). Originally called "Hammer," they played their first major concert performance at the Miami International Rock Festival in December 1969.

In March 1970 they re-named the band "Blackfoot" (contrary to legend, the name was suggested by drummer Spires) and moved to New York City and then New Jersey. DeWitt soon left the band, and Rickey began playing guitar full-time. They stayed in New Jersey, playing mostly college gigs until June 1971 when Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie VanZant called looking for a drummer. Rickey answered the phone and accepted the gig. Shortly thereafter, Greg T. Walker joined Rickey in Skynyrd, and Blackfoot disbanded for a while.

The original Blackfoot line-up reformed in the Spring of 1973 and moved back to New Jersey. They spent the next 10 years touring the world with top rock acts of the day and recording the albums "No Reservations" (Island 1975); "Flying High" (Epic 1976); "Strikes" (Atco 1979) which produced the Grammy nominated "Train, Train" and rock anthem"Highway Song"; "Tomcattin" (Atco 1980); "Marauder" (Atco 1981) which contained the radio hit "Fly Away"; "Highway Song Live" (Atco 1982); and "Siogo" which spawned the hit "Teenage Idol"which was also used by the NFL (Atco 1983). Keyboardist/vocalist Ken Hensley from Uriah Heep joined in 1982 and performed on the “Siogo” and "Vertical Smiles" (1984) albums. Charlie Hargrett left the band in 1984 during the recording of "Vertical Smiles." Ken Hensley left the band mid-tour and was replaced by old friend, AXE lead guitarist/frontman Bobby Barth. From mid-1984 until December 1985, Barth toured and recorded with Blackfoot, though Walker and Spires had left by the end of the year.

Rickey kept the band going under the moniker "Rickey Medlocke and Blackfoot" with different line-ups until 1996. Medlocke then re-joined Skynryd, replacing guitarist Mike Estes. By mid-2004 there was considerable demand for a Blackfoot reunion. Greg T. called Jakson, Charlie and Bobby, and arrangements were made for Blackfoot's reformation.

Tragically, Jakson Spires passed away on March 16th, 2005. Each member of Blackfoot had previously agreed to continue should one of them become ill or unavailable. They picked Jak's friend Christoph Ullman from Austria to step in for him. This line-up continued for a year until Bobby became ill and was sidelined from the road for a few months to recover. During that time, Jay Johnson, son of famed Muscle Shoals producer Jimmy Johnson, took over for Barth. Jay did a stellar job and remained aboard until Barth recovered. In the Spring of 2010, Barth needed emergency back surgery. (Bobby is progressing well and expected to make a full recovery.)

This time Greg and Charlie called aforementioned former Skynyrd guitarist/vocalist Mike Estes who, along with new drummer Kurt Pietro, was an old friend and had played with them on various all-star gigs all over the USA. This line-up is currently gigging and tearing it up!

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28/07/11 08:10

Mike Peters Back in Manchester

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27/07/11 08:40

Jon Windle New Date

Straight on the back of a blistering acoustic set at Tramlines, Ex Little Man Tate frontman Jon Windle has announced his biggest show of 2011 - Saturday 17th December at The Plug, Sheffield.
 
For those lucky enough to be inside Soyo on Sunday evening, there is no doubt that Windle is back to his best, and for those stuck outside, unable to get in due to the room being over capacity - well they made do with their own renditions of Windle material in the street. Something special happened inside that room, something special happened on that street,  something special is happening full stop.
 
So for the man who wears his Sheffield heart proudly on his sleeve, what better way to wrap up the year than with a big show at one of his favourite venues. Hopefully this time everyone will be able to get in!

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27/07/11 08:25

Symphony X Manchester

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21/07/11 15:15

Black Country Communion arrive in the UK

In a pairing that unites one of the most well-respected metal guitarists of all time with the hottest rock and roll bands in recent years, Black Country Communion & Michael Schenker Group tour dates include - Llandudno Cymru Arena (July 23rd), Leeds o2 Academy (July 26th), Newcastle o2 Academy (July 27th), Glasgow o2 Academy (July 29th) and Manchester Academy (July 30th). 

20/07/11 09:05

Buzzcocks 2 New Dates!

One of the great British punk bands from the '70s, whose hits included 'Ever Fallen In Love' and 'Orgasm Addict'

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15/07/11 08:10

The Lemonheads Sheffield Plug

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13/07/11 08:25

Glenn Tilbrook Solo Acoustic

Squeeze frontman Glenn Tilbrook in a rare acoustic show, taking a break from the sell-out tours of the rejuvenated Squeeze. Expect a great night of solo material, back catalogue and of course your favourite Squeeze classics.

“Tilbrook continues to create melodic pop that's buoyant, brainy and balls-out fun...Live, Tilbrook is loose, funny and unpredictable--and great at energizing a crowd.” Nashville Scene

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12/07/11 08:30

Stiff Little Fingers News

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11/07/11 14:30

Jon Allen New Dates Added

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11/07/11 11:05

John Lees Barclay James Harvest

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09/07/11 07:50

Uriah Heep Picturedrome December

In their 70s heyday this big, loud and brash progressive heavy metal band, became one of the UK's most popular exports. Since the debut 'Very 'eavy, Very 'umble' was released in 1970 almost thirty musicians have worked with this constantly touring band. This group are an album making machine and still possess the ability to surprise and innovate.

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09/07/11 07:45

Simon Mcbride The Met

Simon started playing the guitar when he was ten. By age 15 and entirely self-taught he was good enough to enter Guitarist Magazine’s Young Guitarist of The Year, a performance competition staged at Wembley Conference Centre, which he won against strong competition.

A few months after his sixteenth birthday Simon was recruited by the Belfast-based pioneering metal band Sweet Savage, who reformed in 1994 without their founding guitarist, Vivian Campbell (Dio, Def Leppard), who Simon replaced.  Simon toured with the band and recorded two albums, Killing Time 1996 and Rune 1998.

After leaving Sweet Savage in 1998, he joined fellow Irishman Andrew Strong, who made his name in the 1991 cult film The Commitments and went on to a successful singing career. Playing with Strong was in stark contrast to Sweet Savage. As Simon says, the change of musical style was a useful and enjoyable learning experience. He spent six years touring with Strong before leaving to pursue the idea of a solo career.

In 2008 he released his debut solo album, Rich Man Falling (“BLUES ROCK PAR EXCELLENCE” CLASSIC ROCK). The band was targeted initially at continental Europe and with representation by Live Nation played major festivals. Now McBride starts his ascent in the UK. As well as Satriani, he has opened in the UK and Ireland for Jeff Beck, Joe Bonamassa and US slide maestro and Grammy nominee Derek Trucks.

