RIDE

March 28th, 2015

Ride gals Teacha El and Checki put their lighters up for 00’s r’n’b and hip hop in a cool but definitely not ironic way.

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UNIVERSAL THEE, Little Love & The Friendly Vibes, Gigantic Leaves

March 28th, 2015

Entry £5 on the door.

Universal Thee are an Edinburgh based Indie-Slacker-Rock band. In January 2014 they released their debut single ‘Aranis Natas’ which Jim Gellatly described as ‘simply great’. They followed this up with the release of their debut album ‘Back to Earth’ in March 2014 to widespread critical acclaim. [Read more →]

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notsosilent: CHARLIE BONES & Belch

March 27th, 2015

Coming to us via Peckham, man like Charlie Bones provides scintillating morning chat and grooves on NTS. Bringing with him the rhythmic ratification that you need to survive Monday til Friday. Come clubtime Mr Bones displays an honestly eclectic vision for the floor as outlined in his time on the airwaves. Up-warming comes from notsosilent’s ever impressive Belch.

Check out his show here: NTS

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BRIDIE JACKSON AND THE ARBOUR, GILMORE & ROBERTS, Heg & The Wolf Chorus

March 27th, 2015

Bridie Jackson and the Arbour are a Newcastle quartet of folk-influenced musicians; creating works of haunting beauty, both sparse and detailed. With rich vocal harmonies and subtle string arrangements, they are led by Bridie’s remarkable voice and evocative wordplay, at once dark and playful, joyous and melancholic.

Twice-nominated at BBC Folk Awards, contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with astounding lap-tapping guitar, fiery fiddle and their trademark harmonies, creating a powerful wall of sound. Their third album The Innocent Left, recorded in London with producer Julian Simmons (Guillemots, Ed Sheeran, Albert Lee), explores many and varied topics but remains consistently bound by Gilmore & Roberts’ passion for stories.

Katriona Gilmore (The Albion Band) and Jamie Roberts (Kerfuffle) have released three albums together since 2008 and received much critical acclaim, leading to a tour supporting Fairport Convention in 2011. The Innocent Left has delivered a fresh haul of accolades, including a ‘Best Duo’ nomination at both the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and 2013 Spiral Earth Awards, a ‘Song of the Year’ FATEA Award and first prize in the Acoustic/Folk category of the UK Songwriting Contest (both for ‘Doctor James’).”

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AXIS OF, Senate

March 26th, 2015

Over hundreds of shows, several UK and European tours, Portstewart trio Axis Of have supported Twin Atlantic, King blues, Therapy? and Deaf Atlanta, as well as playing plenty of their own outstanding headline shows.  [Read more →]

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Braw Gigs Presents: SACRED PAWS

March 25th, 2015

Sacred Paws, featuring members of Trashkit and Golden Grrrls, Rachel Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers create a seriously unique combo of angular post punk and African highlife stomp. [Read more →]

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Pop Exchange #5: Jack and the’ / How to Swim / Miyagi

March 24th, 2015

“Pop Exchange presents their biggest line-up to date with the triptych Jack and the’ (Edinburgh) / How to Swim (Glasgow) / Miyagi (Edinburgh)! [Read more →]

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CURSES at Coalition’s 8th Birthday

March 22nd, 2015

Curses aka Drop The Lime, boss of NYC’s Trouble&Bass label, returns for an astonishing seventh time. [Read more →]

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JACK HINKS

March 22nd, 2015

Working once again with producer Garry Boyle (Broken Records, Stanley Odd), Jack returns with a new, refreshingly potent selection of songs around the themes of loss and the trials of youth – creating a broad array of sounds from singer-songwriter to alternative rock. [Read more →]

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WASABI DISCO

March 21st, 2015

Low rent / Itinerant disco deeje Kris Wasabi serves up hot sauce. [Read more →]

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