Randolph’s Leap Year Show

March 1st, 2020

The Gentle Invasion & Olive Grove Records present: Randolph’s Leap Year Show

Celebrating 10 years of Randolph’s Leap

Plus very special guest Hailey Beavis

Happy anniversary to us! 2020 is a special year as it’s 10 years since our very first musical release which came out way back in November 2010. Rremember 2010? Coalition government, Chilean miners and Randolph’s Leap’s Battleships & Kettle Chips EP, in a nutshell.

2020 will also see the release of a brand-new Randolph’s Leap album and, fittingly enough, this year is a LEAP YEAR so we’re celebrating this quadrennial calendar quirk with a couple of full-band gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh on 29th Feb and 1st March. Expect to hear tunes from the forthcoming album and some old favourites. Get your song requests in now!

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Dictator + Special Guests

February 28th, 2020

Heartbreaking ballads and foot stomping indie bangers, Nothing is off limits when it comes to there sonic manifesto. With a focus on a visceral live experience, every live show is more of an ‘experience’ than a gig and every song is an invitation into the lives, emotions and characters of the band.

Friday 28 February 2020
Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
16+ | £8

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Rock of Ages Fundraising Gig

February 25th, 2020

Dalkeith high school are putting on an event to fundraise money for their school musical, Rock of Ages. They have a range of age and acts performing. This is going to be a great night with a performance from Edinburgh band Cherry Red.

£6 tickets on the door.

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Follow Deep

February 23rd, 2020

Follow Deep are a young, emerging indie/alternative rock band from Hull. The band has a heavy yet unique sound – mainly due to having a saxophonist in the mix – that brings an energetic quality to every stage they step foot on.

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Swim School

February 22nd, 2020

Based in Edinburgh, swim school are a 4 piece, indie-pop band made up of Alice Johnson (Vocals/Guitar), Lewis Bunting (Guitar), Nairn Milne (Drums) and Matt Mitchell (Bass).

Announced in 2019, but having originally formed at the end of 2018, swim school already host an eclectic collection of songs featuring the inspired tones of The Cure, PALE WAVES and Wolf Alice.

swim school dived into Scotland’s burgeoning indie scene with their debut single ‘sway’ which was released on the 22nd February. The release of ‘sway’ turned heads, attracting the attention of TENEMENT TV, The Modern Record, The Sun newspaper and radio DJ, Jim Gellatly.

It’s been an exciting start for the foursome as they have already played some of Scotland’s biggest music festivals such as TRNSMT Festival, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, XpoNorth and King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut Summer Nights to name a few. Alongside a trio of sold out shows with Indigo Velvet, Dancing On Tables and Scottish pop-rock giants The XCERTS.

“Edinburgh has another great indie guitar band in the making – so much potential” – Up and Coming Edinburgh

The Edinburgh indie-pop rockers’ released their second highly anticipated single ‘take you there’ on the 21st of June which has since been accredited by both Vic Galloway on BBC Radio Scotland and The Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth & Grant Stott with multiple plays on BBC Radio Scotland.

It’s exciting times for swim school as they join forces with The Xcerts for a second time on their 10th anniversary tour of ‘In the Cold Wind We Smile’ across the UK in November/ December.

swim school continue to write and record music in their studio as they prepare for the headline show at Sneaky Pete’s in February

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EUGENE RIPPER punk folk (Canada) 7” & book launch

February 21st, 2020

” Ripper puts spikes back in folk music. ” VANCOUVER PROVINCE.

Join Eugene Ripper, Canadian punk pioneer as he marks the Edinburgh release of a new single “ Ride The Northern Train/Dark as a Dungeon” AND the launch of his wee book of “Rock n Roll Poetry”  featuring select illustrations by Edinburgh’s own Ross Craig (Black Cat Bone)

From his roots with Canadian first wave punk rockers Stark Naked and the Fleshtones and throughout an enduring solo career featuring a mashup of punk, folk, roots and rock n roll, Ripper continues to nail it down with his unique multi style vibe – it’s all well represented on these latest recordings.

” One of the first acts I saw at the Sidewalk Cafe was
Canadian Eugene Ripper playing with the inestimable Billy Ficca (Television)  and seeming to be the very epitome of AntiFolk – Johnny Cash meets the Ramones ” ANTIMATTERS NYC 

“Toronto’s underexposed gem Eugene Ripper has been honing his unique brand of fast-folk with a punk rock ethos since the early ’90s. Don’t miss a chance to be transported to his noir universe.” POP MONTREAL

” Ex guitar slinger for Stark Naked & The Fleshtones, now playing barbed, fast n furious folk, with a punk stance and a lyrical nod to Johnny Cash and film noir. Great stuff.”  SMASH LA

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Reflekter

February 20th, 2020

Reflekter shine bright like the molten sounds of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Black Keys, Oasis, Echo and the Bunnymen and Kasabian distilled; a fiery melting pot of energy, melody and psychedelia and undoubtedly one of Nottingham’s hottest new prospects right now. With a sound that swaggers, woozes and transfixes the listener, latest single ‘Alright’ pays tribute to the band’s heroes without ever slipping into the realms of nostalgia.

Reflekter formed in Nottingham in May 2018. Four lads in a bar, watching Fontaines DC at dot to dot festival in Nottingham. The lead singer and songwriter James had been on the circuit for 3 years, with a previous band called Same Streets, loved by BBC introducing decided that it was time to get the music recorded and put the band together from the ashes of same streets, and recruit the best musicians to bring it all to life. The local recording studio heard the demos who sent them to Jason Hart who manages Jake Bugg amongst others, who hired a crack studio team to produce and mix a complete album, recorded and mixed in two months.

With their first single ‘Caught in a Storm’ organically clocking up over 20,000 streams in a week, it wasn’t long before BBC Introducing’s Dean Jackson was hot on their heels, placing them high on the coveted “ones to watch list 2019”. Now with a second track unleashed for public devouring, ‘Alright’ truly captures the essence of their fist pumping, riff-shredding rock’n’roll.

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Scheme, TP + The Big Small Boy + Sarya

February 20th, 2020

Bringing in a new age of Dreamy pop soundscapes and clashing it with contemporary hip-hop drums & lyricism – Scheme, TP’s first headline show is one not to miss!

With special guest performances by The Big Small Boy & Sayra.

The Big Small Boy are a DIY-rock four-piece that mixes storytelling with happy-sad melodies! Expect pigeons, spaceships and lip balm!

The Edinburgh based band released there debut album in March 2019 and are set to release their second album before summer. Check them out on Bandcamp, Spotify and your social media platform of choice.

sarya (??) is singer-songwriter poet from Taipei. Originally a spoken word poet, she started to make music in 2017. Her music is best defined by being poetic and existential with notes of humour. sarya’s vocal styles have been compared to those of Dolores O’Riorden, and is largely inspired by indie folk and DIY music. 

sarya released her first single, “insomnia song” last December, and in August she released her first EP “idk”. follow sarya  @swoopoetry on FB/IG/bandcamp, and check her out on Spotify and all music streaming platforms!

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