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09/07/11 07:40

New Model Army Exclusive!

New Model Army Manchester Ritz Thurs 15th dec

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08/07/11 06:35

Roy Woods Christmas Show

Holmfirths Big Big Christmas party ...Christmas really wouldn't be Christmas
without the legendary Roy
Wood...expect all the hits "I Can Hear The Grass Grow", "Flowers In The
Rain", "Blackberry Way",
"California Way", "See My Baby Jive", and of course "I Wish It Could Be
Christmas Everyday".....Distinctive looking, Big beard and a big bag (of
hits) it could only be Roy Wood welcoming Christmas into Holmfirth. Party
On Christmas has arrived !

Advanced tickets recommended

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r8UVR9DDBo
 

08/07/11 06:15

Just In! John Foxx + The Maths

John Foxx + The Maths will be performing material from their new album Interplay, as well as classic songs from early Ultravox and Foxx's solo career. Foxx will be joined on stageby Benge (Keyboards, Percussion), Serafina Steer (Keyboards, Bass), Hannah Peel (Keyboards, Violin).  

‘Interplay somehow walks the tightrope between experimental electronica, the pop of synth groups such as Depeche Mode and the disciplined Krautrock of Neu!. Foxx is still
sounding relevant.’ **** ARTROCKER

'One of the finest electronic records you’ll hear in 2011.’ THE QUIETUS
‘Meeting of synth-fetishists is a triumph.’ **** MOJO

‘In the fourth decade of his career, Foxx has released an album which easily equals the high points of his rich back catalogue.’ BBC MUSIC

‘One of the most enlightened synth records in years.’ **** THE STOOL PIGEON

please see here for ticket info http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:304
 

08/07/11 06:10

Caravan & Curved Air

Caravan
Formed in 1968, Caravan were at the heart of the 1970s Canterbury rock movement producing their own brand of 'superior pop music, full of taste, craftsmanship and hard work' (NME) and packing venues worldwide. After a break, the band reformed in 1990 and are adding new and younger fans to their longstanding and devoted following.
 
Curved Air
Groundbreaking British progressive rock band feature original members Sonja Kristina on vocals and Florian Pilkington-Miksa on drums. The band was a unique and powerful combination of a remarkable female vocalist and virtuoso musicians. They'll be performing 'Back Street Luv', 'It happened Today', 'Vivaldi', 'Marie Antoinette', 'Phantasmagoria' and 'Everdance'.

Please see here for more info http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:305

30/06/11 08:20

Seth Lakeman Xmas Tour

Seth Lakeman, widely regarded as the UK’s foremost folk singer songwriter, has announced a short run of UK tour dates in December. Seth will be playing tracks from his previous studio albums plus some brand new songs from his next album scheduled for release in the Autumn. Expect a captivating, energetic and undeniably compelling live show from award-winning Seth Lakeman and his superbly talented band as they play just nine UK cities on this tour.

Having come to wider public attention following his Mercury nominated Kitty Jay album in 2005, when Seth brought folk music to a new, younger audience, he has been widely credited with breaking down perceptions and barriers often associated with folk music and its acceptance (or lack of it) in the mainstream.

His 2006 album ‘Freedom Fields’ has sold over 120,000 copies in the UK alone and helped Seth build on his traditional cult following, finding a whole new audience for his rhythmic, captivating brand of indie-folk song writing. Seth was named Folk Singer of the Year and ‘Freedom Fields’ awarded Album Of The Year at the prestigious Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2007 and his 2008 album ‘Poor Man’s Heaven’ charted at number 8 in the UK on its release and he released the follow-up ‘Hearts & Minds’ in 2010.

DECEMBER

Fri 2 CHELTENHAM Town Hall  
Sat 3 DARTFORD The Orchard  
Mon 12 EXETER Lemon Grove   
Tues 13 BILSTON The Robin 2  
Wed 14 BRIGHTON Concorde 2   
Thu 15 SOUTHAMPTON The Brook 
Fri 16 HOLMFIRTH Picturedrome  
Sat 17 FROME Cheese & Grain  
Sun 18 FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion 

see here for ticket info http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:201

21/06/11 11:05

Black Country Communion Top Of The Charts

The band embarks on a July tour that takes in their only UK dates this year:
 Llandudno Cymru Arena (July 23)
 London, High Voltage Festival (July 24)
 Leeds o2 Academy (July 26)
 Newcastle o2 Academy (July 27)
 Glasgow 02 Academy (July 29)
 Manchester Academy (July 30)

see here for full details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:257

20/06/11 07:45

Steve Hackett Tickets On Sale Today!

We are pleased to announce Steve has added London,Islington to his tour.playing on Sun 13th Nov.

Please see details for tickets etc here http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:131

15/06/11 20:05

Dreadzone head back to Manchester

Dreadzone, the fervently followed British institution and original pioneers of UK bass culture released ‘The Best of Dreadzone: The Good The Bad And The Dread’ - a compendium of their excellent musical story so far in May this year. Still going strong after seventeen years, Dreadzone have carved a large niche and cult following. Hit records, critical acclaim and a huge, devoted fan base are theirs, due in part to their utterly storming live shows. The all-killer-no-filler 16 tracks collate the many highlights of ‘the Zone’s’ output to date - a coherent and still fresh-sounding body of work.

13/06/11 10:55

Francis Dunnery The Astrology Show

THE ASTROLOGY SHOW

Francis Dunnery started his creative life in the UK music business as a rock icon during the flamboyant eighties. He was lead singer and lead guitarist for the progressive rock band ‘It Bites’. Dunnery still enjoys international acclaim with his peers as one of the most outstanding guitar players of his time and has performed his magic on some of the biggest selling albums of the last decade.

From Carlos Santana’s ‘SUPERNATURAL’ to Lauren Hill's RnB monster hit album  ‘ THE MIS EDUCATION OF LAUREN HILL’. He wrote and played on ex ’Stone Roses’ singer Ian Brown's ‘MUSIC OF THE SPHERES’, Produced and wrote Squeeze front man Chris Difford's ‘I DIDN'T GET WHERE I AM ‘ as well as three years recording and touring with Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant with the  'FATE OF NATIONS album. Dunnery also has a very successful solo career spurning international hit songs from the UK to Australia. His songs have been used in film and TV ranging from documentary work all the way to the blockbuster hit American TV show ‘Scrubs”. Never one to sit still, Dunnery has never been afraid to step outside of his comfort zone and challenge himself to greater heights.

