December 2010
4 posts
NOPE! + More
Nope are really cool - Krautrock meets Smashing Pumpkins. They are playing with us in Brighton with a couple of other really great acts - In Zaire and singer-songwriter Natalie Evans, on the 11th January. Here’s a shitty poster I made:
Dec 31st
P For Persia
We’re touring with P for Persia in February, and they are brilliant. Stupid Sonic Youth noisy rock meets 8bit meets weird genre exercises in country/calypso and whatever else. Did you know… That you can get their really great first album, “Mount Muffin Top”, for a pay-as-you want kind of thing on their bandcamp page? Check it out for free or give a little donation. Its...
Dec 30th
Garfunkle and Simon
Ever met my friend Patrick? No? Well he’s a really nice guy. We’re putting on NOPE and In Zaire in January, and we played at his super secret awesome after-birthday-party in December. He also makes some fun music, both with the now-defunct band Monty Casino, and on his own under the Garfunkel and Simon name. Check that shit out!: http://www.myspace.com/artcomesfirst Hopefully now...
Dec 29th
Grande Duke
Another interesting band we saw when we played in Nottingham were the really swell Grande Duke, who we’ve invited back down to Brighton for Fucking the Night part two! They are kind of like Shellac, but with a little bit more blues. Shield Your Eyes fans would definitely be fans I think. Really nice moody tension. And they are really nice guys to boot. The bass player has a bin bag full of...
Dec 28th