Although music was Dunnery's first public recognition, he has also been a practicing Psychological Astrologer for twenty years and in early 2000 Dunnery returned to college in New York City to begin work on his psychology doctorate.  He has studied with such great minds such as Professor Liz Greene and Howard Sasportas, both pioneers who altered the face of modern Astrology and Psychology. Dunnery continues his studies to this date and will be taking his ‘Life Coach’ certificate beginning June 2011.

Always ahead of his time, Dunnery pioneered a revolutionary format for music and storytelling by creating his House Concert performance series.  Dunnery began performing House Concerts ten years ago and still performs a minimum of one hundred and fifty House Concert shows per year. The success and popularity of his House Concerts inspired him to write a show for an off Broadway production which is currently being negotiated with producers in New York City.

Dunnery’s latest creation is a UK Theatre Production, which incorporates, Music, psychology, and Astrology, all performed with Dunnery’s wicked sense of humour and revealing psychological insights. THE ASTROLOGY SHOW is a brand new format never seen before and is what Dunnery calls “Seminars in music and theatre’ where the show is not only interesting and fun, but also carries deep insights into the human psyche.

Dunnery explains “THE ASTROLOGY SHOW is a theatre show, a music concert, a comedy show, church and a shrink all in ninety minutes. It has never been done before so the audience can look forward to experiencing a completely unique show that they'll never forget. Some of the things discussed in the show will alter people's lives in a very positive way”

The show highlights the main personality traits of the twelve signs of the zodiac and although the show is often hilarious, it is also deeply moving and extremely philosophical.  The show also highlights Dunnery's beautiful songwriting skills and is supported by vocalist Dorie Jackson, another highly talented UK resident. Dunnery has always been ahead of the pack, THE ASTROLOGY SHOW is yet another fantastic success story on the long and winding road of Francis Dunnery. Not to be missed!

please see here for tickets http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:167

13/06/11 10:45

Jack Bruce U.K.Tour

JACK BRUCE AND HIS BIG BLUES BAND TOUR 2012
Plus Special guest JJ Grey & Mofro

"JACK BRUCE - PROBABLY THE MOST MUSICALLY GIFTED BASS PLAYER THERE'S EVER BEEN......... " Roger Waters in Rolling Stone Magazine.

Bassist, singer, composer, musician. Jack has travelled the world and the decades playing diverse musical styles but has now come home to the blues. The blues has always been the driving force, the root of Jack's art- whether his  compositions made eternal by Cream- Sunshine of Your Love, White Room, I Feel Free or his new songs, Jack lives the blues.
His latest band featuring the very best of the young British blues scene rocks like no other says
Jack- and I guess he should know having performed with Alexis Korner, Graham Bond, Manfred Mann, John Mayall, Eric Clapton, Frank Zappa, Tony Williams, Lou Reed, Burt Bacharach, Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana, Gary Moore and Joe Bonamassa to name quite a lot! Now he wants to play for you.
When asked what audiences should expect from Jack Bruce and His Big Blues Band 2012
Jack said simply, " Blues ancient and modern and sweet and sour rock and roll".

JJ Grey & Mofro

Singing with a passion and fervor directly influenced by the classic soul heroes, JJ Grey has written and recorded five albums of original songs steeped in the rhythm & blues, rock, and country soul of his native backwoods home outside Jacksonville, Florida. Grey comes from a long tradition of Southern storytellers and, in that spirit, he fills his songs with details that are at once vivid, personal and universal. After a decade of hard touring, he still spends eight months of the year on the road, bringing his music to a loyal, ever-growing, worldwide fanbase.

please see here for full listings and ticket links http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:262

10/06/11 16:45

Scott Matthews Northern Bound

pleased to announce Scott has added 3 more northern dates onto his tour,

York Fibbers Wed 26th Oct

Bury Met     Thurs 27th Oct

Sheffield Plug  Fri 28th Oct

please see here for ticket info http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:301

08/06/11 13:45

Philip Sayce "Ruby Electric"

Monday July 11th sees the release of "Ruby Electric" - Philip Sayce's latest
album on Provogue Records.  The album showcases previously unreleased studio
and live tracks, and includes the single "Let The Love In" featuring a duet
with Melissa Etheridge.

The album coincides with a short UK tour in July that includes London
Borderline (July 25), Bristol Tunnels (July 26), Holmfirth Picturedrome
(July 27) and Manchester Band on the Wall (July 28).  24 Hour Ticket
Hotline: 0871 230 1101.  Book Online from www.seetickets.com,
www.thegigcartel.com, or www.kililive.com. Electric" includes a collection of songs divided into two different
volumes.  The songs were recorded with some of Sayce's favourite musicians
and friends.  Currently #2 in Amazon UK's official Blues pre-sale chart, the
album features Kenny Aronoff (drums), Joel Gottschalk (bass), Fritz Lewak
(drums), and Fred Mandel (piano, organ).

"Ruby

Volume 1, recorded at Sunset Sound and Lion's Share, Hollywood, was produced
by Dave Cobb and mixed by Mark Rains.  The songs were recorded live in the
studio through a collection of vintage equipment and musical instruments,
utilizing Cobb's signature recording and production techniques.  Volume 2,
recorded on tour in France, Germany, and Holland in 2010, was mixed by the
legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Led
Zeppelin) in April 2011.

"I'd been looking for the right circumstances to release all of these
songs," says Sayce.  "The studio tracks on Volume 1 remained unavailable
internationally.  We remixed and re-mastered the tracks, picked some
alternate takes, and included a live version of "Daydream Tonight" (the
latter originally appeared on Sayce's 2010 album "Innerevolution").  As soon
as we paired the songs up with the recent live recordings from last year's
European tour, the album became Ruby Electric."

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07/06/11 12:20

Hot Hot Hot! B.C.C. Exclusive!

Black Country Communion have released their first ever official music video and you can watch it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hy6WLBvBXaI#at=16

The song, 'Man In The Middle', is the second single to be lifted from the band's forthcoming new studio album BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION 2, which is released next Monday.

please see here for Tour Dates http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:257

07/06/11 09:35

Jack Bruce/Joe Bonamassa Review

"The crowd at London’s Royal Festival Hall got quite a treat on Saturday night as one of the legends of British Blues, Jack Bruce,was joined by the current champion Blues guitarist, Joe Bonamassa.

As part of the London Guitar Festival sponsored by the International Guitar Foundation this was following a gig by Eric Bibb at the same venue (sublime by all accounts) and a one-off in the capital by Jack Bruce this year.

Ian Siegal got the evening off to a fine start with half an hour of superb acoustic Blues played entirely on what looked to be a 1930’s Resonator. The crowd was well behind him and numbers like ‘The Silver Spurs’ and ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’ found his voice at its roughest and his playing superb. He can be a most charming player and his banter with the crowd saw smiles all round. When Siegal is on this form he is a real talent and one of the best that the UK has to offer."

to see the full review click here http://www.music-news.com/showreview.asp?nReviewID=7134&nType=3

06/06/11 10:05

Eddi Reader New Tour

Sheffield Memorial Hall Tue 25th Oct

Sale Waterside Wed 26th Oct

Morecambe Platform Thurs 27th Oct

Whitley bay,Playhouse Sun 6th Nov

Leeds City Varities Mon 7th Nov

see here for further details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:24

06/06/11 09:30

Hawkwind

These are :

Sheffield Plug Wed 7th Dec

Birmingham HMV Thurs 8th Dec

Manchester Academy Fri 9th Dec

Over the years Hawkwind's dazzling winter shows have become
the stuff of legend....With the original Overlord of space rock Dave Brock
at the helm, ex-Gong synthesiser player Tim Blake on keys / Theremin, Mr
Dibs on bass, long serving drummer Richard Chadwick, and Niall Hone on
guitar....celebrate the on coming winter Solstice with a
sonic boom rollercoaster worm hole of a trip through Hawkwind's winter
wonderland of dancers, stilt walkers, psychedelic lighting, and projections.

03/06/11 08:55

Wire! Exclusive

Since their formation in London in 1976, the members of Wire have maintained and advanced a musical project which treats the creative potential of a rock band as a fluid, amorphous medium. As removed from self-conscious intellectualism as they are from the inherent conservatism of much rock music, Wire employ their unique, endlessly restless and risk-taking creativity to question every aspect of songwriting, recording and performance. They delight and disturb in equal measure, troubleshooting the circuitry of perfect pop, or patrolling the limits of focused experimentalism. In terms of working together as Wire, the group's members disbanded in 1980, reformed in 1985, disbanded in 1992 and reformed for the second time in 2000. Such sabbaticals from their career as Wire have served to sharpen the group's edge and focus, updating the tactics with which they pursue this shared project.

please see here for more info  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:300

02/06/11 10:45

Exclusive! Tommy Emmanuel

World renowned Australian acoustic guitarist Tommy Emmanuel will embark on a 10-date nationwide UK tour throughout December 2011, tickets are available now from the 24 hour box office: 0871 230 1101, www.seetickets.com and www.tommyemmanuel.com.
 
Full December UK tour dates include Hull City Hall (Dec 1), Harrogate International Centre (Dec 2), Buxton Opera House (Dec 3), Liverpool Royal Philharmonic (Dec 4), Birmingham Town Hall (Dec 5), Brighton Hove Centre (Dec 6), Cambridge Corn Exchange (Dec 7), Cardiff St David’s Hall (Dec 13), London Union Chapel (Dec 15), Salisbury City Hall (Dec 16).
 
Best known for his complex finger-picking style, Emmanuel’s energetic concerts allow him to perform over 300 shows a year, with fans the world over coming to watch the magic hands of the “guitar wizard of Oz”. Throughout his career Tommy has played with many notable artists including Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin, John Denver, Les Paul and Doc Watson.

31/05/11 20:05

Joanne Shaw Taylor

Joanne will be back in the UK for 10 dates in November

Buxton Arts Centre Tuesday-15-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 Islington Academy Wednesday-16-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 Bristol Tunnels Thursday-17-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 Exeter Phoenix Friday-18-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 Falmouth Pavilion Saturday-19-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 Bilston Robin Tuesday-22-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 Glasgow ABC2 Wednesday-23-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 St Helens Citadel Thursday-24-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 Huddersfield LBT Friday-25-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor  
 York Fibbers Saturday-26-Nov Joanne Shaw Taylor

please see here for more info  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:265

28/05/11 10:50

Glenn Hughes News Flash!

GLENN HUGHES, the former singer and bass guitarist with Trapeze and Deep Purple, and currently the front man of the critically acclaimed rock supergroup Black Country Communion, will launch an exclusive weekly radio show on Planet Rock from Sunday June 5th at 6pm GMT.

Every week, Glenn will choose his favourite rock songs, and seminal tracks that have influenced him over the years, plus songs that continue to inspire him today.  As one of the true rock’n’roll icons, Hughes will reveal controversial tales and anecdotes from his long and glittering career, during which he's played with some of the biggest and best bands and artists of all time.  Get ready for stories about his experiences with Black Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio, David Coverdale, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Deep Purple and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to name but a few.

"I would like to thank Planet Rock for giving me the opportunity to share with listeners the songs that have shaped my life,” says Hughes.  “Every song is chosen by me, and there will rock 'n’roll stories along the away. I am a messenger..."

“Hughes continues Planet Rock’s tradition of bringing rock’s biggest names to the airwaves,” says Planet Rock’s Programme Director, Trevor White.  “After a career spanning 40 years, he brings a wealth of stories from his life on the road, in the studio, his friendships with the likes of Keith Moon and Bonzo, the highs, the lows, and of course, the excesses.  His choice of music will make the show a must listen.”

The series will run on Planet Rock on Sunday evenings at 6pm – 7pm beginning on 5th June.  For further info click here – www.planetrock.com

The news of Glenn’s Planet Rock radio series dovetails the June 13th release of Black Country Communion’s highly anticipated second album “2”, plus BCC’s  upcoming UK July tour that includes the following dates - Llandudno Cymru Arena (July 23), High Voltage Festival, London (July 24), Leeds o2 Academy (July 26), Newcastle o2 Academy (July 27), Glasgow o2 Academy (July 29) and Manchester Academy (July 30).

For further info about BCC’s forthcoming album and UK tour dates - www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/blackcountrycommunion/tour.htm

For interview opportunities with Glenn Hughes and Black Country Communion, please contact:
Peter Noble and Will Taylor at Noble PR Consultancy
Tel: 0207 272 7772, peter@noblepr.co.uk, will@noblepr.co.uk

 

27/05/11 19:10

Carl Palmer performs ELP

Carl Palmer Band to perform The ELP album Pictures at an Exhibition

26/05/11 11:10

Wilko Johnson on TV

After the most Outstanding "Oil City Convention" Tour and Film

Wilko will be apperaing on Coast BBC 2 Sunday 5th June

filmed last year,with footage from the Lee Brilleaux Memorial gig,and interviews around Canvey. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mvlc

for future gig dates please see here http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:219

26/05/11 09:30

Magazine June Date

Magazine boys are back in Wolverhampton Slade Rooms Thurs 30th June

please see here for further details  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:99

24/05/11 15:15

Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds Winter Warmer

Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds will be performing at The Morecambe Platform Sat 5th Nov..
please see here for more details     http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:46

24/05/11 14:55

Fish News! Just in!

 we are pleased to announce Fish will be performing at the following venues;

Nottingham Rescue Rooms Tuesday-15-Nov 
Sale Waterside Thursday-17-Nov  
Morcombe Dome Friday-18-Nov  
Stockton Georgian Theatre Saturday-19-Nov  
Darwen Library Theatre Saturday-26-Nov

Unplugged shows by former Marillion frontman whose solo material has built on his already solid reputation as singer and songwriter. Fish's music defies trends and fashion and it's a brave statement in these days of banal musical small talk. His career, spanning almost 20 years of the entertainment industry, is notable for his charismatic stage performances and uncompromising lyrics.

Please see here for further info  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:246

17/05/11 08:50

Newton Faulkner Wolverhampton!

We are pleased to Announce:

Newton Faulkner will be performing at Slade Rooms Wolverhampton Tues 14th june.

Get your tickets early this show will sell out! please see here for further info http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:100

17/05/11 08:30

Matt Schofield

 The much talked about UK blues guitarist and singer Matt Schofield will be performing at Sheffield o2 Academy Thurs Nov 3rd.

please see here for further details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:217

16/05/11 12:40

Oysterband back in Sheffield

Oysterband last played Sheffield in Oct 2009,We are pleased to Announce they will be returning to

The Memorial Hall Sunday 6th November

please see here for further details  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:64

16/05/11 12:25

The Saw Doctors

Back by popular demand!

The Saw Doctors are pleased to announce,they will be back in Sheffiled Wed 14th Dec playing The Plug.

please see here for further details  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:8

06/05/11 09:40

Black Country Communion new free download

Get Outsider FREE now, new song from the new album

FREE DOWNLOAD HERE www.bcccommunion.com

04/05/11 22:15

The Saw Doctors, Halifax

The Saw Doctors have just announced Tues 12th July at Vicoria Theatre Halifax

please see here for further details  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:8

04/05/11 14:55

Just In! David Ford-Bristol,Brighton and Hyde

During David's Successful ‘How to Nearly Make it in the Music Industry’ Tour has added 3 new June dates......

Bristol Tunnels Thursday 16th June     
Hyde The Verge Friday 17th June

Brighton Komedia Wednesday 22nd June
 

please see here for more details  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:145

04/05/11 14:25

Tommy Emmanuel Solo UK Tour Dec 2011

We are pleased to Announce,Tommy Emmanuel will be back in the UK in Dec on a Solo Tour;

Hull City Hall Thurs 1st Dec

Harrogate Royal Hall Fri 2nd Dec

Buxton Opera House Sat 3rd Dec

Cambridge Corn Exchange Wed 7th Dec

Salisbury City Hall Fri 16th Dec

please see here for more details   http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:112

03/05/11 18:35

Peter Frampton comes to Cambridge

 The 35th Anniversary tour of the iconic live album “Frampton Comes Alive!” performed in its entirety 

28/04/11 10:20

Giants of Blues Rock Tour

  Giants of Blues Rock Tour Nov 2011 will hit

Wolverhampton The Wulfrun Nov 23rd
Islington O2 Academy Nov 24th
Salisbury City Hall Nov 25th
Holmfirth, Picturedrome Nov 26th
Edinburgh,The Queens Hall Nov 27th

Walter Trout, is one of the world’s great guitarists. The former lead guitar player with John Mayall Blues Breakers, Canned Heat and John Lee Hooker recently celebrated his 20th year as a solo recording artist in his own right with the chart busting album ‘Common Ground’.

Trout who also reached the top of the Blues charts with the all star ‘Full Circle’ album and the follow up ‘The Outsider’ has been touring the world – including India, Russia Europe and the States. His live shows are mesmerising, his guitar technique dazzling and his rapport with fans both funny and intense.
 
Popa Chubby is an outrageous blues guitarist and larger than life performer from New York's Bronx. From Hard Rocking Street Blues to full-tilt boogie Popa Chubby's material covers the full spectrum of styles.

see here for more details http://www.thegigcartel.com/gigs/gig:1118

26/04/11 11:35

Steve Hackett 2 new UK dates

Steve Hackett will now also be performing at

Tavistock The Wharf  Thurs 10th Nov  also

Gloucester Guild Hall  Fri  11th Nov

please see for more details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:131

26/04/11 08:25

Adam Ant returns to the South West

 Adam Ant returns to the South West for the first time in 30 years

22/04/11 13:50

Steve Hackett Announces Manchester Show

 A key member of the ‘classic’ Genesis Steve Hackett will be performing at Royal Northern College Of Music Sat 12th November.
 

please see here for more details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:131

20/04/11 08:00

Michael Schenker Group confirmed as special guest for Black Country Communion

 It has today been confirmed that the legendary Michael Schenker Group will support Anglo-American rockers Black Country Communion on their forthcoming UK concerts in July 2011.

19/04/11 19:20

Ralph Mctell 6 New UK Dates

Award winning singer-songwriter-guitarist Ralph McTell will be touring the UK this Autumn. Performing material from his recent album 'Somewhere Down The Road', McTell will also be playing several songs from his new Bob Dylan birthday tribute download 'Don't Think Twice It's Alright'. The concerts will of course feature songs from McTell's extensive back catalogue of over 350 songs, including his worldwide, Ivor Novello award winning hit 'Streets of London'.
Tickets  On sale Friday 22nd April

please see here for more details  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:155

19/04/11 17:35

Marcus Bonfanti News just in!

To add to an amazing line up already Marcus Bonfanti will be  supporting

JJ Grey in Bristol and Islington. 

"“He is fantastic live & certainly this album is excellent.”

Check him out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tXtH6exQ0E

please see here also for further details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:295

15/04/11 14:50

Jace Everett & Band

we are pleased to announce Jace Everett will be back in Sheffield 30th May,with his band.

please see here for more details  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:212

15/04/11 14:20

Philip Sayce

Philip Sayce will be playing Band On The Wall Manchester Fri 29th July

for more details please see here http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:186#2011-07

14/04/11 18:45

Tommy Emmanuel exclusive full band show

 Two-time Grammy award nominee Tommy Emmanuel & His Band will come to the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham on Saturday 30 April as part of his 50th anniversary world tour.

13/04/11 11:15

Ron Sexsmith hits Holmfirth

We are pleased to announce Ron Sexsmith  will be performing at The Picturedrome Holmfirth on Wed 22nd june

 The Canadian singer-songwriter  with deeply sensitive songs with bittersweet melodies and hauntingly romantic ballads. His early career saw support slots with Elvis Costello, a longtime fan of Sexsmith's. Chris Martin of Coldplay fame can be heard on the song 'Gold In Them Hills', and his roster of celebrity fans is long and impressive. 11 albums in, Ron Sexsmith's status as a great songwriter is undisputed

see here for more details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:294

12/04/11 09:30

Billy Ocean's Back

Billy Ocean is delighted to be playing The Picturedrome Holmfirth Thurs 21st July.

Billy Ocean is the biggest black recording star Britain has ever produced, one who has sold over 30 million records in his lifetime.

He has collected a pile of Gold and Platinum records across the world and hit the number one spot worldwide on pop charts including the USA, Australia, Germany, Holland, and the UK. Billy has achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a songwriter

please see here for more details http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:293

12/04/11 07:40

Wilko Johnson announces new UK tour with Ian Siegal

Wilko Johnson, the phenomenal guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood, who has influenced everyone from Joe Strummer, Mick Jones to Steve Albini, will embark on a nationwide UK tour throughout September and October 2011. Very special guest on all UK dates will be the award-winning blues singer Ian Siegal and his band.

09/04/11 15:10

BLUES IN THE BAY now on sale.

 BLUES IN THE BAY now on sale.

05/04/11 12:40

The Stranglers News!

We are Pleased to announce The Stranglers will perform 53 Degrees Preston Sat 27th Aug

see here for more details

http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:96

05/04/11 12:30

The South Exclusive

The South will perform an intimate warm up gig for The Bay Festival- Isle Of Man.

This will be held at York Fibbers Fri 17th June.

please see here for further details   http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:143

04/04/11 13:30

Hugh Cornwell

http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:117

04/04/11 13:05

TOTP Returns

TOTP Back
BBC is bringing Top Of The Pops back into their prime time line-up, but not with new episodes. Instead, every Thursday, viewers will be treated to an episode from the 1976 vault.

The long-running hit parade series, whose legacy spanned 42 years before going off the air in 2006, made a name for itself by profiling some of the most popular bands of the time in their weekly installments and forcing them to lip sync to their chart-topping hits.

Although the show debuted in 1964, the BBC did a shoddy job of archiving and admittedly lost and taped over some of the pioneering performances. They didn't get their act together until '76 and are now going to kick off this revival tour down memory lane tomorrow evening, by airing the episode originally broadcast the same day 35 years ago. Get ready for some ABBA, Brotherhood Of Man and The Wurzels. Or pray that this is all an elaborate April Fool's Day joke.

Here's some of the most ridiculous Top Of The Pops moments:

Oasis "Roll With It"
In which the Gallagher brothers switch places, with Noel taking the role of cocky frontman and Liam fading into the background for the first time in his life. Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan can't stifle his laughter when Liam attempts to fake a guitar solo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUTL2jSRIgE&feature=player_embedded

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
When Nirvana were told the only live component of their performance would be Kurt's vocals, Cobain ran amok with this rendition by trying to channel Morrissey. What resulted is pure hilarity and one of the most memorable takes on the iconic number.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtehDIWrX5U&feature=player_embedded

R.E.M.'s "Orange Crush"
Apparently Michael Stipe had such a hard time trying to lip sync convincingly that instead he opted to cover his mouth with a megaphone for the performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcV61n-E1sA&feature=player_embedded

Manic Street Preachers' "Faster"
James Dean Bradfield's paramilitary-style balaclava prompted at least 25,000 complaints when the Manics appeared on TOTP to perform this song from The Holy Bible in 1994.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hMqpR9AogI&feature=player_embedded

04/04/11 13:00

Adam Ant New Show

 By popular demand Adam Ant + The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse announce an additional show to Holmfirth.
Manchester academy Sun 5 June
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04/04/11 12:50

St Ives Festival

Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds, Mark Thomas, Focus , Seth Lakeman, Show Of Hands are all confirmed for  St Ives Festival
Last year broke all sales records
Tickets 01736 366077
www.stivesseptemberfestival.co.uk

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30/03/11 16:20

The David Wax Museum, Bury Met

 The David Wax Museum | Wednesday 6 April 8pm

30/03/11 16:10

Adam Ant for Holmfirth

 Adam Ant has been confirmed to play Holmfirth Picturedrome on Friday 3rd June

More Info Here

One of the most original and innovative stars of the 80s with 15 Top 10 singles to his name including Ant Music, Stand & Deliver and Prince Charming.

24/03/11 10:55

Aynsley Lister

We are pleased to announce that The Aynsley Lister Band return to Tavistock on 11th December, On the same night Mostly Autumn play a xmas show at The Komedia in Bath.

Aynsley also performs at Sheffield O2 Academy on 26th November.

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23/03/11 16:20

Black Country Communion

Black Country Communion, the Anglo-American classic rock group featuring blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze), drummer Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin), and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), has announced the track-listing for their highly anticipated second album.

Produced by Kevin Shirley, the album, which is simply entitled “2”, will be released in the U.K. on June 13th via Mascot Records, and June 14th in the U.S. on the J&R Adventures label.

The album track listing is as follows:

1.  The Outsider
2.  Man In The Middle
3.  I Can See Your Spirit
4.  The Battle For Hadrian’s Wall
5.  Save Me
6.  Cold
7.  Smokestack Woman
8.  Faithless
9.  An Ordinary Son
10. Little Secret
11. Crossfire
12. Crawl

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21/03/11 20:50

Dust Bowl OUT NOW

 Dust Bowl' is the twelfth studio release from blues-rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. Working alongside producer Kevin Shirley this, their fifth collaboration in six years - the record displays the mastery in which Bonamassa fluidly crosses and blends the blues genre. The album features guest appearances from John Hiatt and Vince Gill performing on the track 'Tennessee Plates' while Glen Hughes lends his vocal to the Paul Rodgers-penned 'Heartbreaker'. BUY NOW

21/03/11 08:40

Four Lads who Shook The Empire.

 FOUR LADS WHO SHOOK THE EMPIRE

21/03/11 08:35

Black Country Communion drummer Jason Bonham to tour in April with Paul Rodger

Black Country Communion drummer Jason Bonham to tour in April with Paul Rodger

Paul Rodgers, formerly the voice of Free, Bad Company, The Firm, The Law and Queen, has announced details of his upcoming solo tour of the UK.

For more info please visit http://www.jasonbonham.net/

21/03/11 08:35

Black Country Communion have a title for their new album.

Black Country Communion have a title for their new album.

17/03/11 16:20

Wishbone Ash return to London

Fans are coming from far and wide for Wishbone Ash's gig at Islington Academy on 31st March.

16/03/11 19:35

Are you a guitar hero? Then try the T-shirt you can play

 Are you a guitar hero? Then try the T-shirt you can play

If you find yourself mimicking Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page or Joe Bonamassa when their songs come on your iPod, then this is the invention for you.

That's because the latest guitar to hit the market doesn't come with six strings and require an amplifier.

It is in fact a case of slipping on a special T-shirt.

16/03/11 19:35

ROCK ON, VOWS JOE ELLIOTT

 ROCK ON, VOWS JOE ELLIOTT

15/03/11 17:05

Michael Schenker Group Announce UK Date

Michael Schenker Group  Holmfirth Picturedrome Sat 23rd July

more details click here   http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:168

15/03/11 16:55

Alabama 3 News Just In

Alabama 3 Holmfirth Picturedrome Fri 17th June

more details see here     http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:49

11/03/11 08:25

Imelda May November shows onsale

Imelda May November shows on sale now;

Blackpool Opera House Sun 20th Nov

Sheffield 02 Academy Tues 22nd Nov

Tickets On Sale today http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:33

“The problem with an artist like Imelda May is that she’s so good, it makes a critical review almost impossible to write; her performance is flawless.” – Clash Magazine

10/03/11 21:35

Black Country Communion announce extra show

Black Country Communion have announced an additional date at Venue Cymru Arena, Llandudno on Saturday 23rd July

Tickets on sale this Friday here  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:257

10/03/11 12:15

Former Stranglers front man Hugh Cornwell

 To coincide with Hugh Cornwell’s upcoming nationwide Spring 2011 UK Tour, the former Stranglers front man and singer/songwriter, has announced an “exclusive” limited edition 10-track album entitled “You’re Covered!”  The album is strictly limited to 250 copies and will be available to VIP ticket holders only!

10/03/11 00:40

Robin Trower News

Robin Trower New UK Tour dates:-

Holmfirth Picturedrome  Fri 16th Sept

Sheffield 02 Academy   Sat 17th Sept

Manchester Band On The wall  Thurs 22nd Sept

Glasgow ABC   Fri 23d Sept

Aberdeen Lemon Tree Sat 24th Sept

Edinburgh Cave  Sun    25th Sept

see further details here www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:187

08/03/11 23:30

Michael Schenker Group

Michael Schenker Group 
Sat 23rd July 2011

Picturedrome Holmfirth
 

Legendary German rock guitarist, best known for his work with UFO, and as
founder member of the Scorpions. Tonight's Holmfirth show (a "warm up" for
the bands London High Voltage Festival appearance) features a classic MSG
line up of Michael Schenker Guitar, Drums Herman Rarebell of Scorpions, Bass
Pete Way of  UFO, Keys Wayne Findla, and vocals Michael Voss.

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08/03/11 17:30

Ltd VIP Hugh Cornwell tickets

Ltd VIP Hugh Cornwell tickets available

20 VIP Tickets are available for each date on the April 2011 UK tour. VIP tickets will give fans the chance to watch and interact with Hugh before and after the sound check, where they will be given an exclusively recorded album entitled You're Covered - limited to 250 copies and signed personally on the night by Hugh.

VIP Tickets are ONLY available from See Tickets, on the link below.

www.hughcornwell.com/hughcornwelluktour2011.php

You're Covered
1. Things (Bobby Darin)
2. She Smiled Sweetly (Jagger/Richards)
3. Message to Pretty (Arthur Lee)
4. His Latest Flame (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman)
5. The Shrine On The Second Floor (Heneker/Moore/Norman/Mankowitz)
6. Just a Little Too Much (Johnny Burnette)
7. Take a Message To Mary (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)
8. Hear Me Calling Your Name (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant)
9. Full Moon and Empty Arms (Mossman/Kaye/Rachmaninoff)
10. The Way Young Lovers Do (Van Morrison)

Recorded February 2011 at HIS Records Ltd Wiltshire UK. Engineered and Mixed by Phil Andrews. Mandolin & Organ by Phil Andrews.
Extra Percussion by HC and Phil Andrews

07/03/11 17:25

Imelda May New UK Dates

Imelda May Announces 2 UK Dates

Blackpool Opera House Sun 20th Nov

Sheffield 02 Academy    Tues 22nd Nov

Tickets On Sale Friday 11th March 9.00am   www.seetickets.com
 

“The problem with an artist like Imelda May is that she’s so good, it makes a critical review almost impossible to write; her performance is flawless.” – Clash Magazine

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03/03/11 15:45

Ray Davies says yes to Kinks reunion

 It's been a number of months since the subject of a Kinks reunion has come up, but the new year brings new volleys in the ongoing speculation.

03/03/11 13:15

Glenn Tilbrook Dec Tour

Glenn will be playing 4 UK Venues in December.

tickets go on sale Mon 7th March

 see here for more details

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02/03/11 14:20

Joe Bonamassa Tickets

Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will undertake a UK tour in October 2011 to promote his 9th studio album Dust Bowl.  The album will be released in the UK by Provogue Records on Monday 21st March 2011.

Tickets for Bonamassa’s “Dust Bowl” UK tour will go on sale to the general public at 9am on Wednesday March 2nd from 0871 230 1101, www.seetickets.com and www.thegigcartel.com.  Fans who can’t wait for the general on-sale date, can take advantage of Planet Rock radio’s 48-hour pre-sale, which starts at 9am on Monday February 28th on www.planetrock.com.

UK tour dates include - Blackpool Opera House (Saturday 15th October), Capital FM Arena, Nottingham (Sunday 16th October), Cardiff International Arena (Tuesday 18th October), Plymouth Pavilions (Wednesday 19th October), HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London (Friday 21st October) and HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London (Saturday 22nd October).

Tickets on sale Wed 2nd March Buy Here  http://www.thegigcartel.com/artists/profile:5

01/03/11 22:45

David Ford New UK Dates

‘How to Nearly Make it in the Music Industry’

An evening of music, conversation and prosaic reminiscence with David Ford, one of music’s easiest-kept secrets.  
warning – may contain strong language & unrestrained self-loathing

Sheffield  Plug           April 27th www.seetickets.com/Event/DAVID-FORD/Plug/543779 

York     Fibbers           April 28th www.seetickets.com/Tour/DAVID-FORD 

London Borderline     May 2nd  www.seetickets.com/Tour/DAVID-FORD 

Leicester Donkey        May 3rd  www.seetickets.com/Event/DAVID-FORD/Donkey/543780 

Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire  May 5th  www.seetickets.com/Event/DAVID-FORD/Cabaret-Voltaire/543782

28/02/11 15:10

Focus + Arthur Brown

 
Focus + The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Announce New Tour Together

Thurs 22nd Sept    St Ives Guild Hall

Fri 23rdSept   Exeter Phoenix

Thurs 27th Oct Aberdeen Lemon Tree  

Fri 28th Oct    Edinburgh  The Caves

Sat 29th Oct  Clitheroe The Grand

www.seetickets.com

Classic rock Dutch-style as these unlikely '70s chart toppers ('Hocus Pocus' and 'Sylvia') reform to bring their virtuoso Hammonds, flutes and yodelling back to the stage. Still featuring founder member and Rock's only yodeller Thijs Van Leer and the world class drummer Pierre van der Linden,

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Special guests The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
The self-styled 'God Of Hellfire' who burst onto the unsuspecting music scene in 1968. With one No 1 hit to his name, 'Fire' which was subsequently covered by Prodigy, he has reformed 'The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown' and is performing to great acclaim at festivals across Europe.

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28/02/11 14:50

JJ Grey & Mofro Announce 2nd UK Show

JJ Grey & Mofro Announce 2nd UK Headline show

Bristol Tunnels Monday-09-May

tickets available here www.seetickets.com

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28/02/11 14:20

Joe Bonamassa "Dust Bowl" UK Tour

Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will undertake a UK tour in October 2011 to promote his 9th studio album Dust Bowl.  The album will be released in the UK by Provogue Records on Monday 21st March 2011.

Tickets for Bonamassa’s “Dust Bowl” UK tour will go on sale to the general public at 9am on Wednesday March 2nd from 0871 230 1101, www.seetickets.com and www.thegigcartel.com.  Fans who can’t wait for the general on-sale date, can take advantage of Planet Rock radio’s 48-hour pre-sale, which starts at 9am on Monday February 28th on www.planetrock.com.

UK tour dates include - Blackpool Opera House (Saturday 15th October), Capital FM Arena, Nottingham (Sunday 16th October), Cardiff International Arena (Tuesday 18th October), Plymouth Pavilions (Wednesday 19th October), HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London (Friday 21st October) and HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London (Saturday 22nd October).

Tickets on sale Wed 2nd March www.seeticket.com
 

24/02/11 12:15

JJ Grey & Mofro Announce UK Dates

 JJ Grey & Mofro Announce UK Dates

Have just confirmed they will play a headline show Thurs 12th May Islington o2 Academy

buy tickets here  http://www.seetickets.com/Event/JJ-GREY-MOFRO/O2-Academy2-Islington/541180

Also they will be supporting Simon Mcbride on 2 of his UK Dates Bilston and Sheffield

Buy tickets here 

Bilston Tues 10th May   http://www.seetickets.com/Event/SIMON-MCBRIDE/ROBIN-2/537889

Sheffield Wed 11th May    http://www.seetickets.com/Event/SIMON-MCBRIDE/O2-Academy2-Sheffield/536640

24/02/11 10:20

Grammy Award Winner Peter Frampton

 Peter Frampton has announced he will be performing a 3 hour set in Manchester on Thursday 3rd March at Manchester Academy.

24/02/11 10:20

Free mp3's from BCC

Black Country Communion have joined forces with “Planet Rock”, the UK’s leading classic rock radio station, to offer rock fans the opportunity to download two exclusive free “live” Black Country Communion tracks.

12/02/11 15:35

The Wonderstuff Announce New Date

The Wonderstuff Fri 22nd July Holmfirth Picturedrome

The Wonder Stuff officially formed on March 19th 1986 in an area of the Midlands known as The Black Country. Their first EP, 'A Wonderful Day', was released on the band’s own Far Out Recording Company and financed by Rob Jones (aka The Bass Thing, the band’s original bassist) after a fortuitous win on the Football Pools.  Although this release had only a small impact on a loyal following it did bring the band to the attention of Polygram Publishing who helped finance the band’s second release 'Unbearable', a UK Indie Chart Number One single. Whether it was this early commercial success, or the incalculable number of live shows the band were apt to perform during 1987, they were quickly signed to Polydor Records at the end of that year.

Touring being the band’s main activity they recorded their debut album, 'The Eight Legged Groove Machine' over a period of twenty eight days in 1988, taking time off from support tours with Big Country, Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction and Pop Will Eat Itself among others.

Buy Tickets here  http://www.ents24.com/web/event/The-Wonder-Stuff-Holmfirth-Picturedrome-2374964.html

 

12/02/11 15:25

Just in My Dying Bride Manchester Academy

My Dying Bride Manchester Academy Thurs 19th May

My Dying Bride were formed by Aaron, Andy, Calvin and Rick in the summer of 1990, and after only 6 months of writing together released the now legendary demo Towards The Sinister. Progress continued apace with the release of their first 7" single God Is Alone for the small French label Listenable. The single sold out almost immediately causing eager whispers in the underground, bringing them to the attention of Peaceville Records, who offered the band a deal.

The first release from this now infamous pairing was the EP Symphonaire Infernus Et Spera Empyrium (featuring the bands newest recruit Ade on bass), shortly followed by the band's first full-length album As The Flower Withers, avant-garde doom metal was born.

buy tickets here http://www.seetickets.com/Event/MY-DYING-BRIDE/Academy-2/538687

10/02/11 14:55

Hugh Cornwell Fan Vote

Hugh Cornwell is offering anyone going to one of his gigs the opportunity to hear which songs that they want to hear. Vote for yours now here http://www.hughcornwell.com/

6 Apr Portsmouth South Parade Pier

7 Apr Gateshead The Sage

8 Apr Manchester Academy

9 Apr Glasgow O2 ABC

10 Apr Sheffield O2 Academy

12 Apr Clitheroe The Grand

13 Apr Leamington Spa The Assembly Rooms

14 Apr Bath Komedia

15 Apr Wolverhampton Slade Rooms

16 Apr Islington O2 Academy

17 Apr Brighton Komedia 

more info here

10/02/11 12:50

Saxon offer fans exclusive competition

 
Saxon are offering fans the chance to appear on their new album

The band want a backing choir for the track Back in ’79, but you have to be available at 8pm GMT today (February 10). Just turn up at Brighton Electric Recordings Ltd. And you’ve got a chance to get on the record.

The studio’s address is:

Tramway House

43-45 Coombe Terrace

Brighton

BN2 4AD.
Saxon Manchester Academy Wed 13th April

buy tickets here  http://www.seetickets.com/Event/SAXON/Academy-2/523690